Patent ID: 9656136
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A game stick for use with a golf ball, said stick comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis; a rigid head provided at the second end of the shaft; the head having a neck with a bore, the second end of the shaft extending into the bore, the head further having a back wall, a first side wall having a top edge, a second side wall having a top edge, a first front edge, a second front edge and a bottom wall, wherein interior surfaces of the back wall, first side wall, second side wall and bottom wall define a channel adapted to receive the golf ball and from which the golf ball is thrown during play, the back wall being at one end of the channel and the first and second front edges being at an opposing end of the channel, and wherein the first and second side walls define a gap along the channel larger than the diameter of the golf ball, the gap sized and positioned to permit the golf ball to freely travel along the channel; and the first side wall comprising a first arcuate surface defining a first void positioned proximal to the back wall and the second side wall comprising a second arcuate surface defining a second void positioned opposite the first void, each of the first and second arcuate surfaces being sized and positioned to independently cradle the golf ball and inhibit movement of the golf ball when the golf ball is seated against the back wall and the head is tilted toward the side wall having the void, and the gap between the side walls defining a gap between the arcuate surfaces larger than the diameter of the golf ball, wherein the first front edge is directly adjacent to and disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the top edge of the first side wall and the second front edge is directly adjacent to and disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the top edge of the second side wall and wherein the bottom wall is disposed at an angle (S) from 105 degrees to about 165 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.