Patent ID: 6824179
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball pick up device to pick up a golf ball from a ground surface and transfer the golf ball to an elevated location for subsequent release, the golf ball pick up device comprising:a) an elongated handle having a gripping end and a distal end; b) a tubular housing having a first opening, a second opening and a cavity positioned between the first opening and the second opening, the tubular housing attached to the distal end of the elongated handle with the first opening of the tubular housing positioned away from the gripping end of the elongated handle and the second opening of the tubular housing positioned toward the gripping end of the elongated handle and wherein the tubular housing at the first opening is flush and wherein the tubular housing at the second opening is angled wherein the tubular housing has a height distal from the elongated handle which is smaller than a height of the tubular housing adjacent the elongated handle; c) tension means to provide for regulating passage of the golf ball through the first opening of the tubular housing, the tension means having a displacement resistance from a static position, the displacement resistance of the tension means insufficient to prevent passage thereby of the golf ball into the cavity of the tubular housing upward through the first opening of the tubular housing of the golf ball pick up device while the first opening of the tubular housing of the golf ball pick up device is positioned over the golf ball while the golf ball rests on the ground surface and a downward pressure is applied to the golf ball pick up device, the displacement resistance of the tension means sufficient to prevent passage thereby of the golf ball from the cavity of the tubular housing downward through the first opening of the tubular housing of the golf ball pick up device while the golf ball is positioned within the cavity of the tubular housing.