Golf tee with a protective pad

Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the golf tee;

FIG. 2 is a side view of another embodiment of the golf tee; and

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the golf tee shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the golf tee;

FIG. 5A is a bottom view of an embodiment of the golf tee depicted in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5B is a bottom view of an embodiment of the golf tee depicted in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D85229 September 1931 Cannon
1573911 February 1926 Budrow
1627012 May 1927 Copeland
1670123 May 1928 Ranseen
1670627 May 1928 Lowell
3606344 September 1971 Ball
3645537 February 1972 Parenteau
4786054 November 22, 1988 Keys
5186455 February 16, 1993 Rosetta
5413348 May 9, 1995 Basso
5470074 November 28, 1995 Hotchkiss et al.
5571054 November 5, 1996 Chantal
Patent History
Patent number: D425155
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 5, 1998
Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
Inventors: Peter Tsukamoto (Honolulu, HI), James K. Haruki (Pearl City, Honolulu, HI)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Richelle Shelton
Law Firm: Sawyer & Associates
Application Number: 0/83,159
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Including Ground Insertion Means (D21/718)
International Classification: 2102;