12544,380 frol-n the device by a liaere tap by tl-ie blade of the ptitter, so it is unnecessary to stbop and pick the, b,,tll out, as in some other de-which becomes very tireson'le on repetivices ) tion. Also, sevei-al balls may be holed in succession, iiitliout reiiioving tlie. pi,ecedinb,,tllls. This saves tiine aiid travel back ,tnd foi@tli. The I)artictilar deseriptioii of the form 10 -,Iiown, and tlie, mtterials used, is not to be i-egarded ,is a Iiiiiitation thereto ' but various cliange@ or iiioclifications inty be iiiade witliin the scope of the following cl"L,ims. I el"Lim: 15 1. III .,,, (levice of tl-ie l@iinl d(,sci-ii-,ed, a I)ase ],)oai-d li,Lviilg a hole thereiii, tnd a fixecl i@etainer projecting over tlie@ hole at a proper lie,@iglit to friction,,@113, eno-a(ye the top of a ball entering the hole' 20 '-). In t device of the l@ind des,,,r;bed, a I)ase boai-d having a hole therein, and a, rigid i-c-tti,iner projecting above the board in position to engage a ball in the hole, the front edge of the retainei, hai-irig thp- fol@iii of a foi,w"trdly presented concave ei-ii@ve. A device us set forth iii claiiii 2, saicl etira@e bc4ilig concentric to the curvature of the i-iiii of tl-ie liole. 4. A device as set fortli in claiii-i 2, the :,'O poiiits tt the ends of said c-Lirved edge being located witliin the vertical plane of the riin of the liola. 5. A device ,is set foi,tli in claiiii 9-, t'lle points at t-lie ends of s,,tid ciii-ved edge each ,,5 beiiig@iii position s ubst,,ti-itially in line Avitli the vertical ixis 6f a, ball entering the 6xti-erne side.. edge of the hole. 6. A de@vice of the kincl described, con-17 prisiiig a base board bavino- a 1-iolp- therein tD and ad,,ipted to be a-pplied to tlie- edge of,,.t 40 i-ug or the lil@:e; the tl-iiekliess of the bo,,ir@l bein g -zubstantially eq-Lial to that of the I rtigi tnd iiietns to T,,tsten the edge 6,f the botrcl to the edge of the rug. 7 . A device as set forth@in claiiii 6, said 4, 111 boaid beirig provided ivith a, I)ack stol) sti-ip at,th e retr ed(-e the@eof. 8 . A device@'as set fortli in clailii 6, the rear and side edges of the boardi,li@tvillcy stol) strip s for the purpose described.- 50 9 .. In a device of t-l-ie kind desei-i'Fjecl, t base boai-d havino- .t hole tl-ierein, i baclc strip dt the l@eii- edge of the board ftncl a retai ner projecting forwai-clly fi-om said 1- )aclc stril) witl-i its front edge oar-i- t]-ie. hole 55 at ,L proper heiglit to eiig,,ige ,t ball thereby. 1 0. A device as set forth in claiiii 9, said retaii ier being iliCliDed slightly upivardly and forwardly from the bacli: sti@ip. 1 1. A device as spt forth in claiiii 9, said 6 0 retai ner being inclined -Lipiv,@trdly tiid forward ly from tl-ie baelc sti-ip iiid liaving @L cone a@,e front edge located over the 1-iole at a proper 1-ieiglit @uo eilg,,ige thereby a, b,.Lll in the hole. 65 In testiinony ivhereof, I affix iuy sigiia@ ture in preseiiee of a, Nvitness. DAVID B. EDATOINSTON. 117 itness: GEo. E. TEW.

