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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A. Tygar, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Stanley E. Chrapowicki, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Eric S. Blasic, High Bridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
United States Golf Association, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/700 ;
Abstract
The golf ball launching device employs an annular ring for mounting a golf ball within a barrel of the launching device upstream of a hinged cover through which the ball is mounted in the barrel. A blast of air from one end of the barrel propels the ball off the ring at a consistent velocity.