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Title: Electronic tee off device

Abstract: An electronic tee off device has a plurality of light-emitting diodes of different colors situated at a location where when energized, they are visible to a golfer when the golfer is properly positioned with respect to a golf ball which the golfer is about to drive from a tee. While the golf ball is carried by the tee a preparatory circuit is connected to the plurality of light-emitting diodes for sequentially placing them in a condition remaining unenergized but ready to be energized so that at any given instant the golfer has no way of knowing which particular light-emitting diode is conditioned to be energized. Upon driving the golf ball from the tee, the latter renders an operating circuit operative to energize whichever one of the light-emitting diodes happens to be in the condition to be energized, and this particular light-emitting diode is only momentarily energized so that the golfer, if properly positioned can detect a particular color of the particular light-emitting diode which is energized at the instant when the golf ball is driven from the tee.


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Inventors: Poortman, Karel A. (Ingen, NL)

Application Number: 754979
Filing Date: 1976-12-28
Publication_date: 1978-12-26
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Primary Class(es): 473/199
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US Patent Ref:
1637339Aug, 1927Glennon et al.273/183.
3436076Apr, 1969Barthol273/183.
3580581May, 1971Raven273/138.
3592473Jul, 1971Jernakoff273/138.
3834710Sep, 1974Sousan273/138.
3984810Oct, 1976Hudson340/340.

Other Refs: Other References: Practical Electronics; "Heads & Tails"; vol. 12, No. 10.; Oct. 1976; p. 830.
Digital Electronics with Engineering Applications; Kuo, F. F.; 1970, p. 142.