Patent ID: 6454331
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball retriever consisting of:an arm; and a claw rigidly attached to a forward end of said arm for pushing through vegetation and mud without being moved out of position relative to said arm, wherein said claw is comprised of only two laterally spaced rigid fingers joined at respective proximal ends thereof by a curved horizontal connecting bar, an outer span between said fingers is generally no greater than a diameter of a golf ball for capturing and supporting said golf ball anywhere along said fingers, and for being narrow enough to pass through said vegetation, said fingers are respectively comprised of: guide rails forward of said connecting bar, wherein said guide rails rest stably on said golf ball without slipping off and to guide said golf ball, said guide rails are generally parallel to each other when seen in top view for guiding said golf ball; and backwardly curved half-circle hooks forward of and depending from said guide rails, wherein said curved half-circle hooks hold said golf ball which is guided in by said guide rails.