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US3352558A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Simulated golf game board with adjustable green member

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-29
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1984-12-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John T Lucas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 22:11
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/06; A63F7/0604; A63F7/0628

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A GAME DEVICE IN WHICH THE GAME OF GOLF CAN BE AUTHENTICALLY SIMULATED COMPRISING: (A) A GAME BOARD INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING A RAISED PLATFORM PORTION TO SIMULATE FAIRWAY PORTION OF A GOLF COURSE AND A WELL PORTION ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION, (B) MEANS INDICATING DISTANCES ON SAID FAIRWAY PORTION, (C) MEANS DEFINING A SLIDEWAY EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION (D) A SLIDE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED ALONG SAID SLIDEWAY, SAID SLIDE MEMBER SIMULATING THE GREEN PORTION OF A GOLF COURSE, (E) GAME TOKENS ADAPTED TO REPRESENT PLAYERS MOVABLE OVER AND GAME BOARD, (F) AND INDICATING MEANS FOR RANDOMLY SIGNIFYING THE LIE OF AN IMAGINARY BALL IN DRIVING TOWARD THE GREEN BY A GIVEN PLAYER AND STROKES TAKEN TO PUTT A HOLE AFTER REACHING THE GREEN BY THE RESPECTIVE PLAYERS, (G) SAID INDICATING MEANS INCLUDING A DIE, (H) SAID DIE HAVING MARKINGS ON THE FACES THEREOF TO REPRESENT YARDAGE WHEN USED IN INDICATED DRIVES AND STROKES WHEN A PLAYER IS ON THE GREEN, (I) AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE THROW OF THE DIE, (J) SAID MEANS INCLUDING A LEDGE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE END OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION AND WITHIN THE WELL PORTION OF SAID BOARD, (K) AND MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID LEDGE TO KNOCK SAID DIE PLACED ON SAID LEDGE INTO SAID WALL TO EFFECT THE THROW OF THE DIE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A GAME DEVICE IN WHICH THE GAME OF GOLF CAN BE AUTHENTICALLY SIMULATED COMPRISING: (A) A GAME BOARD INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING A RAISED PLATFORM PORTION TO SIMULATE FAIRWAY PORTION OF A GOLF COURSE AND A WELL PORTION ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION, (B) MEANS INDICATING DISTANCES ON SAID FAIRWAY PORTION, (C) MEANS DEFINING A SLIDEWAY EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION (D) A SLIDE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SLIDABLY ADJUSTED ALONG SAID SLIDEWAY, SAID SLIDE MEMBER SIMULATING THE GREEN PORTION OF A GOLF COURSE, (E) GAME TOKENS ADAPTED TO REPRESENT PLAYERS MOVABLE OVER AND GAME BOARD, (F) AND INDICATING MEANS FOR RANDOMLY SIGNIFYING THE LIE OF AN IMAGINARY BALL IN DRIVING TOWARD THE GREEN BY A GIVEN PLAYER AND STROKES TAKEN TO PUTT A HOLE AFTER REACHING THE GREEN BY THE RESPECTIVE PLAYERS, (G) SAID INDICATING MEANS INCLUDING A DIE, (H) SAID DIE HAVING MARKINGS ON THE FACES THEREOF TO REPRESENT YARDAGE WHEN USED IN INDICATED DRIVES AND STROKES WHEN A PLAYER IS ON THE GREEN, (I) AND MEANS FOR EFFECTING THE THROW OF THE DIE, (J) SAID MEANS INCLUDING A LEDGE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE END OF SAID PLATFORM PORTION AND WITHIN THE WELL PORTION OF SAID BOARD, (K) AND MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID LEDGE TO KNOCK SAID DIE PLACED ON SAID LEDGE INTO SAID WALL TO EFFECT THE THROW OF THE DIE.

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