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US3854728A
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Golf putting game device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-08-13
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Granted: 1974-12-17
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Expires: 1993-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A golf putting game device having a ramp with a ball receiving pocket therein, a kicker being disposed in position to return putted balls falling into the pocket, with multi-positional spinners mounted over the ramp in position to be struck and rotated by putted balls, at least some of the spinners being disposed over the pocket in position to be struck and rotated by a ball so returned by the kicker.
Inventors
- 👤 J Brandell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/22; A63F7/30; A63F7/305; A63F7/3065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 57
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A golf putting game device comprising a. means affording a target area into which a ball may be putted from a putting position remote from that area, b. means for returning a ball along a predetermined path from said area toward said putting position, c. spinner means, having a plurality of at-rest positions, mounted in said path in position to be struck by such a ball during movement of said ball along said path from said area toward said putting position to thereby cause said spinner means to rotate out of the at-rest position in which it was disposed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A golf putting game device comprising a. means affording a target area into which a ball may be putted from a putting position remote from that area, b. means for returning a ball along a predetermined path from said area toward said putting position, c. spinner means, having a plurality of at-rest positions, mounted in said path in position to be struck by such a ball during movement of said ball along said path from said area toward said putting position to thereby cause said spinner means to rotate out of the at-rest position in which it was disposed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 1, and in which a. said means affording a target area comprises a ball-receiving pocket, and b. said means for returning a ball comprises a kicker for striking such a ball in said pocket and impelling said ball out of said pocket toward said putting position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A golf ball rolling across said ramp means in the opposite direction and striking said one blade is ineffective to rotate said spinner to another normal at-rest position thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A golf ball rolling across said ramp means in the opposite direction and striking said one blade is ineffective to rotate said spinner to another normal at-rest position thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
pass on the side of said spinner disposed over said pocket remote from said putting position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
pass on the side of said spinner disposed over said pocket remote from said putting position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
4 words
fall into said pocket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
4 words
fall into said pocket.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
facing away from said putting position, b. said ridge is disposed in position wherein such golf balls engaged with said ridge on the side thereof, remote from said putting position, will roll therealong toward the center longitudinal portion thereof and
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
facing away from said putting position, b. said ridge is disposed in position wherein such golf balls engaged with said ridge on the side thereof, remote from said putting position, will roll therealong toward the center longitudinal portion thereof and
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
a golf ball so impelled out of said pocket by said kicker will strike said last mentioned one Blade and cause said last mentioned one spinner to spin freely through several revolutions and come to rest in one of said normal at-rest positions thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
a golf ball so impelled out of said pocket by said kicker will strike said last mentioned one Blade and cause said last mentioned one spinner to spin freely through several revolutions and come to rest in one of said normal at-rest positions thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
are rotatably mounted on and supported by supporting means extending through said openings, and b. said supporting means are supportingly engaged with respective ones of said hubs in respective ones of said apices when said spinners are disposed in respective normal at-rest positions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
are rotatably mounted on and supported by supporting means extending through said openings, and b. said supporting means are supportingly engaged with respective ones of said hubs in respective ones of said apices when said spinners are disposed in respective normal at-rest positions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
when they are struck by a ball passing forwardly over said rear ramp said ball is ineffective to rotate said other spinners on said supporting means from one of said apices to another of said apices.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
when they are struck by a ball passing forwardly over said rear ramp said ball is ineffective to rotate said other spinners on said supporting means from one of said apices to another of said apices.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
terminates at its opposite ends at said wall on respective opposite sides of said base,
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
terminates at its opposite ends at said wall on respective opposite sides of said base,
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
9 words
to the rear of said first mentioned spinner, and
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
9 words
to the rear of said first mentioned spinner, and
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
around the rear portion of said wall rearwardly of said spinners, and then
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
around the rear portion of said wall rearwardly of said spinners, and then
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
7 words
having a ball receiving pocket therein, and
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
7 words
having a ball receiving pocket therein, and
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
59 words
an elongated wall a. projecting laterally upwardly from a peripheral edge of said floor, and b. terminating at its opposite ends on respective sides of a front edge portion of said floor, b. said front edge portion including a front ramp sloping upwardly and rearwardly from the front edge of said floor, c. said floor including a rear ramp
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
an elongated wall a. projecting laterally upwardly from a peripheral edge of said floor, and b. terminating at its opposite ends on respective sides of a front edge portion of said floor, b. said front edge portion including a front ramp sloping upwardly and rearwardly from the front edge of said floor, c. said floor including a rear ramp
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
71 words
forwardly along the other end portion of said wall outwardly of said other spinners into engagement with the other end of said ridge, b. said ends of said ridge are of sufficient height to stop such fowardly moving balls rearwardly of said front ramp, and c. said rear ramp slopes inwardly toward said pocket along said ridge so that such balls engaged with said ridge will roll therealong into said pocket.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
71 words
