Golf ball holder
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsJedediah H James, Michael McNamara, Edmund T. Maher
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Abstract
A golf ball holder for mounting to a shuttle has a holding clamp configured to receive a golf ball and maintain an orientation of the golf ball. The golf ball holder also has a sliding plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and a slot, a mounting plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and a pin through hole, a mount having a top surface and a bottom surface and an attachment hole, and a mounting pin. The golf ball holder is configured to be arranged with the holding clamp, sliding plate, mounting plate, and mount stacked in a direction parallel to an axis with the mounting pin extending in the direction parallel to the axis and positioned in the slot, the pin through hole, and the attachment hole.
Claims17
A golf ball holder configured to be attached to a shuttle that is configured to be attached to a track for movement of the golf ball holder along the track, the golf ball holder comprising:
- a holding clamp configured to receive the golf ball and maintain an orientation of the golf ball;
- a sliding plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface and a slot;
- a mounting plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface and a pin through hole;
- a mount comprising a top surface and a bottom surface and an attachment hole, wherein the bottom surface is configured to be mounted to the shuttle;
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- a mounting pin,
- wherein the golf ball holder is configured to be arranged with the holding clamp, sliding plate, mounting plate, and mount stacked in a direction parallel to an axis with the mounting pin extending in the direction parallel to the axis and positioned in the slot, the pin through hole, and the attachment hole.
A golf ball holder configured to be attached to a shuttle that is configured to be attached to a track for movement of the golf ball holder along the track, wherein the shuttle comprises a lubricated bearing, the golf ball holder comprising:
- a holding clamp configured to receive the golf ball and maintain an orientation of the golf ball and comprising a first service through hole;
- a sliding plate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a second service through hole;
- a mounting plate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a third service through hole;
- a mount comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a fourth service through hole, wherein the bottom surface is configured to be mounted to the shuttle;
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- a mounting pin connecting the holding clamp, the sliding plate, the mounting plate, and the mount
- wherein the golf ball holder is configured to be arranged with the holding clamp, sliding plate, mounting plate, and mount stacked in a direction parallel to an axis with the first, second, third, and fourth service through holes aligned to create a service pathway that extends in the direction parallel to the axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.