US1693474A

US1693474A - Game apparatus

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Publication number: US1693474A
Application number: US236244A
Authority: US
Inventors: Burt Frederick Leland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-11-28
Filing date: 1927-11-28
Publication date: 1928-11-27
Anticipated expiration: 1945-11-27

Description

Nov. 27, 1.928. 1,693,414

F. L. BURT GAME APPARATUS Filed Nov. 28, 1927 WITNESSES I N i -INTOR Z y 6de/z(% gelano/fiul ATTORNEY a 'golf putting with the inner ends of the n Patented Nov. 27,1928.

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Application filed November use, is primarily intended for use indoors. as practice device, 'Afn object of the invention. is to provide a deviceof this characterequipped with a number of object pockets or the like into which the player is adapted. tofputta golf ball. Preferably the device consists of a relatively thick plate having notchescujt in its edges otches constituting object pockets. The notches are arranged at'diverse angles so that the practicer will have to approach the various object pockets from various angles, and the putting must be done with considerable accuracy in order to pocket the ball.

As noted above, the apparatus is unlike previous devices in that the object pockets constitute notches cut in the edges of a relatively thick plate-like member. These notches may be supplemented if desired by additional battle means such as ramps or the like. a

Other objects of the invention are to provide a putting apparatus of extremely simple, practical construction which will be rugged and durable, which will be both amusing and beneficial to the practicer who uses it, and which is well suited to the requirements of economical manufacture.

. lVith the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection With the ings, wherein Fig.1 is a plan View of a device embodying the present accompanying drawinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view on a reduced scale taken ap proximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the device laid upon a rug or other floor covering, and indicating the thickness of the plate relatively to a golf ball.

In the drawings I'have used the reference numeral 10 to designate in its entirety a relatively heavy plate which may be of wood or any other suitable material, and which is of a thickness approximately equal to threequarters of the diameter of an ordinary golf ball. This plate as illustrated inthe drawings may be of. general elongated formation, or may be of any other shape desired.

game apparatus of the present inventlon while, capableof either indoor or outdoor 2S, 1927. Serial No. 236,244.

The plate which-I have illustrated is I pro,- vided with tw 0 sets of

notches

11 and 12 arranged along its two sides, and with an additional notch 13' cutinto one end of the plate.

These notches constitute object pockets into which a golf ball such as 14 is adapted to be driven by the use of theconventional putter. The particular arrangement of notches illustrated is subject to an infinite variety of variations, and are primarily designed to compel the practicer to approach the objective notches from various angles. As best seen in Fig. l, a ball may enter certain of the pockets when travelling at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the plate 10. Other pockets are so arranged that an initial approach shot must be made before the ball can be pocketed. Certain of the pockets are relatively deep, and others are relatively shallow. Some of them have substantially unobstructed entrance passageways at 15, while others are provided with ramps 16 disposed across the entrance passageways and constituting hazards. A ball driven too'hard up one of the ramps Will completely jump the pocket instead of dropping into it.

Preferably, each notch is numbered, these numbers reading consecutively from 1 to 9. In using the apparatus, plate 10 is laid upon the floor preferably upon some relatively soft floor covering such as the rug 17, and the player places ranged starting line at some distance from the plate; this starting line being approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plate. The ball is successively played into each pocket or notch, being brought back every time to the starting line after it has been pocketed; the object of the game being to pocket the ball in every notch in the least total number of strokes.

After one side of the board (and preferably the fifth hole) have been played, the board is reversed, so that pockets 6, 7, 8 and 9 will face the starting line.

Obviously, various changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upon asuitable surface and of a thickness sui'licient to block a slowly rolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches out in different edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to be putted.

2. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upon a suitable surface and of a thickness sufficient to block a slowly rolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches cut in its edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to be putted, said notches being disposed at various angles relatively to the edge of the plate.

8. A golf puttinggame including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upon a suitablesur face and of a thickness suflicient to block slowly rolling golf ball, said plate having a pluralityof object- 'notches cut in its edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to be patted, said notches being disposed at various angles relatively to the edge of the plate and being of varying widths.

4. A golf putting game including a plate adapted to be laid flatly upon a suitable surface and of a thickness suflicient to block a slowly rolling golf ball, said plate having a plurality of object notches cut in its edges defining pockets into which a golf ball is adapted to be putted, ramp members disposed in certain of said notches over which the ball must roll to enter the bottom of the notches.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 25th day of November, A. D. 1927.

FREDERICK LELAND BURT.