IP Library Granted Patent US 9,592,430
Granted Patent B1
US 9,592,430 · App. 14/878,638 · Granted Mar 14, 2017

Portable putting cup with attached basketball hoop

Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard (Vista, CA)
A63B63/08A63B57/40
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,592,430
App. No.
14/878,638
Granted
Mar 14, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A putting cup. A base portion has a ramp that is adjacent to the cup. A backboard is attached to the base portion and includes a hoop that is positioned over the cup. A user can hit a golf ball up the ramp so that the golf ball will fall through the hoop into the cup. In a preferred embodiment the user hits the golf ball so that it contacts the backboard and falls through the hoop. In another preferred embodiment the user hits the golf ball so that it falls through the hoop directly without hitting the backboard. In another preferred embodiment the user hits the golf ball so that it rolls up the ramp and into the cup without falling through the hoop. In another preferred embodiment the user hits the golf ball so that it travels into the cup through a passageway in the ramp. In a preferred embodiment, the ramp is a concave ramp that is circular in shape and surrounds the cup.

Claims (29)

1. A putting cup, comprising:

A. a base portion comprising:

1. a ramp, and

2. a cup, wherein said ramp is positioned adjacent to said cup,

B. a backboard attached to said base portion and positioned adjacent to said cup, and

C. a hoop connected to said backboard, said hoop positioned over said cup,

wherein a golf ball hit up said ramp is capable of falling through said hoop into said cup,

wherein said ramp is a concave ramp that is circular in shape and surrounds said cup.

2. The putting cup as in claim 1 , ramp comprises a passageway to said cup that allows for a golf ball to roll into said cup without rolling up said ramp.

3. The putting cup as in claim 2 , wherein said passageway is positioned to allow a golf ball to roll under said backboard from behind said backboard.

4. A putting cup, comprising:

A. a base portion comprising:

1. a ramp, and

2. a cup, wherein said ramp is positioned adjacent to said cup,

B. a backboard attached to said base portion and positioned adjacent to said cup, and

C. a hoop connected to said backboard, said hoop positioned over said cup,

wherein a golf ball hit up said ramp is capable of falling through said hoop into said cup,

wherein said base portion comprises leg slots for receiving said backboard.

5. The putting cup as in claim 4 , wherein said backboard is connected to backboard leg supports and said backboard leg supports are slidingly attached to said leg slots.

6. The putting cup as in claim 1 , wherein said hoop comprises a net attached to said hoop.

7. The putting cup as in claim 1 , wherein said base portion, said backboard and said hoop are fabricated from injection molded plastic.

8. A putting cup, comprising:

A. a base portion comprising:

1. a ramp, and

2. a cup, wherein said ramp is positioned adjacent to said cup,

B. a backboard attached to said base portion and positioned adjacent to said cup, and

C. a hoop connected to said backboard, said hoop positioned over said cup,

wherein a golf ball hit up said ramp is capable of falling through said hoop into said cup,

wherein said hoop is concentric to said cup.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: GT GOLF HOLDINGS, INC.; PACIFIC RIM VENTURES LLC; CLICGEAR LLC
To: NORTHCOAST MEZZANINE SBIC III, LP
Reel/Frame 071460/0677 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: GT GOLF HOLDINGS, INC.; PACIFIC RIM VENTURES LLC; CLICGEAR LLC
To: FIRST MERCHANTS BANK
Reel/Frame 071470/0696 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2025
From: GT GOLF HOLDINGS, INC.; PACIFIC RIM VENTURES LLC; CLICGEAR LLC
To: FIRST MERCHANTS BANK
Reel/Frame 071272/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2016
From: PROGRESSIVE INNOVATIONS
To: GT GOLF HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038793/0675 →