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WO/1997/045171A1
A ball controller (10) is in the form of a rigid mat having a central cavity (12) for the reception of a golf ball (11) for checking the diameter of a golf ball (11), the ball controller (10) having sectionally (13, 14, 15) differing wal...  
WO/1997/045044A1
A device (10) for holding items, such as sports equipment, beverage containers, clothing, jewelry, etc., includes a support member (27). The support member includes a connector (28) at its upper end for connecting the device to another s...  
WO/1997/037729A1
The present invention provides an apparatus for collecting objects of play such as balls and pucks from a surface. The apparatus comprises: (i) a frame (20) having an open front face and an open back face, the frame defining a passage th...  
WO/1997/019731A1
The present invention relates to a net arrangement utilised while playing or practising tennis to enable ready collection of tennis balls so that they are not widely distributed around the playing court, the arrangement comprising a reta...  
WO/1997/015358A1
A brush strip is formed from a metal channel member (1) which receives the roots of plastics filaments (2) and is pinched to clamp them. The strip is then formed into a Flemish coil with the filaments (2) upstanding to provide an artific...  
WO/1997/006867A2
An interactive play system (100) and method of interactive play is provided in which a plurality of interactive play elements (134, 250, 280) are provided for creating various desired effects utilizing soft foam balls (104) or other suit...  
WO/1997/006863A1
The present invention provides for projecting supported objects, such as baseballs, footballs or golfballs. The apparatus (100, 200, 300) includes a movable striker (140, 220, 320) having a first surface (144, 227, 321) (a target surface...  
WO/1997/005928A1
The invention resides in a golf ball retrieving apparatus (10) adapted to be pushed forward of a pushing vehicle (17), the apparatus comprising a plurality of golf ball collecting units (11-15) coupled to a main frame assembly (16), wher...  
WO/1997/005932A1
This invention relates to novel shaded logos as shown in figure 1 for use on golf balls, golf balls having said novel shaded logo designs printed on their surface, and methods of adding shaded logos to golf balls. The logos or patterns i...  
WO/1996/033780A1
The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for checking the quality of balls (2) in respect of their diameter (D) and any damage to their periphery (3), in particular intended for checking golf balls (2). A diameter gauge device (4) ext...  
WO/1996/023555A1
A collapsible hitting practice apparatus (1, 101) comprises an inclined ball delivery chute (2, 102) for delivering a ball to a hitting area under gravitational forces, a support stand (4, 104) for supporting the inclined ball delivery c...  
WO/1996/013306A1
A combination of an umbrella (1) and a golf ball retriever (8) comprising a tubular umbrella shaft (2) having a shade (3) which is mounted at one end of the shaft (2), and a golf ball retriever (8) housed in the umbrella shaft and consis...  
WO/1996/010446A1
The disclosure relates to an apparatus in an automatic machine for storing spherical objects (4), for example golf balls, and dispensing of a number of objects (4) at will, the apparatus including a magazine with a number of object paths...  
WO/1996/000600A1
Apparatus for retrieving lawn bowls comprises a tray-like support (10) with zones or compartments (12) for two, three or four bowls (23) arranged around an upwardly extending handle (11) with respective openings (16) each having resilien...  
WO/1995/034351A1
A baseball pitcher game and training apparatus (1) includes a free swinging target receptacle (44) which is positioned at one end of an elongate enclosure (2) with a player's station (37) positioned at the opposite end of the enclosure (...  
WO/1995/025565A1
A device for teeing a golf ball automatically and in portable form. It is a complete unit consisting of a hopper (18) for holding a plurality of balls, guides (39) and blockers (32-35) to prevent the balls clogging in the hopper, a rotor...  
WO/1995/023632A1
A device for storing and collecting balls, consisting of a frame (5) and an elastic collecting net for balls. The frame (5) is attachable to a shaft (2), and the collecting net (3) can be hooked on and off the frame (5). Furthermore a co...  
WO/1995/019854A1
An apparatus for washing balls (B) in a cleaning fluid includes a container (22) for storing soiled balls (B), a cleaning unit (24) for washing and rinsing the balls (B), and a clean ball hopper (26) for storing washed balls (B). A soile...  
WO/1995/018653A1
A golfing accessory comprises a club engaging portion (14) having resiliently deformable walls (5, 6) arranged to grip the butt end of a golf club and a ball receiving portion (2) capable of grippingly engaging and retaining a golf ball....  
WO/1995/017929A1
A golf ball retrieving assembly (10) has a plurality of collector wheels (11a-c) attached to pivoting arms (20) to allow the wheels to track a ground surface, adjacent wheels being spaced apart by a distance equivalent to the diameter of...  
WO/1995/014510A1
A collection, washing and dispensing apparatus for lightweight balls. A pneumatic transport (104) receives the balls and transports the balls to an elevated storage hopper (106) which has an angled bottom surface (108) terminating in a d...  
WO/1995/011064A1
A device for cleaning and accelerating substantially cylindrical, square and round objects is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning golf balls with a high yield. Such devices are used on golf courses mainly for training games, a...  
WO/1995/009678A1
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for cleaning and dispensing golf balls (11) from a magazine (28). The balls are advanced and brushed clean by means of a brush roll (42) which rotates in the direction of movement of ...  
WO/1994/021331A1
The present invention relates to a ball retrieval device and particularly to a device for retrieving golf balls from hazards in which they have been driven. The device is formed of a U-shaped frame provided with a cage like structure for...  
WO/1994/019066A1
A golf ball retrieving device (10) to withdraw a golf ball from a water hole providing an extensible reach (12) and an expandable cage (11) to receive and entrap a golf ball therein for recovery by the operator.  
