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US 5,683,304 AGranted
Gate trap assembly
AssigneeUniland Sports and Food Corporation
InventorJohn F. Bunyi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a golf ball teeing apparatus. The apparatus is adapted to rotate about a frame and deliver golf balls to be automatically teed. The golf ball elevating apparatus is a levered system which positively loads and elevates golf balls above the platform. The golf ball delivery apparatus includes a golf ball magazine including a gate trap assembly adapted to deliver golf balls to a delivery chute while preventing jamming of the golf balls.
Claims11
A gate trap assembly, comprising:
- (a) a housing comprising means for completing a golf ball passage between a golf ball magazine and a golf ball delivery chute;
- (b) at least one finger member pivotally mounted in said housing;
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- (c) biasing means forcing said finger member into the golf ball passage defined by said housing whenever the housing is disengaged from the golf ball delivery chute.
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A golf ball teeing apparatus, comprising:
- a) a generally horizontal rotatable platform;
- b) means housed within said platform for positioning a golf ball from a first position to a second position;
- c) a golf ball dispenser for storing and delivering golf balls to said ball positioning means;
- d) a golf ball delivery chute fixedly attached to said platform and rotatable therewith, said delivery chute having a top portion adapted for engagement by said golf ball dispenser;
- e) brake means for stabilizing said platform in both lateral and rotational dimensions;
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- (f) means for adjusting the height of the golf ball tee.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.