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US4108442A
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Golf board game apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-03-31
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Granted: 1978-08-22
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Expires: 1996-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A golf game in which a game board is provided on which to determine a wind-condition for play and to mark and record player decisions relative to club selection, method of aiming, and the type shot that will be made. A plurality of fairways are provided on cards or boards preferably simulating an actual golf course i.e., there could be nine boards with a fairway on each side of the board simulating the eighteen fairways of an actual golf course. Each fairway board is marked to show the area, distance marker, selected terrain features, and areas that are possible landing sites for shot balls. The greens are color-coded for the purpose of defining putt difficulty. Before teeing off, a player spins the wind vane to determine the wind condition with which he must cope, then with reference to the fairway board, he chooses a club, the point of aim, and the type shot. These decisions are punched on to a calculator and totaled. The total is compared against a shot value card for the hole being played and the player marks his position on the fairway board unless his ball is lost, in water, or out-of-bounds--in which case he tees off again. In the course of play, the player's ball will come to rest on a color-coded green. At which time he throws a dice of the same color as that on which his ball rests on the green to determine the number of putts taken to hole out.
Inventors
- 👤 Holland Eldridge Bynam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:48
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/0005; A63F11/00; A63F11/0011; A63F2011/0023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
An indoor golf game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having indicia marked thereon relating to golf; (b) a plurality of hole layout boards, each having a distinctive representation of a golfing hole layout marked thereon; (c) a wind direction chance means located on said game board for randomly selecting one of several indicia representing various wind directions or no wind direction; (d) at least one decision board means located on the game board for marking and recording four types of data selections comprising the location of the ball on the hole layout and the player's selections of the type of club, the direction of aim of the shot, and the type of shot he will make in view of the randomly selected wind condition derived by said wind direction chance means; (e) a calculator means for receiving input of one each of the four types of data relating to the ball location and the player's selections of the type of club, the direction of aim of the shot, and the type of shot he will make in view of the randomly selected wind condition, said calculator means further comprising means for computing and visually displaying a numerical value uniquely based upon the combination of the four input data entered therein; and (f) a plurality of shot-value card means for determining the location of the ball after each shot on the hole layouts as determined by the numerical value computed by the calculator means and by the randomly selected wind condition or by the numerical value computed by the calculator means alone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
262 words
An indoor golf game apparatus comprising: (a) a game board having indicia marked thereon relating to golf; (b) a plurality of hole layout boards, each having a distinctive representation of a golfing hole layout marked thereon; (c) a wind direction chance means located on said game board for randomly selecting one of several indicia representing various wind directions or no wind direction; (d) at least one decision board means located on the game board for marking and recording four types of data selections comprising the location of the ball on the hole layout and the player's selections of the type of club, the direction of aim of the shot, and the type of shot he will make in view of the randomly selected wind condition derived by said wind direction chance means; (e) a calculator means for receiving input of one each of the four types of data relating to the ball location and the player's selections of the type of club, the direction of aim of the shot, and the type of shot he will make in view of the randomly selected wind condition, said calculator means further comprising means for computing and visually displaying a numerical value uniquely based upon the combination of the four input data entered therein; and (f) a plurality of shot-value card means for determining the location of the ball after each shot on the hole layouts as determined by the numerical value computed by the calculator means and by the randomly selected wind condition or by the numerical value computed by the calculator means alone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the wind direction chance means comprises a rotatable wheel having a pointer thereon and a plurality of indicia on the game board selectable at random by said pointer, said indicia representing various wind directions or no wind direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein; (a) the decision board means comprises four groups of indicia, each group containing a plurality of indicia and a peg hole adjacent to each indicium for receiving peg markers, the groups of indicia relating to various locations of the ball on the hole layout boards, various types of clubs, various directions of aim of the shot, and various types of shots, respectively; and (b) a plurality of peg markers receivable in said peg holes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein; (a) the calculator means comprises a visual display area and four groups of input data keys, each group containing a plurality of keys, the groups of keys relating to various locations of the ball, various types of clubs, various directions of aim of the shots, and various types of shots, respectively; (b) each said input data key having associated therewith a numerical value whereby, once the player has keyed in the said four input data, a numerical result total of the individual values keyed-in is displayed in the visual display area; (c) said calculator means further having an actuator key for causing the numerical total to be visually displayed in the display area; and (d) said calculator means further having thereon a deactuator key for deactuation and clearing of the visual display.
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