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Golf driving range
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-03
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2010-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A golf driving-range for driving golf balls from any of a series of tee-points grouped-together to a single common golf driving fairway having a plurality of spaced-apart greens each with a flagged hole, with preferably one of the greens being surrounded by a man-made pond of water, with also the plurality of greens being separated from the driving tee-points by a stream of water, and with sand traps and with assorted trees, shrubs and/or simulations thereof positioned preferably heterogeneously on the fairway, with at-least two sand traps positioned adjacent each of the spaced-apart greens, and a collection device including a centrifugal pump and a channeling device for separating and collecting golf ball that have fallen into the pond water, and detection and indicator mechanisms indicating onto which green a golf ball falls.
Inventors
- 👤 Derek F. Foley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:31
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B69/00; A63B69/36; A63B69/3658; A63B24/00; A63B24/0021; A63B69/3691; A63B69/3694; A63B2024/0028; A63B2024/0031; A63B2024/0034; A63B2024/0037; A63B2102/00; A63B2102/32; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A golf driving range comprising a golf driving tee means for providing at-least two spaced-apart golf driving tee areas each adapted for driving a golf ball by a manually swung golf club, and a golf driving fairway including a first plurality of separate golf greens each differently visually-identifiable from other golf greens, said first plurality being positioned within golf club driving distances from said golf driving tee means, and said golf driving fairway including a second plurality of hazard structures spaced apart from one-another, said second plurality including at-least one of trees, shrubs, and visual simulations thereof, positioned on said golf driving fairway of which at-least one of said trees, shrubs and simulations thereof is positioned in close proximity to at-least one of said first plurality, and further including a body of water substantially surrounding at least one of said first plurality of separate golf greens, and in which is positioned a golf ball collection means for directing golf balls falling into said body of water into a collection trap structure adapted for recovering golf balls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A golf driving range comprising a golf driving tee means for providing at-least two spaced-apart golf driving tee areas each adapted for driving a golf ball by a manually swung golf club, and a golf driving fairway including a first plurality of separate golf greens each differently visually-identifiable from other golf greens, said first plurality being positioned within golf club driving distances from said golf driving tee means, and said golf driving fairway including a second plurality of hazard structures spaced apart from one-another, said second plurality including at-least one of trees, shrubs, and visual simulations thereof, positioned on said golf driving fairway of which at-least one of said trees, shrubs and simulations thereof is positioned in close proximity to at-least one of said first plurality, and further including a body of water substantially surrounding at least one of said first plurality of separate golf greens, and in which is positioned a golf ball collection means for directing golf balls falling into said body of water into a collection trap structure adapted for recovering golf balls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A golf driving range of claim 1, including miniature golf means providing an area inclusive of a series of a plurality of miniature putting tees and miniature putting lanes and golf holes adapted for playing minature golf.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A golf driving range of claim 1, including at-least one practice putting green located substantially rearward of said golf driving tee area in a close proximity to said golf driving tee means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A golf driving range of claim 3, in which said practice putting green includes in contact therewith at-least one sand trap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A golf driving range of claim 4, including miniature golf means providing an area inclusive of a series of a plurality of miniature putting tees and miniature putting lanes and golf holes adapted for playing miniature golf.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A golf driving range of claim 5, including detector and signaling means for registering a golf ball striking or falling on any of said first plurality and for indicating onto which of said first plurality a golf ball has fallen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
75 words
A golf driving range of claim 10, in which said golf ball collection means including a channeling-means for directing golf balls downward a downwardly inclined plane thereof and the golf ball collection means further including a collection vessel and a centrifugal action separator adapted to separate golf balls from water and to direct separated balls to the collection vessel, and the golf ball collection means being for recycling separated water into said body of water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A golf driving range of claim 1, including detector and signaling means for registering and positioned to register a golf ball rolling on one of said first plurality and for indicating onto which of said first plurality a golf ball is rolling.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-11-17 | 1996-05-18 | 1996-11-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-11-17 | 2000-05-18 | 2000-11-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-11-17 | 2004-05-18 | 2004-11-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |