# US 2014/0155196 A1 · Golf tee insertion tool

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- Number: US 2014/0155196 A1
- Document ID: US20140155196A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/090,958
- Filed: 2013-11-26
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-26
- Inventors: Lon KLEIN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155196A1

## CPC

- A63B 57/0037: {Devices for inserting or extracting tees}
- A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

An insertion tool having a hub and a mandrel extending from the hub and including a tip that is configured to be inserted into a teeing ground to create a depression for insertion of a golf tee, wherein the mandrel is configured to receive a golf tee. The insertion tool may also have a second mandrel that is also configured to be inserted into the teeing ground to create a depression for insertion of a golf tee. The insertion tool may also include a further golf tool coupled to the hub.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An insertion tool, comprising:
a hub; and
a mandrel extending from the hub and including a tip that is configured to be inserted into a teeing ground to create a depression for insertion of a golf tee, wherein the mandrel is configured to receive a golf tee.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the hub and mandrel is a unitary body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the hub and mandrel are detachably coupled.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the hub comprises a generally cylindrical body and the mandrel extends from one of an end of the cylindrical body and a side of the cylindrical body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, further comprising:
a second mandrel extending from the hub and a tip that is configured to be inserted into a teeing ground to create a depression for insertion of the golf tee, wherein the second mandrel is configured to receive the golf tee.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The insertion tool of claim 5, wherein the mandrel and the second mandrel have different lengths.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the mandrel has a shape that corresponds to the golf tee and is sized to receive the golf tee such that the golf tee slides over the mandrel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, further comprising:
a golf tool coupled to the hub.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The insertion tool of claim 8, wherein the golf tool is one of a divot repair tool and a golf shoe spike wrench.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein a length of the mandrel, excluding the tip, is between 0.5 and 4.0 inches.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein a length of the tip is between 0.25 and 0.625 inches.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the tip comprises one of a conical shape, a solid conical shape and a screw shape.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the hub includes a cup for receiving a golf ball.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The insertion tool of claim 1, wherein the insertion tool is constructed from one of a plastic, a metal, and a composite material.