Expandable putting green

• US 20070042829A1
• Filed: 07/19/2006
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PG Professional Golf (FILA Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Dennco Incorporated
• Inventors: Dennesen, James
• Application Number:
  US11/489,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20070042829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/162
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• 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 69/3661 Mats for golf practice, e.g. mats having a simulated turf, a practice tee or a green area

Abstract

A flexible, expandable putting green including interlocking panels. In various aspects of the invention, the interlocking panels are flexible pads or mats having a foam backing underlayer covered by a simulated grass surface overlayer. The interlocking panels provide flexibility in design to allow a user to construct a putting surface of any desired size or shape. At least one of the panels includes a removable portion that forms a hole in the panel into which a cup may be inserted such that it is recessed in the putting surface to receive a golf ball. In various embodiments, multiple panels may be compiled into a starter kit including materials for a basic putting green and expansion kits to provide unlimited expansion possibilities.

Claims

1. A flexible, expandable putting green, comprising:

at least two interlocking panels; and

at least one interlocking mechanism, wherein said interlocking mechanism includes interlocking teeth disposed on each of said at least two interlocking panels.

2. The expandable putting green of claim 1, wherein at least one side of said interlocking panels comprises simulated grass.

3. The expandable putting green of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one removable portion disposed in at least one of said interlocking panels.

4. The expandable putting green of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one recessed cup, wherein said at least one recessed cup fits into a hole revealed when said at least one removable portion is removed from said interlocking panels.

5. The expandable putting green of claim 1, wherein said at least one interlocking mechanism includes a first configuration of interlocking teeth and a second configuration of interlocking teeth.

7. The interlockable putting green panel of claim 5, further comprising:

at least one removable portion disposed in an inner section of said interlockable putting green panel.

6. An interlockable putting green panel, comprising:

at least one interlocking mechanism, wherein said interlocking mechanism includes interlockable teeth disposed on an edge of said interlockable putting green panel, and wherein at least one side of said interlockable putting green panel comprises simulated grass.

8. A method of expanding a putting green, comprising:

disposing a first interlockable panel adjacent to a second interlockable panel, wherein at least one side of said interlockable panels comprises simulated grass; and

interlocking said first interlockable panel with said second interlockable panel by interlocking teeth of said first interlockable panel to teeth of said second interlockable panel.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

removing a first removable portion from at least one of said first and second interlockable panels to reveal at least one hole.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

inserting a cup into said at least one hole.