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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert H Hamilton, Edina, MN (US);
Eric J Armstrong, Spinnerstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Core Group Marketing, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211 15 ; 211 592 ; 211184 ; 312 49 ; 2063159 ;
Abstract
A ball caddy includes a housing with dividers forming compartments within the housing. The compartments retain various size sports balls in a vertical arrangement The dividers have two hinged segments which are independently adjustably mounted within the housing to vary the size of each of the compartments. Each compartment also has an orifice formed at a lower portion thereof and a ball release device which has a retainer normally preventing dispensing of the balls. The handle attached to the ball release allows pivoting of the ball release to provide for dispensing of the balls through the orifice.