US2016220873A1PendingUtilityA1
EZ Ball Golf Ball Receptacle and Dispenser
Est. expiryAug 18, 2034(~8.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Michael D. Mitchell
A63B 47/002A63B 57/00A63B 2047/004
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A golf ball dispensing system comprising a bucket of golf balls wherein the bucket has an internal incline and a hole covered by a hingedly mounted L-shaped door so that when the door is tapped by a putter one golf ball is allowed to enter the inside of the L of L-shaped door, and the L-shaped door pivots at a hinge, releasing the ball from the inside of L to the outside of the bucket.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A golf ball dispensing system comprising: a bucket capable of holding a multiplicity of golf balls, wherein the bucket further comprises an internal incline that slopes downward to a rectangular dispenser hole, wherein the dispenser hole has a top edge, and wherein the dispenser hole is centrally positioned near the bottom of the bucket, further wherein rectangular dispenser hole is covered by an L-shaped door, wherein the L-shaped door is hingedly mounted to the rectangular dispenser hole, by means of a hinge, wherein the hinge runs along the corner edge of the L-shaped door and connects the door to the bucket at the top edge of the rectangular dispenser hole.
2 . The golf ball dispensing system of claim 1 , further comprising a spring connecting the L-shaped door to the inside of bucket to provide additional tension to the door.
3 . The golf ball dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the bucket is squarely or rectangularly shaped.
4 . The golf ball dispensing system of claim 3 , wherein the bucket measures approximately nine to twelve inches in height, eight to eleven inches in width, and seven to twelve inches in depth.
5 . The golf ball dispensing system of claim 1 , further comprising the bucket having a handle.
6 . A method of dispensing a golf ball comprising tapping an L-shaped door on a bucket containing golf balls, pushing the door into the bucket with the putter, allowing one golf ball to enter the inside of the L of L-shaped door, releasing the putter, allowing the L-shaped door to pivot at a hinge, releasing the ball from the inside of L to the outside of the bucket.Cited by (0)
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