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(1) Field of the Invention
(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
The disclosure and prior art relates to ball striking devices and more particularly pertains to a new ball striking device for striking a golf ball.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a ball striking assembly and a golf ball. The golf ball striking assembly is configured to strike the golf ball during game play. A mat is provided that has a top side and a well that extends therein. The ball striking assembly is positioned on the top side. The golf ball striking assembly includes a stand has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end defines a flat base. The stand has an aperture that extends therethrough. A shaft has a first end and a second end. The shaft extends through the aperture. A swing arm is attached to the first end and extends downwardly therefrom. A putter head is attached to a bottom of the swing arm such that when the shaft is rotated in a first direction the swing arm swings in the first direction and when released the swing arm moves in a second direction and strikes the golf ball.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The ball striking assembly includes a stand 22 that has a top end 24 and a bottom end 26. The bottom end 26 defines a flat base 28. The flat base 28 is configured to retain the stand 22 in a perpendicular orientation with respect to the mat 14. A finger rest 30 is positioned on the top end 24 such that a finger may be positioned on the finger rest 30 to secure the stand 22 in an upright orientation. The stand 22 has an aperture 32 that extends therethrough and is orientated perpendicular to a vertical axis of the stand 22. A ball bearing 34 is positioned within the aperture 32.
A shaft 36 includes a first end 38 and a second end 40. The shaft 36 extends through the aperture 32. The ball bearing 34 engages the shaft 36 and facilitates the rotation of the shaft 36 along its longitudinal axis with respect to the stand 22.
A swing arm 42 is attached to the first end 38 and extends downwardly therefrom. A putter head 44 is attached to a bottom end 46 of the swing arm 42 such that when the shaft 36 is rotated in a first direction the swing arm 42 swings in the first direction and when released the swing arm 42 moves in a second direction to strike the golf ball 12. The swing arm 42 has a height from the bottom end 46 to the shaft 36 that is less than 6.0 inches. The putter head 44 has a bottom edge is positioned above and vertically spaced from the bottom end of the stand a distance of less than 0.50 inches.
A coupler 48 releasably couples the first end 38 of the shaft to the swing arm 42. The coupler 48 includes a first mating member 50 that is attached to the first end 38 of the shaft. A second mating member 52 is mounted to the swing arm 42 distal to the putter head 44. A ratchet gear 54 is mounted in the swing arm 42 and is mechanically coupled to the second mating member 52. The ratchet gear 54 allows the second mating member 52 to rotate only in the second direction.
A plurality of grips 56 is provided and each of the grips 54 has a different weight with respect to each other. Each of the grips 54 is removably attachable to the second end 40 of the shaft 36. Each of the grips 54 has a spherical shape and a diameter less than 3.0 inches. Depending on the weight of the grip 56 used, the putter head 44 will travel faster or slower as it overcomes the mass of the grip 56.
In use, the mat 14 is placed on a flat surface 58. The flat base 28 is positioned on the mat 14 facing towards a well 18 in the mat 14. The shaft 36 is positioned the through aperture 32 and the swing arm 42 is attached to the shaft 36. A grip 56 is selected and attached to the shaft 36. A golf ball 12 is placed in front of the putter head 44. The user places their finger on the finger rest 30 to secure the stand 22 in an upright orientation. The grip 56 is then twisted backward away from the golf ball 12 and released wherein the putter head 44 swings forward and strikes the golf ball 12 toward a well 18.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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