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US3348416A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Golf practice device

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-10-21
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-10-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph S Warsen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 05:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/0073; A63B69/0091

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 362 words
A GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE INCLUDING TEE MEANS COMPRISING RESILIENT SUPPORT MEANS HOLDING GOLF BALL MEANS ADJACENT TRACK MEANS, SAID TRACK MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST END COMPRISING SAID TEE MEANS, AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND A SECOND END, A VEHICLE HAVING A MAIN BODY PORTION INCLUDING CUSHIONING MEANS ADAPTED TO RIDE ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS NORMALLY POSITIONED AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS, SAID CUSHIONING MEANS ADAPTED TO ABUT SAID GOLF BALL MEANS WHEN SAID VEHICLE IS AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS DISPOSED OFF CENTER ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TRACK RELATIVELY NEAR THE FIRST END, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS EXTENDING FORM THE FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS TOWARD THE SECOND END OF THE VEHICLE TRACK, INDICATOR PANEL MEANS COMPRISING LEFT AND RIGHT INDICATING MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF MEANS TO INDICATE DISTANCES OF VEHICLE TRAVEL, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE TRACK AND SAID RIGHT, LEFT AND DISTANCE INDICATOR MEANS ON SAID PANEL, AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER; SAID VEHICLE INCLUDING CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE DISPLACED LATERALLY DURING TRAVEL OF THE VEHICLE, SAID CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTACT ONE OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS WHEN DISPLACED LATERALLY TO THE LEFT AND ANOTHER OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS WHEN DISPLACED LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT, AND ALSO TO CONTACT SAID PLURALITY OF CONTACTS AS SAID VEHICLE RIDES FORM SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS TOWARD SAID SECOND END OF SAID TRACK MEANS; SO THAT WHEN THE HELD GOLF BALL MEANS IS STRUCK SQUARELY TOWARD THE CENTER LINE OF THE TRACK BY CLUB MEANS, IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ALONG THE TRACK MEANS BETWEEN AND CLEAR OF THE FIRST MENTIONED CONTACTS, THEN AGAINST EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF CONTACTS ALONG THE TOTAL DISTANCE IT TRAVELS ON THE TRACK MEANS, AND WHEN THE HELD GOLF BALL MEANS IS STRUCK AT AN ANGLE, THE VEHICLE CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS WILL BE DISPLACED LATERALLY AND CONTACT ONE OF THE SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS AND THEN EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF CONTACTS ALONG THE TOTAL DISTANCE IT TRAVELS ON THE TRACK MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 362 words
A GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE INCLUDING TEE MEANS COMPRISING RESILIENT SUPPORT MEANS HOLDING GOLF BALL MEANS ADJACENT TRACK MEANS, SAID TRACK MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST END COMPRISING SAID TEE MEANS, AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND A SECOND END, A VEHICLE HAVING A MAIN BODY PORTION INCLUDING CUSHIONING MEANS ADAPTED TO RIDE ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS NORMALLY POSITIONED AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS, SAID CUSHIONING MEANS ADAPTED TO ABUT SAID GOLF BALL MEANS WHEN SAID VEHICLE IS AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS, A PAIR OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS DISPOSED OFF CENTER ALONG OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TRACK RELATIVELY NEAR THE FIRST END, A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS EXTENDING FORM THE FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS TOWARD THE SECOND END OF THE VEHICLE TRACK, INDICATOR PANEL MEANS COMPRISING LEFT AND RIGHT INDICATING MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF MEANS TO INDICATE DISTANCES OF VEHICLE TRAVEL, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON SAID VEHICLE TRACK AND SAID RIGHT, LEFT AND DISTANCE INDICATOR MEANS ON SAID PANEL, AND A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER; SAID VEHICLE INCLUDING CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE DISPLACED LATERALLY DURING TRAVEL OF THE VEHICLE, SAID CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS ADAPTED TO CONTACT ONE OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS WHEN DISPLACED LATERALLY TO THE LEFT AND ANOTHER OF SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS WHEN DISPLACED LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT, AND ALSO TO CONTACT SAID PLURALITY OF CONTACTS AS SAID VEHICLE RIDES FORM SAID FIRST END OF SAID TRACK MEANS TOWARD SAID SECOND END OF SAID TRACK MEANS; SO THAT WHEN THE HELD GOLF BALL MEANS IS STRUCK SQUARELY TOWARD THE CENTER LINE OF THE TRACK BY CLUB MEANS, IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ALONG THE TRACK MEANS BETWEEN AND CLEAR OF THE FIRST MENTIONED CONTACTS, THEN AGAINST EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF CONTACTS ALONG THE TOTAL DISTANCE IT TRAVELS ON THE TRACK MEANS, AND WHEN THE HELD GOLF BALL MEANS IS STRUCK AT AN ANGLE, THE VEHICLE CONTACT ENGAGING MEANS WILL BE DISPLACED LATERALLY AND CONTACT ONE OF THE SAID FIRST MENTIONED PAIRS OF CONTACTS AND THEN EACH OF THE PLURALITY OF CONTACTS ALONG THE TOTAL DISTANCE IT TRAVELS ON THE TRACK MEANS.

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