358results about "Golf tees" patented technology

A golf practice aid includes two parallel rails separated by crossed spacers. The distance of separation is sufficient to reasonably accommodate a golf club head therebetween, and is contemplated to be adjustable. Within the parallel rows are a line of holes for receiving golf tees. The tees then are placed to form two parallel rows spaced about the position the ball is to be located. Swing path and deviation is visually monitored by the pattern of tees that are displaced from holes after the swing is complete. To accommodate longer swings, several golf practice aids may be serially placed, and may include overlap therebetween when desired. An optional hoop is disclosed which is designed to assist with putting practice. An alternative embodiment more specifically for putting is also disclosed which provides a free standing assembly having two parallel rails and multiple upwardly extending hoops, the combination which may be formed as a unitary construction.

A golf tee includes a support member having a support post and a ball support portion extending from the support post, and a ball support removably mounted on the support member and having a mounting seat detachably mounted on the ball support portion of the support member and a plurality of support claws mounted on the mounting seat to support a golf ball. Thus, the golf tee has two different ways to support the golf ball according to the requirement of different users, thereby facilitating the user operating the golf tee, and thereby enhancing the versatility of the golf tee.

A golf tee apparatus and placement system may include a replaceable resilient flexible golf tee mechanically secured to an anchor to reduce the risk that the tee will move during play. And, like the legendary multi-function “Swiss Army Knife” the golf tee apparatus and placement system may further include a protective carrying sleeve and cover that does triple duty by also functioning as a high leverage tool and handle to ease placing tees on a grassy area.

A self-righting golf ball tee. The tee may comprise plural golf ball supporting pedestals, for example, four pedestals that are evenly spaced from each other. The pedestals may extend from a central hub, such as at an angle of approximately 109.5 degrees between each pedestal. The pedestals may be constructed as ribbed structures and the central hub may define openings that facilitate tee retrieval. During use, a golfer tosses the tee onto the ground. The tee will orient itself with three of the pedestals contacting the ground and the remaining pedestal protruding vertically upwardly to receive a golf ball. Following a golf shot, a tee retrieval tool may be used to engage one of the openings in the central hub.

A golf tee-accessory assembly for positioning a golf ball at a predetermined height, comprising a golf tee, the golf tee having upper and lower ends and a shaft of substantially uniform diameter connecting the ends, the upper end having a cup of a substantially uniform diameter for receiving a golf ball, the lower end being tapered for insertion into a playing surface; and a hollow, cylindrical sleeve member mounted on and surrounding an upper portion of the shaft of the tee, the sleeve member having a diameter and wall thickness providing, at the lower end of the sleeve, a ground-engaging surface surrounding the shaft of the tee for limiting the depth by which the lower end of the tee's shaft penetrates the ground.

A golf ball support body S adapted to be removably attached to a golf tee T having a leg T1 adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section T2 disposed above the leg T1, said golf ball support body S comprising a ball support section 10 in the upper end, a large-sized inner section 12 disposed below the ball support section 10 for receiving the horizontally enlarged section T2 of said golf tee T, a small-sized inner section 14 disposed below said large-sized inner section 12 for insertion-holding the lower portion of said golf tee T disposed below the horizontally enlarged section T2 so as to prevent downward separation of the golf tee T, and separation preventive inward projections 26 disposed in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section 12 for preventing upward separation of said golf tee T, and said golf ball support body S being able to be attached to the golf tee T in a state in which said lower portion of said golf tee T is held by the small-sized inner section 14 and in which said horizontally enlarged section T2 is received in said large-sized inner section 12 so that upward separation of said golf tee T is prevented by said separation preventive inward projections 26.

A golf range tee includes a hollow supporting frame and a retention arrangement. The supporting frame has an upper end and a lower end, and defining a holding channel extending from the upper end towards the lower end for a shaft of the golf tee to slidably insert into the holding channel so as to selectively adjust a height a cup of the golf tee with respect to the ground. The retention arrangement has a sliding slot radially formed at the supporting frame from the upper end thereof to communicate the holding channel with an exterior of the supporting frame. Therefore, when an impact force is applied at the golf tee, the golf tee is forced to slide from the holding channel through the sliding slot so as to distribute the impact force at the golf tee to prevent the golf tee from being broken.

A golf tee includes: an elongate shaft having opposed upper and lower ends, the lower end configured to be inserted into an underlying surface; and a support cup that is configured to support a golf ball from beneath and that merges with the shaft. The support cup has a base portion and further includes at least three arcuate support prongs projecting upwardly from the base portion. The support prongs define a discontinuous annulus about the periphery of the support cup.

