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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177651 | Weighted ball rebounder A weighted ball rebounder and method for increasing power on an athletic performance provide a trampoline member including a resilient sheet affixed to a peripheral frame pivotally coupled to a base and disposed on a substantially horizontal surface. Stabilizing mem... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7645197 | Golf practice system A golf practice system including a containment structure and a mechanically driven golf ball-return unit coupled to the containment structure, with a sloped portion or channel directing a struck golf ball to the return unit such that the golf ball is mechanically pr... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7318777 | Par one A golf system that includes a tee or other area for striking a golf ball; and a golf green having a concave surface with a ball receptacle located at the lowest point in the surface so that a ball landing and remaining on the green will roll into the ball receptacle... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7258621 | Portable golf putting practice kit A portable golf putting practice kit includes a case member, having a base portion with upstanding walls and a planar bottom surface, and a cover portion hinged to the base portion. The base portion includes one upstanding hinged wall, allowing the hinged wall to pi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7207893 | Golf chip shot practice device A golf chipping practice device for a golfer comprising, a base, a net enclosure comprising a rear panel and side panels attached to the base, the net being open facing the player, the base having a floor area which is angled downward, a hole in the floor area of th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7056221 | Ball collection arrangement A golf driving range target (112) comprises pockets (150, 183) suspended for cables (146, 176), the pockets feeding received golf balls to a common receptacle. Between the exits (166) of the pockets and the common receptacle, the balls, w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6991551 | Composite ball bat having a metal knob A ball bat includes an aluminum, or other metal, tubular sleeve co-molded or post-mold bonded onto a predominantly cylindrical composite, or other non-metal, ball bat handle. An aluminum, or other metal, knob is attached to the metal tubular sleeve, via welding or a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6905418 | Golf short game training, practice and contest game kit A Golf Short Game Training, Practice and Contest Game assemblage, which is easy to assemble, disassemble and transport from location to location (in, for example, the provided carrying bag) and which includes a main frame which is assembled from various steel pipes ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6849000 | Multi-function golf training device A golf training device. The device is used for training a player's approaching skill and putting skill. The device includes a main member, a board, an alley, an assisting board and a cage. The main member has two lateral walls and a back wall and the board. The alle... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6805638 | Adjustable golf putting practice device An adjustable golf putting practice device that a user can mechanically adjust the height and gradient near the golf hole without using power. The adjustable golf practice device has a base with a ball return gutter therein. Plural springs installed in the base. At ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6716113 | Golf putting training device A golf putting training device for improving the putting of a golfer. The golf putting training device includes a body member having a base portion. The base portion is designed for resting on a support surface. The body member has a distal wall. The distal wall is ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6623371 | Golf putting and ball return system A golf putting training controls golf ball momentum into a delivery site by first absorbing momentum of indeterminate magnitude and thereafter allowing the ball to move along a controlled or sloped path under influence of gravity. As a result, the ball en... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6579192 | System and facility for educating students concerning the game of golf An educational golf facility is provided in accordance with the present invention. The facility includes a target chipping zone, at least one inclined chipping/putting lane and a putting zone. The chipping/putting facility includes an extended surface hav... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6497625 | Apparatus and method for returning a golf ball to a desired location A golf putting green and associated ball return system are disclosed. The ball return system returns a ball generally to the original point of the putt. As a ball is hit and rolls into a target hole or gutter, it falls by gravity through an air gate and e... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6368229 | Golf ball delivery system Lifting golf balls in a vertical tube from a cleaning station using sufficient air pressure from an air blower to lift the golf balls in the vertical tube and allowing the golf balls to fall by gravity from an apex of the vertical tube to a diverter for d... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5901833 | Golf ball conveyor A golf ball conveyor including an endless chain having link pins arranged vertically which moves along a travelling line in a golf-ball conveying direction to convey golf balls. A driving device rotates the chain in an endless manner. A plurality of ball ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5823885 | Portable personal driving range and all purpose sporting net A portable personal sporting net includes a tapered cylindrical or funnel-like tubular, pliable, porous net having an enlarged entrance aperture which is supported by a collapsible pole. In one embodiment, a suspended exit aperture is formed at the opposi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5738593 | Apparatus and method for introducing golf balls to an air driven transportation system Air flowing in a transportation conduit delivers golf balls from a central repository to dispensers located throughout a driving range. An apparatus for introducing the golf balls into this flowing stream of air includes a valving system capable of introd... