Device for finding and gripping golf ball

Abstract

A stick for easily finding a lost golf ball and for conveniently gripping the golf ball on ground is disclosed. The stick includes a hollow rod body, a clamp part formed in an end of the body to clamp the golf ball, a grip part formed in the opposite end of the body to pull the clamp part to clamp the golf ball, a light emitter installed in a side of the body to project a light beam, a light receiver installed in a side of the light emitter to scan a barcode printed on the surface of the golf ball by receiving the light beam reflected from the barcode, a determining part for determining whether the barcode is scanned or not based on an electric signal transmitted from the light receiver, and a speaker for outputting a predetermined audio signal based on the determination by the determining part.

1 . A device for finding and gripping a golf ball comprising: 
 a hollow rod body;    a clamp part formed in an end of the body to clamp the golf ball;    a grip part formed in the opposite end of the body to pull the clamp part to clamp the golf ball;    a light emitter installed in a side of the body to project a light beam;    a light receiver installed in a side of the light emitter to scan a barcode printed on the surface of the golf ball by receiving the light beam reflected from the barcode;    a determining part for determining whether the barcode is scanned or not based on an electric signal transmitted from the light receiver; and    a speaker for outputting a predetermined audio signal based on the determination by the determining part.    
   
   
       2 . The device for finding and gripping a golf ball as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the clamp part comprises: 
 a fixed clamp fixed to the body;    a pivotal clamp pivoted about an end of the body; and    an elastic member for applying an elastic force in the direction of spreading the pivotal clamp.    
   
   
       3 . The device for finding and gripping a golf ball as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the grip part comprises: 
 a fixed grip fixed to the body;    a pivotal grip pivoted about the opposite end of the body; and    a steel wire having an end connected to the clamp part and an opposite end connected to the pivotal grip to transmit a tensile force according to the pivot of the pivotal grip.    
   
   
       4 . The device for finding and gripping a golf ball as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the light emitter and the light receiver are installed between the clamp parts.  
   
   
       5 . The device for finding and gripping a golf ball as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a battery for supplying electric power to the determining part, the light emitter, the light receiver, and the speaker; and    a switch for intermitting the electric power from the battery.