Golf ball tee-up device

A device for placing a golf ball on a tee comprising:

• a base including a ground engaging portion;
• a housing movably fitted to said base and being movable relative to said base through a range of movement, between a first position and a second position, thereby defining a stroke;
• means for holding the golf ball within said housing;
• means for moving the tee to a loaded position for receipt of the golf ball thereon during a first portion of said stroke;
• means for releasing the golf ball from said housing and onto the tee during a second portion of said stroke;
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• means for driving the tee with the golf ball supported thereon, into the ground, so that the golf ball is supported on the tee in spaced relation above the ground.

A golf ball tee-up device comprising:

• a base including a ground engaging portion surrounding an open bottom, a hopper for holding a plurality of golf tees, and a vertical channel extending through a top of said base and communicating with said open bottom;
• an elongate body movably fitted to said base and including a multi-sided wall structure surrounding an elongate chamber defining a ball silo, said ball silo being structured and disposed for containing a plurality of golf balls in a vertically aligned array along a vertical longitudinal axis extending through said ball silo, and said elongate body being movable relative to said base through a range of vertical movement defining a stroke, between a first relaxed position and a second stopped position;
• said elongate body further including:
• a lower end zone slidably received and captivated within said vertical channel of said base;
• a central zone normally spaced above said base;
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• an upper zone including means for depositing golf balls into said ball silo and handle means for applying a downward force to said elongate body to move said body through said stroke from said first position to said second position;
• stop means for stopping movement of said elongate body at a bottom of said stroke, defining said second position and including stroke adjustment means for adjusting said range of movement of said elongate body through said stroke, between said first position and said second position;
• biasing means for urging said elongate body from said second position to said first position;
• means for delivering individual ones of said plurality of tees from said hopper to a loaded position in upright axial alignment with said vertical longitudinal axis below a lowermost one of said plurality of golf balls in said ball silo upon downward movement of said elongate body from said first position towards said second position;
• timing means for individually releasing said lowermost golf ball from said distal end of said silo and onto said axially aligned tee there below, and said timing means including pressure application means for applying a downward force on said golf ball and said axially aligned tee to thereby drive said tee into the ground with said golf ball positioned and held thereon, as said stroke is continued through to said second position;
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• said timing means being further structured to move said plurality of golf balls downwardly in said ball silo upon said biasing means urging said elongate body towards said first position to thereby move a next successive lowermost golf ball in said silo into position for subsequent release from said distal end of said ball silo during a next successive stroke.