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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
Karl Schmidt, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Ralph Marshall, Saratosa, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automatic golf ball dispensing device includes a base, motor, drive link, slide arm, pivot arm, control circuit, dispenser cover, and handle. The base preferably includes two pivot feet on a first end and an adjustable foot on a second end thereof. One end of a drive arm is connected to the shaft of the motor. The other end of the drive arm is pivotally attached to a first end of the drive link. A second end of the drive link is pivotally attached to a second end of the slide arm. The slide arm is slidably attached to a top of the base. A ball stop is formed on a first end of the slide arm and a notch is formed under the ball stop. A first end of the pivot arm is sized to fit under the notch such that the pivot arm is level relative to the top of the base. A ball support extends from a first end of the pivot arm. A bottom of the dispenser cover is attached to a top of the base. A dispensing cavity is formed in the dispenser cover to retain a plurality of golf balls and align the golf balls to be dropped into the ball support. The handle is pivotally attached to a top of the dispenser cover. A control circuit offers three modes of automatic operation.