Golf ball retrieving device
First Claim
1. A device for retrieving a golf ball from a water hole on a golf course, having in combinationa telescopic handle,means carrying a ball retrieving member at one end of said handle,said member comprising a cage having an open side and being formed of transversely divergent prongs having curved intermediate portions,an outward pair of said prongs having closed loops,said outward pair of said prongs extending further outward lengthwise than the prongs therebetween,said prongs between said outward pair of prongs having acutely angled terminal hook portions extending into the open side of said cage,the central of said prongs having a more extensive curved portion than the prongs at either side thereof forming pockets therewith, andsaid means varying the divergence of said prongs.
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Abstract
A golf ball retrieving device to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach and an expandable cage to receive and entrap a golf ball therein for recovery by the operator.
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7 Claims
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1. A device for retrieving a golf ball from a water hole on a golf course, having in combination
a telescopic handle, means carrying a ball retrieving member at one end of said handle, said member comprising a cage having an open side and being formed of transversely divergent prongs having curved intermediate portions, an outward pair of said prongs having closed loops, said outward pair of said prongs extending further outward lengthwise than the prongs therebetween, said prongs between said outward pair of prongs having acutely angled terminal hook portions extending into the open side of said cage, the central of said prongs having a more extensive curved portion than the prongs at either side thereof forming pockets therewith, and said means varying the divergence of said prongs.
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4. A device for retrieving a golf ball from a water hole, having in combination
a handle having extensible segments, means carrying a ball retrieving member at one end of said handle, said member comprising a cage having an open side and consisting of a plurality of forwardly diverging prongs, a housing member having a front and rear wall and having diverging passages extending through said front wall, said prongs having straight body portions extending through said passages, said prongs respectively having their rear end portions bent at right angles, a mounting block disposed in said housing, said block being slidable longitudinally of said housing, said mounting block having diverging grooves, each of said grooves having a vertical bore at the inward end thereof relative to said housing, said prongs having rearward portions respectively disposed in said grooves and having their respective angled rear end portions disposed in said bores, the outward pair of said prongs forming closed side loops, the prongs between said outward pair of prongs having acutely angled terminal portions extending inwardly of said open side of said cage, and means extending outwardly of said housing moving said mounting block forwardly and rearwardly of said housing transversely diverging and retracting said prongs.
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