Patent ID: 6179719
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball dispenser, comprising:a funnel positioned for receiving golf balls which are poured in;a sloped track with an upper end connected to an aperture on a bottom of said funnel for receiving said balls falling through said aperture;a lever arm with an inner end connected to a lower end of said track for receiving said balls from said track, a distal end of said lever arm being pivotable between a raised position and a lowered position, said lever arm for delivering said balls to a ground when pivoted to said lowered position;a movable agitator positioned adjacent said aperture on said funnel and connected to said lever arm for agitating said balls into said aperture whenever said lever arm is operated;a hump positioned at an intermediate point along said track for stopping said balls before said balls reach said lever arm; anda ratcheting tab with a proximal end hinged to said inner end of said lever arm, and a movable distal end positioned below said hump in said track, wherein when said lever arm is lowered, said distal end of said ratcheting tab is raised for lifting one of said golf balls on said track over said hump and onto a lower portion of said track for delivery to said inner end of said lever arm.