Patent ID: 7266928

Claim:
A golf ball deflection system comprising: a window frame mounted in a wall of a dwelling and a window being mounted in said window frame; a panel comprised of a transparent plastic material, said panel having a first side, a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; at least one hinge member hingedly coupling said first side of said panel to the window frame, said panel being positionable in a closed position positioned in front of the window or in an open position extending away from the window; at least one latching assembly being adapted for selectively locking said panel in said closed position; an upper flange being integrally attached to and extending along said top edge of said panel, said upper flange being angled with respect to said panel, an angle formed by said first side and said upper flange being between 95 degrees and 175 degrees, said upper flange extending from said panel and toward said wall when said panel is in said closed position; a side flange being integrally attached to and extending along said second side edge of said panel, said side flange being angled with respect to said panel, an angle formed by said first side and said side flange being between 95 degrees and 175 degrees, said side flange extending from said panel and toward said wall when said panel is in said closed position; and wherein both said first side edge and said bottom edge of said panel being free of a flange.