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Golf ball feeder for use in golf practice court

  • US 6,174,243 B1
  • Filed: 06/23/1999
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A golf ball feeder comprising:

  • a hopper for storing a plurality of golf balls therein, the hopper having an opening;

    a guide chute positioned below the hopper to receive the golf balls from the opening of the hopper, the golf balls flowing along the guide chute;

    an outlet chute connected to the guide chute to deliver the golf balls flowed from the guide chute to the outside;

    a stopper formed in a boundary region between the guide chute and the outlet chute to stop flowing of the golf balls;

    a golf ball lifting unit positioned below the stopper to free one of the golf balls from the stopper; and

    a tee up member hinged at an outlet side of the outlet chute to receive the golf ball from the outlet chute and put the golf ball on a tee;

    wherein the golf ball lifting unit comprises a rod capable of rotating by an external force, a pushing member fixed to the rod to be rotated with the rod as a single unit, and a lift dynamically connected to the pushing member to be elevated by the rotation of the pushing member and to free the golf ball from the stopper.

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