Patented June 30, 1925. 115449380 UNITED ST@ATES PATENT@ OFFI@CE. DAVID B. EDMONSTON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. GOLF-PRACTICING DEVICE. Applicatioii filed November 6, 1924. Serial No. 748,139. Y'o (III 'to7tol2b it IIZ(I,!/ cogle-e),211, Be it kiiowii tl-i,,tt I, DAVID -B. ED--,NrO-.\-STON ,L citizeii of the ITnited Stttes, i-esidiiio- It Wasliing@'toii, in the Disti-ict 6-f Coiulii,bia, liave inveiited cei-taiii iiew ,tnd iisefut 1111proveii-ier@ts iii Golf-Practiciii 'Devic,@s, oT i,-Iiieh the followliig is "" speeti,icatioll. This iilveritioii relates t6 device,-@, I-or practicii-ig aolf ilidoors ai-id p,a@rtictilai@ly the 10 s'Lrokes ]@-iioivii as puttiii(r, ivhc@,reby fac.ili-ty and skill iuay be acq-Liired in plitting sti@ol@-es, ap.d the device may be tised e,@tlier iiidividually or coiiipetitively by sevei-,,tl. pei@sons. One of the iii,,tiii ob-e ets.of the invei-itio to pi-o%,-ide L device ivliieli iiiav be -Lised itidoors @ti-id wl-tieli w.ill I'@iiiiula'Le as closely i-t-, possible tl-ie coiiditiolis foiind oii piitt,iii,)- ,(,reeiis. .1 ai.,i aivare that devic(,,s lial-e beeii @o osecl foi- practiciiig p-Littiiig iiidoors. 20 @41o illi)Le of these ilivolve ,tii iilcliiied'pl,,ii-ie up Nvliieli the ball must i-oll to drop in the liol(-,. Otheps use various forms of itriuo'ers or trapl)iii,o@ clevi@es. These ai-e defecti-ve or objectioiiable because of the inei-eased po,"-er 25 or drive reqtiired to iiiove the I)all up the 1)1,,tiie oi, beyoiid the trio-o-ei-s - in otheiAvords, a stroke Nv'ill iiot be tr@i@ witli respect t6 the poaver roqtiirecl. They ,tre -,tlso open to objectioii on ,iccouilt of cost or otlierwise. A flirther object of the iiivention is to provide ,t device which ii-i,,ty be applied to the edo-e 6f ,t rug or the lilce, the base @ of tl-ie clevice htving si-lbst,,ilitially the same thickliess as the r-Lig, wliereby the course or 3,5 surface on %vhich tl-ie ball r@lls -%vill be sub,tantially level, witl-iout elevatiolIS or ob structioiis to obstriiet or deflect the travel of the ball. A ftirtlier object of tl-ie iiivei-itioii is t( 40 PrOl,,ide aii ii)iprovecl deviee of the 16iid stated iii A,,,Iiieh tlie ball, haviii- oi-ice eiiterecl thc-, hole, will be ret,,iined -thereiii, iTi a iiiai-iil.er siiiiilar to a,.Iiole iiL the gro@tiid, except iii Llie c-,tse of stich liard str6lce that tlie ball 45 ivould juiiip the hole iii-ider outdoor coiiditions, iii. ii,liieh event the preseiit: device enables it to reboltiid out of the hole.' This -)bject is effected by tl-ie use of a i@et,,tiiiiiig device @vhich is so located aiid positiolied 5o thit the ball will be: stoppecl or, cau,-I-it tliereby iii(I be held in the hol6,. so tli,,it it Ai,ill iiot overrun the same or rebouid oiit of the hole, except uiider the abilori-nal @oii@ dition refei-red to. 55 furtl-ier object of the iliveiition is to pi@ovide a denice iNIiieh will deflect or retain the ball@ iii the liole tfter 1-ii,,ir-inal shots, tllat is, sliots iii ii-h4le'll the ball tr-,ivels to oii6 of tl@,e litei@al edo-es of the li6le@ N-"itli i-espect Ito its lipe of i@@avel ai-id, Avitli @vllicl-i, 60 iiicl(@@ o-i-otiiid coiiditioiis, tlieball Ai, uld di-op into the hole, btit -%AItli wliicli@ ill tlllb iise, of some of sucli indo6r devices, the teiid@. enev is to deflect the ball aavay ftoiii the liole, oi- pi@event it fi@oin'di-op th6reill. 