Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A golf game apparatus, comprising a golfing lane having a golf ball tee disposed at one end from which golf balls are hit, an upright target disposed at the opposite end for halting balls propelled from said tee, a floor target disposed forward of said upright target, directional accuracy determining and indicating means functionally associated with said tee and each of said targets to automatically provide a numerical accuracy representation for each of said balls propelled toward said targets, and ball momentum determining and indicating means functionally associated with said tee and said upright target to automatically provide a numerical momentum magnitude representation for each of said golf balls propelled toward said upright target with either tee or fairway type golf clubs; said ball momentum magnitude representation being dependent solely on ball velocity or on the time required for said ball to travel a predetermined fixed distance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A golf game apparatus, comprising a golfing lane having a golf ball tee disposed at one end from which golf balls are hit, an upright target disposed at the opposite end for halting balls propelled from said tee, a floor target disposed forward of said upright target, directional accuracy determining and indicating means functionally associated with said tee and each of said targets to automatically provide a numerical accuracy representation for each of said balls propelled toward said targets, and ball momentum determining and indicating means functionally associated with said tee and said upright target to automatically provide a numerical momentum magnitude representation for each of said golf balls propelled toward said upright target with either tee or fairway type golf clubs; said ball momentum magnitude representation being dependent solely on ball velocity or on the time required for said ball to travel a predetermined fixed distance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention as defined by claim 1, whereby said momentum magnitude and said directional accuracy representations are further characterized as being combined to provide a composite score for each of said propelled balls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention as defined by claim 2, wherein said ball momentum determining and indicating means is further characterized as including time sequence signal producing means functional in providing intermittent signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention as defined by claim 3, wherein said ball momentum determining and indicating means is further characterized as including an indicating device interconnected to receive said intermittent signals for effectuating the display of a numerical representation thereupon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The invention as defined by claim 4, wherein said ball momentum determining and indicating means is further characterized as including sensing means disposed with respect to said tee and operative in initiating said time sequence signal producing means to emit a signal when a ball is dislodged from said tee.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The invention as defined by claim 5, wherein said ball momentum determining and indicating means is further characterized as including sensing means disposed with respect to said target and operative in terminating the signal emission of said time sequence signal producing means when said ball hits said target.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention as defined by claim 6, wherein said directional accuracy determining and indicating means is further characterized as including pulsing means interconnected such as to provide a preset number of pulses to said indicating device for effectuating the display of a numerical representation thereupon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention as defined by claim 7, wherein said directional accuracy determining and indicating means is further characterized as including upright baffles mounted upon said upright target such as to separate it into discrete zones.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention as defined by claim 8, wherein said directional accuracy determining and indicating means is further characterized as including a ball receiver disposed adjacent to said upright target.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The invention as defined by claim 9, wherein said directional accuracy determining and indicating means is further characterized as including ball detection means disposed with respect to said ball receiver and said floor target for classifying balls propelled therewithin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention as defined by claim 10, wherein said indicating device is further characterized as a counter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The invention as defined by calim 11, wherein said sensing means for initiating the operation of said time sequence signal producing means is further characterized as an acoustic sensing unit, and said sensing means operative in terminating the signal emission of said time sequence signal producing means is further characterized as one or more inertia switches.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The invention as defined by calim 11, wherein said sensing means for initiating the operation of said time sequence signal producing means is further characterized as an acoustic sensing unit, and said sensing means operative in terminating the signal emission of said time sequence signal producing means is further characterized as one or more inertia switches.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention as defined by claim 12, further characterized as including ball confining means surrounding said golfing lane for containing therewithin, balls propelled from said tee to said targets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention as defined by claim 13, further characterized as comprising a plurality of said golfing lane combinations adjacently placed such that each will include confining means therebetween for preventing ball cross-fIre into adjacent targets.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as defined by calim 14, wherein each of said floor targets are further characterized as including upright annulus walls therewithin for establishing center and off-center zones.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as defined by calim 14, wherein each of said floor targets are further characterized as including upright annulus walls therewithin for establishing center and off-center zones.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The invention as defined by claim 15, wherein each of said floor targets are further characterized as including ball detection means cooperatively associated with each of said floor targets for providing classifying information as to which zones of said targets were hit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention as defined by claim 16, wherein said center and off-center zones of said floor targets are further characterized as containing cushions functional as damping means for preventing balls propelled into said targets from rebounding out.