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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1991
Richard H Provost, Brimfield, MA (US);
Robert P Luben, Granby, CT (US);
Lisco, Inc., , DE (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to automatically orient golf balls for milling comprising a plurality of aligned cups. Each cup has a generally hemispherical recess to receive a golf ball. A first component is provided to move the golf balls from cup to cup. A second component is provided to detect the height of the golf ball in the cup as a function of whether excess circumferential material is in the cup or resting on the upper surface of the cup. A third component is provided to initiate blasts of air when excess material is in the recess. A fourth component is provided to terminate the blasts of air at subsequent cups if there is no excess material in the recess.