摘要 |
An automatic golf ball teeing apparatus having a hollow golf ball conveying arm which is pivotal at one of its ends about an axis between a first golf ball receiving position and a second golf ball depositing position. When the arm is in the first position a ball is received at one end of the arm and when the arm is pivoted to the second position the ball will roll to the other end of the arm to be deposited on a tee. A mechanism is provided for pivoting the arm between the first and second positions. The mechanism includes a crank and an extensible rod connecting the crank to the arm and a member for rotating the crank. When the arm is pivoted to the second position it is engaged by a stop, however, the extensible rod will permit the crank to continue to turn for a predetermined distance and after the distance has been traveled by the crank the arm begins to return to the first position. During the time between the instance the arm engages the stop and the crank travels the predetermined distance the ball is permitted to roll by gravity from the ball receiving end to the ball depositing end of the arm and is depositedon a tee through an opening in the arm.
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