Patent ID: 6368229
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball delivery system comprising:(a) a first cylindrical tube having a diameter sufficient to accommodate a golf ball, the cylindrical tube mounted in a substantially vertical direction over a means for retaining multiple golf balls; (b) a source of blown air to push the golf balls upwardly into the substantially vertical tube from the means for retaining multiple golf balls; (c) the source of blown air generating sufficient air pressure to lift a golf ball in the substantially vertical tube to a topmost apex from which the golf ball thereafter falls by gravity into a first end of a second cylindrical tube positioned at a slight incline to a surface below the second cylindrical tube; (d) a second end of the second cylindrical tube leading to a golf ball diverter, the diverter directing the golf ball in response to an electromagnetic signal to one of two or more golf ball dispensers located in a golf practice area and from which golfers can obtain practice golf balls.