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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Robert E. Pearson, Auburn, AL (US);
William R. Gwin, Auburn, AL (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Pearson, Auburn, AL (US);
William R. Gwin, Auburn, AL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a foldable device for retrieving golf, tennis, or other balls. The invention comprises an elongated shaft having handles at one end and a pair of elongated arm members hinged to the shaft at an opposite end. When fully deployed, the arm members form a V-shaped collection member adapted to be moved along the surface of a putting green or tennis court to gather scattered balls within a first region of the collection member and then collect the gathered balls within a second region of the collection member for eventual lifting and transport.