Golf ball retriever

Abstract

A golf ball retriever that has a telescopic handle and an adjustable head. The retriever is unique because the ball passes through the bottom edge by simply placing the retriever over the ball and pressing down on the ball making tabs move in an upward direction. After the ball passes through the bottom edge the spring loaded tabs return to their original position and trap the ball within the confines of the ball retriever. The handle and ball receiver are adjustable to one another via the adjustable head connector allowing the operator to change the position of the head in relation to the telescopic handle. This allows the user to retrieve a ball on uneven surfaces.

1 . A golf ball retriever comprising in combination, a housing, a telescopic handle, an adjustable head, at least one spring loaded tab, at least one tab pin, at least one spring and at least two tab stops;
 the housing having a front, a rear, a bottom portion, and two sides;   the telescopic handle having a series of interconnected handle sections that are expandable and collapsible, one section into another like section, said telescopic handle having a near end and a distal end, said handle having a gripping portion on the near end, said handle being capable of being lockable;   said adjustable head being connected to said handle at the distal end of the handle, and connected to said housing, said head being adjustable in its relationship between said handle and said housing in an angular fashion;   said spring loaded tabs being mounted on said pins with said springs located between said tabs and said housing;   tab stops being located adjacent to said tabs and protruding from the bottom portion of said housing to stop said tabs when the device is in use.   
   
   
       2 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said handle is fixed. 
   
   
       3 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said handle is lockable. 
   
   
       4 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said housing is large enough for at least one golf ball. 
   
   
       5 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said handle is of variable lengths. 
   
   
       6 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said receiver is manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of metal, plastic, wood, fiber glass and graphite. 
   
   
       7 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is fixed. 
   
   
       8 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is rigidly attached. 
   
   
       9 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached with a set screw. 
   
   
       10 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached with a pin. 
   
   
       11 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached with a fastener. 
   
   
       12 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached with a bolt and wing nut. 
   
   
       13 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached with a bolt and knob. 
   
   
       14 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said adjustable head connector is attached by adhesion. 
   
   
       15 . A golf ball retriever comprising in combination, a housing, a telescopic handle, an adjustable head, at least one spring loaded tab, a hinged portion, a hinge support, at least one spring and at least two tab stops;
 the housing having a front, a rear, a bottom portion, and two sides;   the telescopic handle having a series of interconnected handle sections that are expandable and collapsible, one section into another like section, said telescopic handle having a near end and a distal end, said handle having a gripping portion on the near end, said handle being capable of being lockable;   said adjustable head being connected to said handle at the distal end of the handle, and connected to said housing, said head being adjustable in its relationship between said handle and said housing in an angular fashion;   said spring loaded tabs being mounted on said hinge with said springs located between said tabs and said housing; said hinge being mounted to said hinge support and said hinge support being mounted to said housing;   tab stops being located adjacent to said tabs and protruding from the bottom portion of said housing to stop said tabs when the device is in use.   
   
   
       16 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 15  wherein said hinge is manufactured from material selected from a group consisting of plastic, metal and wood. 
   
   
       17 . A golf ball retriever as claimed in  claim 15  wherein said tab, hinge and hinge support are unitary.