Golf ball dispenser

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the golf ball dispenser.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the golf ball dispenser.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the golf ball dispenser.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the golf ball dispenser.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the golf ball dispenser.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the golf ball dispenser; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the golf ball dispenser.

The broken lines shown in the figures illustrate portions of the golf ball dispenser and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a golf ball dispenser, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1106373
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 2025
Date of Patent: Dec 16, 2025
Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Inventors: Brian David Burdette (McKinney, TX), Andrew David Macaulay (Dallas, TX), Clinton Scott Lovejoy (Dallas, TX), William Kevin Miner (Frisco, TX), Theodore YuChiang Cheng (San Francisco, CA), Mark Joseph Semsak (Des Plaines, IL), Gabriel Heath Denk (Wylie, TX), Justin Dean Pendleton (The Colony, TX), Brian Lee Roderman (Plano, TX), David Christopher Singer (Austin, TX), Clifton Frederick Geisler (McKinney, TX), Scott Michael Thibeault (Redwood City, CA), Frances Meng Wang (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: W. A. Teddy Falloway
Application Number: 29/999,497
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Holder Or Stand (D21/796); D3/254