US20110065521A1 - Golf Ball Dispenser - Google Patents
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Abstract
A golf ball dispenser includes a golf ball storage container and associated placement means for reception of a golf ball from the storage container and automatic placement of the golf ball on an associated tee for striking by a golfer. The golf ball storage container comprises a removable golf ball magazine which is demountably engagable with the placement means.
Description
- The present application claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/EP2009/055950 filed 15 May 2009, which in turn claims priority to Irish Patent Application No. S2008/0387 filed 16 May 2008, said applications being incorporated in their entirety herein by reference thereto
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates to a golf ball dispenser for the automatic placement of golf balls onto a tee for practice striking of the golf balls.
- 2. Background
- Many such golf ball dispensers and automatic teeing devices have been proposed previously for use in golf ranges and the like.
- The invention is particularly concerned with a golf ball dispenser of the type described in EP-A-0676979 having a golf ball storage container and associated placement means for reception of a golf ball from the storage container and placement of the golf ball on an associated tee.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved golf ball dispenser of simple construction which is reliable in operation and relatively cheap to manufacture.
- According to the invention, there is provided a golf ball dispenser including a golf ball storage container and associated placement means for reception of a golf ball from the storage container and placement of the golf ball on an associated tee, characterized in that the golf ball storage container comprises a removable golf ball magazine which is demountably engagable with the placement means. Thus advantageously, the golf ball storage container can be removed from the dispenser to facilitate loading golf balls in the golf ball storage container.
- In one embodiment of the invention, the golf ball magazine comprises a receptacle having a ball outlet with a ball retainer mounted at the outlet movable between an open position and a closed position, in the open position a golf ball being movable through the outlet and in the closed position the ball retainer preventing movement of the golf ball through the outlet.
- Conveniently the ball retainer is biased into a closed ball-retaining position.
- In another embodiment the ball retainer is engagable and movable into the open position by a golf ball during movement of a golf ball through the outlet into the receptacle for loading the receptacle.
- In a further embodiment the receptacle is an elongate tube having the ball retainer mounted at a lower outlet end of the tube.
- In another embodiment the ball retainer comprises at least one stop finger hingedly mounted at the outlet, each stop finger being hingedly movable between the open position which allows passage of a golf ball through the opening and the closed position projecting into the opening to block passage of a golf ball through the opening.
- In a preferred embodiment, a pair of stop fingers are provided disposed at opposite sides of the opening.
- In another embodiment, the or each stop finger is biased into a closed position by means of an elastic band which is engaged therewith.
- In a further embodiment, the outlet of the golf ball magazine is demountably engagable with an inlet of a ball feed chute of the placement means, said inlet of the feed chute engagable within the outlet to urge the ball retainer into the open position.
- In another embodiment an internal diameter of the container is in the range of 5% to 10% greater than an outside diameter of a golf ball.
- In another embodiment the internal diameter of the container is 7.6% greater than the outside diameter of a golf ball.
- In another embodiment the feed chute has a cranked ramp having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end being angled upwardly of the outlet end at an angle in the range of 20° to 30°.
- In another embodiment the inlet end is angled upwardly of the outlet end of the ramp at an angle of 25°.
- In another embodiment the outlet end of the ramp is angled at between 7° and 15° to the horizontal.
- In another embodiment the outlet end of the ramp is angled at 10° to the horizontal.
- In another embodiment a leading ball retaining arm is mounted across an outlet of the chute, said retaining arm being engagable and movable from a ball engaging position into a disengaged position by the carriage when the carriage is in a raised position for releasing a leading golf ball on the chute onto a placement arm of the placement means.
- In another embodiment the ball retaining arm is pivotally mounted on a support for movement between the ball engaging position and the disengaged position.
- In another embodiment the ball retaining arm is pivotally mounted on the chute.
- In another embodiment the arm is inclined downwardly from the pivoting inner end of the arm so that an outer end of the arm engages a leading golf ball below the pivot when the arm is in a lowered position.
- In another embodiment the arm is inclined downwardly at an angle of 6° to the horizontal.
- In another embodiment when the arm is in the lowered position the pivoting inner end of the arm is located above a centre of a golf ball engaged with the outer end of the arm.