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5672114 | Guiding device for putting practice A guiding device for putting practice having a base plate, a pad, a golf supporting plate, a cover member, two screw sleeves, a large bolt, a small bolt, an inverted U-shaped fending rod, and an engaging sleeve is disclosed. The base plate has left and ri... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5513841 | Golf driving range system A golf driving range system for golfers to practice their driving skills is provided. The driving range system includes a plurality of tee boxes. Each tee box has a renewable ball stock and an automatic golf ball tee-up machine. The balls in the ball stoc... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492319 | Indoor golf chip shot practice apparatus An indoor golf chip shot practice apparatus which is to be used for practicing chip shots in the game of golf. The apparatus comprises a rectangular prism shape safety net with only one opening to the side of the user, therefore, the golf ball stays insid... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5370389 | Golf range method and apparatus A golfing range game is disclosed which allows a player to practice both long-range and close-range shots while aiming for different target greens located at varying distances from the teeing area. If the player lands a ball on one of the greens, he recei... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5342053 | Golf putting apparatus Golf putting apparatus useful for practice and amusement. Golf balls are putted along a path toward a target zone. The width of the path is resolved into segments which define the target zone, bogey zones on opposite sides of the target zone, and multiple... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5219161 | Golf driving range An apparatus adapted for use as a green on a golf driving range wherein golf balls which land on the apparatus are prevented from remaining thereon. The apparatus includes a golf green surface having a perimeter in the shape of a golf green and an interio... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5184824 | Golf facility and method A course includes a plurality of greens and teeing locations with varying terrain to provide iron shots of varying length and difficulty onto the greens. In three embodiments, the greens are located in a central green area, and the teeing locations are in... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5108102 | Golf ball drive practice device A golf practicing device comprises a support base adapted to provide a mounting platform for a golf ball and a ball receptacle elevated above the support base positioned to catch the golf ball driven by a large golf club, such as a driver. The ball recept... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5067718 | Rolling ball speed and position indicating device and method A golf putting device includes a shell which presents a ball receiving chamber open at the front to receive incoming putted golf balls. A row of LED's across the front of the compartment may be selectively energized to vary the target area from cycle to c... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5052688 | Automatic golf practice course An automatic golf practice course having a number of fairways, including a target area, a tee off area and a golf ball collecting/feeding assembly. The target area has a target to provide a reference for teeing and an inclined plate covered with artificia... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5018731 | Golf ball driving practice apparatus A golf ball driving practice apparatus comprised of a rigid framework assembly which supports a conical net into which a player practice drives golf balls off a tee provided in a platform at the open end of the conical net, and being also provided with me... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4934697 | Automatic golf practicing course An automatic golf practicing course having a number of fairways, including a number of rows of subposts and a number of uniform flat plates. The subposts are spaced within the fairways, each row of subposts is connected with a turning bar. The flat plates... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4272078 | Game ball target return apparatus and method An improved ball return mechanism for a game like golf which includes a pressurizable ball receiving chamber for receiving a ball once played through a hole in a target area, a conduit extending between the hole and the chamber, a door separating the cond... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4171812 | Mechanical golf green A mechanical golf green designed primarily for installation in a waste area such as a desert and on a mound of sand or comparable material. The mechanism comprises a central cylindrical cup and two annular compartments concentric with the cup. The cup and... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4167266 | Indoor golf driving range An indoor golf driving range within a pressurized tent cover having a target backstop in the center with a driving range on each side with a system for collecting and returning balls to a specific point for reuse. The target is positioned and marked to sh... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4114888 | Golf tour game A plurality of distinctly different 18 hole golf tournament maps are stored in rolled condition on separate rollers in a carrying case. A golf ball driving unit simulates how far a driven golf ball will travel. The golf ball driving unit comprises a housi... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4045023 | Game apparatus A game apparatus comprising a target with a plurality of target zones each of which is operatively connected to an impact responsive signal generator, a signal selecting circuit and a scoreboard by which objects impacting upon the target produce signals a... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4018436 | Golf practice device A simulated green comprises a plurality of panels positioned in coplanar relation next-adjacent each other to form a continuous surface inclined at a predetermined angle with a horizontal base. Each of the panels has spaced opposite parallel first and sec... | 04/19/1977 |
