Golf ball retriever

Abstract

The golf ball retriever is a retrieval device for recovering golf balls from water hazards or the like. The golf ball retriever has a handle connected to a ball receiving body. The ball receiving body has a pair of posterior fingers, several anterior fingers and a cavity. The cavity holds the golf ball once a user has drawn or forced the ball into the cavity. The user forces the golf ball into the cavity by pressing the golf ball retriever down upon the golf ball, allowing the flexible anterior fingers to flex outward then enclose about the golf ball. Additionally, the user may position the golf ball retriever in front of the golf ball and pull backwards over the ball. The posterior fingers guide the golf ball into the cavity where the ball becomes trapped.

1 . A golf ball retriever for recovering a golf ball, comprising: 
 (a) a handle;    (b) a ball receiving body;    (c) a pair of posterior fingers; and    (d) a plurality of anterior fingers having a plurality of end tips;    wherein the handle is integrally connected to the ball receiving body;    wherein the pair of posterior fingers and the plurality of anterior fingers are integrally connected to the ball receiving body;    wherein the pair of posterior fingers defines a posterior opening slightly larger than a diameter of the golf ball;    wherein the plurality of anterior fingers defines a cavity; and    wherein the end tips of the anterior fingers define a cavity opening slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball.    
   
   
       2 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is attached to a shaft.  
   
   
       3 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 2 , wherein the handle has a thread for telescoping the handle onto the shaft.  
   
   
       4 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of anterior fingers is flexible.  
   
   
       5 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the ball receiving body is fabricated of a flexible material.  
   
   
       6 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the ball receiving body has a plurality of elongated apertures extended along a perimeter of the ball.  
   
   
       7 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of anterior fingers are angled inwardly.  
   
   
       8 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 1 , wherein the pair of posterior fingers are angled outwardly.  
   
   
       9 . A golf ball retriever for recovering a golf ball, comprising: 
 (a) a shaft;    (b) a handle integrally connected to the shaft;    (c) a ball receiving body;    (d) a pair of posterior fingers; and    (e) a plurality of anterior fingers having a plurality of end tips;    wherein the handle is integrally connected to the ball receiving body;    wherein the pair of posterior fingers and the plurality of anterior fingers are integrally connected to the ball receiving body;    wherein the pair of posterior fingers defines a posterior opening slightly larger than a diameter of the golf ball;    wherein the plurality of anterior fingers defines a cavity; and    wherein the end tips of the anterior fingers define a cavity opening slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball.    
   
   
       10 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of anterior fingers is flexible.  
   
   
       11 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 9 , wherein the ball receiving body is fabricated of a flexible material.  
   
   
       12 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 9 , wherein the ball receiving body has a plurality of elongated apertures extended along a perimeter of the ball receiving body.  
   
   
       13 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of anterior fingers are angled inwardly.  
   
   
       14 . The golf ball retriever according to  claim 9 , wherein the pair of posterior fingers are angled outwardly.