U.S. patent number 3,586,335 [Application Number 04/813,497] was granted by the patent office on 1971-06-22 for golf practice device.
Invention is credited to Joseph J. D'Antonio, Sr..
United States Patent |
3,586,335 |
D'Antonio, Sr. |
June 22, 1971 |
GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE
Abstract
A rectangular base having a plastic grass portion, a roughed
flat portion for footing for a golfer, a plastic green tee on said
plastic grass portion, and a pair of truncated hedge members
mounted adjacent a line extending through the plastic tee and in
line with a golfer's swing forming a straight swing plastic
practice golfing green. Also there may be provided a hedge member
arrangement disposed along each side of the golf swing to aid in
the practice swing to take the club head back in a straight
line.
Inventors: |
D'Antonio, Sr.; Joseph J.
(Metairie, LA) |
Family
ID: |
25212553 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/813,497 |
Filed: |
April 4, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/265; 473/257;
473/278 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B
69/3623 (20130101); A63B 69/3621 (20200801); A63B
2071/024 (20130101); A63B 69/3661 (20130101); A63B
2071/0694 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63B
69/36 (20060101); A63b 069/36 (); A63b
057/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;273/186,183,195,196,197,198,208 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Marlo; George J.
Claims
What I claim is:
1. Apparatus enabling a golfer to practice his swing, comprising a
rectangular base member having a substantially flat portion for
providing footing for a golfer, a layer of plastic grass extending
from the top surface of said base member adjacent said
substantially flat portion, a flat plastic strip located over the
top of said plastic grass layer and having a longitudinal axis
parallel with the boundary line formed by the abutting plastic
grass layer and substantially flat portion, golf tee extending
above the surface of said plastic strip, and a pair of hedge
members each extending above said layer of plastic grass and
parallel with and near each longitudinal side of said plastic strip
and in front of said tee necessitating that a golf club be swung to
hit a ball from the tee in a vertical plane between said hedge
members substantially parallel with said hedge members.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plastic grass layer and
said plastic strip have vertically aligned holes, said tee being
integrally manufactured with and extending from the top surface of
said base member through said holes.
Description
The present invention relates to a teaching and improvement device
for golfers in which a straight swing plastic practice golfing
green arrangement is provided, and more particularly relates to a
straight swing plastic practice green that is integrally
manufactured and used as an aid for all aged golfers.
A main object of the practice green is to teach a golfer to take
the club head back in a straight line, then swing straight forward
through a 5 -inch opening, or the like, between a pair of hedges
adjacent the line of swing. By learning to swing straight through
such opening without coming in contact with either of the pair of
hedges, the golfer will eliminate hooking and slicing the ball if
the club head comes squarely in contact with the golf ball mounted
upon the golf tee.
A further object of the invention is to provide straight swing
plastic practice greens that are manufactured either for the
left-handed or the right-handed golfer.
The invention further pertains to construction of a truncated or
inclined pair of hedge members mounted adjacent a swing-line, and
in which the hedges are made to resemble a close-grass clamp.
It is within the purview of the invention to use either a green
plastic tee or a regular tee, and also to use a plastic or real
golf ball. The footing portion of the base member may be roughed up
to provide sure-footing for the golfer.
The above and other objects and advantages of the invention will
become apparent upon full consideration of the following detailed
description and accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the plastic practice golfing green
apparatus of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a generally perspective view thereof taken from a front
position wherein a golfer (not shown) would stand on the base
member;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 3-3 of FIG. 2;
and
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 4-4 of FIG. 2,
according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a straight swing
plastic practice golfing green 10 having a rectangular base member
12, a roughed flat portion 14 upon which a golfer may stand and a
plastic grass portion 16 extending throughout the remainder portion
of the base member 12. A straight-swing plastic line 18 is disposed
and may be of white or light coloring and is mounted transversing
the plastic grass portion, as shown. A green plastic tee 20 is made
integrally with the base 12, and there may be a ball 22 mounted
thereon for teaching and practicing a straight swing.
Disposed upon each side of the plastic line 18, there is a pair of
truncated or inclined hedge members 30, 32 for achieving the
objects of the invention, which include providing learning means to
aid a golfer in swinging straight through the 5 -inch or
approximate distance of the opening between the hedge members, so
that the golf club head does not come in contact with either of the
hedges. The golfer will thus eliminate hooking and slicing as the
club comes squarely in contact with the golf ball 22 on the tee
20.
The purpose, therefore, of the invention is to teach and aid the
instruction of a golfer to take the club head back in a straight
line and in substantial alignment with the plastic line 18, and
then swing straight through the opening disposed between the pair
of hedge members 30, 32.
There is further provided a pair of holes 40, 41 which are disposed
in the corners of the base member 12 to provide base supporting of
the base member from a gymnasium floor and the like. Disposed under
the base member are support ridges 50 and spaces 52 between the
ridges 50, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
Additional embodiments of the invention in this specification will
occur to others and therefore it is intended that the true spirit
of the invention be limited only by the appended claims and not by
the embodiment described hereinabove. Accordingly, reference should
be made to the following claims in determining the true spirit of
the invention.
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