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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775897 | Mechanical semi-automatic tee-up device and method An automatic tee-up device including a golf ball reservoir, a platform with a groove for a golf ball to travel from the reservoir to a tee, and a ball ejector disposed to eject golf balls one at a time from the reservoir onto the groove. The tee is movable from belo... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7354360 | Method and apparatus for teaching a user how to hit a ball with a bat Disclosed is an apparatus for teaching a user how to hit a ball with a bat. The apparatus includes a telescopically adjustable tee assembly that is magnetically secured to an underlying base. A user can easily make adjustments to both the vertical height of the tee ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7267052 | Portable can crushing and pickup device A combination can crushing and retrieving device having a circular or tubular housing containing a plunger and having a rectangular opening in its side wall. The housing has a knife-edged slightly concave indent on the bottom of the housing opposite the rectangular ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7182705 | Automated tee-ball server apparatus for hitting a ball A tee-ball server apparatus for conducting batting practice wherein the apparatus supplies a ball to a ball receiving seat member so the batter may swing a bat in order to hit the ball. The tee-ball server apparatus includes a movable rod having the ball receiving s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7104421 | Golf ball teeing device A golf ball teeing device comprising, a platform having an upper surface, an opening in the platform, a tee for a golf ball the tee being arranged for reciprocal movement with respect to the opening between a lower position where the top of the tee is at a level bel... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086971 | Device to retrieve and position a golf article A device for retrieving and positioning of golfing articles, such as a golf ball and tee, to eliminate the repeated bending down of the golfer. One embodiment of the device includes a rigid tube with a closed end, a resilient cup-like element, and a biased elongated... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7018300 | Automatic golf ball teeing up device An automatic golf ball teeing up device for use by a golfer at driving ranges, and other facilities. The teeing up device includes a pair of holding cylinders, a pneumatic cylinder, and a photoelectric sensor in communication with a timer and relay. A holding cage a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997816 | Mechanical handling device for golf balls at a driving range A mechanical handling device for golf balls at a driving range, comprising a pivotally mounted balance or lever arm provided at one end with a tee adapted, in use, to receive and support a golf ball from a supply source, and provided at its other end with a weight s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6929556 | Tee up golf practicing device A golf ball teeing machine having a convenient carrying case for easily transporting the machine in suitcase fashion by a handle on the top. When set down the top is opened to reveal a golf ball magazine, which may be filled with golf balls. With the top open one si... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6595863 | Golf simulator A golf simulator has a flooring system comprising a tee area, a green area, a green-side area and a ball feed system adjacent the flooring system. From measurements taken when the ball is hit, the computer control system computes the next shot position of... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6398671 | Self-loading practice batting tee An automatic teeing apparatus for a ball. A ball, preferably a baseball or softball, is affixed to one end of an elastic cord such as, for example, a "bungee" cord. The opposing end of the elastic cord is affixed to a stable platform or base plate adapted... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6106405 | Apparatus for golf ball set-up A golf ball set-up apparatus 100 provides a tee assembly 600 which slides within a set-up tube 350 between a lower position wherein a ball advancing from a ball supply trough 410 is mounted on the tee 610 and an upper position wherein the ball is elevated... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5683304 | Gate trap assembly The present invention relates to a golf ball teeing apparatus. The apparatus is adapted to rotate about a frame and deliver golf balls to be automatically teed. The golf ball elevating apparatus is a levered system which positively loads and elevates golf... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5662526 | Automatic golf ball teeing machine An automatic golf ball teeing machine is constructed around a housing that includes a substantially horizontal plate. A fluid pressure cylinder with an inlet and a piston above the inlet is attached to the housing under a hole in the plate. The piston is ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5645491 | Apparatus and method for placing golf ball on tee An automatic apparatus that positions a golf ball on a tee retrieves and positions a new ball on the tee each time a golfer makes a tee shot. A bucket of balls is charged into the apparatus, and a ramp directs the balls, one at a time, to a tee loading st... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5624325 | Golf ball teeing apparatus A golf ball teeing apparatus provides a container for holding a plurality of golf balls and a dispensing mechanism for delivering the balls from the container to the driving tee. The dispensing mechanism and container are mounted on a frame which is secur... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5611737 | Golf training device An automatic human-powered golf training device for use outdoors which can be installed underground and automatically dispenses and tees golf balls. Depressing a foot pedal triggers the gravity-motivated release of an individual ball from a hopper onto a ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5549299 | Apparatus for placing golf ball on tee An automatic apparatus that positions a golf ball on a tee retrieves and positions a new ball on the tee each time a golfer makes a tee shot. A bucket of balls is charged into the apparatus, and a ramp directs the balls, one at a time, to a tee loading st... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5415409 | Device for automatically teeing up golf balls An automatic teeing device positions a golf ball on a tee. The device provides all the mechanism below a platform so that a golf ball can be hit from the tee by either righthand or lefthand hitters. The device comprises a platform having a golf tee thereo... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5411267 | Golf ball teeing apparatus An automatic golf ball teeing apparatus for use either indoors or outdoors which can be installed above ground and requires no electricity, propellant or other remote power source for operation. The apparatus is capable of storing and sequentially dispens... