Novelty golf club with programmed sound playing device

• US 4,840,371 A
• Filed: 11/24/1987
• Issued: 06/20/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John C. Harris
• Original Assignee: John C. Harris
• Inventors: Harris, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marlo, George J.
• Application Number:
  US07/124,245
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 273/162 R, 273/186 A, 273/119 A, 273/186 R, 273/186 B, 273/183 D, 273/193 R, 273/194 R, 273/194 A, 272/8 N, 272/8 R, 446/404, 446/397, 446/405, 446/408
• US Class Current: 472/56
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3635 with sound-emitting source
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a novelty golf club including a body made to resemble a golf club having a head, a shaft and a grip. In reality, the head is hollow and contains a sound producing device powered by batteries contained beneath the handle grip through wires contained within the shaft. An end cap is removably placeable over a battery chamber opening at the upper end of the handle grip. The sound producing device may be activated by a switch conveniently located on the golf head and may contain a miniature record disc having recorded therein such sounds as laughter, barking dogs, fire engine sounds, crying baby sounds, coughing, and the like.

Claims

1. A novelty device made to resemble a golf club comprising:

(a) a club head, an elongated shaft connected to said club head and a handle connected to an end of said elongated shaft remote from said club head;

(b) a hollow chamber formed in said club head and having mounted therein a sound producing device programmed to play a novelty program;

(c) said sound producing device being battery powered;

(d) said handle being hollow and having contained therein a battery chamber adapted to contain battery means for powering said sound producing device, said battery chamber opening at an end of said handle and further including a cap removably placeable over said opening; and

(e) electrical conductors extending within said elongated shaft between said battery chamber and said hollow chamber for electrically interconnecting said battery means with said sound producing device.

2. The invention of claim 1, further including switch means on said club head for activating said sound producing device.

3. The invention of claim 1, wherein said sound producing device includes a record disk having pre-recorded thereon a pre-determined said novelty program.

4. The invention of claim 3, wherein said pre-determined novelty program consists of laughter.

5. The invention of claim 3, wherein said pre-determined novelty program comprises the sound of a barking dog.

6. The invention of claim 3, wherein said pre-determined novelty program comprises the sound of a crying baby.