Device for use with a golf club to pick up objects
View Patent ↗A device utilizing a soft rubber composition disk and a soft composition suction cup with a magnetic ball marker located on the end of a golf club grip. To pick up golf balls on the course (including shallow water hazards), most specifically, to pick up golf balls from the holes and ball markers used in the game without bending over.
1. A device for picking up items to be used with a golf club having a handle with a mallet at one end and a hand grip having an outside end remote from the mallet and having a generally center opening at the outside end (vent hole), the device comprising:
a vinyl cup with a hole in the center;
a nylon retainer and nylon cone are inserted through the vinyl cup into the hole in the grip to lock the vinyl cup and retainer in place on the grip;
a split pin is inserted into the center of the retainer;
a magnet with a center hole is driven over the split pin;
a soft silicone suction cup with a center hole is placed over the magnet;
a soft silicone disk is centered in the suction cup;
a flat head tack which has a barbed shaft is driven through the disk, suction cup, magnet and into the split pin to secure the unit to the retainer.
2. A device for picking up items to be used with a golf club according to claim 1 that is able to lock onto a vented grip and is easily removed and installed on the vented grip.
3. A device for picking up items to be used with a golf club according to claim 1 that is able to pick up a wet or dry golf ball in or out of water.
4. A device for picking up items to be used with a golf club according to claim 1 that is small enough to remain a permanent piece of equipment on a golf club without obstructing the view of a golfer when using a golf club.
5. A device for picking up items to be used with a golf club according to claim 1 that has a magnetic ball marker built in the device which is near a golfer's fingertips on a grip wherein the device is able to pick up a marker from a course.