Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1994-08-25
1995-08-29
Marlo, George J.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273 35B, 273182R, A63B 6936
Patent
active
054453747
ABSTRACT:
A tee area is provided from which contestants may hit golf balls toward flag cups located on a plurality of greens. If a contestant hits a golf ball into a flag cup, a ball sensor detects the presence of the golf ball and a remote indicator announces the presence of such a golf ball in the flag cup. Thereafter, an actuator may be utilized to move a door from a closed position to an open position. When such a door is in the open position, the golf ball is permitted to enter a conduit which extends from the flag cup to a remotely located ball receptacle. The actuator then closes the door and a vacuum pump applies a vacuum to the conduit to move the golf ball from the flag cup to the ball receptacle. Air entering the conduit at the flag cup is filtered to prevent debris or other foreign objects from entering the conduit. The ball receptacle may be made from a transparent material so that the golf ball may be identified as belonging to a particular contestant.
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Hill Kenneth C.
Marlo George J.
Terry L. Bruce
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