Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Ball feeding means and tee
Patent
1997-10-30
1998-10-13
Wong, Steven B.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Ball feeding means and tee
A63B 5700
Patent
active
058204750
ABSTRACT:
Abstract: A portable golf ball teeing machine which comprises of a golf ball tray (11), a foldable forward bracket (22) and rear bracket (29), a removable teeing arm (77), an alignment mechanism for aligning the tee ring (78) to a rubber tee (47). The golf ball tray (11) contains a teeing arm channel (83) wherein the teeing arm (77) completely fits within the golf ball tray (11). The golf ball tray (11) is slanted such that a plurality of golf balls (48) rest to the rightmost, bottom corner (13). The golf ball tray (11) also contains a corrugated guards walls (17) which arranges the plurality golf balls (48) in an alternating order. The teeing arm (77) is a counter-weighted pivoting arm which pivots upon the introduction of a golf ball (51) to a ball receiving plate (85) and lines up the golf ball (51) to a rubber tee (47). Upon teeing up the golf ball (51) into the rubber tee (47), the teeing arm (77) pivots out of the way. The A golf club (49) is utilized to move a golf ball (48) on the golf ball tray (11) into the ball receiving plate (85). The alignment mechanism consists of an alignment arm (46), mushroom head tape (84) (available from 3M of St. Paul, Minn.), and tee alignment adapter (40). The tee alignment adapter (40) attaches to the forward bracket (22) in a fully-deployed configuration.
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