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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Westgate, Rochester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/30 (2006.01); A63B 45/02 (2006.01); A63B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 45/02 (2013.01); B41F 17/30 (2013.01); A63B 37/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding device includes a support mechanism configured to contact and hold the golf ball, a first motion device configured to move the golf ball and at least a portion of the support mechanism in a translational direction along an axis, a second motion device configured to move the golf ball and at least a portion of the support mechanism in a rotational direction around the axis, and a securing mechanism configured to produce a retaining force configured to hold the golf ball to the support mechanism.