Golf ball flight arresting device including a vertically adjustable aiming target

• US 3,197,208 A
• Filed: 08/13/1962
• Issued: 07/27/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John Makar
• Original Assignee: John Makar
• Inventors: Makar, John
• Application Number:
  US04/216,500
• Time in Patent Office: 1,079 Days
• US Class Current: 473/190
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/005 Keeping track of the point of impact or entry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 63/00 Targets or goals for ball games golf cups A63B57/40

Claims

3. A GOLF PRACTICING APPARATUS WHICH PERMITS SHORT RANGE INDOR OR OUTDOOR SAFE DRIVING OF REGULATION GOLF BALLS WITH STANDARD GOLF CLUBS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR RECTANGULAR UPWARDLY FORWARDLY INCLUDED SELF-STANDING FRAME, A BALL INTERCEPTING, FORCE DISSIPATING AND FLIGHT ARRESTING NET LOOSELY SPANNING AND COVERING THE OPENING EMCOMPASSED BY SAID FRAME AND HAVING MARINAL PORTIONS THEREOF YIELDINGLY CONNECTED WITH PREDETERMINED MARGINAL MEMBERS OF SAID FRAME, A SINGLE TARGET ADAPTED TO BE AIMED AT AND STRUCK BY A DRIVEN GOLF BALL, FLEXIBLE SELF-ABAPTING TARGET SUPPORTING A HEIGHT ADJUSTING MEANS ATTACHED AT AN UPPER END TO A MEDIAN PART OF THE UPPER MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID NET AND DEPENDING AND LOOSELY AND SUSPENDED IN FRONT OF COACTING MEDIAN UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID NET, AND QUICKLY SEPARABLE FASTENING AND ADJUSTING MEANS FOR SAID TARGET CARRIED BY (1) SAID TARGET AND (2) SAID SUPPORTING MEANS RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY SAID TARGER CAN BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED AND POSITIONED UP OR DOWN ON SAID SUPPORTING MEANS CONTINGENT ON THE GOLF CLUB WHICH IS SELECTED FOR USE