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US 2014/0171224 A1Published application
Golf tee with support prongs
AssigneeEvolve Golf
InventorsStephen P. DeLisle, Benjamin J. Maloy
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Abstract
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.
Claims2
A golf tee, comprising:
- an elongate shaft having opposed upper and lower ends, the lower end configured to be inserted into an underlying surface;
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- a support cup that is configured to support a golf ball from beneath, the support cup merging with the shaft, the support cup having a base portion and further including at least three arcuate support prongs projecting upwardly from the base portion, each of the support prongs having a convex contact surface and being of a secant length that is greater than that of a dimple of a golf ball, such that the total contact area between the contact surfaces and a golf ball resting on the contact surfaces is between about 0.0036 in2 and 0.0045 in2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.