65 P", Iii sli6rt, 'Llie p]Llrpose, of the cle_,@ice is to pi-oduce a i-esult, with i,esl)ect to the f,,Lll of the ball iii tl-ie liole, tl-ie sai-ne as th-,Lt fotiiid iiiidei, oi-itdool- coiiditions. A Titrtl-ter object of the iii-,,eitioii,is to 70 proi-i,-Ie a device which ii,ill !@top balls ivliieh tle liol,-,, @ti-id pl@ei-ent the saiiie -ilroin rollillo" ,irouild tlle roolli, uiide@.,Ii@ticles Of Tuilniti!t-e or the 111@e. A fui-ther obje6t 6f the i iiventiol-I is@ i-O 75 @)i,oi,ide ineiiis, for ret,,tiiiiiig the deirice iii position at the edo-e o-'-a i-ii mat or carpet 91 to Wliicli it jyi:iy b@ applied. With these ,tlid otlier objeols iii vie . ii, 6iie foriii of the illvOiiti6ii is hereiii,,ifter.@ cle-, 80 sci-ibed @ii-id is I'llustr,,ited iii the ac6oiiiDai-iyiiig cli-,twings in i@Iiieh Fio- I is a perspeetive view of the (levi@e. @Fi-. 2 is ,t sectioll,@il iliew Oil tl-ie Iiiie 2-2 of Fig. 1 illListratinf, ,t boll calight, by -the retainei-. Fi(y@ 3 i@ a 85 sectioli on the Iiiie 3-3 of Fiol-. 2. Fio,.@4 is a sectioii ol'i the line 4-4 of Fio-. 1. Referrii-ig particularly to the 6 indic,,ites a rtig, mat or c@trpet to the edgp. of whicli the clevic6 is ,Lpplied. Tliis'device 90 has a b,,tse boird 7, of substitnti@illy.,the Lline tliiekness as the rug, wliereby if i6p'surface ivill'be at slibstantially the stine lev(,l .,,ts the stirface of the i.-Lig. Tliis, boatd or base iii,,ty be 6f any suititble aiid 95 desire d diiiieiisioiis. I ha-ve foiiiid betiveeii two and tliree feet ,t,c6iivenient leng-@,@l-i and about sevel-i ii-iehes t coiiveiiieiit "@idth. The miteri al may coi-illeniently be that kiioii@ii as coinpr essed pal)er 6r WIILII board, a cor.1po- 10,10 sitiol-i h@iviiig qiialities whiel-i are qiii,te stiitable for tlie iiatended p-Lirpose. The bise has ,i, circular hole 8 ivhich iiiay be made of stalida rd si7,e of holes iii puttiiio- -@reens said hole beiiig preferably 16cated ,it tho midcll e of the board. It iiiiy be set soiiieivliat closer to the froiit edge of tl-ie board thaii is sliown in the draw ilig. At its@rear edge, the b,,tse has a b,,Lck stril) 9 fixed thereto, aiicl @t its ends h,,ts eiid,strips 10. These 110

1)544,380 b' 6h or@t-v*6@hibrli 6f'th@ hd]6'tit, oie @id it"s -ver@ical str' via ind iii@@ ]@im e; if ips- Y, e n Tl line -@ with thp,@ rim- of the cup i. be rhade of, wood, ind they form, I @tliree- q is in 0 ge the liorn and. be defle6ted or sided enel sure which -,vill ret,,tin,-Nyild btills' ivill- en-a an4i prevelitz -tliem rolli,n- ,tbo-Lit tho - room. @'i-etained- iln-,the hole @ wher,(@as @ if. its vert'lae It @erpejidicular dtoppe To the bacli: strip 9 is fixed:a retainer 6r cal axis is