Golf tee

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an isometric view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a golf tee, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D659211
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 2011
Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
Inventor: Glen Bowen (Kingwood, TX)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Tuttle
Attorney: Robert C. Rolnik
Application Number: 29/392,970
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Including Ground Insertion Means (D21/718)