Sport equipment attachment

Abstract

A sports racquet attachment includes a shaped body for attachment to a portion of a racquet. The ball retrieval racquet attachment has a pick-up cup at an end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment and a butt cap opening at another end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment. The pick-up cap has at least one ball finger interior to the pick-up cup. The butt cap opening has at least one butt cap stopper interior to the butt cap.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sports racquet attachment, the racquet attachment comprising:
 a ball retrieval racquet attachment for attachment to a portion of a racquet, the ball retrieval racquet attachment having:
 a pick-up cup at an end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment; and 
 a butt cap opening at another end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment, 
 wherein the pick-up cap has at least one ball finger interior to the pick-up cup, and 
 wherein the butt cap opening has at least one butt cap stopper interior to the butt cap. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one ball finger interior to the pick-up cup is three ball fingers. 
     
     
         3 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one butt cap stopper is three butt cap stoppers. 
     
     
         4 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the ball retrieval racquet attachment is configured for attachment to an end of the racquet. 
     
     
         5 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the pick-up cup is circular in cross-section. 
     
     
         6 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the butt cap opening is circular in cross-section. 
     
     
         7 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one ball finger protrudes into the interior of the pick-up cap. 
     
     
         8 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one butt cap stopper protrudes into the interior of the butt cap opening. 
     
     
         9 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the pick-up cup has a diameter and the butt cap opening has a diameter smaller than the pick-up cup diameter. 
     
     
         10 . The sports racquet attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one butt cap stopper is a curved portion of the body protruding from an interior sidewall of the ball retrieval racquet attachment. 
     
     
         11 . A method of installing a sports racquet attachment on a racquet, the racquet attachment comprising a ball retrieval racquet attachment having a pick-up cup at one end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment and a butt cap opening at another end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment, the method comprising:
 sliding the racquet attachment onto an end of the racquet.   
     
     
         12 . The method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the sliding the racquet attachment onto an end of the racquet comprises fitting the end of the racquet into the butt cap opening of the racquet attachment. 
     
     
         13 . A method of using a sports racquet attachment attached on a racquet, the racquet attachment comprising a ball retrieval racquet attachment having a pick-up cup at one end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment and a butt cap opening at another end of the ball retrieval racquet attachment, the method comprising:
 pressing the racquet attachment onto a ball.   
     
     
         14 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein pressing the racquet attachment onto a ball comprises pressing the pick-up cup onto the ball. 
     
     
         15 . The method as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the pick-up cup has at least one ball finger interior to the pick-up cup, and wherein pressing the pick-up cup onto the ball comprises causing the at least one ball finger to be friction fit against the ball sufficient to retain the ball with respect to the pick-up cup. 
     
     
         16 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the pressing the pick-up cup onto the ball comprises causing the at least one ball finger to deflect toward an exterior of the body. 
     
     
         17 . The method as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the pick-up cup has at least two ball fingers interior to the pick-up cup, and wherein pressing the pick-up cup onto the ball comprises causing the at least two ball fingers to be friction fit against the ball sufficient to retain the ball between the at least two ball fingers. 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising gripping the racquet at an end away from the racquet attachment. 
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising aligning the pick-up cup with the ball. 
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising removing the ball from the racquet attachment.