Patent ID: 6676532
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf practice apparatus comprising a screen assembly, the assembly comprising;a) an elongate member rotatably mountable on the ground to be upstanding therefrom; b) a pair of screen members and a third screen member connected to the elongate member and extending between the pair when in use; c) the screen members being movable by virtue of rotation of the elongate member, between a storage condition wrapped around the elongate member, and a use condition extending from the elongate member with the pair in generally vertical planes with the third screen member spanning between them in a further vertical plane, each of the screen members of the pair extending upwardly from the ground to delineate a ground collection space when the elongate member is mounted on the ground and the apparatus is in use to collect balls that have impacted against at least one of the screen members; d) the pair of screen members being inclined relative to each other and flaring outwardly from opposite sides of the third screen member when in the use condition; e) structure for supporting the screen members in the use condition; and, f) spring means, arranged to automatically rotate the elongate member to wind the screen members therearound when moving from the use condition to the storage condition.