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Combined golf ball and golfer's feet positioning device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-09
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1981-01-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Grover W Street
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:11
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/36; A63B69/3667
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
353 words
A GOLF STANCE AND SWING GUIDE INCLUDING THREE ELONGATE NARROW RECTANGULAR MEMBERS ADAPTED TO LIE ON A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE, THE FIRST OF THE MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A GOLF BALL AND TO EXTEND PARALLEL TO A DESIRED LINE OF FLIGHT OF THE GOLF BALL, THE SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID MEMBERS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL LENGTH AND OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE FIRST MEMBER, SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SERIES OF INDICIA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF AND CORRESPONDING TO A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF GOLF CLUBS FOR INDICATING THE PREFERRED PLACEMENT OF THE GOLF BALL WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE CLUBS, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY ATTACHING ONE OF THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER WHEREBY THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS ARE FREE TO PIVOT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, EACH OF THE FREE END PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS HAVING A SERIES OF INDICIA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF AND CORRESPONDING TO THE PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF GOLF CLUBS FOR INDICATING THE PREFERRED SPACING FROM THE BALL OF THE HEELS OF THE USER OF THE GUIDE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF SAID CLUBS, SAID FREE END PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF THE STANCE OF THE USER AND DISPOSED BETWEEN THE HEELS OF THE USER WITH EACH OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS HAVING THE SAME ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID FIRST MEMBER WHEREBY THE VERTEX OF THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS IS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF SAID MEMBERS PERMITTING COMPACT FOLDING OF SAID GUIDE FOR CARRYING IN A GOLF BAG, SAID FIRST MEMBER BEING OF A RELATIVELY SHORT LENGTH WHICH IS SUFFICIENT ONLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE POSITIONING OF THE INDICIA ON SAID MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PREFERRED PLACEMENT OF THE GOLF BALL WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE GOLF CLUBS AND TO FUNCTION AS A GUIDE FOR THE INITIAL BACKSWING AND INITIAL FOLLOW-THROUGH OF THE HEAD OF A GOLF CLUB.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
353 words
A GOLF STANCE AND SWING GUIDE INCLUDING THREE ELONGATE NARROW RECTANGULAR MEMBERS ADAPTED TO LIE ON A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE, THE FIRST OF THE MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A GOLF BALL AND TO EXTEND PARALLEL TO A DESIRED LINE OF FLIGHT OF THE GOLF BALL, THE SECOND AND THIRD OF SAID MEMBERS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL LENGTH AND OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE FIRST MEMBER, SAID FIRST MEMBER HAVING A SERIES OF INDICIA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF AND CORRESPONDING TO A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF GOLF CLUBS FOR INDICATING THE PREFERRED PLACEMENT OF THE GOLF BALL WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE CLUBS, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY ATTACHING ONE OF THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID FIRST MEMBER WHEREBY THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS ARE FREE TO PIVOT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, EACH OF THE FREE END PORTIONS OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS HAVING A SERIES OF INDICIA EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF AND CORRESPONDING TO THE PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF GOLF CLUBS FOR INDICATING THE PREFERRED SPACING FROM THE BALL OF THE HEELS OF THE USER OF THE GUIDE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF SAID CLUBS, SAID FREE END PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO BE SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE WIDTH OF THE STANCE OF THE USER AND DISPOSED BETWEEN THE HEELS OF THE USER WITH EACH OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS HAVING THE SAME ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID FIRST MEMBER WHEREBY THE VERTEX OF THE ANGLE BETWEEN SAID SECOND AND THIRD MEMBERS IS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF SAID MEMBERS PERMITTING COMPACT FOLDING OF SAID GUIDE FOR CARRYING IN A GOLF BAG, SAID FIRST MEMBER BEING OF A RELATIVELY SHORT LENGTH WHICH IS SUFFICIENT ONLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE POSITIONING OF THE INDICIA ON SAID MEMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID PREFERRED PLACEMENT OF THE GOLF BALL WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THE GOLF CLUBS AND TO FUNCTION AS A GUIDE FOR THE INITIAL BACKSWING AND INITIAL FOLLOW-THROUGH OF THE HEAD OF A GOLF CLUB.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-07-21 | 1972-01-20 | 1972-07-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-07-21 | 1976-01-20 | 1976-07-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |