Golf training aid assembly

Inventor: Matilde G. Alvarado (Pollack Pines, CA)

A63B69/3661 A63B2243/0029

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 8,911,300
App. No.: 14/146,841
Granted: Dec 16, 2014
Kind: B1

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Abstract

A golf training aid assembly simulates taking a divot while swinging a golf club. The assembly includes a platform having a top surface. A resiliently flexible member is coupled to the platform. A panel has a first end pivotally coupled to the platform wherein the panel is pivotable relative to the platform. The panel is supported on the resiliently flexible member in spaced relationship to the first end of the panel such that a top surface of the panel is coplanar with the top surface of the platform when the panel rests upon the resiliently flexible member. The panel is downwardly pivotable relative to the top surface of the platform such that the top surface of the panel is configured for being urged downwardly when contacted by a golf club head. The resiliently flexible member is deformable and provides resistance to downward pivoting of the panel.

Claims (37)

1. A golf training aid assembly comprising:

a platform having a top surface;

a resiliently flexible member coupled to said platform, said resiliently flexible member being a cord having a resiliently stretchable length; and

a panel having a first end pivotally coupled to said platform wherein said panel is pivotable relative to said platform, said panel being supported on said resiliently flexible member in spaced relationship to said first end of said panel such that a top surface of said panel is coplanar with said top surface of said platform when said panel rests upon said resiliently flexible member, said panel being downwardly pivotable relative to said top surface of said platform such that said top surface of said panel is configured for being urged downwardly when contacted by a golf club head during a golf swing, said resiliently flexible member being deformable wherein said resiliently flexible member provides resistance to downward pivoting of said panel.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a stand having a top surface coplanar with said top surface of said platform and said top surface of said panel, said stand being laterally offset from said panel wherein said stand is configured for supporting a person standing on said stand while the person strikes a golf ball sitting upon said panel.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising said panel being positioned in a slot extending inwardly into said platform from a forward edge of said platform.

4. The device of claim 3 , further comprising a pair of arms coupled to said platform, each said arm extending along a respective side of said slot, said resiliently flexible member being coupled to and extending between said arms.

5. The device of claim 4 , further comprising a pair of notches, each notch extending into a top surface of an associated one of said arms, said resiliently flexible member extending through and between said notches.

6. The device of claim 4 , further comprising said simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said stand.

7. The device of claim 4 , further comprising a pair of feet coupled to and extending between said arms, said feet being positioned in spaced parallel relationship relative to each other, said feet abutting a bottom surface of each of said arms.

8. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said panel.

9. The device of claim 8 , further comprising said simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said platform.

10. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of hinges coupling said first end of said panel to said platform, each of said hinges being positioned adjacent a respective side edge of said panel.

11. A golf training aid assembly comprising:

a platform having a top surface;

a resiliently flexible member coupled to said platform, said resiliently flexible member being a cord, said cord having a resiliently stretchable length;

a slot extending inwardly into said platform from a forward edge of said platform;

a pair of arms coupled to said platform, each said arm extending along a respective side of said slot, said resiliently flexible member being coupled to and extending between said arms;

a pair of feet coupled to and extending between said arms, said feet being positioned in spaced parallel relationship relative to each other, said feet abutting a bottom surface of each of said arms;

a pair of notches, each notch extending into a top surface of an associated one of said arms, said resiliently flexible member extending through and between said notches;

a panel positioned in said slot, said panel having a first end pivotally coupled to said platform wherein said panel is pivotable relative to said platform, said panel being supported on said resiliently flexible member in spaced relationship to said first end of said panel such that a top surface of said panel is coplanar with said top surface of said platform when said panel rests upon said resiliently flexible member, said panel being downwardly pivotable relative to said top surface of said platform such that said top surface of said panel is configured for being urged downwardly when contacted by a golf club head during a golf swing, said resiliently flexible member being deformable wherein said resiliently flexible member provides resistance to downward pivoting of said panel;

a pair of hinges coupling said first end of said panel to said platform, each of said hinges being positioned adjacent a respective side edge of said panel;

a stand having a top surface coplanar with said top surface of said platform and said top surface of said panel, said stand being laterally offset from said panel wherein said stand is configured for supporting a person standing on said stand while the person strikes a golf ball sitting upon said panel; and

a simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said panel, said simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said platform, said simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said stand.

12. A golf training aid assembly comprising:

a platform having a top surface;

a resiliently flexible member coupled to said platform;

a pair of hinges coupling said first end of said panel to said platform, each of said hinges being positioned adjacent a respective side edge of said panel.

13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a stand having a top surface coplanar with said top surface of said platform and said top surface of said panel, said stand being laterally offset from said panel wherein said stand is configured for supporting a person standing on said stand while the person strikes a golf ball sitting upon said panel.

14. The device of claim 12 , further comprising said panel being positioned in a slot extending inwardly into said platform from a forward edge of said platform.

15. The device of claim 14 , further comprising a pair of arms coupled to said platform, each said arm extending along a respective side of said slot, said resiliently flexible member being coupled to and extending between said arms.

16. The device of claim 14 , further comprising a pair of notches, each notch extending into a top surface of an associated one of said arms, said resiliently flexible member extending through and between said notches.

17. The device of claim 14 , further comprising a pair of feet coupled to and extending between said arms, said feet being positioned in spaced parallel relationship relative to each other, said feet abutting a bottom surface of each of said arms.

18. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said panel.

19. The device of claim 12 , further comprising said resiliently flexible member is a cord having a resiliently stretchable length.

20. The device of claim 12 , further comprising said simulated grass surface being coupled to and covering said top surface of said platform.