US649190A - Captive-ball device for practicing golf. - Google Patents

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BAPTWE BALL DEVICE FOR PRACTISING GULF.

(Application filed Apr. 29, 1899.)

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srncirrcemon forming part of Letters latent No. 649,190, emissiv ty-8,19 3 Applicatlonfiled pril29.1899- Se1'ia1N0. 714,954. (Nomodel l M .Be'it kno'wnth'atl; VILLIA'M W, ZIMMER- concentric with the central opening an Thisi' .MAN, acitizen of the United States, residing runway projects vertically from the top of thief-155 atYoungstown, in thecounty of Mahoning base and is higher on one side than the other,

.' 5 and State of Ohio haveinvented certain new being inclined, as shown-in Figs. 3' and 4, for

act descriptionof the invention, such-as will than the other around't 1Q enable others skilled in the art-to whichit f Thisinvention relates to acaptive-balldethe cleilr, and all other cl-ubs,-w hereby a'per 2o son may learn or improve his stroke with the.

= Jandusefnl Improvements-in'OaptivesB allDesupporting the ball-carryingar'm Qatidifien vices for'PracticingGolf; and I'dio hereby de-- ent elevations. Evidently the convex surface clare the following to be a full, clear, and exofthe base may be madefhi'ghe'r on-one side he'pi-vot'for thus sup-3 "porting the arrow --I The adj ustable pivot Bis madewith a screw s'w threaded-lower end I), a tapering stern b, and; a-hand-knob'b; The tapering stem'.b con-f uects by a flaring parte with the hand knob b as shown-in Fig; 5; The ball-carrying arm C'is madeof spring' steel wire or of a 'inetaPWhich is'elastic'orree: silient, so as to betterresist" the -;forceic't"'- th blow'withoiit ben d i 'ng.- It is provided-a it inner end with an eye'or loop a; whichi, 'gag'ed .by the. adjustable 'pi'vot"B, "and -h a v bent-and tapering screw threaded' o'ntenendic for 'attachment of the ball H; The so w"- threaded end is made tapering orp'ointe' so that the ball can be adjusted and-firm is "cured on it when'itbecomes loosened-'1 The armC maybemade straight, of 913 gp steel, as shown in Fig. 4, but is pre'fera lyj] made-With a wile in i'ts'l'ength, as shown Fig.1, or with two 'coilspsuch as dfcil, as s I shown in Fig. 6, so thatfitwill'resist aviolent' 4 represents ayertical' section through'the blow upon the ball without 'bendi ng.f- This' v base with the other parts in elevation' Fig.5 construction, withresilient spring-wire, and 85.- I I represents a detached View, on an enlarged vparticularlywith one ormore coils,l'elfectively j 35 scale, of the adjustable pivot; Fig. 6 reprepreventsbending ofthe arm even .whe n the j sents a top plan view, on a; reduced scale, ball is struck-with-a violcntblow. The arm"'. fj showing a slight modification. V

I 'appe'rtai'ns to-make and use the same.

I vice for practicing golf-strokes.

, The object of my invention is toprovide a :5 simple, convenient, and portable device by means of which a captive ball may be placed in all possible positions, thus providing strokes for the driven-the brassy, the mashie,

I diiferent clubs used'in the. gameof golf. The devices and'combination ofiparts con: stituting my invention willibe defined in the: claims. Q 25 I will nowdescribelm, de-vicel'in detail by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which? Figure 1 represents a topplan View of my captive-ball device. Fig.2 representsa'simi- 3o lar view,showinga'moditication. -Fig.8rep-.

resent-s a sideelevation-of ,thedevice. Fig.

I i may alsobe made with'a curved portion; as" I In mydevice I provide a c'ircnlar'ba'se A, shown at Gfin Fig. 2, and this curved arm 90 ...l1 aving preferably-a convex upper surface-and may also'have a' coil. 'lhespring-steel used 4ojfla-fiatlowe gsnrface as shown in Figs. 3 andfor-th'earrn -maybe Onefourth for five-six- "-4. IA-:base'of 'heavy material; suchas cast teenthsof aninch; according to'the quality metal may he 'nsedg so that it will retain its of steel nsedf; placei'o' theground or floor without fasten- 'lhe faStening pinor roclD is made with a 95. .1 ingi I; also fmake ;th e b'aseof wood or other sharpened-lower end and a screw-threaded 45. lightjrnaterial-,; provided with threeo'r more "upper end '(Zfor screwing it'into the opening '2 screw-holes'n; near the-peripher Y for securin a of theba sey'as shown inQ Fig. t. The pin it to thefloor or ground. It may also be made -D canthusfbe forccd into the ground for ot' hollowmetal'and secured in'the samem'an- ,firml'y holding the base in position when pow- I00 I '{n'e ;,The basc. -is provided with a central 'erful strokes areto begiven'tojthe ball. 50 screw-threaded opening a for holding the 'ad- The screw-threaded pivot B maybe raised :j'ustable pivotB and the'fastening pinlorrod and lowered in the. base for regulating the 11), Clhe. pass is also. provided at its upper rclativehcight of the ball ll. Ifthl? pivot is so If the pivot Bis still further lowered, the ball one-half of the strokes and more or less elejustable pivot the arm 0 when Volving will climb or ascend the pivot, thus in its length, ,pi votally connected to said pivot,

lie on the floor or will lie on the floor during about one-half of its revolution andwill be more or less elevated during the other half of its revolution, thus providinga position on the floor for about rated positions for the other one-half of the strokes. Thus all the different strokes or lies at golf are provided for.

By means of the tapering stem 1) of the adrapidly reclearing it from the runway a.

The device will be painted, nickle-plated, or finished in any other attractive manner.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Thecombination with the .base, of a pivot having a head, aswinging arm, having a coil and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the base, of a pivot at the top and a fastening rod or pin 1) at the bottom, a swinging arm pivotally connected to said pivot, and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially as described.

In a device for practicing golf, the base having a convex surface higher ori one side than the other and a pivot, with a swinging arm connected by'an eye to said pivot and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially as described.

4c. 'lhecombination with a base having an inclined upper surface and a vertically-adjustable pivot having a knob, of a swinging arm pivotally connected to said pivot and havtially as described.

5. The base having at the top an inclined runway, in combination with a central pivot, a swinging arm connected thereto and a ball attached to the outer end of said arm, substantially as described.

6. The base having att-he top a circular inclinecl runway, in combination with a-vertically-adjustable pivot, a swinging arm connected thereto and a ball attached to the outer end 0!? said arm, substantially as described.

7. The base A, having a central screwthreaded opening, in combination with the adjustable screw-threaded pivot and the screwthreaded fastening rod or pin D held in said opening and a swinging arm connected to said pivot and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially as described.

8. The combination with the base, of an adjustable pivot having a tapering stem and head or knob, a swinging arm pivotally connected to said stem and a ball attached to its outer end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. ZIMM l2 RMAN.

\Vitnesses:

ii. A. ERNST, M. it. Arms.

in combination o mg a ball attached .to its outer end, substan-

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