US3884469A
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Portable table-top miniature golf game provided with rearrangeable hole modules and separate green putting board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-07-03
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Granted: 1975-05-20
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Expires: 1994-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A portable miniature golf game and associated apparatus to be played on a table surface including a plurality of movable and rearrangeable hole modules to allow a player to recombine the sequence of the holes and a secondary putting green board to give a secondary putting score for each hole to be added to a primary score obtained at each module.
Inventors
- 👤 Hershel D Morton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:34
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/06; A63F7/0604; A63F7/0628
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
282 words
A portable indoor table-top miniature golf game with associated movable modules to allow rearrangeable hole combinations in a table-top game simulating miniature golf, said portable indoor table-top miniature golf game comprising: A. a flat golf course playing field board provided with a plurality of ball hazard penalty entrapments; B. a plurality of movable rearrangeable and recombinable hole module assemblies each said movable rearrangeable hole module assembly having 1 an elevated tee-off ramp block having a ball directing and propelling ramp surface inclined down one side, 2 a ball conducting fairway board originating at the bottom of said ball directing and propelling ramp surface, and 3 an elevated ball entrapment green of less height than said elevated tee-off ramp block and situated at the end of said ball conducting fairway, said elevated ball entrapment green having (a) a ball riser incline facing said elevated tee-off ramp block, and b. an elevated entrapment green top surface provided with a plurality of ball entrapment and primary score determining depressions; C. a separate portable secondary putting green game board provided with 1. a putting tee-off depression, 2. a ball conducting putting runway originating at said putting tee-off depression, and 3. a plurality of secondary score determining depressions situated at the end of said ball conducting runway; D. a plurality of L-shaped miniature golf clubs suitably designed to be swung with one hand of a game player to impact and propel a miniature table-top golf ball from the tee-off point of the various movable hole modules of the course and the putting tee-off depression; and E. a plurality of miniature table-top golf balls of suitable diameter to be entrapped by said ball entrapment and score determining holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
282 words
A portable indoor table-top miniature golf game with associated movable modules to allow rearrangeable hole combinations in a table-top game simulating miniature golf, said portable indoor table-top miniature golf game comprising: A. a flat golf course playing field board provided with a plurality of ball hazard penalty entrapments; B. a plurality of movable rearrangeable and recombinable hole module assemblies each said movable rearrangeable hole module assembly having 1 an elevated tee-off ramp block having a ball directing and propelling ramp surface inclined down one side, 2 a ball conducting fairway board originating at the bottom of said ball directing and propelling ramp surface, and 3 an elevated ball entrapment green of less height than said elevated tee-off ramp block and situated at the end of said ball conducting fairway, said elevated ball entrapment green having (a) a ball riser incline facing said elevated tee-off ramp block, and b. an elevated entrapment green top surface provided with a plurality of ball entrapment and primary score determining depressions; C. a separate portable secondary putting green game board provided with 1. a putting tee-off depression, 2. a ball conducting putting runway originating at said putting tee-off depression, and 3. a plurality of secondary score determining depressions situated at the end of said ball conducting runway; D. a plurality of L-shaped miniature golf clubs suitably designed to be swung with one hand of a game player to impact and propel a miniature table-top golf ball from the tee-off point of the various movable hole modules of the course and the putting tee-off depression; and E. a plurality of miniature table-top golf balls of suitable diameter to be entrapped by said ball entrapment and score determining holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
a ball conducting putting runway originating at said putting tee-off depression, and
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
a ball conducting putting runway originating at said putting tee-off depression, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The portable indoor table-top miniature golf game described in claim 1 with playing procedure and score determining indicia suitably placed on said flat golf course playing field board, said movable rearrangeable and recombinable hole apparatus module assemblies and said portable secondary putting green board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The portable indoor table-top miniature golf game described in claim 1 having a plurality of selectable ball conducting fairway boards being of varying lengths to be recombined with said elevated tee-off ramp blocks and said elevated ball entrapment greens to be recombined into a plurality of selectable movable hole module assemblies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
86 words
a plurality of secondary score determining depressions situated at the end of said ball conducting runway; D. a plurality of L-shaped miniature golf clubs suitably designed to be swung with one hand of a game player to impact and propel a miniature table-top golf ball from the tee-off point of the various movable hole modules of the course and the putting tee-off depression; and E. a plurality of miniature table-top golf balls of suitable diameter to be entrapped by said ball entrapment and score determining holes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
a plurality of secondary score determining depressions situated at the end of said ball conducting runway; D. a plurality of L-shaped miniature golf clubs suitably designed to be swung with one hand of a game player to impact and propel a miniature table-top golf ball from the tee-off point of the various movable hole modules of the course and the putting tee-off depression; and E. a plurality of miniature table-top golf balls of suitable diameter to be entrapped by said ball entrapment and score determining holes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
The portable indoor table-top miniature golf game described in claim 1 in which the elevated tee-off ramp block is provided with: A. a miniature golf ball tee-off depression; B. a miniature golf club clearance notch behind and cutting into said ball tee-off depression to enable a miniature golf club to impact squarely with the back of a properly positioned miniature golf ball cradled by said miniature golf ball tee-off depression; and C. a miniature golf ball inclined guiding channel groove originating at said miniature golf ball tee-off depression and terminating at the bottom of said miniature golf ball directing and propelling ramp surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
The portable indoor table-top miniature golf game described in claim 1 having a plurality of selectable elevated ball entrapment greens having varying numbers and patterns of ball entrapment and primary score determining depressions in each elevated entrapment green top surface of the selectable elevated ball entrapment greens to be recombined into a plurality of selectable movable hole module assemblies.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
The portable indoor table-top miniature golf game described in claim 1 having a pluraliTy of selectable elevated ball entrapment greens having varying score determination designations by the ball entrapment and primary score determining depressions in each elevated entrapment green top surface of the selectable elevated ball entrapment greens to be recombined into a plurality of selectable movable hole module assemblies.
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) | 1978-05-19 | 1978-11-18 | 1979-05-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-05-19 | 1982-11-18 | 1983-05-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-05-19 | 1986-11-18 | 1987-05-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |