US2008234061A1PendingUtilityA1

Golf ball teeing system

Assignee: LUNA ANTONIO ALBESAPriority: Mar 19, 2007Filed: Mar 19, 2007Published: Sep 25, 2008
Est. expiryMar 19, 2027(~0.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Antonio Luna
A63B 57/0006A63B 47/002
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Abstract

A golf ball teeing system which comprises of a golf tray for holding a plurality of golf balls, a teeing mechanism, a means for guiding the golf balls on the golf tray onto the teeing mechanism, and a separate means for fetching the golf balls on the golf tray onto a mat or ground without going through the teeing mechanism. The golf ball teeing machine allows golfers to cherry pick the golf balls to suit their clubs in use. It also allows golfers to easily move golf balls on the golf tray on a mat or ground with the use of their clubs.

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1 . A golf ball teeing machine comprising of:
 a) a golf tray generally having a flat horizontal surface, said golf tray having a means for holding a plurality of golf balls,   b) a guidance means for allowing said golf balls to be guided and led into a teeing mechanism,   c) said teeing mechanism having a means for teeing up said golf balls into a tee, and   d) a separate fetch means for allowing said golf balls to be moved from the said golf tray to a mat or ground without going through the said teeing mechanism.   
   
   
       2 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 1  wherein said golf tray, said fetch means, and said guidance means being combined forming a single one-piece unit, said teeing mechanism adjoining next to the said guidance means. 
   
   
       3 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 1  wherein the said guidance means and said fetch means are combined forming a single one-piece unit, said golf tray being a separate unit, said teeing mechanism adjoining next to the said guidance means. 
   
   
       4 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 1  having a means for securing said golf ball teeing machine onto the said mat or ground. 
   
   
       5 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 3  wherein said guidance means and said fetch means comprising of a teeing channel, said teeing channel being recessed, said teeing channel having means for horizontally guiding a golf ball, said teeing channel allowing said golf ball to roll with the aid of a golf club, said guidance means additionally comprising of a teeing ramp, ball catch, and curved ramp, said teeing channel transitioning into the said teeing ramp, said teeing ramp having a means for guiding said golf ball and inclined at an angle, said golf ball rolling up the said teeing ramp and elevating said golf ball above the said teeing channel with the aid of the said golf club, top of the said teeing ramp transitioning into a ball catch, said ball catch having positioned at an angle to the said teeing ramp, said ball catch providing a means for receiving and stabilizing the said golf ball as the said golf ball falls onto the said ball catch, said ball catch having means to downwardly guide and roll the said golf ball to a curved ramp, said curved ramp having a recessed shape and a means for containing and holding a horizontal tee and keeping said horizontal tee secured to the end of the said curved ramp, said horizontal tee remaining secured to the end of the said curved ramp after a golf swing, the said horizontal tee having an elongated shape and having a means for receiving and guiding the said golf ball coming from the end of the said curved ramp said horizontal tee routing and guiding the said golf ball along the top of the said horizontal tee toward a tee head, said tee head having a means for retaining and holding said golf ball above a ground or mat, said horizontal tee having made of elastic material such that said tee having ability to spring back to its previous shape after a golf club swing, said fetch means having said teeing channel bridging the said golf tray and said mat or ground and having the said plurality of golf balls be moved from the said golf tray, across the said teeing channel, and onto the top of a mat or ground with the aid of the said golf club. 
   
   
       6 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein said golf tray having an elevated tray top, wherein golf tray having a means for routing and controlling said plurality of golf balls for teeing operation, said guidance means comprising of a backside sloping channels, side sloping channels, ball release mechanism, and ball catch, said backside sloping channels having a recessed shape and sloping to the right and left, said golf balls rolling and lining up sideways along the said backside sloping channels, said ball release mechanism located at the end of the said backside sloping channels wherein upon pressing said ball release mechanism with a golf club a golf ball is released and rolls forward and toward the said teeing mechanism, said golf ball dropping on top of said ball catch, said ball catch receiving and stabilizing said golf ball and re-routing said golf ball to the said curved ramp, said curved ramp having a recessed shape and receiving said golf ball and having means for containing and holding a horizontal tee and keeping said horizontal tee connected to the end of the said curved ramp after a golf swing, the said horizontal tee having an elongated shape and having a means for receiving and guiding the said golf ball coming from the end of the said curved ramp said horizontal tee routing and guiding the said golf ball along the top of the said horizontal tee toward a tee head, said tee head having a means for retaining and holding said golf ball above a ground or mat, said horizontal tee having made of elastic material such that said tee having ability to spring back to its previous shape after a golf club swing, said fetch means comprising of the said elevated tray top not having a retaining wall in the front for allowing the said plurality of golf balls sitting on said elevated tray top to be easily moved with the aid of the said golf club from the said elevated tray top to a mat or ground. 
   
   
       7 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein said golf tray having an elevated tray top, wherein golf tray having a means for routing and controlling said plurality of golf balls for teeing operation, said guidance means comprising of a backside sloping channels, side sloping channels, side sloping channels, and ball release mechanism, said golf tray having said backside sloping channels, said backside sloping channels having a recessed shaped and sloping to the right and left, said golf balls rolling and lining up sideways along the said backside sloping channels, said ball release mechanism located at the end of the said backside sloping channels wherein upon pressing said ball release mechanism with a golf club a golf ball is released and rolls forward and toward the said teeing mechanism, the said golf ball rolling down the said side sloping channel, the said side sloping channel stabilizing said golf ball and slowing down the speed of the said golf ball with the use of an optional conventional wooden tee placed across the said side sloping channel, said side sloping channel having a recessed shape and having means for containing and holding a horizontal tee and keeping said horizontal tee connected to the end of the said side sloping channel after a golf swing, the said horizontal tee having an elongated shape and having a means for receiving and guiding the said golf ball coming from the end of the said side sloping channel, said horizontal tee routing and guiding the said golf ball along the top of the said horizontal tee toward a tee head, said tee head having a means for retaining and holding said golf ball above a ground or mat, said horizontal tee having made of elastic material such that said tee having ability to spring back to its previous shape after a golf club swing, said fetch means comprising of said elevated tray top not having a retaining wall in the front for allowing the said plurality of golf balls sitting on said elevated tray top to be easily moved with the said golf club to a mat or ground. 
   
   
       8 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 1  wherein said guidance means comprising of a tapered ramp and a tee holder, said tapered ramp having an elongated and recessed shape for channeling golf balls, said one end of the tapered ramp resting on top of the said golf tray and allowing said golf balls to transition from said golf tray onto the said tapered ramp, the other end of the said tapered ramp having secured onto the said tee holder, said tee holder having a means for securing a horizontal tee such that during a golf swing said horizontal tee remaining secured onto the said tee holder, said tee holder having a securing means such that said tee holder remaining in place during a golf swing, top of the said tee holder having a recessed channel allowing said golf balls to smoothly roll onto the top of the said horizontal tee, the said horizontal tee having an elongated shape and having a means for receiving and guiding the said golf ball coming from the end of the said tee holder, said horizontal tee routing and guiding the said golf ball along the top of the said horizontal tee toward a tee head, said tee head having a means for retaining and holding said golf ball above a ground or mat, said horizontal tee having made of elastic material such that said tee having ability to spring back to its previous shape after a golf club swing, said fetch comprising of moving said plurality of golf balls sitting on said golf tray with the aid of head of the said golf club to the mat or ground. 
   
   
       9 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein said golf tray having an elevated tray top, wherein golf tray having a means for routing and controlling said plurality of golf balls for teeing operation, said guidance means comprising of backside sloping channels, ball release mechanism, and side sloping channels, said backside sloping channels having a recessed shape and sloping to the right and left, said golf balls rolling and aligning sideways along the said backside sloping channels, said ball release mechanism being located at the end of the said backside sloping channels wherein upon pressing said ball release mechanism with a golf club a golf ball is released and rolls along the said side sloping channel, said golf ball rolling forward and toward the said teeing mechanism along the said side sloping channel, the said side sloping channel stabilizing and guiding said golf ball, said golf ball rolling towards a pivotally mounted teeing arm, said teeing arm having pivotally mounted to the end of the said side sloping channel, the said teeing arm having an arm ball rest, said arm ball rest allowing a golf ball to stabilize and settle onto it, said pivot having located underneath the said arm ball rest, the said arm ball rest having a counter weight mounted underneath the said arm ball rest, said counter weight causing the said teeing arm to rotate onto the said pivot such that the said arm ball rest resting in horizontal position, said arm ball rest having a perpendicularly extruding arm rails, said arm rails having long pair of parallel cantilever, said arm rails connecting the said arm ball rest to an arm ring, said arm rails providing guidance and control to said golf ball, said arm ring having a cylindrical shape and the inner diameter of the said arm ring being larger than the diameter of the said golf ball, said arm ring providing alignment between the said golf ball and a conventional rubber tee mounted on a mat or ground, said golf ball landing on the said arm ball rest, said golf ball's weight causing said teeing arm to rotate, said arm rails rotating forward and stopping at a sloping downward angle allowing said golf ball to roll to said arm ring, said arm ring receiving said golf ball, said golf ball having mounted onto the said tee, said teeing arm rotating with the said arm rails in a vertical position, said fetch means comprising of said elevated tray top not having a retaining wall in the front for allowing the said plurality of golf balls sitting on said elevated tray top to be easily moved with the said golf club from the said elevated tray top to a mat or ground. 
   
