Golf ball striking device
US5589628A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0246
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A golf ball striking device has a framework with a club and shaft assembly rotatably mounted to the framework for movement along a swing path in a first vertical plane. A golf ball tee assembly is also rotatably mounted to the framework for free movement in a second vertical plane into any one of a plurality of positions, and structure is provided for releasability locking the golf ball tee assembly in place at the selected position. A golf ball tee is located at the outer end of the golf ball tee assembly for holding a golf ball in the first vertical plane in the swing path of the club and shaft assembly. A structural arrangement on the golf ball tee assembly maintains the tee vertical at any of the plurality of positions of the golf ball tee assembly. A motivator is connected to move the club and shaft assembly along its swing path for striking a golf ball on the tee.
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