Patents by Inventor William P. Zabel, Jr.

William P. Zabel, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4165879
    Abstract: This invention relates to a parlor game for simulating the sport of golf. The game includes an elongated handle for being grasped and swung by the player. A flexible line is frictionally coupled through an aperture in the handle for providing a centrifugal force indication representative of a forward distance as the player swings the handle. A direction indicator is provided for being struck by the handle, or the player's hands coupled thereto, during the swing for providing a direction indication. A game board is provided which represents a golf course including a tee-off point and a hole point. Markers are provided for representing the position of each player as the hole is played. A converter adapts the indication from the forward distance and the forward direction indicators to provide a distance vector for directing the movement of the markers generally according to the rules of the game of golf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1979
    Inventor: William P. Zabel, Jr.