Patent ID: 6161988
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A63B,E02B,E04H

Abstract:
A golf ball retrieval apparatus for maintaining a bottom surface of a golf course pond or stream in a substantially debris free state, comprising,a flexible mesh sized to overlie at least part of said bottom surface, said mesh being characterized by openings having a size which permit substantially unrestricted flow of water therethrough while substantially preventing the passage of golf balls therepast,hold down means for securing an edge portion of said mesh adjacent to an edge of said pond or stream,a telescoping lifting mechanism mounted on said bottom surface towards a central area of such pond or stream, the lifting mechanism being selectively operable between collapsed and extended configurations to move a remote portion of said mesh spaced from said edge portion, between a submerged position wherein said mesh is substantially in juxtaposition with said bottom surface when said lifting mechanism is collapsed, and a raised position when said lifting mechanism is extended, and wherein said remote portion of said mesh is raised vertically from said pond or stream to a height to permit golf balls which accumulate on the mesh to be moved away from the raised remote portion in a direction towards the mesh edge portion.