Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Ball feeding means and tee
Patent
1994-10-21
1996-05-07
Grieb, William H.
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Ball feeding means and tee
473153, 473154, 473166, 473168, A63B 6936
Patent
active
055138411
ABSTRACT:
A golf driving range system for golfers to practice their driving skills is provided. The driving range system includes a plurality of tee boxes. Each tee box has a renewable ball stock and an automatic golf ball tee-up machine. The balls in the ball stock of each tee box have identifying characteristics for relating the balls to the particular tee box. The system has a yard and ball return gutters. The yard has sloped surfaces to cause any golf balls landing on the yard to roll toward the ball return gutters. At least one target is positioned in the yard. The target has a winning ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball hitting the target and relaying this information to a scoring device. The ball return gutters deliver balls landing in the yard to a ball distribution apparatus, which has a return ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball and distributing the ball back to the renewable ball stocks of the tee boxes. The identifying characteristics for the golf balls can include, for example, color, symbols, bar codes, magnetism, or any combination thereof. The ball identification apparatus include suitable devices for detecting color, graphic images, bar codes, or magnetism, depending on which type of identifying characteristics are employed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4171812 (1979-10-01), Marsin
patent: 5370389 (1994-12-01), Reising
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