Golf Tee with Explosive Component
Golf tees are used by golfers to tee up the ball for their first shot on a golf hole. Our golf tee design incorporates the functionality of a golf tee while encompassing a novelty explosion at the end of the golfers swing. The tees are designed to explode upon impact with a golf club. This novelty item is used for entertainment purposes while on the golf course.
1. Field of Invention
Embodiments of the present invention relate in general to golf tees and in particular to a golf tee comprising an explosive component.
2. Description of Related Art
In golf, a tee is normally used for the first stroke of each hole, and the area from which this first stroke is hit is informally also known as the teeing ground. Normally, teeing the ball is allowed only on the first shot of a hole, called the tee shot, and is illegal for any other shot. Teeing gives a considerable advantage for drive shots, so it is normally done whenever allowed. However, a player may elect to play his/her tee shot without a tee. This typically gives the shot a lower trajectory.
Novelty tees, which ours is, generally are comprised of designs which are made to look like items other than golf tees, hence the novelty. Our exploding tee offers a form of novelty to the game of golf.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONOur novelty golf tees add a humorous approach to the game of golf. From the teeing ground to the green, our tees will keep the avid golfer in good spirits throughout the round. The simple approach of having a golf tee explode on impact is straightforward in design yet humorous when exercised. The idea is to encompass less than 0.25 grains of pyrotechnic compound impregnated with 0.0008 GM of silver fulminate and approximately 0.14 grams of coarse sand into the golf tee to create a small decibel explosion upon impact with the golf club. This explosion will create the impression of a very large swing of the golf club and that the force of impact simulates a ball flying through the air with extra force. The golf tees simple design has very little impact on the ball flight thus making them friendly to the game of golf. The hidden design of the exploding golf tee makes fun for all golfers alike.
A more detailed description will now describe the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
Claims
1. A golf tee comprising:
- a base;
- a ball holder on the base; and
- an explosive component within the golf tee.
2. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component is located in the ball holder.
3. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component is located in the base.
4. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component is housed in an openable cap.
5. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component further comprises an openable cap on its top.
6. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component is clipped to a side of the base.
7. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the explosive component is housed within the base.
8. A golf tee comprising:
- a means for explosion, wherein the explosion requires an explosive component.
9. A method for a golf tee explosion, the method comprising:
- placing the golf tee upright on a surface;
- swinging a member at the golf tee until contact is made; and
- exploding an explosive component upon contact.
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 14, 2010
Publication Date: Oct 20, 2011
Inventors: Dexter Bevin Goodwin, III (Greer, SC), Darrell John Barabas (Greenville, SC), Justin Bowden Brown (Taylors, SC)
Application Number: 12/760,458
International Classification: A63B 57/00 (20060101); A63H 37/00 (20060101);