Patent ID: 6739477
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of golf balls, comprising:a handle portion, the handle portion having a top wall, a recess extending upward into the top wall, and a trigger positioned substantially within the recess; a cylindrical tube extending downward from the handle portion, the tube having a top end, an open bottom end, a front side, and an interior volume for holding the golf balls; a dispensing portion, the dispensing portion positioned at the bottom end of the cylindrical tube, opposite the handle portion, said dispensing portion comprising a stopper having a stopper shaft and a wedge, the wedge having a flat top edge, and an inclined bottom edge, the stopper selectively interrupting travel of the balls into and out of the open bottom end; and a rod, the rod having a top end, a bottom end wider than the top end, and a keyhole extending transversely through the bottom end, wherein the top end of the rod is in communication with the trigger of the handle portion, and the keyhole in the bottom end is in communication with the stopper of the dispensing portion, movement of the rod being selectively controlled by depression of the trigger in the handle portion, to retreat the stopper away from the tube interior to allow the balls to be dispensed.