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US 4,239,217 AGranted
Table top golf game apparatus
OwnerOmar M. Thieme, Ruby M. Thiemeinventors
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An indoor table game resembling golf employs a precision hand-operated playing apparatus including a wheeled maneuver unit, a connected actuator assembly, and an animate figure operated by the actuator assembly and holding interchangeable striking clubs for a lightweight game piece in the form of a ball. The game is preferably played on a game course embodied in a table-mounted movable strip. The feet of the inanimate figure are self leveling. A pair of spring-biased wheel fenders are provided to lock the wheeled unit in a fixed location on the playing course. The upper section of the inanimate figure may be driven as a right or left hand golfer and, in each case, the simulated head of the inanimate figure is driven to rotate in a natural follow-through mode. The game requires practice and skill in order to obtain proficiency.
An apparatus unit for use in playing an indoor game resembling golf comprising a wheeled maneuver assembly, an actuator assembly mounted on said wheeled maneuver assembly, cooperative means on said assemblies to adjust the yaw of the actuator assembly relative to the maneuver assembly, a golfing figure including a rotational club holding section and a base section, cooperative means on said maneuver assembly and golfing figure base section to releasably couple the golfing figure to the maneuver assembly, cooperative rotational drive means on the actuator assembly and golfing figure rotational section, and manually operated means on the actuator assembly to activate said rotational drive means.
An indoor game apparatus comprising a playing surface simulating a golf course having a series of golfing holes laid out thereon, a lightweight simulated golf ball to be stroked on said playing surface, and a player manipulated wheeled apparatus unit having a brake and a golfing figure including a rotational club holding section, and manually operable driving means for said rotational club holding section on said apparatus unit including separate means to drive the club holding section in a power swing mode and a putting mode.
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