PORTABLE GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A golf practice device for simulating the response of natural turf when impacted by the head of a golf club during a golf swing, said device comprising;
- a base member adapted to support a carriage retraction assembly on each of longitudinal sides;
a carriage tray positioned above said base member and having at least one sleeve on each of longitudinal sides to slidingly engage a carriage retraction assembly;
a simulated turf surface on said carriage tray;
a carriage retraction assembly supported on each of the longitudinal sides of said base member and being slidingly engaged with said at least one sleeve for controlling sliding forward in the general direction of ball flight and retraction of said carriage tray and said simulated turf surface when said simulated surface is impacted by the head of a golf club striking a golf ball placed on said simulated turf surface.
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Abstract
A portable golf practice device is disclosed that is easily transported by the golfer and simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the club head during a golf swing. The device includes a simulated turf surface fitted in a carriage tray. The carriage tray is supported on a retraction assembly on which it can slide forward and back, and which has springs that will retract it after it has moved forward. The retraction assembly is supported on a base member. In use, when the turf surface is hit by a golf club it moves forward simulating the feel of actual turf, and then returns to its ready to use position.
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21 Claims
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1. A golf practice device for simulating the response of natural turf when impacted by the head of a golf club during a golf swing, said device comprising;
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a base member adapted to support a carriage retraction assembly on each of longitudinal sides;
a carriage tray positioned above said base member and having at least one sleeve on each of longitudinal sides to slidingly engage a carriage retraction assembly;
a simulated turf surface on said carriage tray;
a carriage retraction assembly supported on each of the longitudinal sides of said base member and being slidingly engaged with said at least one sleeve for controlling sliding forward in the general direction of ball flight and retraction of said carriage tray and said simulated turf surface when said simulated surface is impacted by the head of a golf club striking a golf ball placed on said simulated turf surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf practice device for simulating the response of natural turf when impacted by the head of a golf club during a golf swing, said device comprising:
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a base member having a pair of spaced apart parallel housings extending along a length dimension;
a carriage tray having one or more sleeves affixed to both sides along the length dimension slidably positioned on said parallel housings of said base member;
a simulated turf surface fixed to said carriage tray; and
carriage retraction means arranged on both sides of said carriage tray along the length dimension and fitted in said rail housings for controlling the sliding forward in the general direction of the ball flight and the retraction of said carriage tray and said simulated turf surface when said simulated turf surface is impacted by the head of a golf club striking a golf ball placed on said simulated turf surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A golf practice device comprising;
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a base member adapted to support a carriage assembly comprising support members on spaced apart longitudinal sides thereof, said support members having on each of said sides a forward support member and a rearward support member, said forward and rearward support members being longitudinally aligned;
a carriage assembly comprising a carriage tray and a carriage retraction assembly on each longitudinal side thereof;
said carriage tray being positioned above said base member;
at least one sleeve on each of longitudinal sides of said carriage tray;
a simulated turf surface on said carriage tray;
said carriage retraction assemblies comprising;
a guide rail on each side of said device extending longitudinally from and supported by said forward and rearward support members respectively, said at least one sleeve on each side being slidingly supported on the respective guide rail on each side;
one or multiple forward compression springs being fitted over each of said guide rails between said at least one sleeve and said forward support member on each side such that forward movement and retraction of said carriage tray are controlled by said carriage retraction assembly. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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