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US 2010/0279798 A1Published application
Golf Tee And Methods To Manufacture Golf Tees
AssigneeKarsten Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsPaul D. Wood, Gregory J. Swartz
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Abstract
Embodiments of golf tees, such as golf tees with compressible materials, are described herein. Other examples and related methods are also described herein.
Claims22
A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion coupled to the first portion;
- an axis along the first and second portions;
- and
- a compressible material located between the first portion and the second portion;
- wherein:
- the golf tee comprises:
- a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
- and
- a relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
- the second portion comprises:
- a support section to support the golf ball;
- and
- a perimeter of an end of the support section defining a plane;
- the axis is substantially perpendicular to the plane;
- the first and second portions are displaceable, relative to each other, along the axis;
- the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration when the load moves the second portion towards the first portion;
- and
- the compressible material is configured to:
- increasingly compress along the axis as the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration;
- and
- automatically return the golf tee to the relaxed configuration when the load is removed.
19 more elements
A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:
- a base portion, further comprising:
- a base section to support the golf tee;
- and
- a first coupling section, opposite the base section;
- a support portion, further comprising:
- a support section to support the golf ball, the support section comprising a center section;
- and
- a second coupling section, opposite the support section, to couple to the first coupling section;
- an axis traversing the base portion and the support portion through the center section of the support section;
- and
- a compressible material coupled between the base portion and the support portion;
- wherein:
- the axis is substantially collinear with a length of the golf tee;
- the support portion is displaceable, along the axis, between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the base portion;
- and
- while the support portion is displaced between the retracted position and the extended position:
- the center section remains along the axis;
- and
- the compressible material increasingly compresses along the axis.
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A method of manufacture for a golf tee, the method comprising:
- providing a first portion;
- providing a second portion complementary to the first portion;
- providing a compressible medium;
- and
- coupling together the first portion and the second portion such that the compressible medium is coupled between the first and second portions;
- wherein:
- the second portion comprises a support section to support a golf ball;
- a perimeter of an end of the support section defines a plane;
- the second portion is substantially displaceable, relative to the first portion, only along the longitudinal axis;
- while the second portion displaces relative to the first portion, the plane remains substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the golf tee;
- the compressible material is configured to:
- increasingly compress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee to a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
- and
- automatically decompress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee from the compressed configuration to a relaxed configuration when the load is removed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.