Robert S Metcalf

US Patent:

52146790, May 25, 1993

Filed:

Jun 13, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/714857

Inventors:

Robert G. Metcalf - Oak Brook IL

International Classification:

G06F 1544
G01C 2200

US Classification:

377 5

Abstract:

A scorekeeper and distance indicator for use with a golf cart measures distance traversed by the golf cart and uses the measured distance in conjunction with stored information about a hole being played to determine the remaining distance to the pin. The apparatus displays the remaining distance, the number of the hole being played and a cumulative score. The apparatus is adaptable to store scores and other information for a plurality of players. A portion of the apparatus that includes a memory device can be removed from the golf cart and taken to a remote location to read or print scores. The increasing use of golf carts, and especially of powered golf carts, makes it feasible to use an odometer to measure the distance traversed by the golf cart. The availability of inexpensive microprocessor chips makes it feasible to combine information from an odometer or the like about measured distances with stored information about the characteristics of a golf course. This enables a user such as a golfer to determine and display the distance to the pin from a particular lie, and thus to remove some guesswork from the game.

Address:

4931 S Luna Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Phone:

7084586241

VIN:

1D4PT4GK6BW589658

Make:

DODGE

Model:

NITRO

Year:

2011