forwardly along the other end portion of said wall outwardly of said other spinners into engagement with the other end of said ridge, b. said ends of said ridge are of sufficient height to stop such fowardly moving balls rearwardly of said front ramp, and c. said rear ramp slopes inwardly toward said pocket along said ridge so that such balls engaged with said ridge will roll therealong into said pocket.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
3 words
into said pocket.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
3 words
into said pocket.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
11 words
is disposed adjacent to the front edge of said pocket, and
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
11 words
is disposed adjacent to the front edge of said pocket, and
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
60 words
sloping downwardly toward said front ramp, d. kicker means for ejecting a ball from said pocket along a path of travel extending across said front ramp, and e. spinner means having a plurality of at-rest positions, mounted above said floor in position to be struck and rotated by a ball ejected by said kicker means along said path of travel.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
60 words
sloping downwardly toward said front ramp, d. kicker means for ejecting a ball from said pocket along a path of travel extending across said front ramp, and e. spinner means having a plurality of at-rest positions, mounted above said floor in position to be struck and rotated by a ball ejected by said kicker means along said path of travel.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 2, and in which a. said spinner means comprises a single spinner mounted in said position to be struck.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
45 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 2, and in which a. said spinner means comprises a plurality of spinners, and b. said spinners are mounted in said path in position to all be struck by a single ball moving along said path.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
36 words
slopes forwardly from both ends thereof toward said pocket, b. said ridge is disposed in such position that the path of travel for balls traveling therealong from either outer end thereof to the center thereof, is
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
36 words
slopes forwardly from both ends thereof toward said pocket, b. said ridge is disposed in such position that the path of travel for balls traveling therealong from either outer end thereof to the center thereof, is
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
65 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 2, and which includes a. ramp means disposed laterally of said pocket and along which balls putted from said putting position in directions off line from saId pocket may roll, and b. other spinner means disposed over said ramp means in position to be struck by said last mentioned putted balls and thereby caused to rotate.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
27 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 5, and in which a. said other spinner means comprise spinners disposed at opposite sides of said pocket.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
92 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 6, and in which a. said ramp means is inclined upwardly away from said putting position for causing balls thereon to roll toward said putting position, b. each of said last mentioned spinners embodies a plurality of blades projecting outwardly away from each other, c. each of said last mentioned spinners has a plurality of normal at-rest positions in each of which one of said blades thereon projects downwardly at an acute angle in the direction of said putting position in position wherein
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
84 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 7, and in which a. said first mentioned spinner means comprises a spinner disposed over said pocket, b. said spinner disposed over said pocket embodies a plurality of blades projecting outwardly away from each other, and c. said spinner disposed over said pocket has a plurality of normal at-rest positions in each of which one of said blades thereon projects downwardly at an acute angle in the direction of said putting position in position wherein,
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
19 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 8, and in which a. said ramp includes a ridge
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
28 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 9, and in which a. said ridge is disposed in position wherein such a ball so rolling therealong will
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
22 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 10 and in which a. said ramp slopes straight forwardly toward said ridge.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
10 words
A golf putting game device comprising a. a base including
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
10 words
A golf putting game device comprising a. a base including
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
47 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 12, and in which a. said spinner means is disposed in position to be struck and rotated by a ball passing from outside said base on a straight line across said front ramp and directly into said pocket.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
77 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 12, and in which a. said spinner means comprises a spinner including a plurality of blades projecting outwardly away from each other, and b. respective ones of said blades are disposed in position to be struck by a ball ejected by said kicker means along said path of travel to thereby rotate said spinner when said spinner is disposed in corresponding respective ones of said normal at-rest positions.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
79 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 14, and in which a. when said one of said blades is disposed in said position to be struck by a ball ejected by said kicker means along said path of travel, it is disposed in position to be struck by a ball and cause rotation of said spinner, when said ball passes from outside said base on a straight line across said front ramp and directly into said pocket.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
35 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 15, and a. which includes other of said spinners disposed between said pocket and said wall on opposite sides of said pocket, and b. in which
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
22 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 16, and in which a. said first mentioned spinner and said other spinners
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
60 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 17, and in which a. said first mentioned spinner is disposed over said pocket in such position that when one of said blades thereof is struck by a ball ejected by said kicker along said path of travel said first mentioned spinner is spun freely thereby through a plurality of revolutions.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
27 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 18, and in which a. said other spinners are disposed over said rear ramp in such position that
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
19 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 19, and in which a. a rearwardly facing elongated ridge
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
32 words
A golf putting game device as defined in claim 20, and in which a. said other spinners are spaced from said wall such a distance that said such a ball may roll
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-12-16 | 1978-06-17 | 1978-12-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-12-16 | 1982-06-17 | 1982-12-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-12-16 | 1986-06-17 | 1986-12-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |