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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309290 | Putting target The preferred embodiment of the putting target includes a rectangular base portion, a circular center depression, a center fencing wall, at least one overrun depression, and at least one overrun fencing wall. The circular center depression is formed in a raised uppe... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255648 | Putting cup for practicing speed and direction A practice putting cup which teaches a golfer correct putting speed as well as correct putting direction. To overcome imperfections on actual putting greens it is recognized that a putt must be struck with enough speed to not just reach the hole, but be capable of r... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7195562 | Knockdown skateboard park system A skate park system comprises interlocking pieces enabling quick assembly and disassembly. The disassembled pieces can lay flat, enabling storage in minimal space. Ramp, funbox and grindrail portions may be used separately or combined in varying manners to provide a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7147567 | Golf training kit for playing on a small course Provided is a golf training kit for playing on a small course. The kit comprises a ball mound comprising a seat having a tee, a rope having one end attached to the seat, and a foot member at the other end of the rope; and a target assembly comprising a base assembly... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6939240 | Golf putting device An improved portable putting cup is disclosed that more effectively reproduces an accurate representation of a regulation putting cup for practice putting. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6638174 | Apparatus and method for putting practice An apparatus for golf putting practice including a golf ball return sheet with a trough running from a lower first end of the sheet to an upper second end of the sheet and along a center line. The first end is for locating on a putting surface and a suppo... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6152830 | Putting practice system A putting practice system for aiding golfers in maintaining putting skill levels. The practice system includes a surface contour that is adaptable by a user by inflating one or more air bladders to offer putting challenges not provided by a smooth even pu... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5857919 | Putting practice device A putting practice device in which the diameter of the ball-receiving cup of the device can be made smaller or larger to sharpen the putting skills of the golfer. Additionally, the ball-receiving copy of the device is designed so that golf balls entering ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5595543 | Golf putting practice system A golf putting practice system which is a complete golf putting system to train a golfer in the fine points in putting a golf ball. The putting practice system comprises an elongated putting track and a training device. The putting track is used to simula... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5573247 | Putting game A golf putting game frame includes indentations in the frame for storing the golf balls.... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5529304 | Practice putting range A practice putting range has a runway and an adjacent inclined surface, the runway having a putting runway surface, the putting runway surface in flush abutment with an entrance end to the inclined surface, the entrance end of the inclined surface gently ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5501462 | Golf practice device for playing A golf practice device includes an inclined elongated base having a plurality of golf balls contained therein. An inlet hole is laterally defined in the base. A gate operating mechanism is mounted in the base and operates to stop the plurality of golf bal... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5441266 | System for golf putting A system and kit for golf putting is disclosed comprising a foot box adjacent to a pivotable putting platform supported by legs that are pivotally connected to the platform. The platform includes an upper surface defining a hole and is capable of returnin... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5242169 | Golf putting practice device A thermoformed thermoplastic housing has a putting deck having an inclined ramp leading to a platform with a rear and a side ball gutter return. A cup extends beneath the deck and has a ball return outlet. The cup has a false bottom portion hingedly attac... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5165690 | Automatic cordless golf ball return An automatic ball return for practicing golf putting includes a ramp that receives the putted ball, converts the energy of the rolling ball into vertical movement up the ramp, and then through gravity, rolls the ball back down the ramp towards the user. T... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5131657 | Putting practice implement A putting green practice implement (10) is provided for facilitating putting practice for golfers. The implement (10) is intended for use on a putting green (12) or similar surface and is especially intended for use in conjunction with an alignment aiding... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5129653 | Golf putting trainer A golf putting trainer is provided which is easily transported and erected while also having the ability to return a golf ball directly to a golfer. The golf putting trainer includes a ramp for elevating at least one golf hole, a first gutter around a per... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5082280 | Putting practice device A golf putting practice board includes a slope-adjusting plate fixed on a biasing stick having a block member secured on a lower portion of the stick, and a socket member formed on a sloping base portion for universally engaging the block member to allow ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5033745 | Golf chipping practice apparatus A golf chipping practice apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of separate panels onto which balls are chipped. Each panel is divided into a plurality of target zones, including target holes. A plurality of sensors automatically detect where a ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4872687 | Putting tutor A device is provided for measuring the direction and estimated distance of travel of a ball such as a golf ball over a generally horizontal surface. The device includes energy absorbing material at the top of a rearwardly sloped back surface for obtaining... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4725063 | Practice putting target Disclosed is a device used to practice putting including a putting station and a remote target station. The putting station comprises a mat on which two parallel rows of posts are provided which straddle parallel strips that serve as guides for the puttin... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4573686 | Putting training device for golfers A training device for ball games includes a sloping surface having a forward edge flush with the floor or ground on which the training device is placed, and upstanding walls extending upward from the edges of the sloping surface except the forward edge th... | 03/04/1986 |
