Separable Or Separately Movable Patents (Class 473/391)
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Patent number: 12011645Abstract: A golf tee 10 comprising an upper section 11 configured to receive a ball and a lower section 12 configured to engage the ground. The upper and lower sections 11, 12 are movably and/or releasably engagable with respect to each other such that, in use, the upper section 11 moves and/or becomes detached from the lower section 12 should a golf club contact the upper portion 11 and/or should a ball positioned on the upper section 11 be struck by a golf club.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Ace Golf Tee Ltd.Inventor: Patrick Lawlor
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Patent number: 11931634Abstract: A golf tee may comprise an upper portion, a lower portion, a hinge, and a magnetic coupler. The hinge may be coupled to the upper portion and the lower portion and enables rotation between the upper portion and the lower portion only about a single axis. The magnetic coupler may be coupled to the upper portion and the lower portion and releasably maintains axial alignment between the upper portion and the lower portion by magnetic force.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventor: Arun Krishna Vajjala
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Patent number: 11083946Abstract: This invention is directed to a ball tee for supporting a ball. A ball tee comprises a column, and two platforms. The column is hollow and is generally identical on top and bottom, and dimensioned, at the bottom, to receive the narrow end of one platform, and, at the top, to receive the narrow end of another platform, communicating the column to both platforms, or one platform on the bottom with no platform communicated to the top, or either one platform on the top with no platform communicated to the bottom, providing a plurality of configurations and difficulty levels when utilizing the ball tee. The column is configured to stand upright on a multitude of natural and manufactured surfaces, with no platform communicated to the bottom, and to support a ball when there is no platform communicated to the top.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventor: David Johnson
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Patent number: 9216336Abstract: This invention includes a golf tee portion with a shaft and two ends. One end of that portion includes a ball receiving end and one end includes a cavity portion for receiving a magnetic material. There is a cylindrical ball marker portion that goes between the golf tee portion and the base and is attracted to both. Last there is a grounded cylindrical base with two ends. One end can include a stem or series of stems so it can adhere in the ground, and one end is equipped with two cavities. One cavity is larger for placing a magnetic material which is attracted to the golf tee portion, and the removable ball marker, and a smaller cavity for magnetic material so the material in the larger cavity is held but removable. This design allows less friction on golf drives, and dual usage as a ball marker on the green.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Inventor: Christopher Travis Jackson
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Publication number: 20140162810Abstract: A golf tee set includes golf tees comprising a long tee including soft synthetic resin, having a tee body provided at an entire outer peripheral surface with a plurality of blades in a longitudinal direction, and provided at a lower end portion thereof with a pointed insertion member, and the short tee including soft synthetic resin. The short tee has a seating part having an upper portion on which a golf ball is placed and a support to support the seating part. The short tee has a concave middle portion. A rubber band has elasticity and links the long and short tees together. The golf tee is prevented from being flown away, easily identified and retrieved, and prevented from being lost by canceling the impact applied to the golf tee when the golf tee is struck through the rubber band to recover the golf tee to the original place thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventor: Hyung Jae PARK
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Publication number: 20130316853Abstract: A holder for golf accessories. The holder has a mounting platform with front and back surfaces, two side edges and top and bottom edges and a platform that is detachably attachable to a golf shoe. The top edge defines an opening for receiving a divot repair tool. A bottom edge defines an attachment region to which a ball marker can be detachably secured. The front face supports multiple tees and a ball marker. The back face is secured to a support surface, such as a shoe, a belt, or a waistband.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: FOOTEEGOLFInventors: Michael P. Jones, Bobby Joe Trusty
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Publication number: 20110092316Abstract: A golf tee with a connecting wire includes a tee and a connecting wire. The tee has a nail rod and a ball holding portion connected with a top of the nail rod. The ball holding portion has a groove formed in a top thereof and a connecting slot formed in one side thereof. The connecting slot includes an opening portion, a passage portion and a fixing portion. One end of the connecting wire passes through the opening portion and the passage portion of the connecting slot into the fixing portion and forms a blocked portion which is located in the groove, so that the end of the connecting wire is connected with the tee. The present invention further provides a method of manufacturing a golf tee with a connecting wire. Accordingly, the connection and assembling between the connecting wire and the tee can be attained easily, firmly, and rapidly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventor: SHU-YUAN CHIANG HUANG
