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US 12,540,036 B1Granted
Golf ball holder
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael McNamara, Jedediah H. James, Edmund T. Maher
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AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael McNamara, Jedediah H. James, Edmund T. Maher
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A golf ball holder is configured to be attached to a shuttle attached to a track for movement of the golf ball holder along the track. The golf ball holder has a holding clamp. The holding clamp has a cup having a plurality of walls, a cavity for receiving a portion of the golf ball, and a support surface within the cavity for supporting the golf ball, wherein the cup also has a cutout in one of the plurality of walls, wherein the cutout provides a direct path into the cavity to a point below a centerline of the golf ball. The holding clamp also has a movable contact element configured to move between a locked position in which the golf ball is securely held in a position and orientation in the cavity and an unlocked position in which the golf ball is freely movable out of the cavity.
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:
An offloading station for a golf ball transportation system, the offloading station comprising:
A golf ball transportation system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.