Portable golf practicing apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is a portable golf-practicing apparatus. The portable golf-practicing apparatus includes a rectangular box-like case having the top opening portion and one lateral opening portion. A slanted plate having a hole cup is provided inside the case. One end of the slanted plate is pivotably attached to the lateral opening portion of the case such that a slope angle thereof can be adjusted. A mat having a length of above two time of the slanted plate is provided. The mat is capable of spreading through the lateral opening portion of the case when in use and being folded and received inside the case when stored. A side plate is provided for opening and closing the lateral opening portion of the case. A cover is provided for opening and closing the top opening portion of the case.

1 . A portable golf-practicing apparatus comprising: 
 a) a rectangular box-like case, the top and one lateral side of the case being opened;    b) a slanted plate having a hole cup formed at a desired position, one end of the slanted plate being pivotably attached to the lateral opening portion of the case such that a slope angle thereof can be adjusted;    c) a mat capable of spreading through the lateral opening portion of the case when in use and being folded and received inside the case when stored, one end of the mat being attached to the top face of the slanted plate;    d) a side plate for opening and closing the lateral opening portion of the case; and    e) a cover for opening and closing the top opening portion of the case.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a mat support plate, the mat support plate being comprised of two or more unit plates on top of which the mat is attached, the mat support plate being capable of spreading outside of the case and being folded and received inside the case along with the mat.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the mat is detached from to the unit plates at the boundary area between neighboring plates, and an outermost unit plate has a spacer projection protruded to the mat side near a folding area, thereby preventing the mat from being creased or wrinkled when folded.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein one end of the slanted plate is pivotably attached to a floor plate of the case near the lateral opening portion thereof by means of an adhesive tape and/or a hinge.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the slanted plate is provided with a support bar for adjusting a slope angle thereof, the support bar being configured in such a manner that a slope angle of the slanted plate can be adjusted by the support bar moving toward or away from the pivot point of the slanted plate and the slanted plate can be supported by the support bar at an adjusted slope angle.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the hole cup of the slanted plate is provided with a hole-size adjuster, which can be mounted in the hole cup to thereby adjust the size of the hole cup.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the cover is constituted of one of the unit plates of the mat support plate.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the cover is constituted of a chipping mat plate, separately from the mat support plate.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein one end of the side plate is pivotably attached to the case, and in the other end of the side plate and a side face of the case corresponding to the other end of the side plate is provided a locking device, by which the side plate is locked into the case.  
   
   
       10 . A portable golf-practicing apparatus comprising: 
 a) a rectangular box-like case, the top and one lateral side of the case being opened;    b) a slanted plate having a hole cup formed at a desired position, one end of the slanted plate being pivotably attached to the lateral opening portion of the case such that a slope angle thereof can be adjusted;    c) a support bar supporting the slanted plate at an adjusted slope angle while moving toward and away from a pivot point of the slanted plate;    d) a mat having a length of more than two times of the slanted plate, one end of the mat being attached to the top face of the slanted plate, the mat being capable of spreading through the lateral opening portion of the case when in use and being folded and received inside the case when stored;    e) a mat support plate being comprised of two or more unit plates on top of which the mat is attached, one of the unit plates closing the top opening portion of the case and the remainder being received inside the case; and    f) a side plate opening and closing the lateral opening portion of the case.    
   
   
       11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 a) a ball return plate installed inside the case so as to be slanted downwardly towards the lateral side opening portion such that a golf ball fallen from the hole cup onto the ball return plate can be moved; and    b) a ball return passageway provided along the lateral side of the mat support plate and connected with the ball return plate, such that the golf ball moved from the ball return plate is guided to a putting position.    
   
   
       12 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the case is provided with a ball storage box for holding a golf ball, and a level for checking a horizontal level when installing the golf-practicing apparatus.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein in opposing inner sides near the top opening portion of the case is provided guide grooves formed facing each other, and the unit plate serving as a cover is inserted into and guided along the guide grooves.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the mat support plate includes a first unit plate to be inserted into the guide grooves so as to close the top opening portion, one end of the first unit plate being closely contacted with the slanted plate, a second unit plate, one end of which is closely contacted with the other end of the first unit plate, and a third unit plate, one end of which is closely contacted with the other end of the second unit plate.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus according to  claim 14 , wherein the side plate is provided with a latching member and the case is provided with a locking member at a position corresponding to the latching member, so that the side plate is locked into the case using the latching member and the locking member.  
   
   
       16 . A portable golf-practicing apparatus comprising: 
 a) a rectangular box-like case, the top and one lateral side of the case being opened;    b) a slanted plate having a hole cup formed at a desired position, one end of the slanted plate being pivotably attached to the lateral opening portion of the case such that a slope angle thereof can be adjusted;    c) a support bar supporting the slanted plate at an adjusted slope angle while moving toward and away from a pivot point of the slanted plate;    d) a mat having a length of more than two times of the slanted plate, one end of the mat being attached to the top face of the slanted plate, the mat being capable of spreading through the lateral opening portion of the case when in use and being folded and received inside the case when stored;    e) a mat support plate being comprised of two or more unit plates on top of which the mat is attached, the mat support plate being spread outside of the case and being folded and received inside the case along with the mat;    f) a side plate for opening and closing the lateral opening portion of the case; and    g) a chipping mat plate closing and opening the top opening portion of the case, an artificial lawn being attached to one face of the chipping mat plate so as to perform a chip shot practice.    
   
   
       17 . The apparatus according to  claim 16 , further comprising a sensor detecting a golf ball falling onto the slanted plate through the hole cup, and a ball ejector being operated according to a sensing signal from the sensor to move the golf ball to a user's hitting position.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus according to  claim 16 , further comprising an audio generator, the audio generator including: a sensor unit having a first sensor disposed around the hole cup of the slanted plate and a second sensor disposed on the floor of the case right under the hole cup; an audio controller determining a hole-in, a quasi-hole-in, or a failure according to a sensing signal transmitted from the sensor unit and outputting a sound effect corresponding to the determination; and a loudspeaker emitting a sound according to a control signal from the audio controller.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein the audio controller is configured such that: when a first sensing signal from the first sensor and a second sensing signal from the second sensor are received within a certain time interval which is preset considering a timing of hole-in, it is determined as a hole-in to thereby allow the loudspeaker to output a sound effect corresponding to a hole-in; and when a sensing signal from the second sensor is not received within the certain time interval after a first sensing signal from the first sensor is received, it is determined as a quasi-hole-in to thereby allow the loudspeaker to output a sound effect corresponding to a quasi-hole-in.