Patent ID: 6585603
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball teeing device comprising:a ball supply path configured to direct a stream of golf balls to a ball outlet position; a hopper positioned to gravity feed golf balls to said supply path; a jogger positioned with respect to said hopper and said supply path to selectively strike said golf balls contained within said hopper so as to reposition at least a Portion of said golf balls contained within said hopper, said jogger being a solenoid driven member that is located to strike said golf balls in an area proximate to a junction of said hopper and said supply path; a one-piece singulation arm having a ball-receiving region linked to said supply path and having a ball-seating region and a ramp region that extends from said ball-receiving region to said ball-seating region, said singulation arm having a delivery position and a rest position, said ball-seating region being configured to inhibit horizontal movement of a ball in any direction when said singulation arm is in said delivery position, said singulation arm having a unitary construction; a drive assembly configured to automatically manipulate said singulation arm to move between said delivery position and said reset position.