Golf target

• US 20040204258A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Remon Hanoun
• Original Assignee: Remon Hanoun
• Inventors: Hanoun, Remon
• Application Number:
  US10/409,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204258A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/154
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0037 on a target surface or at impact on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/004 Multiple detectors or sensors each defining a different zone
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0043 Systems for locating the point of impact on a specific surface
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/801 Contact switches
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/357 for golf cups or holes, e.g. flags
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/40 Golf cups or holes
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/02 Special golf games, e.g. miniature golf or golf putting games played on putting tracks; putting practice apparatus having an elongated platform as a putting track
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3658 Means associated with the ball for indicating or measuring, e.g. speed, direction
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3694 for driving only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/02 for large-room or outdoor sporting games
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/06 Indicating or scoring devices for games or players , or for other sports activities

Abstract

A golf practice target in the form of a target green is provided with different colored lights which are lit up by ball landing on the target green.

Claims

1. A golf target having at least one light that lights up to indicate when said target is hit by a golf ball, said golf target including a switch region comprising first and second metallic surfaces separated from one another by a mesh material and sandwiched between a support surface and an exposed ball receiving surface of the target, and first and second switch contacts for operating the light, said switch contacts normally being in an open condition in which the light is off, said first metallic surface being pressable through said mesh material onto said second metallic surface by golf ball impact with the ball receiving surface to move said switch contacts to a closed condition in which the light is turned on.

2. A golf target as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first metallic surface comprises a backing material on said ball receiving surface.

3. A golf target as claimed in claim 2 wherein said ball receiving surface comprises a thin layer of rubber material covered with a layer of grass simulating carpet material.

4. A golf target as claimed in claim 2 wherein said first switch contact is located to a first side of said mesh material and wired to said first metallic surface and wherein said second switch contact is located to a second side of said mesh material and wired to said second metallic surface.

5. A golf target having a plurality of different colored lights which light up to indicate when said target is hit by golf balls said target including a plurality of ball impact switch regions each of which is electrically connected with an associated one of said different colored lights, each switch region comprises first and second metallic surfaces separated from one another by a mesh material and sandwiched between a support surface and an exposed flexible and resilient ball receiving cover part of the target, and first and second switch contacts for operating the associated one of the lights, said switch contacts normally being in an open condition in which the associated one of the lights is off, said first metallic surface being pressable through said mesh material onto said second metallic surface by golf ball impact with said ball receiving cover part to move said switch contacts to a closed condition in each switch region whereby the associated one of the lights is turned on.

6. A golf target as claimed in claim 5 wherein the first switch contacts are carried by said first metallic surface and the second switch contacts are carried by the second metallic surface.

7. A golf target as claimed in claim 6 wherein said switch regions are provided at different locations on said target.

8. A golf target as claimed in claim 6 including a center location in said golf target and wherein said switch regions are provided at different distances from said center location of said golf target.

9. A golf target as claimed in claim 7 in which said target includes a mounting frame having a base part and an upper part, said switch regions being provided on said upper part of said frame which has a forward end pivot connection to said base part of said mounting frame, said mounting frame further including height adjustment means which is adjusted to provide different angled settings of said upper part relative to said base part of said mounting frame.

10. A golf target as claimed in claim 5 including a flag supported in a cup of said target, said cup being electrically connected to a plurality of said lights which are simultaneously turned on by a golf ball hit into said cup.

11. A golf target having a plurality of different colored lights which light up to indicate when and where said target is hit by golf balls, said target including a plurality of ball impact regions at different locations on said target and each impact region including switch means for operating one of said lights.

12. A golf target as claimed in claim 11 including a remote user'"'"'s guide which provides information with respect to the location of each of said impact regions on said target.