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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1993
Thomas P Foley, Severna Park, MD (US);
Robert T Foley, Severna Park, MD (US);
Albert C Pritchard, Harwood, MD (US);
Embark, Inc., Severna Park, MD (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed to an automated mini-golf game having a plurality of mini-golf holes which each have a tee area, a fairway or putting green and at least one target hole. The final mini-golf hole of the game has a coin and bill acceptor for delivering a golf ball to a player when actuated, a target area with target holes at an elevated end of a ramp, and a switch and dispensing device for identifying which target hole through which a golf ball has been putted, and thereafter dispensing redemption coupons corresponding to such hole. The final hole also has a set of racks on its housing to hold scorecards, pencils and golf clubs, thereby permitting an entire game to be played sequentially by a multitude of players without an on-site attendant.