WO/1994/007353A1
The present invention relates to a rake assembly (1) comprising a handle (2) and a rake-unit (3) which coacts with one end-part (2a) of the handle, wherein the rake-unit (3) comprises a single rake-part or two rake-parts, and wherein the...  
WO/1994/007218A1
An apparatus for dispensing a number of substantially spherical objects, in particular golf balls and which is adapted to be able to release portions of balls, the sizes of which are variable and easily controlled. The apparatus comprise...  
WO/1994/005376A1
A tennis ball retrieving and storing device (10) comprises a container (12) for storing tennis balls, the container including side walls defining a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end includes at least a pair of parallel rods (26, 2...  
WO/1994/003684A1
A combined drinking fountain and golf ball washing apparatus is described comprising a drinking water fountain (3) having an inlet for mains water and a drain outlet (4) for the waste water. The drain outlet (4) is connected with a water...  
WO/1993/025286A1
A golf range comprising a series of independent targets (20), each of which consists of a sloped area located at a different distance from a multiplicity of tee stands (16), coupled with a system of pipes (33) for the return of each ball...  
WO/1993/020901A1
A container (1, 1', 28) has a pressure vessel for regenerating and storing tennis balls (21, 21') under a gas overpressure, preferably an air overpressure. The container has a bottom (3, 20, 35) and a pressure-tight lid (3', 4, 31, 31') ...  
WO/1993/011834A1
The invention relates to a device for picking up tennis balls, which is intended to be mounted on a racket frame and comprising a surface provided with a plurality of small hooks capable of gripping the fibers covering the tennis balls i...  
WO/1993/011834A2
The invention relates to a device for picking up tennis balls, which is intended to be mounted on a racket frame and comprising a surface provided with a plurality of small hooks capable of gripping the fibers covering the tennis balls i...  
WO/1993/004664A1
A mouthrinse preparation having between about 0.25 % and about 0.65 % hydrogen peroxide, between about 0.005 % and about 0.1 % zinc chloride, at least about 0.012 % sodium citrate, at least about 0.03 % sodium lauryl sulfate, at least ab...  
WO/1992/022387A1
A golf ball washer (12) feeds wet balls into an air moving transport mechanism that dries the balls as they are carried to one of a number of dispensers (10). The wet balls move by gravity down an inclined infeed chute (20) to a load sta...  
WO/1992/012767A2
A golfing facility (10) comprises a central tee-off area (12) and a plurality of sectors (14) disposed around the tee-off area (12). Each sector (14) contains a selection of targets (18) to enable a player to simulate playing a hole of g...  
WO/1992/012766A1
A game ball assembly (10) for use with a game ball (14) is described comprising a net (12) for receiving and holding the game ball (14), a handle (16) adapted to be retained within a user's hand, a length adjuster (18) having a body part...  
WO/1991/016952A1
The invention relates to golf training apparatus, particularly for practicing golf strokes on a so-called driving range. The apparatus (1) includes a ball container (2), a guide chute (3) having a laterally manoeuverable stop device (5),...  
WO/1991/015271A1
A golf practise device consists of a support means or open framework (10) with netting (13) or the like mounted thereon for dissipating the energy in a golf shot played into the netting (13). An anti-rebound apron (17) overlies a target ...  
WO/1991/012856A1
A device for heating balls for raquet games, in particular squash balls, has a housing which contains the squash balls and a hot air fan. To obtain specified pressure conditions in the squash balls, the device housing, comprising a doubl...  
WO/1991/010480A1
A device is useful for monitoring the hardness and elasticity of raquet stringing. The hardness and elasticity of the stringing are measured in parallel or consecutively in a measurement procedure. Until the actual monitoring measurement...  
WO/1991/010481A2
A device and a process are useful for monitoring the hardness and elasticity of the stringing of raquets for ball games such as tennis, squash or badminton, with high resolution of the results, which are therefore very accurate and of hi...  
WO/1991/008804A1
A tennis ball recovery system utilizes an elastic screen (15) suspended from a back stop at an angle and is joined to a trough that lies on the ground by means that allow the screen (15) to pivot as the trough is moved to a storage posit...  
WO/1991/008656A1
A golf ball heating device (10) has an elongated housing (15) with a lower portion (25), an upper portion (20), and a central space therein for receiving a plurality of golf balls. The housing (15) holds and retains the balls in a genera...  
WO/1991/006347A1
A cleaning apparatus for spherical objects, such as golf balls (32), comprises a two part casing with the parts being in a sliding relationship. The parts are a tubular body (10) and a carriage (12). The carriage (12) is movable internal...  
WO/1991/004081A1
A practice golf green (10) which slopes generally inwardly to a ball receiving member (20) which in turn is connected to a tube (24) whereby a golf ball can be delivered to a required position. The invention also includes a surround (11)...  
WO/1990/009216A1
A table tennis robot sends a ball towards a player, so as to simulate a realistic situation in a game, where the device comprises a firing unit, a receiving unit and a collection unit. A damping plate (1) is located on the table-tennis t...  
WO/1990/001973A1
A device for storing tennis balls under pressure comprises a pump housing (5) in the form of a gripping handle connected to the container (1) which holds the tennis balls in such a way that a passage for the hand (6) is located between t...  
WO/1990/001379A1
An apparatus for cleaning articles such as fruit, vegetables, eggs and golf balls including a helical conveyor (11) having a spiral channel (12) therein articles are located in the spiral channel (12) and are transported along the helica...  
WO/1989/006995A1
A golf putting green practice apparatus having an adjustable contouring platform (B) having a putting green like surface (5) thereon which is capable of being fashioned in a plurality of non-planar forms by adjustment means (60) under th...  

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