   
       10 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 3  wherein said guidance means and said fetch means comprising of a teeing channel, said teeing channel being recessed, said teeing channel having means for horizontally guiding a golf ball, said teeing channel allowing said golf ball to roll with the aid of a golf club, said guidance means additionally comprising of a teeing ramp, said teeing channel transitioning into the said teeing ramp, said teeing ramp having a means for guiding said golf ball and inclining at an angle, said golf ball rolling up the said teeing ramp and elevating said golf ball above the said teeing channel with the aid of the said golf club, said teeing ramp having a pivotally mounted teeing arm, the said teeing arm having an arm ball rest, said arm ball rest allowing a golf ball to stabilize and settle onto it, said pivot having located underneath the said arm ball rest, the said arm ball rest having a counter weight mounted underneath the said arm ball rest, said counter weight causing the said teeing arm to rotate onto the said pivot such that the said arm ball rest resting in horizontal position, said arm ball rest having a perpendicularly extruding arm rails, said arm rails having long pair of parallel cantilever, said arm rails connecting the said arm ball rest to an arm ring, said arm rails providing guidance and control to said golf ball, said arm ring having a cylindrical shape and the inner diameter of the said arm ring being larger than the diameter of the said golf ball, said arm ring providing alignment between the said golf ball and a conventional rubber tee mounted on a mat or ground, said golf ball landing on the said arm ball rest, said golf ball's weight causing said teeing arm to rotate, said arm rails rotating forward and stopping at a sloping downward angle allowing said golf ball to roll to said arm ring, said arm ring receiving said golf ball, said golf ball having mounted onto the said tee, said fetch means having said teeing channel bridging the said golf tray and said mat or ground and having the said plurality of golf balls be moved from the said golf tray, across the said teeing channel, and onto the top of a mat or ground with the aid of the said golf club. 
   
   
       11 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein said golf tray having an elevated tray top, wherein golf tray having a means for routing and controlling said plurality of golf balls using a golf club for teeing operation, said guidance means comprising of backside sloping channels and side sloping channels, said backside sloping channels having a recessed shape and sloping to the right and to the left, said golf balls rolling and aligning sideways along the said backside sloping channels, said side sloping channels having connected onto the end of the said backside sloping channels, said golf balls continually roll downward at the said side sloping channels towards a pivotally mounted teeing arm, said teeing arm having mounted at the end of the said side sloping channels, the said teeing arm having an arm ball rest, said arm ball rest allowing a golf ball to stabilize and settle onto it, said pivot having located underneath the said arm ball rest, the said arm ball rest having a counter weight mounted underneath the said arm ball rest, said counter weight causing the said teeing arm to rotate onto the said pivot such that the said arm ball rest resting in horizontal position, said arm ball rest having a perpendicularly extruding arm rails, said arm rails having long pair of parallel cantilever, said arm rails connecting the said arm ball rest to an arm ring, said arm rails providing guidance and control to said golf ball, said arm ring having a cylindrical shape and the inner diameter of the said arm ring being larger than the diameter of the said golf ball, top portion of the said arm rail having arm tabs, said arm tabs extending orthogonally on both sides of the said arm rails, said arm tabs being utilized with the aid of a golf club to rotate the said teeing arm downwards, said arm ring aligning and delivering the said golf ball onto a conventional rubber tee mounted on a mat or ground, said fetch means comprising of said elevated tray top not having a retaining wall in the front for allowing the said plurality of golf balls sitting on said elevated tray top to be easily moved with the said golf club from the said elevated tray top to a mat or ground. 
   
