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Golf ball dispenser

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-09
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-11-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Motard Andre

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:43
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B47/00; A63B47/002; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/919

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING SPHERICAL ARTICLES COMPRISING A MAGAZINE DEFINING A PASSAGE FOR STACKING SAID SPHERICAL ARTICLES, SAID MAGAZINE HAVING THE FORM OF AN OPEN-ENDED CYLINDER, A BIFURCATE DISPENSING MEANS LOCATED AT ONE END OF SAID PASSAGE COMPRISING AN INNER ELONGATED GATE MEMBER AND AN OUTER GATE MEMBER SPACED APART AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID PASSAGE A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO DIAMETER OF SAID SPHERICAL ARTICLES, SAID DISPENSING MEANS BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE WALL OF SAID CYLINDER FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSE TO SAID PASSAGE, SAID HAVING A HANDLE MOUNTED AT AN END OPPOSITE TO SAID WALL CONNECTION, A SLOT ARRANGED IN SAID WALL OPPOSITE SAID CONNECTION FOR RECEIVING SAID HANDLE AND ADAPTED TO LIMIT SAID MOVEMENT FROM A NORMAL POSITION TO A RELEASE POSITION, AND OUTER GATE MEMBER OBSTRUCTING SAID PASSAGE WHILE SAID INNER MEMBER REMAINS CLEAR OF SAID PASSAGE WHEN SAID DISPENSING MEANS IS IN SAID NORMAL POSITION, AND SAID OUTER GATE MEMBER BEING CLEAR OF SAID PASSAGE AND SAID INNER MEMBER OBSTRUCTING SAID PASSAGE WHEN SAID DISPENSING MEANS IS IN SAID RELEASE POSITION WHEREBY ONE OF SAID ARTICLES IS RELEASED ON EACH OSCILLATION OF THEL DISPENSING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING SPHERICAL ARTICLES COMPRISING A MAGAZINE DEFINING A PASSAGE FOR STACKING SAID SPHERICAL ARTICLES, SAID MAGAZINE HAVING THE FORM OF AN OPEN-ENDED CYLINDER, A BIFURCATE DISPENSING MEANS LOCATED AT ONE END OF SAID PASSAGE COMPRISING AN INNER ELONGATED GATE MEMBER AND AN OUTER GATE MEMBER SPACED APART AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID PASSAGE A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO DIAMETER OF SAID SPHERICAL ARTICLES, SAID DISPENSING MEANS BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE WALL OF SAID CYLINDER FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSE TO SAID PASSAGE, SAID HAVING A HANDLE MOUNTED AT AN END OPPOSITE TO SAID WALL CONNECTION, A SLOT ARRANGED IN SAID WALL OPPOSITE SAID CONNECTION FOR RECEIVING SAID HANDLE AND ADAPTED TO LIMIT SAID MOVEMENT FROM A NORMAL POSITION TO A RELEASE POSITION, AND OUTER GATE MEMBER OBSTRUCTING SAID PASSAGE WHILE SAID INNER MEMBER REMAINS CLEAR OF SAID PASSAGE WHEN SAID DISPENSING MEANS IS IN SAID NORMAL POSITION, AND SAID OUTER GATE MEMBER BEING CLEAR OF SAID PASSAGE AND SAID INNER MEMBER OBSTRUCTING SAID PASSAGE WHEN SAID DISPENSING MEANS IS IN SAID RELEASE POSITION WHEREBY ONE OF SAID ARTICLES IS RELEASED ON EACH OSCILLATION OF THEL DISPENSING MEANS.

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