Golf tee apparatus
OwnerClayton D. Dilmoreinventor
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Abstract
A golf tee apparatus designed primarily to be mounted in conjunction with a mat used at a driving range for driving of golf balls. The mat includes a hole within which is to be mounted a tube of a main support member. An insert is to be locatable within the tube. The insert has a through opening and a conventional golf tee which has a pointed lower end and a golf ball resting cup at the upper end is mounted in conjunction with the through opening with the pointed lower end being mounted within the through opening. The insert is snugly retained within the tube and the golf tee is snugly retained within the insert. A ball is to be placed on the golf ball resting cup of the golf tee with the golf ball to be struck by a golf club.
Claims16
A golf tee apparatus comprising:
- a main support member, said main support member including a tube, said tube having an upper end and a lower end, said tube having an internal cavity, an access opening providing access into said internal cavity;
- an insert located within said internal cavity and extending exteriorly of said access opening, said insert having an interior opening, said insert being fixable in position within said internal cavity, said insert having an exteriorly extending bulbous section, said bulbous section to be in contact with said internal cavity of said tube;
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- whereby a conventional golf tee which has one end pointed and the opposite end including a ball resting cup, is inserted by the pointed end into said interior opening and is snugly held in position thereby permitting striking by a golf club of a golf ball resting on the resting cup.
The golf tee apparatus comprising:
- a main support member, said main support member including a tube, said tube having an upper end and a lower end, said tube having an internal cavity, an access opening providing access into said internal cavity, said access opening forming a conically-shaped recess;
- an insert located within said internal cavity and extending exteriorly of said access opening, said insert having a conical flange, said conical flange fixedly engaging with said conical recess;
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- whereby a conventional golf tee, which has one end pointed and the opposite end including a ball resting cup, is inserted by the pointed end into said interior opening and is snugly held in position thereby permitting striking by a golf club of a golf ball resting on the resting cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.