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Publication number: 20080274836Abstract: A golf tee includes a tip portion that is adapted to be driven into the ground, a body portion that is adapted to stabilize and erect the golf tee and a ball support portion that is adapted to stably support a golf ball. The ball support portion comprises a hollow sleeve, a projection onto which the hollow sleeve is tightly fitted, and an annular step that abuts with the sleeve and prevents further movement of the sleeve. The projection and the sleeve may be integrated. The sleeve is flexible whereby the sleeve is not broken when the sleeve is hit by a golf club. The sleeve is cut to have desired size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventor: James S. Lee
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Publication number: 20070219022Abstract: A combined gold tee includes an anchoring member for anchoring to the ground in a golf course, a receptacle member for mounting on the anchoring member to support a golf ball for striking by a golf player with a golf club, a cord member threaded through the anchoring member to link the receptacle member to the anchoring member so that the receptacle member can be collected for repeat uses, and a positioning means, which includes a split block securely provided at a top side of the anchoring member and a split socket securely provided at a bottom side of the receptacle member for engagement with the split block to secure the receptacle member to the anchoring member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Inventor: Lien-Hsin Lee
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Patent number: 7008335Abstract: A golf tee comprising a burying device including a concave head portion for retaining a golf ball, and a first cone extending from the head portion by a predetermined length. At least one stacked inserting device I provided which includes a second cone made of a thin sheet and arranged to receive therein the first cone of said burying device. At least one blocking protrusion is formed in an outer circumference of the second cone. A spring is compressed between said burying device and said at least one stacked inserting device. A coupling device is coupled with the burying device. The coupling device includes a cylindrical body with openings in an upper portion and a lower portion thereof sized for said at least one stacked inserting device to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Lee Chang Enterprise Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chang-Hak Kim
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Patent number: 6267235Abstract: A golfing tee system including a plurality of tees of varying lengths. Each of the tees have a lower ground penetrating portion. The lower ground penetrating portion has a pointed lower end and an upper end. Each of the tees have a circular disk secured to the upper end of the lower ground penetrating portion. Each of the tees have an upper cylindrical portion. The upper cylindrical portion has a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion. The narrow lower portion is secured to and extends upwardly from the circular disk. The wide upper portion has a concave upper end. The concave upper end is adapted for receiving a golf ball thereon.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Inventors: Melchor Matias, Aida Matias
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Patent number: 5820490Abstract: Two golf tees are tethered together by a cord, preferably a monofilament which passes through the stems of the tees. Pegs mounted on a home station are inserted into the tees for storage and carrying the tees through the game. In use, both tees are inserted into the ground, and the tether prevents loss of the tees. The tees are made of high density polyethylene or other similar tough material, as the assembly is designed to prevent loss and breakage of tees.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1997Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Inventors: John J. Hronas, Michael J. Hronas, Joseph Mihna
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Patent number: 5718642Abstract: A golf club cover practice device, suitable for attaching to the head of a golf club, driver (11) that allows one to practice accuracy while swinging a golf club towards a golf ball size practice disk (22). In a preferred embodiment the device generally includes a flexible type material that has been formed into the shape of a golf club head (13) and has the ability to be opened, closed, and tightened. Attached to the device is a piece of hook and loop fastener that will lay over the club face when the cover is in position on the club. The opposite piece of hook and loop fastener will cover a golf ball size practice disk (22). The union of the two opposite pieces of hook and loop fastener, brought about by swinging the golf club toward the golf ball shaped practice disk (22) concludes with the disk adhering to the face of the golf club. Once accomplished one can see exactly where he is striking a golf ball with the face of his golf club.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Inventor: John Joseph Cushing
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Patent number: 5679081Abstract: A golf tee and a method of adjusting the golf tee to different heights. The golf tee has different sized body sections that are separable and may be reattachable. The top different sized section has a golf ball supporting concavity. The tee can be used both outdoors on natural grass and indoors on artificial turf. Outdoors, for high wind conditions, the top different sized section would be separated from the rest of the tee body and only the top section would be used to tee the ball, thus effectively lowering the ball. A lower trajectory is imparted to the ball causing less interaction with the wind. For low or no wind conditions, the full tee or several different sized parts of the tee are used to tee the ball at a greater height for a higher flight trajectory. For indoor use, different sized sections are removable to mimic outdoor shots in various wind conditions. Rubber feet and spikes can be added to the tee to position the tee.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1996Date of Patent: October 21, 1997Inventor: Robert Santilli