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US4042246A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Board golf game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-12-01
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Granted: 1977-08-16
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Expires: 1995-12-01
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Abstract

Abstract A game board is provided having a simulated golf course depicted thereon, the golf course including areas simulating a tee, fairway, green, water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs. A plurality of tokens are provided, each one representing a golf ball for a respective player. The game board has a plurality of paths to the green, each path simulating the path of a drive and approach shot to the green, and a plurality of positions on the green, at least one of the paths being arranged to lead down the fairway and one of the paths arranged to lead into and out of at least one of the water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs, each of the paths beginning at a starting point at a tee position on the tee and joining one another at a point of intersection on the green. Dice are provided for operation by a player for randomly signifying travel of a respective golf ball along one of the paths through randomly selectable indicia on the dice.

Inventors

  • 👤 Larry W. Strandgard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:21
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/0005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 304 words
A golf game comprising a game board having a simulated golf course hole depicted thereon; the golf course including areas simulating a tee, fairway, green, water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs; a plurality of paths to said green; each path simulated drive and approach shots to said green and having a plurality of positions on said green; at least one of said paths being arranged to lead down said fairway and at least one of said paths being arranged to lead into and out of at least one of said water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs; each of said paths beginning at a starting point at one of a plurality of tee positions on said tee and joining one another at a point of intersection on said green; each of said paths comprising a plurality of pre-marked and pre-determined positions representative of the position of a golf ball during play; chance means for operation by a player for randomly signifying travel of a respective token along one of said paths through randomly selectable indicia on said chance means; each of said tee positions having thereon a different plurality of indicia each of which may be chosen individually by operation of said chance means; a plurality of tokens where each token represents a golf ball for a respective player during a play; each of said tokens adapted to be moved manually to one of said path positions according to the indicia a player obtains on said chance means, said simulated golf course comprising an aerial photograph of a golf course having said tee positions imposed on said photograph in the area of the tee depicted on said photograph, said paths being imposed on said photograph in the area of the fairway, green, roughs, sand traps, trees and water hazards depicted on said photograph.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 304 words
A golf game comprising a game board having a simulated golf course hole depicted thereon; the golf course including areas simulating a tee, fairway, green, water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs; a plurality of paths to said green; each path simulated drive and approach shots to said green and having a plurality of positions on said green; at least one of said paths being arranged to lead down said fairway and at least one of said paths being arranged to lead into and out of at least one of said water hazards, sand traps, trees and roughs; each of said paths beginning at a starting point at one of a plurality of tee positions on said tee and joining one another at a point of intersection on said green; each of said paths comprising a plurality of pre-marked and pre-determined positions representative of the position of a golf ball during play; chance means for operation by a player for randomly signifying travel of a respective token along one of said paths through randomly selectable indicia on said chance means; each of said tee positions having thereon a different plurality of indicia each of which may be chosen individually by operation of said chance means; a plurality of tokens where each token represents a golf ball for a respective player during a play; each of said tokens adapted to be moved manually to one of said path positions according to the indicia a player obtains on said chance means, said simulated golf course comprising an aerial photograph of a golf course having said tee positions imposed on said photograph in the area of the tee depicted on said photograph, said paths being imposed on said photograph in the area of the fairway, green, roughs, sand traps, trees and water hazards depicted on said photograph.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The golf game of claim 1 wherein said path positions comprise insets in said game board along said paths adapted to receive said tokens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
The golf game of claim 2 wherein said tokens comprise spheres individually coded for the identification of each token by the respective players using said tokens in play.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The golf game of claim 2 wherein said chance means comprises die means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
The golf game of claim 1 wherein said chance means comprises die means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-08-15 1981-02-14 1981-08-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-08-15 1985-02-14 1985-08-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-08-15 1989-02-14 1989-08-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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