Patent ID: 7166034

Claim:
A golf ball dispensing and teeing device comprising: ball receptacle means to retain a plurality of golf balls; ball release means to dispense one of said balls from said ball receptacle means, said ball release means comprising a release chute and a pivoting trigger member, said trigger member having an upper stop arm and a lower stop arm, whereby said upper stop arm and said lower stop arm extend into said release chute dependent on the position of said trigger member relative to said release chute, said lower stop arm comprising a drive shoulder; ball delivery means to deliver said one of said balls from said ball release means, said ball delivery means comprising a pivoting ball receiving track disposed beneath said release chute; and ball teeing means to deposit said one of said balls onto a tee; whereby upon release of said one of said balls from said release chute, said drive shoulder delivers force against said one of said balls and said ball receiving track to initiate pivoting of said ball delivery means such that said one of said balls rolls from said ball receiving track to said ball teeing means.