   
       12 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein said golf tray having an elevated tray top, wherein said golf tray having a means for routing and controlling said plurality of golf balls for teeing operation, said guidance means comprising of backside sloping channels, teeing arm switch, and side sloping channels, said golf tray having backside sloping channels, said backside sloping channels having a recessed shape and sloping to the right and to the left, said golf balls rolling and aligning sideways along the said backside sloping channels, said side sloping channels having connected onto the end of the said backside sloping channels, said golf balls continually roll downward at the said side sloping channels, the end of the said side sloping channels having a motor-driven teeing arm, said teeing arm having an arm ring and a golf ball resting on the said arm ring, the end of the said backside sloping channel having the said teeing arm switch whereas upon pressing said teeing arm switch with the aid of a golf club a motor-driven teeing arm moves forward, said teeing arm having arm rails, said arm rails having long pair of parallel cantilever, said arm rails having said arm ring connected at the end, said arm ring having a cylindrical shape and the inner diameter of the said arm ring being larger than the diameter of the said golf ball, said arm ring having a wire form underneath, said arm ring in stowed position resting against the end of the said side sloping channel, in the said stowed position the said wire form blocking said golf ball from falling through the said arm ring, the said teeing arm having mounted to the end of the said side sloping channels at an angle such that when said teeing arm is in extended position the said arm ring aligning with a rubber tee and said arm ring having enough gap underneath to clear a golf ball on top of the said tee, in the said extended position said wire form retracting from underneath the said arm ring, said golf ball falling from the said arm ring and onto the top of the said rubber tee mounted on the said mat or ground, said teeing arm going into the said stowed position for the next teeing operation, said fetch means comprising of the top of the said elevated tray not having a retaining wall in the front for allowing the said plurality of golf balls sitting on said elevated tray top to be easily moved with the said golf club from the said elevated tray top to a mat or ground. 
   
   
       13 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 4  having a horizontally flat and thin plate, said plate having mounted onto the said golf ball teeing machine, said plate putting a downward pressure onto the said mat, said golf ball teeing machine having a mat pad, said mat pad having horizontally flat extruded sheet in front of the said golf ball teeing machine, said mat pad having populated with spikes, said spikes extruding perpendicularly from the said mat pad, said spikes having a conical shape, pointed top, and small diameter at the base of the said spikes, said mat pad slipping underneath the said mat, said mat pad providing an upward pressure onto the said mat, said spikes providing a griping action onto the bottom of the said mat. 
   
   
       14 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 5  having two said teeing ramps, two said ball catches, and two said curved ramps located to the left and right side of the single said teeing channel for use for left and right handed golfers, said teeing ramps lining up with the said teeing channel and forming left side and right side teeing ramps, said left side teeing ramp sloping upwards from right to left, said right side teeing ramp sloping upwards from left to right, said left side teeing ramp having the said curved ramp perpendicularly mounted to the left side, said right side teeing ramp having the said curved ramp perpendicularly mounted to the right side, said ball catches having mounted onto the curved ramps. 
   
   
       15 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 5  having one said teeing channel, one said teeing ramp, one said ball catch, and two curved ramps, said curved ramps having aligned to one another, both said curved ramps being perpendicular to the said teeing ramp, said curved ramps having positioned back-to-back from each other, said curved ramps mirroring each other when viewed from the top, said curved ramps providing utility for left and right handed golfers. 
   
   
       16 . The golf ball teeing machine of  claim 2  wherein the said golf tray, said guidance means, and said fetch means combining to form a single unit, said guidance means and said fetch means comprising of a teeing channel, said teeing channel having a recessed shape and stretching throughout the front of the said golf tray, said teeing channel allowing the said golf ball on the said golf tray to be guided to the left or right end of the said teeing channel with the aid of a golf club, the left side or right side of the said teeing channel adjoining said guidance means for use for left and right handed golfers, said guidance means comprising of a teeing incline, said teeing incline comprising and forming into a single unit of two teeing ramps, one curved ramp, and one ball catch, said teeing ramps having a recessed shape and incline at an angle and positioned end-to-end from one another, said teeing incline having symmetry in the middle, said curved ramp having located in between said teeing ramps, said curved ramp said having a recessed shaped and a curved recline, said curved ramp positioned perpendicular to the said teeing ramps, backside of the said curved ramp is the said ball catch, said ball catch having a recessed shape and providing stability to a dropped golf ball coming from the top of the said teeing ramps, said ball catch re-routing said golf ball into the said curved ramp, said curved ramp guiding said golf ball into the said teeing mechanism, said teeing ramps aligning with the said teeing channel, said fetch means having the said plurality of golf balls be moved from the said golf tray, across the said teeing channel, and onto the top of a mat or ground with the aid of said golf club.

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