Abstract: Lifting golf balls in a vertical tube from a lifting station using spaced apart motorized wheels with finger projections for projecting into side openings in the vertical tube. The golf balls are allowed to fall by gravity from an apex of the vertical tube to a diverter for directing the golf balls to a particular dispenser apparatus.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2001
Inventors:
Bruce B. Wetherell, Ken Ko, William Betts