Golf tee

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the golf tee;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back side view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the golf tee of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the golf tee of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of the golf tee in an environment of use.

The broken lines in FIG. 9 are for the purpose of illustrating environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dashed lines in FIG. 9 show the boundary of the environment.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a “golf tee,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D997272
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 30, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 2023
Inventors: Keith Murphy (San Diego, CA), Patrick Pineda (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Cary M Robinson
Assistant Examiner: Emily Anna Saunders
Application Number: 29/810,012
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Tee (D21/717)