| 摘要 |
An automatic mechanical golf ball feed apparatus 10 is provided, including a hopper 12 for housing a plurality of golf balls 14, and a gravity driven delivery arm 18 including a counterweight end 22 and a ball delivery end 20, the gravity driven delivery arm 18 being rotatably movable between a loaded position 28 and a delivery position 30. The present invention further includes a chute 16 in communication with the hopper 12 and receiving the plurality of golf balls 14 from the chute 16. An impact gate 52 is positioned between the chute 16 and said gravity driven delivery arm 18, the impact gate 52 including a ball restraint pivot element 80 having a weight biased end 82. The impact gate 52 is rotatable between a gate closed position 84, wherein the plurality of golf balls 14 are restrained from exiting the hopper 12, and a gate open position 86 wherein one of the golf balls 14 is allowed to exit the hopper 12.
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