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The present invention 10 discloses a tennis ball retrieving apparatus wherein the tennis balls 16 roll into the gutter portion 18 of the device and an electronically controlled and powered paddle 24 moves them into a ball conveyor system 26 that dispenses the balls into a ball hopper 20. The gutter portion consists of three sections and are connected to each other by pins. A front ball stationary plate 30 which does not rotate with the conveyor wheel 54 prevents the tennis balls 16 from falling out the front side of the conveyor wheel 54 until the wheel rotates clockwise and brings the ball upward to an opening within the rear stationary plate 31 where the ball is free to fall into the ball hopper chute 32 and into the hopper 20. A digital sensor triggers the digital ball counter 34 to count the balls as they pass through the opening. An alternative embodiment is disclosed wherein the balls 16 move through the gutter 18 via gravity.
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