US2169536A

US2169536A - Score card

Info

Publication number: US2169536A
Application number: US202985A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles E Morris
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-04-19
Filing date: 1938-04-19
Publication date: 1939-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1956-08-15

Description

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(lam/M1 Patented Aug. 15, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

2 Claims.

The invention relates to score cards particularly adapted for use by golf players, and has for its object to provide a device of this character wherein the card is shaped to save material and the indicia on the card arranged whereby the amount of printing is reduced to a minimum.

A further object is to provide a golf score card comprising a main body portion having indicia thereon indicating the holes, the established number of yards between holes, the par and handicap indications for the outplaying up to nine holes and a foldable flap for the inholes from ten to eighteen, and having indicia thereon on its outside registering with the indicia on the main body portion and narrower than the main body portion so its lines of indicia may be added to the total on the main body portion; at the same time obviating the necessity of duplication of names on the in-plays.

A further object is to provide the main body portion with indicia receiving spaces immediately below the lower edge of the foldable extension and registering with the columns on the inscore portion of the card so that the totals on the out scoring and in scoring may be totalized.

A further object is to form the score cards from a strip of material and to shape each card T-shaped so there will be no waste of material,

and to arrange the indicia so the material in each card may be materially reduced, thereby reducing the cost of the card.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a strip of material showing the strip severed to form the T-shaped score cards of reduced area.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the card, showing the same open and the indicia for the outplaying.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the card, showing the extension flap for the in-playing, folded on the out-play portion and the score totaled.

Referring to the drawing the numeral I designates a strip of material, from which the T- shaped score cards 2 are out. It will be noted that each score card comprises a main body portion 3 for the out-playing and a reduced extension portion 4, which is adapted to fold over onto its body portion at 5, with its upper and lower edges 6 and l spaced from the upper and

lower edges

8 and 9 of the body portion, ,so indicia on the body portion 3 will be exposed to view when the reduced portion is in folded posi- 5 tion, as shown in Figure 3. It will be notedthat about one third of the material is saved over the conventional square two-fold score card as at present used, hence in the printing of many score cards there is considerable saving in material 10 and printing, as it is 'not necessary to duplicate the names of the players and the column indicia on the reduced extension 4 having indicia thereon for the in-plays.

Printed on the main body portion 3, in spaced 16 relation, are hole columns I0 and adjacent these columns are pairs of columns H, in which is written the number of strokes necessary for each player to make the particular hole. To the right of these columns is a column l2 having the 20 yardage between the holes, and adjacent column I2 is the column i3 showing the established par for the particular hole. On the extreme right is the handicap column M for indicating the established handicap for the particular hole. It will 25 be noted that portions of all of the columns are exposed above the upper and lower edges of the reduced extension 4 when the extension 4 is folded onto the body portion, hence it will not be necessary to duplicate the names of the players and 30 the indicia columns above the upper edge of the extension 4 when the extension 4 is in folded position.

Referring to Figure 3, it will be noted that the outer side of the reduced extension member 4 is 5 provided with indicia columns registering with the indicia columns on the body 3. In these columns the score is placed for the in-p laying holes ten to eighteen. After playing nine holes the score is totaled in the horizontal or transverse 40 scoring spaces below the edge of extension 4 and indicated by the legend out at l5, then the card sections are clipped together in any suitable manner and the score accumulated on the in-holes ten to eighteen. After the in-playing the in- 45 score is totaled on the transverse spaces indicated by the legend in and then both totals are added together on the final total line indicated by the total legend ll. It will be seenthat the total strokes of each player on the in and out 5 cards. I 55 It is obvious the card can be of standard length of six inches to comply with established rules for measuring on certain plays. The stroke columns are located to the left of the card, hence it will be seen that when a player is recording a play, the hand will be supported by the card when held in the left hand, thereby facilitating the scoring operation.

From the above it will be seen that a golf score card is provided which is simple in construction, shaped so material is concerned, and it Will not be necessary to duplicate indicia from the outscore card on the in-score card and the columns register so the final score can be totalized.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A golf scorecard comprising a body member having a plurality of vertically disposed scoring columns adjacent columns of indicia, heading spaces on the body member above the columns, totaling spaces on the body member below the columns, an extension member carried by one side of the body member and adapted to be folded thereon, said extension member on the outside thereof having vertical columns for indicia and scoring which register with the corresponding columns on the body member when the extension member is folded on the body member, said extension member having its ends terminating in i'ngs at the upper ends of said columns, total spaces at the lower ends of said columns, of an extension flap carried by one side of the card and foldable thereon, said extension flap being shorter than the card and having indicia and scoring columns. on the outer side thereof which register with corresponding columns on the body memher, said extension flap being of a length whereby it will register with the area of the body member between the heading spaces and with its ends spaced from the ends of the card and total spaces thereof.

CHARLES MORRIS.