Patent ID: 6443684
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball retrieving apparatus adapted to be pushed forward of a pushing vehicle, the apparatus comprising a plurality of golf ball collecting units coupled to a main frame assembly;each of the golf ball collecting units having a plurality of discs comprising pairs of spaced apart disc halves which are attached together in such a manner that the disk halves of each pair are unable to rotate relative to each other; the spacing between the disc halves corresponding to the diameter of a golf ball whereby a golf ball can be picked up between disc halves; the disc halves being mounted to a common axle; the spacing between pairs of disc halves corresponding to the diameter of a golf ball such that a golf ball can be picked up between adjacent pairs of disc halves as well as between each pair of disc halves; and the disc halves being rotatable about the common axle and adjacent discs rotate relative to each other at different speeds when a unit is turned.