Method and device for ball holder

Abstract

The ball holder is an effective device that has an elongate coil having a first end and a second end. The coil has an inside chamber defined therein for releasably holding a spherical object therein. The second end has an upper coil segment connected to a lower coil segment by a resilient coil segment. The upper coil segment and the lower coil segment have an opening defined therebetween. The ball holder may be modified so that it holds a pen and a key.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A ball holder, comprising: 
 an elongate coil having a first end and a second end, the coil having an inside chamber defined therein for releasably holding a spherical object therein;    the second end having an upper coil segment connected to a lower coil segment by a resilient coil segment; and    the upper coil segment and the lower coil segment having an opening defined therebetween.    
     
     
         2 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the lower coil segment has a cup shaped bottom segment for supporting the spherical object.  
     
     
         3 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the bottom segment has a hole defined therein for partially receiving the spherical object.  
     
     
         4 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the lower coil segment is movable between an open position, to release or receive the spherical object, and a closed position.  
     
     
         5 . The ball holder according to  claim 4  wherein the lower coil segment is biased to the closed position to prevent the spherical object from passing through the opening defined between the lower coil segment and the upper coil segment.  
     
     
         6 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein chamber is dimensioned to snugly hold the spherical object while the lower coil segment urges the spherical object towards the first end of the coil.  
     
     
         7 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the upper coil segment extends in a first direction and the lower coil segment extends in a second direction that is different from the first direction so that an angle alpha is formed therebetween.  
     
     
         8 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the coil has a coil diameter and the lower coil segment has a lower coil diameter so that the coil diameter is greater than the lower coil diameter.  
     
     
         9 . The ball holder according to  claim 4  wherein the lower coil segment is movable between the open and closed positions by bending the resilient coil segment.  
     
     
         10 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the first end of the coil has a cup shaped segment for receiving and holding a portion of the spherical object.  
     
     
         11 . The ball holder according to  claim 10  wherein a loop is in operative engagement with the first end of the coil.  
     
     
         12 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the upper coil segment is extended and has a pen-receiving opening defined therein.  
     
     
         13 . The ball holder according to  claim 12  wherein a pen is inserted and held within the pen-receiving opening of the upper coil segment.  
     
     
         14 . The ball holder according to  claim 12  wherein the upper coil segment has a widened holder segment at a lower end thereof to hold the golf ball in place.  
     
     
         15 . The ball holder according to  claim 14  wherein the lower coil segment has a widened holder segment at an upper end thereof to hold the golf ball in place.  
     
     
         16 . The ball holder according to  claim 1  wherein the upper coil segment extends to include a semi-circular key holding segment.  
     
     
         17 . The ball holder according to  claim 16  wherein a key is attached to the key holding segment.  
     
     
         18 . The ball holder according to  claim 16  wherein the key holding segment has an outer end that terminates immediately adjacent to the upper coil segment.