US1930477A - Ball striking mallet - Google Patents

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Oct. 17, 1933. HQ$|ER 1,930,477

BALL S TRIKI NG MALLET Filed Aug. 3, 1932 Elmer E Hosz'er v @maufywuz lm Patented Oct. 17, 1933 stars hurrah than? rarest or ies.

1,930,477 BALL STRIKING MALLET "Elmerll. Hosier, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. Application August 3, 1932. Serial No. 627,379

1 Claim. lCl. 273-67) This invention relates to an improvement'in game apparatus, andis particularly directed to an improvementin mallets designed for use in a modified form of the game of golf.

The game is played on a course similar to a golf course containing eighteen holes laid out with cups, fiags and tee marks in the same manner as an ordinary golf course. The ball to be used in the game is substantially '2 in diameter and is intended to be struck by the mallet in the same manner as in a game of golf. The eighteen hole course involved in the practice of this game is much smaller than an ordinary golf course and preferably covers only about one acre. The mallet forming the subject matter of this invention is designed so that the players may swing with a true golf stroke, but the head of the mallet is so designed as to retard the blow so that the ball will not be driven so far in this game as it would be if the blow were delivered with the same -force by an ordinary golf club acting on an ordinary golf call.

The object of the present invention is to provide a game which can be practiced with all the strokes commonly used in the game of golf; hut in which the ball and mallet are so modified from the usual golf ball and mallet that a much smaller course can be utilized playing the game;

and in which the mallet or club serves as a combination dri er, mashie and putter.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper part of the mallet head constituting the main element of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the lower part of the same head;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 33 of Figure 6;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line l-e of Figure 5;

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the mallet; and

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the mallet.

Referring to the drawing, the head of the mallet is formed preferably from a block of hard durable composition with just enough resilience to give life to the club. This block, which is designated generally by the reference numeral 1, is provided with an internally screwthreaded recess 2 adapted to receive the externally screwthreaded end of a handle 3. The mallet head 1 is so constructed that one of its striking ends 4 extends in a plane perpendicular to the ionlar resistance to the swing of the cluio'when the gitudinal axis of the block, while the other end 5 is designed foruse in making lofting or mashie strokes commonly used in the game of golf. Theface extends perpendicular to the axis of the head and is circular in cross section, The face 4 is also provided with a series of recesses 6 toforlna friction surface desirable in strikin aball in this particular game.

The end 5 is formed by cutting off the block at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the block so that the ball may be lofted as the stroke is made. Th s end 5 is elliptical in outline and is contained in a plane which cuts the axis of the block an acute angle and is inclined upwardly and rearwardly of the block with reference to the handle 3. V

It will be apparent from the drawing, that when the mallet is held in playing position, the major axis 6 of the elliptical end 5 will be contained in a vertical plane and that in this position the axis of the handle 3 forms an acute angle with the surface of the ground. The lnallet head is therefore arranged with respect to the'handle 3 so that the plane which contains the major axis of the elliptical lofting surface 5 forms'an acute angle with the handle 3 of the mallet.

To permit the mallet to be swung with all the force of the ordinary golf club and at the same time to be so retarded during its swing as to limit the distance to which-the club may drive the ball, the mallet head is provided on its upper side with recesses 7 and 8 separated from each other by a rib 9. These recesses 7 and 8 terminate in end walls 10 and 11 which offer air resistance to the swing of the club in making a lofting stroke.- The end walls 12 and 13 opposite the walls 10 and 11, respectively, offer a simiputtingend a is used.

The lower side of the mallet head 1 is provided with a pair of recesses i l and 15 extending throughout substantially the entire length of the head and separated from each other by a rib 16. These'recesses l and l5serve the same purpose as the recess on the upper side of the mallet head; that is, they retard the swing of the mallet head while permitting the player to swing with all the force commonly used in playing an ordinary game of golf. The rib 16 constitutes a stiffening member'for connecting the front and rear striking face of the'mallet head.

to prevent a digging in of the projecting end walls of the mallet head when making a stroke.

It will be evident from Figure 4 of the drawing that the ribs 9 and 16 are diametrically opposite to each other in the mallet head and that these ribs 9 and 16 are formed integral with the laterally extending ribs 17 and 18, resulting from the recessing of the mallet head.

It will also be apparent from the disclosure in this case that I have provided a new form of mallet head particularly adapted for use in playing a form of golf adapted to be played on a course laid out similarly to a golf course and so designed that the players may use all the strokes commonly used in the game of golf and with full force Without requiring a course as large as the ordinary golf course.

The peculiar construction of the mallet or club used in this game is particularly designed to have its wing-like cut outs or recesses act as a detergent or Wind resistant during a forceful drive.

It is also particularly conducive to the trueness of.

bining distance with accuracy. The driving end of the club permits the player to strike the ball with all his might, yet at the same time limits the movements of the ball in accordance with the restricted dimensions of the course.

While I have described my invention as embodied in concrete form and as operating in a specific manner in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, it should be understood that I do not limit my invention thereto, since various modifications thereof will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the annexed claim.

What I claim is: I

A croquet golf mallet comprising a head formed as a cylindrical block having one end perpendicular to the axis of the block and the other end inclined to said axis to form an elliptical lofting face, a handle extending radially from said block at an acute angle to the plane containing the axis of the block and the major axis-of the elliptical face, said block being provided with air pocket recesses extending parallel to the axis of the block. and forming stiffening ribs and also forming end walls to provide resistance to the air for retarding the movement of the head during a stroke.

ELMER E. HOSIER.

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