Appeal No. 2003-0017 Page 7
Application No. 09/326,996
When the invention is employed to retrieve a ball from water as is shown in
Figure 1, the operation is somewhat different. The receptacle 1 is moved within a short
distance of the ball. The operating knob 6 is now pulled back with one hand while the
handle 2 is held with the other. The partial vacuum thus created in receptacle 1
induces a rapid flow of water towards its opening. The ball 9 is thereby forced into
receptacle 1 and is frictionally retained. The seal between the ball 9 and the walls
of the receptacle is not completely tight because of the roughened surface 16 and the
dimples in the surface of the ball so that the vacuum is soon relieved after the
ball is in place. The frictional retention of the ball against surface 16 is however not
altered by the relief of the partial vacuum. Whenever the user desires to release
the ball, he presses the operating knob 6 downward. The sealing section 4b of the
piston 4 acting against the air in the inside of handle 2 now functions as a pressure
pump and forces the ball to drop out of the receptacle 1.
Cole
Cole's invention relates to a golf club accessory device. As shown in Figures 1-
8, the device is an essentially flat plastic member having a forked end for use in
replacing divots or green repair, and integral jaw members for attachment of the device
to the club shaft adjacent the head so that when the club is stored in a golf bag the
device can be readably removed. The end of the device opposite the forked portion
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