Disc retriever
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1. A disc retriever, comprising:
- a rigid hook comprising;
a series of radial bends that form a cavity and an opening, the cavity comprising a substantially flat landing zone, and the opening comprising a smaller width than the cavity; and
an extended tab extending from an end of the radial bend that forms the cavity at least partially in a substantially straight direction;
wherein the rigid hook is configured to selectively retain a disc within the opening of the rigid hook (1) when at least a portion of a rim of the disc is received within the cavity of the rigid hook, at least one of a portion of a rim of the disc and an edge of a flight plate of the disc contacts the substantially flat landing zone, and at least a portion of a flight plate of the disc contacts the extended tab, and (2) when a flight plate of the disc is oriented in each of upwards and downwards direction.
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Abstract
A disc retriever includes an extendable, telescoping pole and a rigid hook configured to interface with various types of disc golf discs and secure a disc within the retriever by reaching across and/or under the disc, receiving the disc into an opening of the hook, and retaining the disc golf disc within the opening of the hook by at least one of gravity, pressure, and/or friction while the pole is pulled and/or manipulated by a user to retrieve the disc golf disc from the unreachable area.
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20 Claims
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1. A disc retriever, comprising:
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a rigid hook comprising; a series of radial bends that form a cavity and an opening, the cavity comprising a substantially flat landing zone, and the opening comprising a smaller width than the cavity; and an extended tab extending from an end of the radial bend that forms the cavity at least partially in a substantially straight direction; wherein the rigid hook is configured to selectively retain a disc within the opening of the rigid hook (1) when at least a portion of a rim of the disc is received within the cavity of the rigid hook, at least one of a portion of a rim of the disc and an edge of a flight plate of the disc contacts the substantially flat landing zone, and at least a portion of a flight plate of the disc contacts the extended tab, and (2) when a flight plate of the disc is oriented in each of upwards and downwards direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A disc retriever, comprising:
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an extendable pole; and a rigid hook coupled to the extendable pole and comprising; a series of radial bends that form a cavity and an opening, the cavity comprising a substantially flat landing zone, and the opening comprising a smaller width than the cavity; and an extended tab extending from an end of the radial bend that forms the cavity at least partially in a substantially straight direction; wherein the rigid hook is configured to selectively retain a disc within the opening of the rigid hook (1) when at least a portion of a rim of the disc is received within the cavity of the rigid hook, at least one of a portion of a rim of the disc and an edge of a flight plate of the disc contacts the substantially flat landing zone, and at least a portion of a flight plate of the disc contacts the extended tab, and (2) when a flight plate of the disc is oriented in each of upwards and downwards direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of retrieving a disc, comprising:
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providing a disc retriever with an extendable pole and a rigid hook coupled to the extendable pole, the rigid hook comprising;
a series of radial bends that form a cavity and an opening, the cavity comprising a substantially flat landing zone, and the opening comprising a smaller width than the cavity; and
an extended tab extending from an end of the radial bend that forms the cavity at least partially in a substantially straight direction;extending the extendable pole over a far side of a disc; receiving the disc at least partially into the opening of the rigid hook; and retaining the disc within the opening of the rigid hook by at least one of gravity and friction when at least a portion of a rim of the disc is received within the cavity of the rigid hook, at least one of a portion of a rim of the disc and an edge of a flight plate of the disc contacts the substantially flat landing zone, and at least a portion of a flight plate of the disc contacts the extended tab when at least one of raising and pulling the extendable pole to bring the disc into the air. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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