US1482330A - Indoor-golf game - Google Patents

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Jan, 29, 1924. 1,482,330 1.. B. TREBOUL INDOOR GOLF GAME Filed May 7, 1921 ATTO RN EY Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

LINNIE B. TREBOUL,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INDOOR-GOLF Application filed May 7,

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, LINNTE B. TREBOUL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' ing the golf ball of the player.

Another object is to provide a game of this nature in which the number of shots between tee and hole and not the number of yards or feet, shall be indicated. This brings the game into closer similarity to a game of outdoor golf, for in the latter, the number of strokes and not the number of yards of each stroke, constitutes the score.

Another object is to provide yarious lines of pla and means for determining which of these ines must be followed by a player.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of wh ch are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View of a course over which the game may be played. Figure 2 is a view of the spinning mdicator.

Figure 3 is a view of the stafi's or pointers. Like characters of reference refer to like parts in'all views.

Referring to the drawings in detail, as certain parts are shown very small and cannot be cross-hatched to show the color, the letters a, b, 0 and d will be used to indicate that the part referred to is red, blue, white or yellow, respectively. The numerals will be used to indicate the parts. Thus 1 represents the lines between the tee and hole and by adding the letter I indicate its color 1 being a red line 1 a blue one, etc.

As above stated 1, 1", 1 and 1 represent the lines which connected each of the tees 2 with the respective green 3, the entire 1921. Serial No. 467,753.

course being mapped out on a card or board 4, and including hedges 5, bunkers 6, and such other obstructions and landscape features as may be desired. The course is not necessarily the one shown in the drawing, but may be laid out to represent any desired course or any purely imaginary course. It it, however, necessary that each hole and its tee be connected by the variously colored lines 1, 1, 1, and 1, although more than four colors may be used if desired.

Each of the lines 1, 1, 1 and 1 is provided at various positions with white circles 7 which indicate the lie of the ball at each succeeding shot. Thus between #1 tee and #1 green following the white line 1 we have four of these circles 7 indicating that four strokes were necessary to make this hole, and a player on this line will place four on his score card. Between the same tee and green on the yellow line 1 it will be seen that there are five circles 7 but at one of these is a cross 8, a cross-on any line indicating an obstruction or hazard so that this circle must-be counted as two strokes. Thus the Ecore for this line would be six instead of The board may be of wood, fiber, paper, metal, glass or any other suitable substance upon which the course may be printed, painted, stamped, stained, embossed or otherwise indicated. At the edge of the board 4 is provided an indicating chart having outer segments 9 in each of which is placed a numeral, and inner colored segmentslO, 10, 10and 10, there being pref erably two of each color. A pivoted arrow 11 traverses the chart. There are also provided four staffs 12 which havecolored bands 13, 13", 13 and 13, respectively and each of which has a s herical white tip 14 indieating a golf b In playing the ame, the players each spin the arrow 11, eac player taking the munber indicated in his segment 9. In case of a tie, the two spin over. When all have received numbers, the person having the lowest number (in golf low score wins), takes first play. He plays by taking up the stad having the colored band corresponding with the colored segment indicated by the pointer or arrow when he spun for place and traversing the correspondingly c cred line from the #1 tee to the #1 hole, using the miniature bali 14 of the staff to pass along the line, and counting the number of circles 7, and marking the score card accordingly.

, The remaining players take up their position at hole number 1 in the same manner as the first player, the player having the next lowest score following the first player and so on until all the players have finished this hole. I When all have played #1 hole, the indicator is again spun, the man having low score taking first spin. 'The color of the lines for hole #2 are thus determined, and so on. When the course has been completed, the 'scores are added, and the low man wins.

'In case of a tie another hole may be played or the entire course may be gone over as desired.

What, is claimed a new is:-

1. An indoor golf game comprising a chart having sets of differently colored play indicating lines thereon, each set separate from the others and representing plays from a respective tee to its corresponding hole, an indicator for indicating the order of play and the color of the line to be traversed, and staffs colored to correspondwith said lines and formed with a traversing point in simulation of a golf ball, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In adevice of the class described, a

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LINNIE B. TREBOUL.

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