Robert E Fetterman

US Patent:

55992374, Feb 4, 1997

Filed:

Mar 19, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/617549

Inventors:

Robert F. Fetterman - Royersford PA
Robert E. Fetterman - Largo FL

International Classification:

A63B 6936

US Classification:

473137

Abstract:

A golf ball dispenser with pivotable teeing device which provides a convenient and automatic mechanism to position a golf ball on a tee allowing golfers to hit the ball with their golf club without bending over, the apparatus comprising: a planar base member with a rear edge and a front edge including a golf tee, a cross support being affixed across the base member and including first and second opposing vertical side walls, a block with an angled upper section being affixed to the cross support adjacent to the feed hole, a ball reservoir formed in an elongated hollow configuration with open upper and lower extents, the lower extent being slidably positioned over the rectangular block and coupled against the first vertical side wall by a bracket, the ball reservoir and the first vertical side wall having aligned feed holes, and a ball feed assembly including a retractable lever formed in a generally J-shaped configuration, a spring coupling the retractable lever to the base, a guide ramp including opposing rails formed contiguously with a ball placement ring, the retractable lever and guide ramp being pivotally coupled to the vertical side walls.