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US 5,242,161 AGranted
Device to customize gold tee height
OwnerW. K. Wilkirsoninventor
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Abstract
A device to customize a golf tee height by placing a golf tee through the center of a hollow stem of a device with detachable segments that allow the golfer to remove sections of the stem in order to adjust the height of the tee.
Claims3
In combination, a golf tee and a device to aid in inserting the golf tee into the ground a predetermined depth, said golf tee having a cylindrical shank pointed at one end and an enlarged cup-shaped golf ball support at its opposite end,
- a) said device being a generally cylindrical shaped stem,
- b) said stem having a hollow cylindrical cavity through its longitudinal center, said cavity being of sufficient diameter to allow said tee to pass completely through said cavity thus allowing a golf ball to simultaneously rest upon the top of said cup-shaped ball support and one end of said stem at a ball teed position while said shank and ball support of and to allow said stem to be removed from said ball teed position without disturbing said tee said tee is disposed inside said cavity, said cup-shaped ball support and one end of said stem at a ball teed position while said shank and ball support of and to allow said stem to be removed from said ball teed position without disturbing said tee
- c) said stem having sufficient length to allow said pointed end of said shank to penetrate the ground to a predetermined depth and
- d) said stem further having a plurality of detachable and reattachable segments to allow a portion of said plurality of segments to be removed and reassembled for adjusting the height of said ball support above the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.