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US4113260A
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Simulated golf game and materials therefor
Assignee: Games Research Associates
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Filing: 1977-02-17
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Granted: 1978-09-12
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Expires: 1997-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A game simulating the outdoor game of golf. Game equipment, to accommodate one to eight players, includes 18 playing boards simulating respective hole areas on a golf course, two hazard, green and putt spinners, eight dice, nine playing pieces, eight stroke counters, a plurality of skill cards, usually 120, and two re-usable score cards, two score pencils, and two score card sloths to remove pencil markings on the score cards. The game pieces, equipment, playing boards, and indicia and markings are engineered in accordance with laws of mathematical probability such that realistic scores are obtained as though the players were actually on a golf course. Thus, close correlation and simulation of actual conditions, objects and scores, is achieved, this by virtue of the relationship and correlation of physical materials and components with printed indicia.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E. Sain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:54
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/0005; A63F11/00; A63F11/0011; A63F2011/0016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A golf game including in combination, plural game spendable each provided with indicia, defining a course including tee, rough, fairway, hazard, area-round-green, green, and hole areas, whereby to simulate a playing course, from tee to green and hole, of an outdoor golf course; mutually spaced grid markings disposed on said course at and proximate said green area; mutually spaced bar markings disposed on said course along said fairway area; a series of dice selected ones of which are rollable over a chosen one of said game boards for determining player marker advance for a particular stroke; a supply of means, individual pluralities of which are distributable to, and spendably by, individual players according to their individual handicaps, for advancing the respective players' play without stroke penalty; a series of player markers advanceable along said bar and grid markings; and a spinner-card having a card provided with an upper surface and a spinner pivoted to and above said upper surface, said upper surface being provided with hazard, not-on-green, and various stroke-number areas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A golf game including in combination, plural game spendable each provided with indicia, defining a course including tee, rough, fairway, hazard, area-round-green, green, and hole areas, whereby to simulate a playing course, from tee to green and hole, of an outdoor golf course; mutually spaced grid markings disposed on said course at and proximate said green area; mutually spaced bar markings disposed on said course along said fairway area; a series of dice selected ones of which are rollable over a chosen one of said game boards for determining player marker advance for a particular stroke; a supply of means, individual pluralities of which are distributable to, and spendably by, individual players according to their individual handicaps, for advancing the respective players' play without stroke penalty; a series of player markers advanceable along said bar and grid markings; and a spinner-card having a card provided with an upper surface and a spinner pivoted to and above said upper surface, said upper surface being provided with hazard, not-on-green, and various stroke-number areas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said game also includes a series of skill cards as said advancing means, stroke-counter means, and means for scoring said game.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein series of dice provided for a particular play is correlated, as to number and face markings thereof, with said indicia, whereby to approximate anticipated strokes and distances on a corresponding outdoor course.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said stroke areas numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 are weighted in the ratio of 7, 12, 7, 3.
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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) | 1981-09-11 | 1982-03-13 | 1982-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-09-11 | 1986-03-13 | 1986-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-09-11 | 1990-03-13 | 1990-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |