Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Ball feeding means and tee
Patent
1999-02-22
2000-08-22
Wong, Steven
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Ball feeding means and tee
473133, A63B 5700
Patent
active
06106405&
ABSTRACT:
A golf ball set-up apparatus 100 provides a tee assembly 600 which slides within a set-up tube 350 between a lower position wherein a ball advancing from a ball supply trough 410 is mounted on the tee 610 and an upper position wherein the ball is elevated to a position suitable for driving by the golfer. The tee assembly is moved between upper and lower positions by a lift arm assembly 300, which is in turn driven by a driving lever extension 250 extending from the driving lever assembly 200. Pressure of a golf club moves the driving lever assembly between an at-rest position, to a position wherein the tee assembly is fully lowered. When the tee assembly is lowered, a ball stop assembly 500 engages the column of in-coming golf balls, preventing their advancement. When the golf club is removed, a return weight assembly 450 returns the set-up apparatus to the at-rest configuration, with a movement that is damped by the air break assembly 550. With the tee assembly in the raised position, the ball stop assembly is disengaged, allowing the column of golf balls to advance.
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Thompson David S.
Wong Steven
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