Abstract: According to the disclosed embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a device and method for setting a golf ball and tee, including a ball and tee receiving member disposed at the bottom end portion of a shaft. A ball engageable member is disposed at the lower end portion of the shaft for pressing the ball against the tee when the ball is received by the receiving member. The receiving member has a lower tee engageable member having a shallow slot opening extending radially in a direction to receive the tee within the slot. A hand engageable lever actuator extends radially from the upper end portion of the shaft in an opposite direction to the opening of the slot for actuating the movable ball engageable member to cause it to move away from the ball.

Abstract: An annular seal is placed between the flanges of two pipes or conduits to seal against high pressure or vacuum. A flat inner ring has the inside diameter of the pipe and is formed on its outer edge with a truncated V groove. A flat outer ring has an inside diameter slightly greater than the outside diameter of the inner ring and its inner edge is also formed with a truncated V groove. A circular cross-section O ring is received in the two grooves, its unstressed diameter being greater than the thickness of the flat rings so that when the seal is placed between two flanges the O ring flexes to partially fill the grooves and to seal against both flanges. To locate the annular seal accurately a thin locating ring surrounds the annular seal and is detachably secured thereto by lugs which fit into a groove in the external edge of the outer flat ring. The locating ring has a pair of opposed ears which are slotted or otherwise apertured to receive the bolts which draw the pipe flanges together.

Abstract: An annular seal is placed between the flanges of two pipes or conduits to seal against high pressure or vacuum. A flat inner ring has the inside diameter of the pipe and is formed on its outer edge with a truncated V groove. A flat outer ring has an inside diameter slightly greater than the outside diameter of the inner ring and its inner edge is also formed with a truncated V groove. A circular cross-section O ring is received in the two grooves, its unstressed diameter being greater than the thickness of the flat rings so that when the seal is placed between two flanges the O ring flexes to partially fill the grooves and to seal against both flanges. To locate the annular seal accurately a thin locating ring surrounds the annular seal and is detachably secured thereto by lugs which fit into a groove in the external edge of the outer flat ring. The locating ring has a pair of opposed ears which are slotted or otherwise apertured to receive the bolts which draw the pipe flanges together.