US1676804A

US1676804A - Golf-game apparatus

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Publication number: US1676804A
Application number: US173920A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clarence W Scheck
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-09
Filing date: 1927-03-09
Publication date: 1928-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 1945-07-10

Description

July 10, 1928.

c w. SCHECK GOLF GAMEAPPARATUS Filed March 9, 1927 INV NTOR.

ATTORNEY. I

Patented July 10, 1928.

UNITE STATE or ic.

-CLARENCE W. SCHECK, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

. GOLF-GAME APPA ATUS.

Application filed March 9, 1927. Serial No. 173,920.

'10 ball when put-ted. the surface however being preferably characterized by variations in the angle of the inclination. The surface is provided with a plurality of holes into which "the balls are intended to be patted, as in 15 regular golf, such holes being preferably nine in number to simulate a nine hole golf course, and the holes being provided with baffled Walls so arranged as to increase the I difiiculty of putting the balls .into the holes 2 and which also act to direct properly putted balls into the holes.

The bafile walls associated withthe several holes are so related as to complicate the puttingaccess to adjacent holes.

The'preferable form of my'putting surface is a. substantial rectangular oblong, and one of the holes is preferably placed at the center ofthe upper and rear end of the surface with the other eight holes arranged in -30 equal number along each side wall of the surface, the surface being provided with side and rear end walls to prevent the balls jumping from the same in normal circumstances.

Means are provided for returningthe balls which have been putted into holes to the front or lower end of the surface where they may be received in an open trough or receiving well.

The apparatus may be made for floor use and of proper dimensions so that the players may use ordinary golf balls-and putters to play the game, or it may be made of smaller dimensions for table use with smaller balls which may be adapted to be putted as with' the players finger.

Other novel features of construction, and also of arrangement of parts will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated the best embodiment of the principles of my invention now known to me, Fig. 1 is a plan view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along the lineII-II in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken along the line III.III in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a platform which may be made of wood and which is properly supported in spaced relation above the horizontal, base 2. Any convenient means may be provided for supporting the platform stoutly from the base.

The front end of the platform stops short of the front endof the base. The base is provided with vertical side walls 3 and a rear endwall t which extend up above the,

platform to a suflicient degree to keep the balls from jumping from the platform under normal conditions. The side walls 3 are extended forwardly bevond the platform 1 to meet the relatively low front wall 5. thus forming an open trough 6 at the front end of the platform 1. The space under the front end of the platform is closed by awall 7, which however stops short of the side walls .to provide the ports 8 which form the front ends of the return chutes to be later described;

The general incline of the platform is upwardly towards the rear wall 4, but the top surface of the platform is preferably not r a continuous, plane but it comprises alternately arranged surfaces of greater and less angularlty to the horizontal.

At the front end of the platform is a horizontal surface 9 which forms the surface from which the balls are putted by the players; The putting surface 9 is followed by an inclined surface 10 which in turn is followed by a surfacell of lessinclination, an inclined surface 12of'greater inclination, a horizontal surface 13 of less inclination, a surface 14 of greater inclination and the rear end surface 15 of less inclination. I thus simulate the irregular surface of a terraced putting green.

The surface 9 is' that from which the ball is patted by a player in putting for a given hole, and in the larger floor embodiment of my apparatus wherewith regular golf balls and putters are used the player may stand on the surface 9 when putting. A putted ball which fails to hole-out rolls back to the front of the board.

The platform 1 is covered with green felt or similar material to simulate the turf of a putting green.

I represent the nine holes in the platform 1,

uate baflle wall "17 which guards the rear the holes 16 .16", 16 and 16being alined along one side wall 3 of the platform, while the

holes

16, 16 16 and 16 are almed alongthe opposite side wall'of the platform, a

and the hole 16 being in the center adjacent to the rear wall 4 -of the platform. The

holes

16 and 16 are at the rear corners of the platform.

The central hole 16 is guarded by an arcand sides of the'hole and flares outwardly in either direction at the front.

a The two

front holes

16 and 16 are provided with arcuate baffle walls 18 which extend from the side walls 3 of the platform and surround the rear and outer side of the holes, leaving the holes accessible for the entrance of the balls from their fronts only. The front hazards 18* are impediments built against the side walls, 3 at the front of the

holes

16 and 16 to prevent the balls being putted along the side walls 3 directly into indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.

the holes. a

The next opposed pair of holes 16" and 16 are provided-with battle walls 19 which extend outwardly and forwardly from the side walls, guarding the holes from the rear and sides, the outer. ends of the baflle walls 19 being extended sufficiently to cause said walls to be engaged by a ball putted past the outer ends of the walls18, so that such balls will be deflected by the baffle walls 19 towards

thehole

16 or 16 as the case may be. At the rearrof the holes, the baffle walls 19- ar'e cut away to form projections 19"" which, when struck by the ball hugging the bafile wall 19- too. closely, will deflect the ball and cause it to rim the hole.

The next two opposed holes 16- and 16 are guarded by the arcuate bafile walls 20 which extend from the side walls 3, surrounding the rear of the holes and extending forwardly and outwardly sufficiently beyond the linesof the outer ends of the baflle walls.

