Interactive putting device for disc golf

Abstract

An interactive putting device for disc golf is provided that allows a disc golf player to practice throws of varying difficulties. Specifically, the interactive putting device offers many different cells of various geometric shapes that challenge a user to throw their disc into a variety of cell placements, which reflect various basket placements frequently experienced on most disc golf courses.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An interactive putting device for disc golf comprising:
 (a) a base configured to support the device;   (b) a lattice body comprising a plurality of cells, wherein the lattice body comprises a front surface and a rear surface, wherein each of the cells provides an opening on the front surface of the lattice body; and   (c) one or more disc-containment systems associated with the plurality of cells, wherein the disc-containment systems are configured to prevent a disc from traveling through the rear surface of the lattice body.   
     
     
         2 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lattice body comprises at least four cells. 
     
     
         3 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the disc-containment systems comprise one or more chains, one or more cables, a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a textile, an insertable sheet, or a combination of two or more thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lattice body has a honeycomb structure. 
     
     
         5 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the cells is associated with an independent disc-containment system. 
     
     
         6 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein is the lattice body is formed from a thermoplastic material, a metal, or a combination of two or more thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a polyurethane coating, an epoxy coating, an alkyd coating, an acrylic coating, a ceramic coating, a phosphorescent glow coating, or a combination of two or more thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the interactive putting device has a weight in the range of 50 to 1,000 pounds. 
     
     
         9 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the cells of the plurality of cells has a geometric shape in the form of a circle, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, or octagon. 
     
     
         10 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the cells of the plurality of cells has a maximum transverse dimension of 15 to 40 inches. 
     
     
         11 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the cells of the plurality of cells has a depth of 8 to 35 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the interactive putting device has a height of 18 to 120 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the lattice body comprises three stacked layers of the plurality of cells. 
     
     
         14 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the disc-containment systems are attached to the lattice body with nut and bolts, screws, adhesives, or velcro. 
     
     
         15 . The interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises two legs. 
     
     
         16 . A method for forming the interactive putting device according to  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises welding, casting, stamping, cutting, forming, machining, laser cutting, and/or extrusion. 
     
     
         17 . An interactive putting device for disc golf comprising:
 (a) a base configured to support the device;   (b) a lattice body comprising at least four cells, wherein the lattice body comprises a front surface and a rear surface, wherein each of the cells provides an opening on the front surface of the lattice body, and   (c) a disc-containment system comprising a plurality of independent disc-containment systems, wherein each of the cells is associated with an independent disc-containment system,   wherein the independent disc-containment system is configured to prevent a disc from traveling through the rear surface of the lattice body, and   wherein the independent disc-containment systems comprise one or more chains, one or more cables, a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, a textile, an insertable sheet, or a combination of two or more thereof.   
     
     
         18 . The interactive putting device for disc golf according to  claim 17 , wherein the lattice body has a honeycomb structure. 
     
     
         19 . The interactive putting device for disc golf according to  claim 17 , wherein each of the cells has a maximum transverse dimension of 15 to 40 inches and a depth in the range of 8 to 35 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The interactive putting device for disc golf according to  claim 17 , wherein the lattice body comprises at least 6 cells.