- In another embodiment, the placement means includes the feed chute, a placement arm having an inner end and an outer end below the inner end, said placement arm being mounted on a carriage, the carriage having rollers engagable with associated upright rails for vertical movement of the carriage on the rails by drive means between a raised loading position in which the inner end of the placement arm is aligned with an outlet of the feed chute for reception of a golf ball therefrom, through an intermediate position for placement of a golf ball supported at the outer end of the placement arm on the tee, and a lowered inoperative stored position spaced below a top of the tee.
- In another aspect the invention provides a golf ball dispenser as previously described in combination with a mat, said mat having a slot for reception of the placement arm of the placement means when it is in a lowered position.
- In another embodiment the mat has three
composite layers - In another embodiment the combination further includes a target net for reception of golf balls struck from the tee.
- The invention will be more clearly understood by the following description of some embodiments thereof, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf ball dispenser according to the invention. -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing portion of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 3 is another enlarged detail perspective view of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the golf ball dispenser with an outer cover of the dispenser removed. -
FIG. 6 is a detail elevational view showing portion of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 7 is a detail sectional elevational view of the golf ball dispenser portion shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is a detail perspective view showing portion of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view of a mat of the dispenser. -
FIG. 10 is a detail perspective partially cut-away view of the golf ball dispenser. -
FIG. 11 is an enlarged detail view showing a golf ball feed chute of the dispenser. -
FIG. 12 is a view similar toFIG. 10 showing the dispenser in another position of use. -
FIG. 13 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing portion of the dispenser. -
FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional elevational view of a golf ball storage container forming portion of the dispenser. -
FIG. 15 is a side sectional elevational view of the dispenser. -
FIG. 16 is an elevational view of a target net for use with the dispenser. - Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated a golf ball dispenser according to the invention indicated generally by the reference numeral 1. The dispenser 1 has a golf
ball storage container 2 and an associated placement means 3 for reception of agolf ball 4 from thestorage container 2 and placement of thegolf ball 4 on an associatedtee 5. The placement means 3 comprises ahousing 6 within which is mounted aplacement mechanism 7 which is operable for delivery ofindividual golf balls 4 from thestorage container 2 along aplacement arm 8 which is vertically movable for placement of thegolf ball 4 on thetee 5. The golfball storage container 2 comprises a removable golf ball magazine which is demountably engagable with the placement means 3. - The
storage container 2 comprises an elongate tubular container of clear plastics material having aremovable cap 10 at the top and aball retainer 11 mounted at a lower end of thestorage container 2 which has aball outlet 12. Theball retainer 11 is best seen inFIG. 7 . Theball retainer 11 has a generallytubular body 14 with a throughbore 15 sized to allow through-passage of golf balls. Anannular flange 16 is provided within thebore 15. A top surface of theflange 16 forms a land against which a lower end of the tubular body forming thestorage container 2 engages. An underside of thisflange 16 is engaged by an upper end of a feed chute 17 (seeFIG. 5 ) for demountably securing the golfball storage container 2 on theplacement mechanism 7. A pair ofstop fingers 18 are hingedly mounted at a lower end of thebody 14 on asteel ring 19 and project inwardly into thebore 15 through complementary openings in the side wall of thebody 14 to prevent through-passage of a golf ball. Anelastic band 22 biases thestop fingers 18 into the closed position shown inFIG. 7 . Each of thestop fingers 18 can pivot outwardly about thepivots 19 againstelastic band 22 bias to allow through-passage of a golf ball 4 (seeFIG. 14 ). When theball retainer 11 is engaged with thefeed chute 17, thefeed chute 17 pushes thestop fingers 18 outwardly into the open position to allow free passage ofgolf balls 4 from thestorage container 2 through thefeed chute 17 to theplacement mechanism 7. Anupper end 24 of theball retainer body 14 engages with an associated taperedopening 25 at a top of thehousing 6 to hold thestorage container 2 firmly in place when mounted on the placement means 3. - When all the
golf balls 4 have been discharged from thestorage container 2, thestorage container 2 withball retainer 11 attached at the lower end thereof is removed from thehousing 6. Thestop fingers 18 are snapped inwardly into the closed position by theelastic band 22. Thestorage container 2 can then be used to pick upgolf balls 4 from the ground (see Hg. 14). Theball retainer 11 is simply pushed down over thegolf ball 4 which pushes thestop fingers 18 outwardly againstelastic band 22 bias and then the golf ball moves into thestorage container 2. As soon as thegolf ball 4 passes thestop fingers 18 they are snapped back inwardly into the closed position by theelastic band 22 to retaingolf balls 4 within thestorage container 2. It will be noted that the internal diameter D of thecontainer 2 is 7.6% greater than the outside diameter of a golf ball. - The
placement mechanism 7 is best seen inFIG. 5 . This comprises abase 30. Avibrator bar 31 extends outwardly from thebase 30. Thetee 5 is mounted at an outer end of thevibrator bar 31. Avibration sensor 32 is mounted at an inner end of thevibrator bar 31. Asupport frame 35 is upstanding on thebase 30. Thesupport frame 35 includes a pair of spaced-apartvertical rails 36. Acarriage 37 is vertically movable on therails 36 by means ofrollers 38 which engage therails 36. A drive mechanism is operable to move thecarriage 37 vertically on therails 36 for placement of agolf ball 4 on thetee 5. - The
grass mat 41 is a composite construction of rubber, polyurethane, yarn and nylon proportioned in a particular elongation and thickness ratio (FIG. 9 ) which provides damping for thevibration arm 31 and therefore helps with thesensitivity adjustment 50 of theball placement mechanism 3. Themat 41 has threecomposite layers mat 41 as well as reducing the reaction force when the club strikes the surface therefore reducing joint strain for the user. - It will be noted also that an internal diameter of an
inlet 59 of thechute 17 is also 7.6% greater than the outside diameter of a golf ball. Thefeed chute 17 has a crankedramp 60 having aninlet end 61 and anoutlet end 62. Theinlet end 61 is angled upwardly of theoutlet end 62 at an angle of 25° as shown inFIG. 11 . Also, it will be noted fromFIG. 12 that the outlet end 62 of theramp 60 is angled at 10° to the horizontal. This arrangement stops the golf balls from binding or sticking together and ensures a smooth flow of golf balls through thechute 17. - A retaining
arm 65 is engagable with a leadinggolf ball 69. This retainingarm 65 is generally C-shaped having aninner end 67 which is pivotally mounted on thechute 17 and anouter end 68 which extends across theoutlet 66 to retain a leadinggolf ball 69 at theoutlet 66 ready for release. Theouter end 68 engages the leading golf ball just below the equator as shown inFIG. 15 . As thecarriage 37 is moved upwardly arelease finger 70 engages and lifts thearm 65 againstspring 73 bias as shown inFIG. 13 to release the leadinggolf ball 69 onto thearm 8. Thespring 73 extends between thearm 65 and alug 74 on theframe 35. It will be noted also that asecondary ball retainer 72 mounted on thecarriage 37 has a pair of upstanding arms which position between the leadinggolf ball 69 and the next golf ball to retain the remaining golf balls on thechute 17 when thecarriage 37 is moved into the raised position so only the leading ball is released onto thearm 8. Amotor 76 is operable to raise and lower thecarriage 37. Power for themotor 76 is provided by abattery 77. Amicro switch 55 senses movement of the golf balls along thechute 17. Acontrol board 57 is housed within thebase 30. - Referring to
FIG. 15 it will be noted that theball retaining arm 65 is inclined downwardly between theinner end 67, which forms a pivot, and theouter end 68 which engages the leadinggolf ball 69 when thearm 65 in the lowered ball retaining position. The inclination is about 6° to the horizontal. It will also be noted that in this position, the inner end 67 (i.e. the pivot) is located above acentre 80 of the leadinggolf ball 69 at the outlet end of thechute 17 by a distance of about 12.5 mm. -
FIG. 16 shows atarget net 90 for use with the dispenser comprising acollapsible frame 91 supportingnetting 92. In use a golfer hits golf balls from thetee 5 into thetarget net 90. - In use, the
storage container 2 forms a magazine ofgolf balls 4 which is mounted on thefeed chute 17 of theplacement mechanism 7. Theplacement mechanism 7 is operable to roll a first golf ball along theplacement arm 8 to an outer end of theplacement arm 8 for placement on thetee 5. Theplacement arm 8 is movable downwardly by moving thecarriage 37 downwardly on therails 36 to position thegolf ball 4 on thetee 5 and move thearm 8 downwardly out of the way into a lowered position. In the lowered position thearm 8 is housed within acomplementary slot 40 in a mat 41 (seeFIG. 1 ), thetee 5 projecting upwardly of themat 41. The golfer strikes thegolf ball 4 on thetee 5. This causes thetee 5 and thevibrator bar 31 to vibrate, this vibration being detected by thevibration sensor 32. This activates theplacement mechanism 7 to raise theplacement arm 8 for reception of anothergolf ball 4 from thestorage container 2, delivered along thechute 17 for placement on thetee 5. This cycle can be repeated until all thegolf balls 4 are discharged from thestorage container 2. Then thestorage container 2 can be removed from theplacement mechanism 7 and used to pick up all thegolf balls 4. After reengaging thestorage container 2 with theplacement mechanism 7, the recoveredgolf balls 4 can then be individually placed on thetee 5 again by the dispenser for further practice. - The sensitivity of the vibration sensor is adjustable via a
control switch 50 on thehousing 6 to accommodate the different surfaces on which the golf ball dispenser 1 is mounted in use. - In this specification, the terms “comprise”, “comprises”, “comprised” and “comprising” and the terms “include”, “includes”, “included” and “including” are deemed totally interchangeable and should be afforded the widest possible interpretation.
