Patent ID: 7856802

Claim:
A combined golf ball retriever and retractable rake tool comprising: a tubular body having a first end and a second end; a rake assembly comprising a pair of pivotally interconnected rake arms pivotable between a retracted position in which the rake arms are folded once against the other and at least partly concealed inside the first end of the tubular body, and an extended position in which the first and second arms are disposed in general linear alignment outside of said first end; and a ball retriever assembly having at least one telescoping member displaceable from a retracted position in which the at least one telescoping member is at least partly retracted in said second end of the tubular body, and an extended position in which said telescoping member project outwardly from said second end of the tubular body; wherein the at least one telescoping member comprises at least one concentric tube concentrically mounted to the tubular body with at least one locking ring selectively locking the concentric tube in position relative to the tubular body when tightened.