J 19 so that said baflle walls 20 will be engaged by balls putted past the ends'of the walls 19'-and will deflect such balls toward the hole.16 or 16 as the case may be. "The

corner holes

16 and 16 are each provided w th an arcuate baflle wall 21 which extends outwardly and forwardly substantially as 9 toward the center hole 16.

. The

baflle'walls

18, 19, 20 and 21'merge into the side walls .3 and are provided with arcuate rear surfaces22 merging into said walls to prevent the formation of, pockets.

other material.

into the holes.

The baflie walls may be made of wood and i are preferably covered with felt or some To preveht straight putts from the surj face 9 into the holes 16 and 16 I provide thebaflle guides 18 on their. rear sides with projections 22 which, act as bunkers for the holes. Likewise the baffle-guides 19 are provided with the bunkers 22 to guard the

holes

16 and 16 1.

1 and along each of Beneath the platform the side walls 3 is provided a chute 23which runs beneath the platform 1 under the holes alined along theside walls. The front end of each ofsaid chutes is connected to one of the ports 8 at the end of the wall 7 and,

the floors of said chutes are downwardly inclined toward the trough 6 as indicated at i A short chute 25 runs from beneath the i I central hole 16 to one of the chutes 23 as The trough 6 has a slightly depressed well 26 at its center into which the balls roll. The front corners of the trough are round-' ed at 27 to prevent returning balls from lodging therein.

Each ofthe'baflie walls is preferably provided at the rear of the corresponding hole with a socket 28 in which may he stepped a flag or target 29, as indicatedin Fig. 3,- bearing the number of thehole. Points on certain of the battle walls, such as 20 and 21, where the wall if struck by a properly y 6f the P atform, with the hole into which it is to be putted and is putted in the usual manner toward said hole." In case the ballis not holed-out, it is returned to the well 26 and the player again putts it a from thesurface 9 on hisnext play.

line 32'is drawn on t-he surface 9 and the ball must-be putted from in front of the same. The holes are given their p per number insequence in simulation of t e regular game of golf. Thus hole 16 may be designated as by its flag or target as No; 1 hole and 16 'as No. 2-hole and so on. A player thus in turn places his ball on the surface 7 9 and in front of the line 32 and puts in the direction of the hole. The sidewalls 3 along the putting surface9 are lowered so as not to interfere with-the players stance or utting swing. The player succeeding in ho ing out his ball inthe lowest number-0f strokes wins the holef The provision of the.

' surface at one end a plurality of holes arranged along the side walls, and a baflieguide extending outwardly from the side wall at the rear of each of said holes and extending forwardly toward the putting surface, said guides being progressively \prolonged toward the rear end of the board.

2. A golf putting game apparatus com prising a playing surface provided at one end with a level putting surface and with side and rear walls and having a plurality of holes arranged along the side walls, and a battle-guide extending outwardly from the side wall at the rear of each of said holes and extending forwardly toward the putting surface and a hole in the center rear of said playing surface. a

3. A golf putting apparatus comprising aplaying surface having upwardly extending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a level putting surface at its front end and being provided with holes arranged along the side walls, and arcuate baffle-guides extendingfrom the side walls around the rear of said holes and extending toward the putting surface.

4. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardly extending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a level putting surface at its front end and being provided with holes arranged along the side walls, and arcuate bafile-guides extending from the side walls around the rear of said holes and extending toward the putting surface, said baffle-guides extending forwardlv and inwardly toward the longitudinal center line of the surface.

5. A golf puttingapparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardly extending side and rear end walls, said playing surface having a level putting surface at the front end and being provided with holes arranged along the sidewalls, and arcuate baffle-guides extending from the side Walls around the rear of said holes, said baflleguides extending forwardly and inwardly toward the longitudinal center line of the playing surface and said baffle-guides being of increasing length toward the rear of said playing surface.

6. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardly extending side walls and rear end wall and a plurality of holes in said surface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls, and baffle-guides extending outwardly and forwardly from the side walls at the rear of each opposed palr of holes, and the openingsbetween the ends of each air of bafieguides diminishing progressive y toward the near and of the surface. 7

7. A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardly extending side walls and rear end wall and a plurality of holes in said surface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls, and battleguides extending outwardly and forwardly from the side walls at the rear of each opposed pair of holes, and the openin s between the ends of each pair of ba-flle-gui es diminishing progressively toward the rear end of the surface, and said surface being provided with a hole at the center of its "rear wall.

8. -A golf putting apparatus comprising a playing surface having upwardly extending sidewalls and rear end wall and a plurality of holes in said surface arranged in opposed pairs adjacent to the side walls, and bafile guides extending outwardlv and forwardly from the side walls at the rear of each'opposed pair of holes, the-openings between the ends of each pair of battle-guides diminishing rogressively toward the rear end of the sur ace, said surface being provided with a hole at the center of its rear wall, and said last named hole being provided with a battleguide guarding its sides and flaring outwardly at its ends.

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa.,'this 5th day "of March, 1927. CLARENCE W. SCHECK