- The invention is not limited to the embodiments hereinbefore described which may be varied in both construction and detail within the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A golf ball dispenser including a golf ball storage container and associated placement means for reception of a golf ball from the storage container and placement of the golf ball on an associated tee characterised in that the golf ball storage container comprises a removable golf ball magazine which is demountably engagable with the placement means.
2. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the golf ball magazine comprises a receptacle having a ball outlet with a ball retainer mounted at the outlet movable between an open position and a closed position, in the open position a golf ball being movable through the outlet and in the closed position the ball retainer preventing movement of the golf ball through the outlet.
3. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the ball retainer is biased into a closed ball-retaining position.
4. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the ball retainer is engagable and movable into the open position by a golf ball during movement of a golf ball through the outlet into the receptacle for loading the receptacle.
5. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the receptacle is an elongate tube having the ball retainer mounted at a lower outlet end of the tube.
6. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the ball retainer comprises at least one stop finger hingedly mounted at the outlet, each stop finger being hingedly movable between the open position which allows passage of a golf ball through the opening and the closed position projecting into the opening to block passage of a golf ball through the opening.
7. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a pair of stop fingers are provided disposed at opposite sides of the opening.
8. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the or each stop finger is biased into a closed position by means of an elastic band which is engaged therewith.
9. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the golf ball magazine is demountably engagable with an inlet of a ball feed chute of the placement means, said inlet of the feed chute engagable within the outlet to urge the ball retainer into the open position.
10. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an internal diameter of the container is in the range of 5% to 10% greater than an outside diameter of a golf ball.
11. (canceled)
12. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the feed chute has a cranked ramp having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end being angled upwardly of the outlet end at an angle in the range of 20° to 30°.
13. (canceled)
14. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the outlet end of the ramp is angled at between 7° and 15° to the horizontal.
15. (canceled)
16. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a leading ball retaining arm is mounted across an outlet of the chute, said retaining arm being engagable and movable from a ball engaging position into a disengaged position by the carriage when the carriage is in a raised position for releasing a leading golf ball on the chute onto a placement arm of the placement means.
17. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the ball retaining arm is pivotally mounted on a support for movement between the ball engaging position and the disengaged position.
18. (canceled)
19. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the arm is inclined downwardly from the pivoting inner end of the arm so that an outer end of the arm engages a leading golf ball below the pivot when the arm is in a lowered position.
20. (canceled)
21. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 19 , wherein when the arm is in the lowered position the pivoting inner end of the arm is located above a centre of a golf ball engaged with the outer end of the arm.
22. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the placement means includes the feed chute, a placement arm having an inner end and an outer end below said inner end, said placement arm being mounted on a carriage, the carriage having rollers engagable with associated upright rails for vertical movement of the carriage on the rails by drive means between a raised loading position in which the inner end of the placement arm is aligned with an outlet of the feed chute for reception of a golf ball therefrom, through an intermediate position for placement of a golf ball supported at the outer end of the placement arm on the tee, and a lowered inoperative stored position spaced below a top of the tee.
23. The golf ball dispenser as claimed in claim 1 in combination with a mat, said mat having a slot for reception of the placement arm of the placement means when it is in a lowered position.
24. The combination as claimed in claim 23 wherein the mat has three composite layers which are proportioned in height as follows 51:52:53=7.5:1.0:5.0 and the elongation ratios are proportioned as follows 51:52:53=3.79:1.16:1.00.
25. The combination as claimed in claim 23 , further including a target net for reception of golf balls struck from the tee.
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