US2525823A

US2525823A - Golf ball teeing device

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Publication number: US2525823A
Application number: US10509A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mozel Joe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-02-24
Filing date: 1948-02-24
Publication date: 1950-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1967-10-17

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2 Sheets-Sheet l J. MOZEL GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE O HL 2? INVENTOR. Joe MozeL BY;'

ATTORNEY Get. 17, 1950 FiledFeb. 214-, 194e oct.- 17, `195o Filed, Fiep. 24, 1948 J. MOZEL GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE 2 Sheeis-Sheet 2 2 JOE INVENTOR MOZEL ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE .loe Mozel, Portland, Oreg.

Application February 24, 1948, Serial No. 10,509

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to golf ball teeing devices and is particularly adapted to be applied to a machine such as disclosed in my pending application Serial Number 750,903 filed May 28, 1947 (now Patent No. 2,520,952, issued September 5, 1950), and of whichthis application is a continuation.,- in-part. y

The primary object of this invention is to feed one ball at a time into the golf ball tee lifting feature of my co-pending application.

I have found that unless one ball at a time is admitted into the lifting mechanism of my golf ball teeing device they will become jammed and give trouble due to the pressure of the balls coming down the chute leading to the golf ball teeing device.

With this present invention the same is timed to the lifting mechanism of the golf ball lifting arm of the above referred to pending application, so that as the ball lifting mechanism raises a ball tf deliver the same into a chute leading to the golf ball tee, I have provided in this invention a mechanism for permitting but one ball at a time to fall into the lifting mechanism andno other ball can drop into the lift until the same has completed a cycle of operation.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings, specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view'of my new and improved golf ball teeing device referred to in my (3o-pending application. This view` is taken looking directly into the entry of the ball lifting device. Y

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2--2 of Figure l, looking in the direction indicated, illustrating the ball being lifted by the lifting arm within the runway of the lifting device.

Figure 3 illustrates the lifting arm returning to starting position after lifting the ball up the runway and illustrating the cams of the ball stop mechanism revolved 180 degrees from that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail plan view of Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawings:

In the drawings the frame f my golf ball teeing device is indicated in general by numeral I having a golf ball tee 2 mounted to the stem 3 which in turn is mounted to the slide assembly 4 which is raised and lowered by the lever 5 which in turn is operated by a crank B'Xedly secured to the cross shaft T. This mechanism is fully described and covered in my co-pending applica tion above referred to. I merely describe the same briefly here in order to connect this application with said pending application.

Keyed to the shaft l, which is driven by a motor, not here shown, is the lifting arm 8 which revolves in the direction of the arrow, engaging the golf ball by its outer end 9 raising the golf ball ID around the runway II and depositing it on the chute I2 where it is delivered to the golf ball teeing chamber I3 which is directly over the tee 2 when the same is in lowered position.

My present invention consists of providing a double stop arrangement consisting of gates I4 and I5. These gates are slidably mounted vertically of the golf ball chute I6 through the openings or guideways Il. These gateshave slots I8 formed therein for guiding the 'same vertically n, nl

relative to the driving shaft 'I best illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Fixedlysecured to the shaft 'l' are cams I9 and 2U. These cams raise and lower the gates I I and I5 intimed relation to one an other by engaging the offset cam following arms 2| of the gates, raising and lowering the gates for releasing one ball at a timeifrom the chute IB."

I will now describe the operation of this ball feeding device. `Referring to Figure 2, there is a ball 22 located at the lower part of the runway II. Also in this figure it will be noted that the lifting arm 3 is lifting the ball Ill. The cam 2li is permitting the gate I 5 to rest in its lowered position holding the ball 23 rback and the cam IEB has raised the gate I4, which has permited the ball, 22 `to enter the feeding position 2li within the.A

runway I I. l

After the lifting arm 8 delivers the ball `It on the chute I2 the arm will continue to travel at which time the cam I9 will lower the gate lil and the cam 2D raise the gate I5 so that the :ball 23 will be permitted to enter the position as indicated in Figure 3 against the stop gate it, preventing the same from entering the starting position 24 as there is already a ball 22 in this position.

The lifting arm normally will stop at the point indicated in Figures 1 and 2. When the ball resting on the golf ball tee 2 is removed the mechanism not here shown will start the drive of shaft I and the lifting armlB, completing another cycle of operation, namely the lifting arm picking up the ball 22 carrying it up around the runway II raising the gate I4, permitting the ball 23 to enter the starting position 2li, holding the ball 25 from passing the gate I5 which will hold the same, repeating the operation above described.

I have provided a switch 5i? for shutting off the power supply to the machine and to indicate when there are no balls in the chute I6. Referring to Figure 2, the ball 23 is resting on the platform 5l which is pivotally supported `at by the arm 53 which extends to the switch 5d closing the same when there is a ball on the platform, and opening the said switch when there is no ball on the said platform.

I have not attempted to illustrate in detail the detail of mechanism contained within my copending application, only so far as to connect my present invention thereto, which consists in adding the cams i9 and 26 together with their respective gates isi and I5 in line with the golf ball chute It and operating them in timed relation to the operation of the golf ball teeing mechanism.

What I claim, as new, is:

1. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination of a ball playing station, a ball loading station, a tee, means supporting said tee for movement between a loading position to receive a ball at said loading station and a teeing position at said playing station, a ball feeding station belo-w said loading station, a driven shaft, a ball feeding arm fixed to said shaft for revolving to feed a ball from said feeding station to said loading station through each complete revolution thereof, means including said shaft for revolving said feeding arm and moving said tee in timed relation to feed a ball from said feeding station to tee up said ball at the playing` station, a chute for directing balls successively to said feeding station, a pair of cams on said shaft above said chute, a pair of gates having lateral extensions at their top and respectively riding on said cams with said gates spaced the diameter of a ball and freely i' depending transversely of said chute with said Cams operative for alternately raising and lowern ing them from and into said chute in timed relation with Said arm to supply one :ball at a time to said feeding station after the preceding ball has been removed from said feeding station by said `arm and before said arm completes its cycle, and. vertical slots in said gates and surrounding said shaft to guide said gates in their movement.

2. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination including said shaft for revolving said feeding arm and moving said tee in timed relation to feed a ball from said feeding station to tee up said ball at the playing station, a chute for directing balls successively to said feeding station, a pair of gates spaced the diameter of a ball and guided by said shaft to depend transversely of said chute, cams on said shaft supporting said gates for alternately raising and lowering them from and into said ehute in timed relation with said arm to supply1 one ball at a time to said feeding station after the preceding ball has been removed from said feeding station by said arm and before said arm completes its cycle, a switch for controlling the drive of said shaft and the operation of said gates, and a switch control member movably mounted in said chute in front of the first of said gates and responsive to the weight of a ball-for operating said switch.

3. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination of a ball playing station, a ball loading station, a tee, means supporting said tee for movement between a loading position to receive a ball at said loading station and a teeing position at said playing station, a chute for directing balls successive-- ly to be fed to said loading station, a pair of gates which are spaced substantially the diameter of a ball and are movably mounted above said chute for movement transversely into said chute, a pair of cams mounted above the chute and respectively operative for alternately raising said gates from said chute to supply one ball at a time, said gates being freely suspended from said cams and having a lost motion connection therewith to permit the lowering of said gates by gravity only and to preclude driving pressure on said gates when they are lowered that would damage a ball that might be under one of the gates.

` JOE MOZEL.

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