The present invention provides a durable golf tee capable of conserving as much as possible the impact energy transmitted to the golf tee and preventing possible flight thereof from the ground. The golf tee comprises a stick pin, the lower end of which is formed in a tapered shape, to stick into the ground, a ball-holding member placed on the top of the stick pin and provided with a small hole at the bottom of a hollow part, and a flexible connecting member, the lower end of which is fixed on the stick pin. The connecting member is provided with a flange on the upper end for binding slidably the ball-holding member to the stick pin and inserted into a hollow part H through a small hole perforated at the bottom of the ball-holding member. Notches 4b1 are formed between the flange of the connecting member and the ball-holding member to let air escape upward.

A golf tee includes a shaft portion with upper and lower end portions. A generally hollow funnel-shaped first end portion is provided for supporting a golf ball thereon and extends from the upper end of the shaft portion. One or more prongs extend upwardly from the first end portion to elevate the golf ball a predetermined distance off the top of the tee. A generally tapered second end portion is provided for anchoring the tee into the ground and extends from the lower end of the shaft portion. An optional height adjustment member is slidably positioned on the shaft portion for setting a height of the tee relative to the ground. The shaft portion includes a plurality of vertically spaced slots separated by at least one ring for selectively holding the height adjustment member in one of the slots.

An improved durable golf tee comprises a separate upper portion and a separate lower portion that are axially aligned and enclosed within a flexible collar. The upper portion has an upper end for supporting a golf ball, an upper shank and a lower end having an upper annular flange. The lower portion has a pointed lower end for inserting the tee into the ground, a lower shank and an upper end having a lower annular flange. The flexible collar encloses the lower end of the upper portion and the upper end of the lower portion, forming an integral golf tee, whereby the upper portion and the lower portion are independently flexible within the collar.In a second embodiment, the interior tee portions are molded as a single tee component having the upper portion and the lower portion interconnected by a reduced-diameter (break-away) center portion. The center portion and the respective inner ends of the upper and lower portions are enclosed within the flexible collar. Once the break-away center portion is fractured, the upper portion and the lower portion are independently flexible within the flexible collar.The durable golf tee is formed by a method including the steps of: molding the upper portion and lower portion of a strong, tough plastic (nylon) material; and over-molding the upper shank, upper flange, lower shank, and lower flange with a flexible (rubber) collar.

The invention relates to a high-speed high-precision digital control automatic wood turning machine applied to batch production of golf tees and bamboo tees from thin bamboo wood bars. The wood turning machine comprises a machine frame, a motor, a machine head seat, a compressed air source and a full-automatic production digital control circuit, and is characterized by further comprising a mechanism mounted on the machine head seat and used for driving the thin bamboo wood bars to rotate, a mechanism for clamping and linearly pushing the bars, a mechanism for pushing a slide barrel and an amount stop lever to loosen a pawl head and an input amount stop head for working, a mechanism for quickly pushing a cutting knife in place and controlling the amount of feed, and a mechanism for moving a planer tool forwards and backwards, wherein the motor and the machine head seat are mounted on the machine frame; and the full-automatic production digital control circuit is provided with first to fourth hall sensors. A control method of the full-automatic production digital control circuit comprises first to fourth steps. The wood turning machine has the advantages of high production rate, sensitivity for response, accuracy for action, short bar cutting time, flexibility for bar clamping, stability for bar pushing, short consumption time and the like.

An adjustable golf tee with anchoring system that provides a simple adjustable golf tee for use on driving ranges. The general purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and simple adjustable golf tee that can be rotationally adjusted in height and contains a plurality of screw threads that add stability and durability to the golf tee. The inventive device includes an adjustable unit and a base supporting unit which contains a base and a planar bottom surface that can be embedded underneath a commercial mat of a driving range. The adjustable unit and base support unit contains a plurality of screw threads which provides stability, durability and allows for the adjustable unit to be rotationally adjusted in height, while retaining its user customizable height position despite enduring constant and repeated strikes from a typical golf club. The top end of the adjustable unit contains a concave structure to accommodate a golf ball and a lower end having an arrowhead or dome like structure. Optionally, the lower end has a plurality of washers, a circular shock absorber, and a metal ring. The base support unit has a threaded bore, bore, bore walls, a main cylinder, and a planar bottom surface which is preferably circular but can be of any configuration.

A golf tee has a stake made of a rigid material such as a rigid polymer, combined with a flexible crown with flexible projections and possibly also a flexible pivot point. This reduces resistance at impact, producing less friction and low ball spin. As a result, distance and accuracy are improved. The fusion of the rigid and flexible materials provides a tee that can tolerate repeated hits and be used over and over.

