Patent ID: 7178844

Claim:
A golf ball retriever comprising: a golf ball capturing housing comprising: i) a first C-shaped wall having a first longitudinal flat section; ii) a second C-shaped wall having a second longitudinal flat section spaced apart and generally parallel to said first longitudinal flat section wherein the first longitudinal flat section and the second longitudinal flat section are spaced apart a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball, and wherein said second C-shaped wall is integrally molded to said first C-shaped wall wherein the first C-shaped wall and the second C-shaped wall create a generally oblong entrance through which a golf ball can enter the capturing device; iii) a cup-shaped top integrally molded to said first C-shaped wall and said second C-shaped wall and wherein the cup-shaped top portion, the first C-shaped wall and the second C-shaped wall together create a shell which houses a golf ball once it is captured, iv) a protruding ridge integrally molded to the first longitudinal flat section wherein the distance between the protruding ridge and the second flat longitudinal section is less than the diameter of a golf ball, and wherein at least a portion of the shell is displaced to permit the golf ball to pass through the entrance, over said ridge and into the shell; v) an exit aperture substantially 180 degrees from said entrance from which a golf ball can be freely expelled through said exit aperture; and vi) an attachment portion integrally molded to the first C-shaped wall, said attachment portion including a bore for securing a handle.