Golf putting device including automatic cycling means and ball return pushers on an edless chain

Claim 1

AN AUTOMATIC GOLF PUTTING GAME, COMPRISING A PLAYING SURFACE HAVING A SIDE WALL ON EACH SIDE AND AN END WALL AT ONE END THEREOF, AN OVERRUN OPENING EXTENDING ACROSS SAID ONE END BETWEEN SAID PLAYING SURFACE AND SAID END WALL FOR RECEIVING THE BALL, A HOLE FOR RECEIVING THE BALL FORMED CENTRALLY IN SAID PLAYING SURFACE NEAR SAID ONE END, A PUTTING SURFACE POSITIONED ADJACENT THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID PLAYING SURFACE AND HAVING SUFFICIENT AREA TO PERMIT THE PLAYER TO STAND THEREON AND PUTT THE BALL TOWARDS SAID HOLE, GUIDE TABLE MEANS FOR RECEIVING BALLS FROM SAID OVERRUN OPENING AND SAID HOLE, A FEED CHANNEL EXTENDING FROM SAID GUIDE TABLE TO NEAR SAID PUTTING SURFACE, SAID GUIDE TABLE MEANS BEING SLANTED FOR MOVEMENT OF THE BALLS TOWARD SAID CHANNEL, AN OPENING INTERCONNECTING SAID TABLE MEANS AND SAID CHANNEL FOR PASSAGE OF BALLS FROM SAID TABLE MEANS INTO SAID CHANNEL, A CHAIN DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID CHANNEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF BALL PUSHERS MOUNTED THEREON FOR MOVING THE BALLS ALONG SAID CHANNEL TOWARD SAID PUTTING SURFACE, FEED CONTROL MEANS EFFECTING ADVANCEMENT OF SAID CHAIN FOR SUPPLYING ONE BALL TO SAID PUTTING SURFACE EACH TIME A BALL ROLLS INTO SAID CHANNEL, AND GAME CONTROL MEANS FOR PERMITTING THE CHAIN TO ADVANCE A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF TIMES EACH GAME.