Folded Flat Stock Material Patents (Class 473/388)
  • Patent number: 9757638
    Abstract: A golf practice tee and ball assembly that includes a support tee member, a support frame member, and support hitter member that can be efficiently used to practice golf swings anywhere. The support tee member includes an external base with a spiked end and an internal receiving cavity with the internal receiving cavity including an o-ring gasket. The frame member is an L-Shaped rod with a first section of the rod having a convex knob formed thereon and a second section having a mounting hole at one end and the support hitter member at the other. The support hitter member includes a mounting section with an end of the mounting section mountable to the mounting hole of the second section of the L-Shaped rod and another sectional end having an impact absorbent ball. The L-Shaped rod can be placed into the support tee member by forcing the convex knob through the o-ring of the internal receiving cavity. The mounted support hitter member and L-Shaped rod is then revolvable about the support tee member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Russell Orfe
  • Patent number: 7789776
    Abstract: A golf tee with a body portion having a first end for inserting into the ground and a second end for supporting a golf ball when the first end is inserted in the ground, wherein the body portion is constructed of a biodegradable material. A golf tee insertion device having a base for supporting the device, a mandrel for holding a golf tee to be inserted into the ground and an actuator for moving the mandrel toward the ground so that the golf tee is inserted into the ground, wherein the actuator controls a depth of insertion of the tee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventor: Lon Klein
  • Publication number: 20090325735
    Abstract: A pocket-friendly golf accessory card formed of a prepared, uniquely constructed sheet of joint-able material is provided from which one or more golf accessories are manually formable. The golf accessory formable from the card comprises one or more golf tees, golf ball position markers, directional vanes, and golf ball liners. The flat pocket-friendly golf accessory card is configured with one or more CUTS formed by cutting through the card and with one or more JOINTS formed by cutting through a portion of the card. These one or more CUTS and JOINTS within the joint-able material facilitate the detachment or the bending of particular lines to form the various card configurations, which are then functionally usable as a golf accessory. Not only does the pocket-friendly golf accessory card provide a beneficial, functioning golf accessory, it also is customizable for promotional or marketing purposes by standard printing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Grant Mier, Ralph William Mier, Gregory John Mier
  • Patent number: 7607998
    Abstract: A golf tee for supporting a golf ball has a generally conical, essentially hollow body in which a conoidal wall extends in an axial direction along a prescribed axial length between a ball support at an upper end of the body and a basal tip at a lower end of the body. The wall includes overlapping conoid layers of synthetic polymeric material, preferably located along a common spiral, with adjacent layers in sliding engagement with one-another, all of the layers having upper and lower edges at corresponding upper and lower ends of the body. Each layer is unsecured to an adjacent layer between corresponding upper and lower edges of the layers such that upon being struck by a blow transverse to the axial direction relative movement between adjacent layers will enable a resilient transverse deflection of the wall while essentially maintaining the prescribed axial length between the ball support and the basal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Inventor: Inbong Park
  • Publication number: 20070238553
    Abstract: A golf tee with a body portion having a first end for inserting into the ground and a second end for supporting a golf ball when the first end is inserted in the ground, wherein the body portion is constructed of a biodegradable material. A golf tee insertion device having a base for supporting the device, a mandrel for holding a golf tee to be inserted into the ground and an actuator for moving the mandrel toward the ground so that the golf tee is inserted into the ground, wherein the actuator controls a depth of insertion of the tee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Lon Klein
  • Patent number: 6508728
    Abstract: A conical tee for a golf ball having a top nominal diameter opening in which the golf ball is seated and the bottom larger opening which is placed on the ground, the conical wall spanning the two openings being of a selected length so that the golf ball as foreground and a wall length of 1⅜ inch seen as background provide a bull's-eye target to the golfer which contributes to a better striking of the golf ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Inventor: Paul John Colletti
  • Patent number: 5984808
    Abstract: An elongated strip of flexible sheet material including at least one surface having a coefficient of friction relative to the surface of a golf ball and/or the striking surface of an associated golf club which is less than the coefficient of friction of the ball surface relative to the striking surface. The shank of a golf tee which supports the golf ball in a "teed-up" position passes through apertures in opposite ends of the strip to maintain the strip in encircling relation to the "teed-up" ball. The strip reduces the magnitude of lateral components of force frictionally transferred to the ball surface by the club striking surface when the ball is driven from the tee by an improperly executed drive thereby reducing the magnitude of a resulting slice or hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Donald W. Fleischer
  • Patent number: 5885167
    Abstract: A golf ball support and golf swing aid for golf practice that has a generally flat rectangular base made of a resiliently deformable material, such as found with some plastics, that enables the golfer to bend the base into a convex shape, forming an arch-like profile. The base has a smooth upper surface and a visual guide to denote the preferred direction of golf ball travel. A recess located on the base holds a golf ball in position on the base. The arch-like profile allows the golfer to use the golf aid to practice golf swings on any type of terrain, including rocky, barren and asphalt covered areas. The resiliently deformable material provides the golfer with a cushioned, spring-like resistance that prevents or reduces the amount of jarring shock experience by the golfer, while simulating the feel of a golf swing on a natural fairway and protecting the turf. The golf ball support is inexpensive to make, easy to transport and easy to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Kirk D. St. Martin