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5356148 | Simplified mechanism for automatically teeing practice golf balls My device includes a hopper into which a bucket of balls can be poured, a trough which receives the balls from the hopper and aligns them in single file for feeding to the teeing device; the trough is connected to a silo into which the balls are fed, one ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348305 | Golf ball teeing apparatus A golf ball teeing apparatus for continuous teeing of a supply of golf balls for driving or the like is presented. The golf ball teeing apparatus includes a platform, a housing having two chambers, a reciprocable pair of camming plates with angular upper ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5310177 | No-bend golf device An apparatus for placement of golf balls and golf tees comprising an elongated shaft with a forked ball and tee holding device on the lower end of the shaft. The upper end of the shaft is comprised of a sliding pull hooked handle. It is operated by pullin... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5306000 | Golf tool A tool arranged for employment in a golfing game includes a tubular housing having a spike at a first end of the housing, and a cap mounted to the second end of the housing, with the cap removably mounted relative to the second end to receive a circular t... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5297797 | Golf ball step-feeding self-teeing device A device for step-feeding golf balls one at a time over a tee located beneath a ground play surface, and for reciprocating the tee (and associated golf ball) vertically through an aperture made in the ground play surface. The striking height of the tee is... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5282629 | Automatic golf ball teeing apparatus An automatic golf ball teeing apparatus using a pivot linkage which connects a tee cylinder and an air cylinder. The pivot linkage extends in a first direction approximately orthogonal to a second direction in which the tee cylinder reciprocates. A tee is... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5133557 | Golf practicing apparatus The improved golf practicing apparatus has a vertical slider unit that comprises an outer tube, an intermediate tube and an inner tube that are slidably fitted over one another in that order in such a way that the hole in the floor surface can be complete... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131661 | Golf swing practice apparatus with automatic teeing device A frame has on its upper end a horizontal platform covered with a synthetic, turf-like material, and disposed to support at least one practice golfer thereon. A motor operates intermittently to supply golf balls from a hopper, which is located at one side... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5080357 | Golf ball and tee setting device A device is provided for setting a golf ball and an operably associated tee in the ground at a desired location with the operating golfer in a standing position. The device is provided with a pair of articulated jaw assemblies at the lower end portion of ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078401 | Light responsive automatic golf tee An automatic golf tee, after a ball is hit from it, lowers into the ground and reappears with a new ball ready to be hit. The tee is powered by an electric motor driving a vertical screw shaft onto which the tee is threaded. The tee cannot rotate; hence r... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4969646 | Golf ball tee placement device An apparatus for placement of golf balls and golf tees comprising a longitudinally extending frame member with a longitudinal central axis where the frame member has a generally longitudinally extending internal chamber of cylindrical disposition with suc... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4951947 | Golf ball teeing device A golf ball teeing device comprising an elongated tubular member having upper and lower ends and which has a housing positioned at the lower end thereof adapted to receive and support a golf ball therein at times. The lower end of the housing is provided ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949961 | Golf ball setter An apparatus having a wedge and wheel operated spring biased normally closed clamp at a first terminal end of a handle with the clamp openable and adapted for retrieving a golf ball and providing controllable mechanics for setting the golf ball on a captu... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4832345 | Golf ball teeing apparatus An improved golf teeing apparatus adapted to automatically tee a predetermined number of golf balls in time sequences selected by the golfing participant. The apparatus comprises a housing having a ball inlet opening in a side portion thereof, a housing c... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4819938 | Golf ball and tee placement and retrieval tool An appartus for enabling the remote handling and placement of golf balls and tees by an individual without requiring the individual to bend or stoop and which includes an elongated handle having a pair of generally concave opposing jaw portions which are ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4714250 | Golf ball and tee setter A golf ball and tee setter for simultaneously holding a ball and tee prior to inserting a tee into the ground and for releasing the ball and tee with the ball remaining in the teed position subsequent to inserting the tee into the ground. The tee setter h... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4659081 | Golf practice apparatus The apparatus is comprised of a platform from which a player may drive a ball into an enclosure. A sloping floor is provided to return balls to a reservoir placed under the platform. A teeing mechanism operated by a player presents balls one at a time to ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4616826 | Golf ball and tee setting apparatus A portable and manually operated golf ball teeing unit is disclosed for use in permitting a golfer to position a golf ball and its supporting tee without bending over. A pair of arms are pivotally mounted at the base of the unit. These arms are spring bia... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4589661 | Golf ball and tee manipulating apparatus Golf ball and tee manipulating apparatus, comprises: a vertically elongated shaft or shafts, a claw carried on the lower end of one shaft and having tines, to receive and support the head portion of a golf ball tee, generally between the tines, a holder carrie... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4526369 | Golf aid Golf aid for setting a golf ball and tee in driving position and for retrieving a golf ball and golf tee. An elongated shaft, a housing at one end of the shaft having a ball seat and a tee supporting finger pivotally mounted on the housing for holding the... | 07/02/1985 |
