Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A ball pick up device comprising, in combination: a tubular cylinder conformed to receive on the interior thereof a plurality of balls; an end cap removably secured to one end of said tubular cylinder; and a pick up adaptor connected to the other end of said cylinder including a tubular housing attached in surrounding relationship about the other end of said cylinder received in the upper end of the central cavity thereof, a plurality of triangular guide webs formed in radial planes on the interior of said housing having a first vertex adjacent the lower end of the central cavity thereof, a second vertex common to the interior surface of said housing intermediate the upper and lower ends of the central cavity, and a third vertex joining a radial edge from said second vertex and a diagonal edge from said first vertex, the respective third vertices of said webs extending towards the interior of said housing to form a central opening therebetween just greater than the dimensions of the ball, and a plurality of associated leaf springs mounted in cantilever from the interior of said housing immediately adjacent the radial edge of each said web, said leaf springs extending towards the interior of said housing to form a central opening therebetween substantially less than the dimensions of the ball.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
A ball pick up device comprising, in combination: a tubular cylinder conformed to receive on the interior thereof a plurality of balls; an end cap removably secured to one end of said tubular cylinder; and a pick up adaptor connected to the other end of said cylinder including a tubular housing attached in surrounding relationship about the other end of said cylinder received in the upper end of the central cavity thereof, a plurality of triangular guide webs formed in radial planes on the interior of said housing having a first vertex adjacent the lower end of the central cavity thereof, a second vertex common to the interior surface of said housing intermediate the upper and lower ends of the central cavity, and a third vertex joining a radial edge from said second vertex and a diagonal edge from said first vertex, the respective third vertices of said webs extending towards the interior of said housing to form a central opening therebetween just greater than the dimensions of the ball, and a plurality of associated leaf springs mounted in cantilever from the interior of said housing immediately adjacent the radial edge of each said web, said leaf springs extending towards the interior of said housing to form a central opening therebetween substantially less than the dimensions of the ball.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 wherein: said tubular cylinder and said housing are attached in concentric relationship.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 further comprising: a plurality of tabs mounted in cantilever from the interior of said housing and interspaced between said leaf springs, terminating at free ends dimensioned to form a central opening just less than the dimensions of the ball.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 3 wherein: said tabs and said leaf springs form planar structures aligned in a plane normal to the central axis of said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 wherein: the lower end of said housing includes a longitudinal arcuate projection extending over less than one half the circumference thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 wherein: said leaf springs are abutting the radial edges of said webs on a flexture of the free ends thereof directed towards the lower end of the central cavity in said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 wherein: the longitudinal dimension of said cylinder is greater than the distance between the hand of an erect player and the ground.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A ball pick up device according to claim 1 wherein: the central openings formed by said cylinder, said webs, said leaF springs and said tabs are conformed to the dimensions of a golf ball.