Games using tangible projectile – Golf
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-18
2001-02-06
Chapman, Jeanette (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
C473S382000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06183372
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to sports/golfing; in particular it is a novelty golf club. It is also an amusement device that can be used in a game, or as a gift.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In order to provide background information so that the invention may be completely understood and appreciated in its proper context, reference may be made to several prior art patents and publications as follows:
U.S. Pat. No. D. 303,559, Novelty Golf Putter of Florian;
U.S. Pat. No. D. 317,193, Novelty Golf Putter Head of Florian;
U.S. Pat. No. D. 367,095, Novelty Golf Putter of Snyder;
U.S. Pat. No. 4,840,371, Novelty Golf Club with Programmed Sound Playing Device of Harris;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,454, Novelty Golf Club of Schering;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,169,150, Putting Stroke Correcting Device of Tindale;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,169,151, Electromechanical Putting Trainer of Conley;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,001, Putting Stroke Training Device, of Henwood; and
U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,633, Lighted Novelty Golf Club with Automated Sound Producing Means of Keheley.
U.S. Pat. Nos. D. 303,559 and D. 317,193 to Florian disclose ornamental designs for a novelty golf putter and a novelty golf putter head.
U.S. Pat. No. D. 367,095 to Snyder discloses another ornamental design for a novelty golf putter.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,840,371 to Harris discloses another novelty putter head that emits humorous sounds when a switch is activated in the putter head.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,454 to Schering discloses a novelty golf club with a bendable shaft.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,169,150 to Tindale discloses an electrical device for detecting and correcting alignment errors in a golfer's putting stroke.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,169,151 to Conley discloses an electromechanical putting swing trainer.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,001 to Henwood discloses a putter with a converter for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy for detecting and signaling when the putter head strikes the ball.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,633 to Keheley discloses a novelty putter head that emits humorous phrases when the head strikes any object.
Whatever the precise merits, features, and advantages of the above cited references, none of them achieves or fulfills the purposes of the compressed gas operation of the present invention.
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to achieve a putting stroke using compressed gas. None of the referenced patents, either novelty or non-novelty, use compressed gas for the motive power to strike a golf ball; the user must swing the putter to impart motion to the golf ball. Also, the novelty in the referenced patents is due to the various sounds that come from the putters, the design of the putters, or the ability to deform the putter.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The first object of the present invention is to provide a lightweight novelty device for striking a golf ball, resembling a putter in its detail and powered by compressed gas. It is a further object of the present invention to provide such a device that is of simple, inexpensive construction. It is a further object to provide such a device that can be easily transported, such as in a golf bag or in the trunk of an automobile.
The foregoing objects can be accomplished by providing a device having compressed gas as the motive power for the blade, with a means for controlling the compressed gas. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the device shaft (formed by a plurality of structural members) has the head mounted on the bottom end, and the means of compressed gas motive power (a pneumatic cylinder) is mounted within the head. The tubular structural members comprising the device shaft also serve as the gas reservoir for providing the motive power to the cylinder. The means for controlling the compressed gas to the pneumatic cylinder is a pneumatic switch mounted on the upper end of the shaft. The switch, cylinder, and shaft are interconnected with pneumatic tubing.
REFERENCES:
patent: D. 303559 (1989-09-01), Florian
patent: D. 317193 (1991-05-01), Florian
patent: D. 367095 (1996-02-01), Snyder
patent: 4840371 (1989-06-01), Harris
patent: 5005836 (1991-04-01), Nelson
patent: 5094454 (1992-03-01), Schering
patent: 5169150 (1992-12-01), Tindale
patent: 5169151 (1992-12-01), Conley
patent: 5332222 (1994-07-01), Perry
patent: 5522594 (1996-06-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 5632693 (1997-05-01), Painter
patent: 5792001 (1998-08-01), Henwood
patent: 5860869 (1999-01-01), Duncalf
patent: 5868633 (1999-02-01), Keheley
Anderegg, Jr. James A.
Blau Stephen L.
Chapman Jeanette
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