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US 2013/0210534 A1Published application
Golf course for playing on at night
OwnerMartin Suchanekinventor
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This golf course includes a fairway (11), tees (17), greens (1), holes (3) and bunkers (4), and other customary obstacles (6). As a particular feature, it has a special lighting arrangement, such that it also allows golf to be played during hours of darkness. To this end, at least the tees (17), the greens (1), the bunkers (4) and obstacles (6) are each equipped with a series of discrete or continuous light sources (12, 15, 18, 20, 36), preferably in the form of ground-installed LEDs or of OLEDs or LEDs. These lights extend along the edges of the objects in question and are installed flush with the ground. The holes (3) are illuminated internally by means of a light source, and the flagpoles (24) are designed as removable illuminating poles, such that the hole (3) remains lit even after removal of the flagpole. On a golf course equipped in this manner, the game of golf is played with an illuminating golf ball. The length of time it is possible to play on a golf course is extended substantially, and a highly attractive ambience is created on the course.
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6), wherein the course is characterised in that at least the teeing grounds (13, 17), greens (1), bunkers (4) and obstacles (6, 16) are each equipped with a row of discrete or continuous light sources (2,5,7,8,10;
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the flagpoles (24) have a case front (39) above the ground (50) that is open downwards which has a number of LEDs (40) with the related reflectors ∈(48) on the inside for creation of light beams that radiate downwards that illuminate the ground area directly around the socket (45) of the flagpole.
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the flagpoles (24) have at least a solar panel (38) at their upper end for charging the battery (43) housed in the socket (45) and that the LEDs are switched by a twilight switch (41).
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that at least the teeing grounds (13), greens (1), bunkers (4) and obstacles (6) are each equipped with a row of discrete light sources (2,5,7,8,10) in the form of ground recessed LED lights which are installed flush with the fairway (11) along their borders.
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6) according to one of the claim 1, 6 or 7, characterised in that the holes (3) are illuminated internally by means of a light source (32) in which a OLED or LED light is located at the bottom of the hole and the related flagpole (24) that can be inserted in the hole (3) is hollow and is manufactured from translucent synthetic material so that it diffuses it light by means of the OLED or LED lights in the bottom of the hole.
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7,17), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6, 16) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the insertable flagpoles (24) are hollow and are manufactured from translucent synthetic material and have a plug-in sleeve (26) with a plain coupler (27) at the end which can be detached and plugged into a cup (35) or socket (45), which in turn can be inserted in the ball hole (3);
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7,17), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6, 16) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the light sources for the teeing grounds (7,17), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and the other usual obstacles (6,16) are each designed with a special colour for the light.
Golf course with fairways (11), teeing grounds (7,17), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6, 16) according to one of the previous claims, characterised by the fact that the light sources for the teeing grounds (7,17), greens (1) with holes (3) and bunkers (4) and other usual obstacles (6, 16) are each designed with a special colour for the light, as the greens (1) are provided with green light sources (2,12), the bunkers (4) with yellow light sources (5,14), the water obstacles with blue light sources (7,15,36), the teeing grounds (7,17) with red light sources (8,18) and the fairways (9) with white light sources (10,20).
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