Patents by Inventor Bruce M. Echaves

Bruce M. Echaves has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Golf tee tether
    Patent number: 6494796
    Abstract: A tee tether including a retaining clip for fastening to a golf tee, an anchoring peg for insertion into the ground remote from the clip, and a flexible cord connecting the clip and the peg. The retaining clip includes a lower member having a receptacle at its outer end with a conical aperture for snugly receiving the head of a golf tee and a first retaining arm extending from the receptacle. An upper member has a cap normally positioned above the receptacle and a second retaining arm extending from the cap substantially parallel to the first retaining arm. The cap has a concavity in its top for receiving and supporting a golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventor: Bruce M. Echaves
  • Golf tee tether
    Publication number: 20020094887
    Abstract: A tee tether including a retaining clip for fastening to a golf tee, an anchoring peg for insertion into the ground remote from the clip, and a flexible cord connecting the clip and the peg. The retaining clip includes a lower member having a receptacle at its outer end with a conical aperture for snugly receiving the head of a golf tee and a first retaining arm extending from the receptacle. An upper member has a cap normally positioned above the receptacle and a second retaining arm extending from the cap substantially parallel to the first retaining arm. The cap has a concavity in its top for receiving and supporting a golf ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Bruce M. Echaves