A golf tee setter according to the present invention allows golfers to use a real tee on a practice mat to practice their swing in golf driving ranges as if they are actually practicing on real ground. The golf tee setter is configured to be placed in the rubber tee hole of the practice mat and has a slit formed in a tee holder to hold the tee in substantially vertical position in relation to the practice mat to place a golf ball on the tee. The slit has a plurality of flaps extending from front and rear inner walls of the slit. The flaps are made of a flexible material to absorb any tilting force of the golf tee and prevents the golf tee from ejecting from the golf tee setter. The golf tee setter includes a base portion which has a slightly larger diameter than the body of the tee holder to enable the tee holder to be inserted into the practice mat from the top surface instead of from the bottom surface. In addition, a cord tethers the golf tee and the golf tee setter for repeated use of the golf tee.

The present invention relates to a smart golf ball comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core, the mantle layer(s), and / or the cover are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and / or a magnetorheological elastomer, in any of its construction. These nano-engineered materials make possible a golf ball with heretofore-unprecedented levels of adaptive play.

This invention concerns an adjustable height practice golf tee for use with any of the existing golf hitting mats used at or incorporated into golf driving ranges, public and private indoor hitting areas, golf club fitting, testing and swing teaching stations, electronic golf swing analyzers and golf simulation video games. The invention incorporates a hidden thread design into two-piece and three-piece models to provide a greater range of adjustment and better durability than older designs. The inventive device uses a passive capture design which allows assembly without additional fasteners or retaining devices while preventing disassembly during use. A combination three-point ball seat reduces the tee's mass and effect on the ball launch while acting as a handle to facilitate precise and easy height adjustment.

A golf tee includes: a peg member inserted into the ground; and a flexible holding member engageably mounted on the peg member having a seat portion for holding a golf ball thereon, a coupling base for engaging the peg member therewith, and a plurality of links connected between the seat portion and the coupling base; whereby upon driving of the golf ball off the seat portion as struck by a club head, the flexible holding member may be temporarily biased for absorbing the striking force partially acting upon the golf tee and then the flexible holding member will be restored upright automatically to thereby be repeatedly reusable.

A golf training apparatus for practicing golf strokes using either irons or woods and from both even and uneven lies with training apparatus including a base coupled to a selectively tiltable platform having a standing section adjacent a striking section covered with a replaceable striking mat defining an uppermost and further including a tee with a neck projecting at least partially through the mat and terminating in an uppermost incline rim operable to releasably hold a golf ball in a pre-strike position with the platform in a tilted orientation.

A golf tee set is disclosed to include a tee, which a top has three raised portions equiangularly spaced around a recess for supporting a golf ball for hitting, a disc member positioning the tee on the ground at the desired elevation so that the golfer can strike the golf ball long and straight, a first fastening member and a second fastening member respectively provided at the tee and the disc member to secure the tee to the disc member at the desired elevation, a cord member inserted through one wire hole of the support member and secured thereto to carry a magnetic member, and a metal anchoring member for positioning on the ground to secure the magnetic member in place by magnetic attraction.

A one piece adjustable golf ball tee to be used in conjunction with a golf practice mat. The one piece golf ball tee is made of material such as rubber, synthetic rubber or of thermoplastic material which will endure repeated striking with a golf club.

A molded golf tee prepared by molding a molding material composed of sand and at least a predetermined quantity of binder in a mold, the molded golf tee having a concave hollow portion with a predetermined depth from an upper end, is provided. According to this, when the golf tee is hit with a club for hitting a ball, the golf tee including a concave hollow portion breaks into pieces, so that resistance (impact pressure) is reduced when the golf tee is hit with the club.

A golf tee (1) for use preferably on a mat comprise a base (4) providing locking (4a, 4b) and pivotal elements in the mat. The locking and pivotal elements may be provided by an inverted T-shaped base (4) that easily may be inserted into a slit (57) in the mat and there after the tee may be turned so as to slide the protruding legs (4a, 4b) of the inverted T-shaped base (4) in under the mat structure and thus locking and pivotal elements are provided. An adapter (60, 80) for mounting of the golf tee in mats with a hole instead of a slit is provided and an adapter for mounting in grass is also provided wherein the adapter is arranged to be pressed into place from above.

An adjustable golf tee that provides a simple adjustable golf tee for use on driving ranges. The general purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and simple adjustable golf tee that can be rotationally adjusted in height and contains a plurality of screw threads that add stability and durability to the golf tee. The inventive device includes an adjustable first unit and a base supporting unit which contains a base and a planar bottom surface that can be embedded underneath a commercial mat of a driving range. The adjustable first unit and base support unit contains a plurality of screw threads which provides stability, durability and allows for the adjustable first unit to be rotationally adjusted in height, while retaining its user customizable height position despite enduring constant and repeated strikes from a typical golf club. The top end of the adjustable first unit contains a concave structure to accommodate a golf ball and a lower end having an arrowhead like structure slightly larger that the central aperture of the base support unit. The base support unit comprising of a threaded bore, bore and bore walls. Base consisting of a cylindrical support. The planar bottom surface is preferably circular but can be of any configuration and is preferably placed underneath a driving range mat.