Golf putting practice device

Claim 1

A GOLF PUTTING PRACTICE DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A MOUNTING MEMBER ADAPTED TO REST ON A FLAT, HORIZONTAL SUPPORT, A BALL RECEIVING MEMBER CLOSED AT ONE END AND HAVING AN ENTRANCE OPENING AT THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF FOR RECEPTION ALONG THE PLANE OF SAID SUPPORT OF A BALL DIRECTED TOWARD SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER ALONG SAID PLANE, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER AT ITS SAID CLOSED END TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO FROM A FIRST, RELATIVELY LOWER POSITION WHEREIN SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER RESTS ON SAID SUPPORT IN FORWARD EXTENSION OF SAID MOUNTING MEMBER TO A SECOND, RELATIVELY ELEVATED POSITION IN ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER AND BACK TO SAID FIRST POSITION, SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER OPENING BEING OF SUCH SIZE AND SHAPE AND BEING SO LOCATED THAT, WHEN SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER IS IN ITS SAID FIRST POSITION, SAID OPENING RISES UPWARDLY FROM THE LEVEL OF SAID SUPPORT WHEREBY THE BALL, UPON REACHING SAID OPENING WHILE MOVING ALONG SAID SUPPORT IN A DIRECTION TOWARD SAID OPENING CAN PASS DIRECTLY THROUGH SAID OPENING AND INTO SAID BALL RECEIVING MEMBER FREE OF ANY IMPEDIMENTS.