US3424464A - Golf practice apparatus - Google Patents

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Jan. 28, 1969 D. GREENHOUSE 3,424,464

GOLF PRACTICE APPARATUS Filed Dec. 12, 1966 INVENTOR. DAVID GREENHOUSE ATTOR/VE K Patented Jan. 28, 1969 the frame 10, that there will be an open edge 18 and a central opening 16 adapted to be used as a golf cup and to receive a moving golf ball which is struck properly, to

3,424,464 GOLF PRACTICE APPARATUS David Greenhouse, Warren, N.J., assignor to Arlen be aimed toward said edge 18 and the central opening 16. Trophy .company Nmth Plamfield a The term golf cup is used in its generic sense to mean corporation of New York 5 Filed 12, 1966 600,966 an enclosure with an entrance mto which a golf ball may US. Cl. 273-178 1 Claim be almed- Int, Cl. A63}, 57/00, 53/16; A47 29/00 Recessed porton 12 1s longitudinal in shape, and is adapted to receive the club head 26 of a golf club 28. Golf club 28 has a telescopic shaft 30 and a club handle ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 32. Recessed portion 14 is circular and is adapted to en- A peripherally extending vertical wall having a passage compass a golf, ban

therethrough communicating with a circular opening when tha mvemlon assembled as Ornamental Simulating a Putting cup The top Surface of the Wall has stand, the ash tray 24, or other useful article, wlll rest a first aperture for removably supporting a golf ball 15 on the Stand mean 10 generally 9 P Pomon and a second aperture for removably Supporting the head the golf club 28- Will be fitted withln longn-udmal slot or of a golf club having an extensible Shaft An article such recess 12, and the golfball w1ll be resting 1n its recess 14. as a clock or an ash tray may be Supported in the open The club 28 Wlll have its shaft 30 telescoped to lts shorter ing simulatinga putting cup, posltlon. When it is deslred to use the inventlon as a 20 golf playing device, the ash tray 24, or other article is removed. The platform 10 is placed on the floor, or other This invention relates to a combination stand for an Playing Surface and the 34 and club 30 usefd article of utility and a game device; for example, a stand m the usual manner to the ball 34 that It f for an ash tray, ash receiver, clock or other type of areflter 9 edge 18 and go i open pomon 16 as ticle adapted to be Placed on a desk or table Stand dlcated 1n FIG. 4 of the drawings. When golf club 28 1s gether with a golf club and a gold ball arranged in such P as a golf.d.evlce shaft 30 1S telescoped outwardly to a way to provide an ornamental article which could also Its logger posmon' be used as a practice golf putting device While I have described my invention 11'} its preferred I also provide a removable collapsible golf club as a form, there are other forms WhlCh 1t may take w1thout part of the invention which may be collapsed when the 30 depamng from Spmt a scope of the Invention i device is used as an ornamental device, and may be ext f f to b Protected for all forms commg tended for use as a golf club when the invention is used Wlthm the clalms .herembelow' as a game device. Wherefore I 6.1mm:

I also provide for the stand portion which holds the G practice apparaiuspomprismg a Puttmg tiirget article of utility to be used as a golf cup when the article mcludmg a vemcany Ppstanqmg Penpheral wall having a of utility is remcved top surface and defining a circular opening simulating a The invenion is illustrated in the accompanying drawgolf putting f having a passage therethrough ings in which: communlcatmg with said openlng so that a golf ball may FIG. 1 is a perspective view with the shaft of the golf 40 be Putted thrlmgh Sai.d into d p the top club in collapsed position, and an ash receiver Shown surface of sald wall including a first aperture removably mounted on the Stand in dottedlines; supporting a golf ball, and a second elongated aperture FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the device as shown in which removably supported the head of golf club in FIG 1; having a telescopically extensible shaft which may be FIG. 3 is an elevational View of the golf club of the 4 lengthened for use in puttlng said ball 1nto said target device with thg shaft in extended position; and and shortened and supported on said target to provide FIG. 4 is an exploded top plan view showing the elean Ornamental devlcements of the device in position for putting the ball into the golf cup portion of the stand. References Clted simillar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the UNITED STATES PATENTS severa views.

The invention comprises a main body portion such 235 2 as a stand 10 having a recessed portion 12, another 2 413 5/1952 Wan 131 240 recessed portion 14, a centrally open portion 16, and an 3o65971 11/1962 Coles open side edge 18. There may be a reinforcing strip 20 associated with the open side edge 18. I may provide a OTHER REFERENCES rabbited edge 22 around the upper rim of opening 16 as House and Garden, July 1963,

a seat for an ash tray, or ash receiver 24. The ash tray is illustrated as a useful article which may be combined RICHARD C. PINKHA'M Primary Examiner with the ornamental device of the invention. This could be substituted with a clock, a writing pad or any other GEORGE MARLO Ass'stam Exammertype of useful article which would normally be used at a U S Cl X R desk or table, the only requirement being that when the ash receiver 24, or such other article, is removed from 248346; 27362, 81.2, 162

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