Patent ID: 6672969
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An automatic mechanical golf ball feed apparatus comprising:a hopper for housing a plurality of golf balls; a gravity driven delivery arm including a counterweight end and a ball delivery end, said gravity driven delivery arm rotatably movable between a loaded position and a delivery position; a delivery chamber positioned on said ball delivery end of said gravity driven delivery arm, said delivery chamber for delivering one of said plurality of golf balls from said hopper to a golf tee, said gravity driven delivery arm biased towards said delivery position when one of said plurality of golf balls is present in said delivery chamber and biased towards said loaded position when said delivery chamber is empty; a baseline pivot arm including a tee end with said golf tee and a lock end, said baseline pivot arm movable between a ball weighted position and a ball free position, said baseline pivot arm biased towards said ball weighted position when one of said plurality of golf balls is positioned on said golf tee and biased towards said ball free position when one of said plurality of golf balls is absent from said golf tee; wherein said lock end engages said gravity driven delivery arm when said baseline pivot arm is in the ball weighted position to prevent movement of said gravity driven delivery arm; and wherein said lock end disengages said gravity driven delivery arm when said baseline pivot arm is in the ball free position such that said delivery chamber delivers one of said plurality of golf balls from said hopper to said golf tee.