Title:
ゴルフ練習場におけるゴルフボール取扱装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004533311
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
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 sensitive transducer whereby, from a neutral start position, the arm/tee is initially pivoted downwardly under the influence of the weight of a ball arriving at the tee, such initial movement being sensed by the transducer to activate control means causing the arm/tee to be pivoted to an elevated, striking position, and loss of ball weight at the tee, after striking of the ball, also being sensed by the transducer to activate control means to cause the arm/tee to be pivotally returned to its neutral position. The invention also includes a driving range tee provided with a device.
Inventors:
Gysia, Philip
Application Number:
JP2003510119A
Publication Date:
November 04, 2004
Filing Date:
February 22, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SNK Limited
International Classes:
A63B69/36; A63B57/00; A63B47/00; (IPC1-7): A63B69/36
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuzo Yamazaki
Toshio Iwahashi
Naoto Sugiyama
Shirogane Expo
Takako Hoshi
Toshiaki Akamatsu
Toshio Iwahashi
Naoto Sugiyama
Shirogane Expo
Takako Hoshi
Toshiaki Akamatsu