OLITS.L d 70 .1101(fi-n-- device iiidic@Lted at 11' @ 'Tlli5: nl . LIY froni@-tlae boi-n 14 it %vill "riiii "-lie 1-iole" tincl coilvelliel-ltl3, colisist of a piece of coiiiposi-@ be deflect6d otitside. This cori-espoiids to tion board of little or@.no@ eliisticity beir[l@ -tlie action@ @6f@ ball,@oti the liole of a puttiii(, quite stiit or hard in fact, ai@d- it iii,,ty -a gre I en, ii@hich ivill fall into the liole if its he back st@ip by beiiig set iia t il-ertic,.il I f 1- ii'sid@ riii'll t@iA i, l@lrii-ii 75 lo fix6d t6 t xis 's :btt n6,toli 12 in the top of tli6 strip. Th6' con- tie@1,016 if otitsid6. Tji@cter si-fell c6liditi6iis, struction , and loc,hti6ii of thi@ re-t,,tin4@r is with tlii@ do@tico; tl-i@@ bqll@ wi,li be chl!o-lit bY of' donsiderqble iiiip6rtance. it is @s liorn 14, ,i@@ci ;bo r,@tain6d in the liole et @on the the b'al6lt @t@ip, at ,t sli O'lit i@eby perfe@et' e St' ff. iii@linat,lo,ii. upwardly ind tlio th rok w d an is slio n in Fi2 an i 0 d 'foi-wardly, ts -A@s sttit@d, the li@i-(Yht f tfie 6ui@Nf6d e-do,6 6t 80 froiit odoe proj'ec@@@s somelvl-iat o@er tlle hole the retailier', aiid i'@lie itel'iii,ft!6ti O,f 8 1 6 vilo li @uffici6ntly f,@r tli,,t't @ ball -N iig:i(@Y6 s,,Lid the lattor,lato sti'cli-a's tlot:'just@116Av biii' 6d6-e bef6f6 ii' -@ould @i@gag6 e@ re'ar edge to be pitiche(I by ti@ie ri@taiii4@.r, b-@ of of7tl-ie 1-iole. @ S@id@ fi-o..t edge, is cutned, as tile etirvatiti-O of I it top,s , u , rfolee, thii8 p@e'O indicate@d qt 13, oli ail tire coiicen'tric Ni,ith ventiji(p it. fi6m@ 168L-@ing, the 85 @thlt Of' @tli@ hole, -,@,h6i;@by two -li@orns . or oi,din@@l@ st@roke.: pailits 14 @i]@e foriiied. These horia's ot Ivitli @,tlie tis@ 6'f 'fho, de@v'iciB, it i@,ill, bi,, 13 i@ located foli@n@l th if @ ye at fli 6 bhll' ' d ell ivitli itist .Poillts ai,e blunt, and Itlie edg - is riv ill uoli -@ertica,l positi6i-i that ,i staiidard s@uffici@ent T-olCe it vvill dr@p iilt6 an-d sta"y in is Lis6d 90 o,'oif b'all a,@ iiidleqted qt 15 will just eiiter t-lie:hole. If slio-litly e@xe6s@ii,e f6ree or - ongake the @@,:Lid edge aiid ivill be piiieliecl i b@ill that iiii@ Cil@ lidi@ Avill eilga"6 t,li6 edo-e ii Nvith sufficiell 0 t @d lield ll'Ud-l-i6td 'th@reby iNIien d@i@-e tf-:tlle. i@etiin r tiiid'-w@.i e s opped- @ii fo@ce to strike 'the reta'iner. As s@,at@d, the iii ti-ie holo. reta,ille-k. m6,do of c,On-ipatiniaterial i@'I'dead" ot witlioiit elastieltv suf-, tively rioid irielasti6@ @tich- as cona.O;f 95 to etiuse ,t,r6bounding qctioii stiffl'posiiioli, @ ivill be I fotln(I t(i the I us.e 01(@@tit t6 caiise the ball@.t'ci 16,tNta: tl-ie@ ho'le 6 f ivood 6r th'e like foy @tliis Piirpos'e :bil@t obtinder a noriiial 'st@ol@,6, bu-@ V,71ieii the st@61i:e 'Vioti@ly the b,@ iar-ied @ts founa U' bl i@ho el,-isticify, of the ball s iti e. IS abnotn-itilly htfd, c 0 u ti 'will @,Iu@se it t@, r',ebo nd out 6f@flie hole. In Fot holdiii- tlio, devi6p- ln posi ion at ie @edoe of i.