Patent ID: 6726265
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf disc retriever device for retrieving golf discs from water hazards and other locations, the device comprising:a rigid rectangular frame comprising a single rigid element formed in a single plane into a flat rectangular shape having a pair of spaced horizontal members slightly shorter in length than the diameter of a golf disc and two spaced vertical members interconnecting the horizontal members, the vertical members each having a length slightly greater than the thickness of a golf disc, the vertical members spaced apart by a distance less than a diameter of a golf disc to form a center opening adapted to admit and retain a golf disc therein; a lead arm attached by a pivotable means to each of the vertical members of the frame, each of the lead arms adapted to fold flat within the frame for storage and pivoting outwardly to contact the other lead arm and each of the lead arms having a means for engaging with a pulling means, each of the lead arms comprising a rigid wire structure formed in a triangular configuration having two ends spaced apart, each of the two ends having a portion of the wire bent into a circular configuration adapted to encircle one of the vertical members pivotable means to form a pivotable means of attaching the lead arm to the vertical member and each of the lead arms having the means for engaging with a pulling means comprising an outer circular bend formed in the wire structure at an outer end of the lead arm, the circular configuration adapted for receiving the pulling means; a pulling means capable of engaging the two lead arms and pulling the device to retrieve a golf disc therein, wherein the pulling means comprises an elongated flexible cord-like element which is capable of being inserted through the outer circular bends of both of the lead arms and being secured thereto to hold the two lead arms together in front of the frame, the cord-like element adapted for pulling the frame to capture the golf disc, and the cord-like element further adapted for being wrapped around the device along the length of the device with each of the lead arms folded flat within the frame for storage.