Golf tee
OwnerJeffery D. Kolodney, Zvi Harpazinventors
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Abstract
An improved golf tee includes a stem and connected head. The head includes a substantially flat upper portion with a beveled shoulder defining the periphery of the flat upper portion. A plurality of spaced holes are in the beveled shoulder. The axis of each hole generally follows the line of retains a group of bristles which extend above the upper surface of the head, forming a brush ring above the head of the tee. The brush ring extends upwardly and outwardly from the beveled shoulder defining a soft golf ball lie. The ring brush golf ball lie is adjustable, constant and portable.
Claims6
A golf tee for providing a soft lie for a golf ball comprising:
- a) a stem member connected to a head member, said stem member having a free end adapted to be inserted into a means for retaining said golf tee in an upright position;
- b) said head member having an upper portion defined by a top portion and a shoulder, said shoulder defining a periphery of said top portion and terminating at a side-of-head of said head member;
- c) a plurality of holes in said shoulder, spaced along said shoulder and about said periphery of said top portion, each hole of said plurality of holes extending into said head member in a direction substantially following a major axis of said stem member and said each hole canted toward said major axis, said each hole for receiving and retaining a group of bristles respectively;
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- d) a plurality of groups of bristles, each group of bristles of said plurality of groups of bristles received and retained in said each hole, respectively, in said shoulder for providing a circular brush member above said shoulder for defining said soft lie for a golf ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.