Combined golf ball concentricity and compression tester

Claim 2

A gauge for the combined checking of golf ball concentricity and compression comprising: a. a canister having a side wall and upper and lower ends and a ball insertion passageway therebetween, b. a ball compression test chamber within said canister in communication with said ball insertion passageway, c. a ball moving and a ball compression registering means within said canister mounted below and above said ball compression test chamber, respectively, d. an operating lever pivotally mounted adjacent to the side wall and adjacent the lower end of said canister, e. a go-no-go ring gauge mounted on said operating lever concentric with the ball insertion passageway when the lever is in position for ball concentricity check and ball insertion to the compression test chamber, f. a cam means mounted on said lever operationally connected with the ball moving means, g. a means provided for ball compression test only after said ball passes the ball concentricity check, and h. a read-out means operationally connected to said ball compression registering means for golf ball compression measurement.

Claim 3

The gauge of claim 1 wherein the means provided for ball compression test only after said ball passes the ball concentricity check comprises ball moving and ball compression registering anvils extending into said ball compression test chamber and spaced a distance less than the standard diameter of a playable golf ball when the go-no-go gauge ring is not lined up with the ball insertion passageway.

Claim 4

A gauge for the combined checking of golf ball concentricity and compression comprising a cylindrical tube having an upper end, a lower end and a side wall, a ball insertion passageway in said side wall substantially intermediate said upper and said lower end of said tube, a go-no-go ring adjacent the side wall of said tube centered on the ball insertion passageway when the gauge is inoperative ready for ball concentricity check, a lever pivotally mounted subadjacent the lower end of said tube mounting said go-no-go ring, a cam within the lower end of said tube operationally connected to the free end of said lever when the gauge is operative ready for ball compression check, a compression chamber within said tube centered on the ball insertion passageway, two lower spaced bulkhead walls fixedly mounted to and within the side walls of said tube below said compression chamber, a moving anvil slidably mounted in and axially extending through said lower spaced bulkhead walls actuated by said cam, a fastener mounted on the moving anvil adjacent the lower one of said lower spaced bulkhead walls, a washer supported by the fastener concentric to the moving anvil, a light spring coaxially mounted on said moving anvil compressed between and acting to urge apart said washer from the upper one of said lower spaced bulkhead walls, two upper spaced bulkhead walls fixedly mounted to and within the side walls of said tube above said compression chamber, a registering anvil slidably mounted in and axially extending through said upper spaced bulkhead walls, a fastener mounted on the registering anvil adjacent the lower of these upper spaced bulkhead walls, a washer supported by the fastener concentric to the registering anvil, a heavy spring coaxially mounted on said registering anvil compressed between and acting to urge apart said washer from the upper one of said upper spaced bulkhead walls, a push-rod operationally connected to said registering anvil and slidably mounted within the upper end of said tube, a conventional dial gauge indicator mounted within the upper end of said tube operationally connected to the push-rod to read out the compression of said golf ball.

Claim 5

A gauge for the combined checking of golf ball concentricity and compression comprising a cylindrical tube having an upper end, a lower end and a side wall, a ball insertion passageway in said side wall substantially intermediate said upper and said lower end of said tube, a go-no-go ring adjacent the side wall of said tube centered on the ball insertion passageway when the gauge is inoperative ready for ball concentricity check, a lever pivotally mounted subadjacent the lower end of said tube mounting said go-no-go ring, a cam within the lower end of said tube operationally connected to the free end of said lever when the gauge is operative ready for ball compression check, a compression chamber within said tube centered on the ball insertion passageway, two lower spaced bulkhead walls fixedly mounted to and within the side walls of said tube below said compression chamber, a moving anvil slidably mounted in and axially extending through said lower spaced bulkhead walls actuated by said cam, a fastener mounted on the moving anvil adjacent the lower one of said lower spaced bulkhead walls, a washer supported by the fastener concentric to the moving anvil, a light spring coaxially mounted on said moving anvil compressed between and acting to urge apart said washer from the upper one of said lower spaced bulkhead walls, two upper spaced bulkhead walls fixedly mounted to and within the side walls of said tube above said compression chamber, a registering anvil slidably mounted in and axially extending through said upper spaced bulkhead walls, a fastener mounted on the registering anvil adjacent the lower of these upper spaced bulkhead walls, a washer supported by the fastener concentric to the registering anvil, a heavy spring coaxially mounted on said registering anvil compressed between and acting to urge apart said washer from the upper one of said upper spaced bulkhead walls, a push-rod operationally connected to said registering anvil and slidably mounted within the upper end of said tube, a conventional dial gauge indicator mounted within the upper end of said tube operationally connected to the push-rod to read out the compression of said golf ball.