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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1985
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1982
John J McGlew, Tuxedo Park, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
A golf ball ejection device for use with a golf course hole liner comprising a golf ball support which is adapted to be positioned in the liner and which will move upwardly to eject the ball out of the liner hole after it is driven into the hole by a golfer. In one embodiment, the ball is received on a support plate which is sloped so that the ball moves downwardly from the center toward a peripheral wall of the liner. In another embodiment, the liner is provided with a guideway along which the ball travels to a lowermost point in the liner when it is driven into the hole by a golfer. Upon arrival at the lowermost point, it enters on a support plate and moves a trigger to cause the support plate to be moved upwardly rapidly and propel the ball out of the liner. When a ball is driven into the hole of the liner, it moves down the plate against the trigger mechanism to release the plate and to cause the plate to move upwardly and deposit the ball on the green. With all of the devices, an indicator or flag is advantageously provided which will be actuated by the entrance of the ball to show that a ball has, in fact, been driven into the hole.