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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8021241 | Golf training aid for chipping and pitching A golf training aid which incorporates a standard golf club, with a Nerf golf ball or a whiffle golf ball, and a target which is hung on the wall at adjustable heights, the target having a backboard removable secured to the wall, a face board positioned forward of t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7387576 | Golf club The invention provides a golf club, generally indicated by reference numeral (10). The golf club (10) includes a shaft (14) and club head (12) connected to the shaft (14). The golf club (10) further includes means defining a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7293776 | Practice target for sport projectiles A target for practicing aiming sport or game projectiles, such as balls, hockey pucks, arrows, etc., is formed of a large, flexible sheet whose upper edge is temporarily secured to the lower edge of a conventional garage door when the door is lowered. The sheet is d... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7140971 | Practice putting and ball retrieving device A practice putting device according to the present invention is an annular collar sized for a snug friction fit onto a conventional golf ball. The collar in use is placed on a putting surface so that the golf ball may be aimed at the collar opening when the collar i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128655 | Putting practice golf cup A novel putting practice golf cup provides greater development of muscle memory the more aimpoint, clubhead squaring and pacing are practiced resulting in higher confidence and better putting performance during actual play. The putting practice golf cup of the prese... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121963 | Yard game obstacle system Embodiments of the invention are directed to obstacles for used in yard games, a set of obstacles, and a method of playing games using the obstacles. Example obstacles include a ramp, a helical loop, a banked curve, and an inclined pipe. Although preferably these ob... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100921 | Toss game A toss game comprising in combination a multi-panel assembly including generally flat multiple substantially identically shaped panels each having first and second surfaces bearing printed design indicia thereon. Each of the side margins of the middle panel is hinge... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086953 | Golf putter and putting aid A golf putter and putting aid. The golf putter comprises a putter head, a shaft and a grip. The head includes a face, a sole and a handle attachment. The shaft includes a first end, a second, a reinforcing means and an interior region having a fill assembly position... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6811501 | Free-standing partitioned goal and process of using the goal A free-standing partitioned goal and games using the goal is provided. The goal is divided into a series of partitions formed by internal net dividers. The front edge of each partition is secured by an interwoven or integral elastic cord carried by a front edge of t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6764411 | Portable modular indoor/outdoor golf practice apparatus An indoor/outdoor, portable, modular practice golf simulation apparatus that can be modified to be used as a putting green or driving mat. The apparatus includes a plurality of modular frame pieces that are coupled together to form a frame. These modular frame piece... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761644 | Portable target for sporting projectiles A portable target for golf balls having a frame, a shelf, panels, a wall, partitions, wheel assemblies, and a means to connect the frame components. The frame has legs, stiles, rails, arms, and a header. The stiles and the rails surround the shelf. The panels remain... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6575842 | Putting and chipping training kit A kit containing all the materials necessary to assemble a putting and chipping training unit that may be used in total darkness since a putting cup, golf balls, and direction labels for a golf club head are all equipped with phosphoric markings that glow... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6468165 | Millenn golf Millenn Golf is a recreational form of golf played indoors or outdoors in a yard, field, gymnasium or basketball court or other hard surface, in which players use ordinary golf clubs to strike the Nium Flyer from a portable strip of synthetic turf, causin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6217458 | Golf game with a three dimensional target A golf game with a three dimensional target that utilizes hook and loop material. The game includes a club, a ball, a mat, and a three dimensional target. The ball and the three dimensional target have a hook and loop material (commonly referred to as Vel... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6083114 | Umbrella/golf targeting apparatus An apparatus for collecting golf balls comprising a collection assembly having a canopy and a collection net selectively movable between an open position and a collapsed position. In design, the canopy is formed of a durable material having an outer radia... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6050902 | Golfer's stance-to-target alignment system The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for aiding a golfer in properly aligning his stance prior to hitting a golf ball at any one of a plurality of pre-sighted targets; the principal feature of the invention is a golf mat designed to... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6015352 | Golf training device for chip shots An apparatus for practicing chip shots in the game of golf includes a base member that is secured to the ground by a stake. A pair of reels are rotatably mounted on the base member and an elongate flexible cord is wound about each reel. A preselected amou... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6004219 | Golf game for swimming pools A golf game is played with a standard golf club in and around a swimming pool having a surrounding deck. The game contains a floating green made of a sheet of floating foam having a cross-sectional area of at least about 10 square feet with an upper surfa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5897439 | Putting practice apparatus An apparatus and method to enable practicing of a putting stroke on an actual green surface. A putting cup post is positioned upright in the putting cup, and a stabilizing post is put into the green surface so as to be upstanding therefrom adjacent to a p... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5882267 | Golf putting trainer A golf putting trainer, comprising: a. a first elongated member; b. a second elongated member which is positioned generally parallel to the first elongated member, and is spaced apart from the first elongated member; c. a connecting member which is positioned ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5853335 | Pitching and chipping golf game and training device A golf game and training device which involves pitching and chipping golf balls at a target that has a plurality of numbered scoring positions. The device includes a target base having target walls the define an upper target area mounted on top of three l... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5830076 | Golf practice target apparatus A golf practice apparatus includes a foldable target in a carrying case that is sized to receive the folded target for transportation. The target has a base portion with the flagpole extending from the base portion. A plurality of arms are foldably connec... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5782700 | Golfing target rings An improved golfing target device (11), as shown in FIG. (1), in the preferred embodiment having a flat, uniformly thick, substantially circular target area (10), being 1.12 meters (44 inches) in outer diameter, with a centered hole (1) approximately the ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5766086 | Golf game A portable golf game apparatus with multiple targets which are individually identifiable by symbols in a recognizable sequence marked thereon. Prior to a game, the targets are placed, in successive relationship, in a playing field. The targets include cup... | 06/16/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5655972 | Golf chipping game A golf game apparatus is used with a whiffle ball for a golf game enjoyable by both golfers and non-golfers. The golf game apparatus includes a movable tee with a generally rectangular structure. A target area is located several feet from the movable tee ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5636844 | Simulated golf game A simulated golf game including a substantially reduced size course in which each "hole" (10) and its respective tee marker (40) is separated from each other by a minimum of about fifty (50') feet and a maximum of about one hundred and fifty (150') feet f... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5624326 | Practice putting apparatus and method An apparatus and method to enable practicing of a putting stroke on an actual green surface. A putting cup post is positioned upright in the putting cup, and a stabilizing post is put into the green surface so as to be upstanding therefrom adjacent to a p... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5580320 | Target green for golf practice An artificial golf green is designed for use at driving ranges. The target green structure is formed at an incline to provide users of the golf range the appearance of a much larger target surface due to the perspective effects when viewing an inclined ob... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5452896 | Sports practice cage A sports practice cage is disclosed. U-shaped side frames attach to a solid flat cage base, and horizontal poles connect the side frames to form the basic cage frame. Netting is suspended from the cage frame, with one side of the cage left open, so that a... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5401027 | Golf game A lawn game is provided in which plastic golf balls are struck with plastic golf clubs at a target. Surrounding the target is a plurality of rings of varying size. Each ring is made up of a flexible length of tubing having opposite ends. The opposite ends... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5154426 | Portable golf game A portable golf game includes a house-like housing with a hinged roof and internal supports for holding golf balls. The housing also holds all pieces of the game for convenient storage and transportation. In play, golf balls are putted through the housing... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5116056 | Indoor golf practice apparatus An apparatus for practicing golf swings indoors having a net assembly suspended from a support rail attached to an overhead structure such as the rafters in a garage. The net assembly is attached to a plurality of hangers which are slidably attached to th... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5062640 | Practice device for golfers A golf practice apparatus which includes a centrally angled "V" or "U" shaped perimeter framework securing a centrally angled "V" or "U" shaped net wherein the framework extends forward of the target to maintain the angled netting in a secured arrangement... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5042813 | Indoor golf training course A knockdown indoor golf training course, which includes a teeing ground unit having a ball return gutter for guiding a golf ball back to a ball chamber and an elongated strip mechanism for guiding a golf ball to roll down to the ball chamber through the b... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5039103 | Golf game apparatus A golf game wherein players attempt to putt their balls into a generally rectangular goal cup placed at each end of a linear mat. The goal cups preferably have a curved roof to deflect balls and have padding on the inside back and bottom of the cups. Angl... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4878671 | Yard golf game apparatus A game apparatus including a device for forming a simulated hole for a golf-type game in which players strike a ball to propel it into the hole. The device comprises a generally circular cup sized to receive the game ball, the cup having an opening genera... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4667964 | Golf game apparatus A golf game apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of pieces of equipment including: golf clubs (10); a plurality of multi-sided goals (21), each of which includes a plurality of ball entrances (29, 30); balls (11); and markers (12-16) for use i... | 05/26/1987 |
