All season putting system
OwnerFloyd Van Ertinventor
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Abstract
A practice putting green includes an elongated plank having a top wall and a plurality of depending, longitudinally extending ribs that stiffen the top wall against sagging along the length of the plank while allowing the top wall to twist under the weight of the plank. A putting surface is supported on the top wall, and a hole sized for receipt of golf balls extends through both the putting surface and the top wall. Legs are provided for independently adjusting the height of the putting surface at each corner, and the top wall twists under the weight of the plank to assume the shape dictated by the position of the legs. A system incorporating the putting green includes an elongated base positionable beside the green, a ball holding tray, and a catch tray positionable beneath the hole.
Claims18
A putting green for use in putting golf balls, comprising:
- an elongated plank having a top wall and a plurality of depending, longitudinally extending ribs;
- a putting surface supported on the top wall and presenting four corners;
- a hole extending through both the putting surface and the top wall and being sized for receipt of the golf balls;
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- leg means for independently adjusting the height of the putting surface at each corner,
- wherein the ribs stiffen the top wall against sagging along the length of the plank while allowing the top wall to twist under the weight of the plank to accommodate adjustment of the leg means.
An all season putting system for use in putting golf balls, comprising:
- a generally rectangular putting green formed of an elongated plank having a top wall and a plurality of depending, longitudinally extending ribs, a putting surface supported on the top wall and presenting four corners, and a hole extending through both the putting surface and the top wall and being sized for receipt of the golf balls;
- a base positionable beside the putting green and including an upper surface that is generally level with the putting surface;
- a catch tray positionable beneath the hole for catching balls that drop through the hole;
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- leg means for independently adjusting the height of the putting surface at each corner,
- wherein the ribs stiffen the top wall against sagging along the length of the plank while allowing the top wall to twist under the weight of the plank to accommodate adjustment of the leg means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.