Golf tee and methods to manufacture golf tees

A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:

• a first portion;
• a second portion coupled to the first portion;
• an axis along the first and second portions;
• and
• a compressible material located between the first portion and the second portion;
• wherein:
• the golf tee comprises:
• a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• a relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first portion comprises:
• a base section to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• the second portion comprises:
• a support section to support the golf ball;
• a second section opposite the support section;
• and
• a perimeter of an end of the support section defining a plane;
• the second section of the second portion is coupled to the first section of the first portion;
• the axis is substantially perpendicular to the plane;
• the first and second portions are displaceable, relative to each other, along the axis;
• the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration when the load moves the second portion towards the first portion;
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress along the axis as the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration;
• and
• automatically return the golf tee to the relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first section of the first portion comprises:
• a first section outer perimeter;
• a rod extending along the axis, with a rod outer perimeter;
• and
• a tip, with a tip outer perimeter, at an end of the rod;
• the second section of the second portion comprises:
• a bore extending along the axis, with a bore inner perimeter;
• and
• a lip narrowing the bore inner perimeter to a lip inner perimeter;
• the tip outer perimeter is greater than the rod outer perimeter;
• the first section outer perimeter is greater than the rod outer perimeter;
• the bore inner perimeter is complementary to the first section outer perimeter;
• and
• the lip inner perimeter is complementary to the rod outer perimeter of the first portion.

A method of manufacture for a golf tee, the method comprising:

• providing a first portion comprising:
• a base section with a ground-piercing end to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• providing a second portion complementary to the first portion and comprising:
• a support section to support a golf ball;
• and
• a second section opposite the support section and configured to couple with the first section of the first portion;
• providing a compressible medium;
• and
• coupling together the first portion and the second portion such that:
• the compressible medium is coupled between the first and second portions;
• and
• the first and second portions are substantially non-tiltable relative to each other;
• wherein:
• a perimeter of a support end of the support section defines a plane;
• the second portion is substantially displaceable, relative to the first portion, along a longitudinal axis of the golf tee;
• while the second portion displaces relative to the first portion, the plane remains substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the golf tee;
• and
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee to a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• automatically decompress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee from the compressed configuration to a relaxed configuration when the load is removed from the support end of the support section and while the base section of the first portion remains inserted into a ground surface.

A method of manufacture for a golf tee, the method comprising:

• providing a first portion comprising:
• a base section with a ground-piercing end to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• providing a second portion complementary to the first portion and comprising:
• a support section to support a golf ball;
• and
• a second section opposite the support section and configured to couple with the first section of the first portion;
• providing a compressible medium;
• and
• coupling together the first portion and the second portion such that:
• the compressible medium is coupled between the first and second portions;
• and
• the first and second portions are substantially non-tiltable relative to each other;
• wherein:
• a perimeter of a support end of the support section defines a plane;
• the second portion is substantially displaceable, relative to the first portion, along a longitudinal axis of the golf tee;
• while the second portion displaces relative to the first portion, the plane remains substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the golf tee;
• and
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee to a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• automatically decompress between the first and second portions, and along the longitudinal axis, to transition the golf tee from the compressed configuration to a relaxed configuration when the load is removed from the support end of the support section;
• the first section of the first portion comprises:
• a first section outer perimeter;
• a rod extending along the longitudinal axis, with a rod outer perimeter;
• and
• a tip, with a tip outer perimeter, at an end of the rod;
• the second section of the second portion comprises:
• a bore extending along the axis, with a bore inner perimeter;
• and
• a lip narrowing the bore inner perimeter to a lip inner perimeter;
• the tip outer perimeter is greater than the rod outer perimeter;
• the first section outer perimeter is greater than the rod outer perimeter;
• the bore inner perimeter is complementary to the first section outer perimeter;
• and
• the lip inner perimeter is complementary to the rod outer perimeter of the first portion.