Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Simulated game
Patent
1991-06-28
1993-02-09
Millin, V.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Simulated game
273182R, 273179R, A63B 6936, A63B 6702
Patent
active
051848244
ABSTRACT:
A course includes a plurality of greens and teeing locations with varying terrain to provide iron shots of varying length and difficulty onto the greens. In three embodiments, the greens are located in a central green area, and the teeing locations are in a peripheral area around the central green area. In a fourth embodiment, the greens are in the peripheral area, and the teeing locations are in the center portion of the course and between the greens. Television cameras are positioned to receive images of the greens. Monitors at the teeing locations have grids overlaying the images to enable accurate determination of the distance of the ball from the green's flag stick. A green clearing device has a sweeping mechanism rotatably mounted on the flag stick to sweep balls off the green into the center cup or a peripheral outer ball collector. The clearing device may be remotely activated at the TV monitor.
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Millin V.
Pauly Joan H.
Wong Steven B.
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