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US 11,376,480 B1Granted
Golf tee
OwnerTrevor Palairetinventor
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Abstract
A golf tee is disclosed, which is resistant to breaking and resistant to flying. The golf tee herein comprises a head; a wider stem; a ground-gripping ring or rings; and a wide and sturdy pointy contoured tip section.
Claims20
A golf tee, comprising:
- a head comprising a central pillar, a collapsible continuous wall surrounding the pillar and having a rim, such that a hollowed out portion is present between the wall and the pillar, wherein the central pillar comprises a planar or contoured top surface, a top end, and a bottom end;
- wherein the wall is circular in a horizontal section, and of a symmetrical, curved or straight inverted conical shape;
- wherein the top surface of the central pillar is lower than the rim, such that the rim is a top edge of the wall configured to securely receive a golf ball while allowing the golf ball to rest on the central pillar;
- a body operatively connecting to the head and located below the head, and the body comprises:
- a stem below the head, a gripping ring structure below the stem, and a terminal grounding tool below the gripping ring structure, wherein the gripping structure is configured to be at least partially buried in a ground in which the golf tee is lowered and to grip the ground;
- wherein the terminal grounding tool culminates in a pointy tip;
- wherein the head comprises approximately 20% of a mass of the golf tee.
4 more elements
The golf tee of 1, claim wherein the head forms approximately 18% of the length of the tee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.