Patent ID: 8523699

Claim:
A golf ball lifting device comprising: a golf ball gripper comprising a first mechanical feature and a first magnetic feature; and a mount for the gripper, the mount being attachable to an end of a golf club and comprising a second mechanical feature and a second magnetic feature; wherein the first and second magnetic features each comprise either a permanent magnet or ferromagnetic material and at least one of the first and second magnetic features comprises a permanent magnet; wherein the first and second mechanical features are arranged for mutual mechanical cooperation and the first and second magnetic features are arranged for mutual magnetic cooperation, the mechanical and magnetic cooperation together assisting to maintain engagement between the gripper and mount when the gripper is mounted on the mount; wherein the second magnetic feature is arranged to enable the picking up of a magnetic golf ball marker, comprising either a permanent magnet or ferromagnetic material, at least when the gripper is not mounted on the mount; wherein the first mechanical feature comprises a recess and the second mechanical feature comprises a protrusion, with the recess being adapted to receive the protrusion; wherein the second magnetic feature forms part of the protrusion; and wherein opposite sidewalls of the protrusion are arranged to be inclined relative to one another and opposite sidewalls of the recess are arranged to be inclined relative to one another.