Patent ID: 7704165
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball support comprising: a lower part including a base constructed to be maintained on a substrate, and an upper part above the substrate, said upper part comprising on an upper end defining a receiving surface for a golf ball and a reduced diameter section forming a bending zone with a diameter that is less than a diameter of said lower part, wherein said bending zone allows the support to bend when contacted by a golf club; a return protrusion attached to said upper part and configured for preventing the golf ball from falling off said upper part and for guiding the golf ball onto said receiving surface when the golf ball is placed in position by a golf ball dispenser, said protrusion being an arcuate solid, aperture-free surface extending upwardly from at least one side of said upper part, said protrusion deviating obliquely from said receiving surface and configured relative to said receiving surface such that when the golf ball is in the rest position on the receiving surface, said protrusion and the ball are separated from one another.