@ niit I'd er i-@ords,'if tlio@ is slieli tl-i@t under Of atiiio . . . i - , I prov : I e a,pair out@loor coii(-Iitioiis the ball woliid dro@ in ,-tacling (le@ices 'si@own@ asi flex@bl filetdi I e I the hole, .'t,lie retainer -v@ili a6t ,is st,,Lt'ed, aiid strips 1 .6 fasten- ed , to tl@e ed@,@ of' t@j bo a r ( I re: a.n provi e ifiain in tl-io liol6,' but if tl-ie str6ltO, is so, 7 adjac(@iit flie tii& @ 'd d' @t tli@il. - hard@@thlit lincle'r o'tiid0or c-onditions the ba Ifroe eiftds witli hen the device is 1 0 5 40 woiild jiirnp or ttavel ov@.- i.-lllid h6l@, iii ti6li ap@lied' tb the ed@re o'-f' ii the strips are casle the ball ins-teqd@ cit dropping into the placed tinde@ @aid 6d&e ct'fid the tu@ pre@sed hdle to bp enggiged by tho edo@e of tlia re- dbwn -@poii the Piiis,, beiilg t@her6by liooli:ed trin'erl Will stfiko tii@ sai4 odo@6 ri stifricient theret6 and@ held, in ositi6,ii ag@inst, acel'dist,@nc@e' below tlio top of] the'b,,tll to caus6 denta;l dispIde6met. And 'the s u l @ f , , I c e o f t h e ' J i l 1 1 0 45 1 a ir6boundin- qcti6ii; whicli will thl@ow the i@iio, and@t.@4-t@of tl-i@ ba 6 7 w,ill be @t@sLi@st, 'bac' e sam s t e ball ill b@ll iz otit of@ the liole. -A@ecordiiigly, tidlly th e' level' o@ that : hW thd de-v-ice liqs qn ti@ti6ii 'i,ei@y, iio,,ti-ly the not bounce or, j timp @@but W'Ill roll, tic -ross- the -'s@ihe; @espect@ to tII6, hil,,tl r6sult, a joilit. t@hat prodii@ed 'Lincier otit'd6or coiiditioiis Ill @-Li ing the device it is appli@ed ;t.6. the L)O Wli6r.0, if t'lie b;@tll "liuo- '@ tli'e -g'i'e'eii, '1@t ivill edge of' a rug as stated. 'flien Iti@e. bali is t,ftll:iiitb the holo biit'i7f ],it s ioi6ii@ly liai;d placed-6,t@a @iiitable or, d si 7 @d'st Liff e '.red i qiice from wil trhvel @lea!@ o@ie'@ tlii,, li.6le, t'lie iiit@iit the, d@vice,, and upon beiiio@'bit',by @ -putter df' the Pre@,Oiit- ii-,@eiiticiii beiii, t6 st6p 'Llid wiil roll toi@ard@tlie@hOI16. ff ii @-liss6s@-it will firs@ kil@(1, e s oppe( hold tlio bitlls@ f e but- i)e'i-'li-iitb t- ' I and 6y the.bici@ aiid side 55 i; tebotind: @of@ tli6 @ ball ; of tlio seco sttilj . l@f it, iiii tl-ie b6le @ it ivill be l@4@ld 120 @The liorns 14 @@ro bl'uiited so th,,it tlioy will thei@eiii ti@ @6ii@16te i@o s'ti-ol@e, exe-ept, in 'I t iiot' becoii'le iiltisl@@od' i@, by te@c,,qted c6nt-,ict casos o@@ e@eo@siv-efbi@ce fis abo@e i-,6ferrec 9. Of a b,@ll q",Illlst I th6 Aiiie. ]Pilo 13 :tt ii@AY tliii@ be ii@@d fo 11 -iltidi%@idtia@l pfactic'e 'i@-. etirvod so that it, - ,Nill 01. iii c6iilp'et'iti@o:n; @ pi@ayers @.nlay play in s@ic(4,0 d@iveil fro' i-n vario-tis@@ 'aiigles. ce@@sion, ai@d Icoop i: se-or'@e a's in 123, so. Be-ing c' '@t d of , i'nexpeiis Tlie-'horns 14-,,Ire ,II lootted iii sucli posi- gime. oiisti u IA7e e , e @iioll t.11@at tli6y cori-e8pond to . tlio vorticql illittei@ials, tho, d,6v!ce 6an be cheal)l@ tl Iiiio 6f a b@Lll ii,liibli iiii@y fact,ured aiid will givis ' oiitei e a near %p ax oi le:c @liter the riiii of4 6iip at eitlier side. th6 a,6tiiil playiiig coiiditibii of til 130 65 That is, assi-iming a ba-11 traveling a,cross the outdoor game. The ball ca,li be