Putting practice and game table

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/987,223 filed on Nov. 12, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The present invention relates generally to the field of games of skill and knowledge, and more particularly to a putting game table.

Golf putting games and pool table games are both known in the art. One such example is U.S. Pat. No. 6,846,243 showing a putting pool game including a portable game frame to be placed upon the floor. A major disadvantage of the known putting and pool games is that they do not provide a way to conveniently collect the game balls into a central location, thereby requiring the user to manually collect the scattered balls. Because the user must take time to physically collect the golf balls, the user\'s time and energy must be diverted from the game play. Further, the golf or pool games of the prior art do not allow for the playing surface to be adjusted so as to change the game play characteristics of the game table, thereby making it virtually impossible to manipulate the level of difficulty. Thus, there is a need for an improved putting game table that addresses these disadvantages and others.

The present invention provides an improved putting game table. The claims, and only the claims, define the invention.

One embodiment of the present invention is a game playable with balls comprising a playing surface including a plurality of holes extending through said playing surface to allow a ball to selectably move from the playing surface through one of the holes. The playing surface is surrounded by an outer stop to limit movement of balls off of the playing surface. A ball collector track is provided to receive balls from the playing surface and align the balls in sequential fashion. A plurality of return ball members extend downwardly from the holes and all terminating at the ball collector track to catch balls falling through the holes and directing the balls toward the ball collector track for storage of the balls.

One object of the present invention is to provide a putting game table that overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art devices.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a putting game table that collects the golf balls no longer in play.

Further, objectives and advantages of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top view of a putting table according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged end view of a putting table according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrows shown.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing the ball return portions and floor collection tray according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary side view looking in the direction of arrow 5-5 of FIG. 1 illustrating the floor collection area according to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4 and viewed in the direction of the arrows.

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