CN1274378C

CN1274378C - Golf tee and its manufacturing method

Info

Publication number: CN1274378C
Application number: CNB2003101247107A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李亨春
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Han Li Sports Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-10-14
Filing date: 2003-12-24
Publication date: 2006-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 2023-12-24
Also published as: KR100730023B1; CN1607018A; KR20050035969A

Abstract

The present invention provides a golf tee and its manufacturing method, separation forming main body and insertion pin fixed on the ground are connected with connection pin, a spring is arranged inside of the main body, when hitting golf ball, the main body bends to the moving direction of the golf ball, which minimizes the fiction force between the golf ball and the golf ball base, such that agile hit can be achieved, meantime, the flying distance of the golf ball can be extended further, in addition, destroying or flying off of the golf ball caused by impact can be prevented by elastically bending at same time of hitting, which can eliminates economic lost. Because the bent main body can recover with spring and elastic force of the connection pin, thus the main body can be reused without other operation. Most suitable and effective assembly can be achieved by the provided golf tee and its manufacturing method, and the assembly state can be maintained to have stable effect.

Description

Golf tee and manufacture method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of golf tee (golftee) of alleviating impulsive force and return function that has, in more detail, relate to a kind of golf tee and manufacture method thereof, the part on wherein related golf tee insertion ground and the part of support golf are disconnected from each other, rely on connecting pin and spring ground to its connection, and the impulsive force when carrying out long drive is minimized, simultaneously can return to original state again, can not damage golf tee, and can bat trippingly, can also further prolong flying distance simultaneously.

Background technology

In general, game of golf is from inserting ball seat, and at this moment, slotting ball seat carries out long drive and can place golf in the top after being meant golf tee being inserted ground.

At this moment, the last concave end of employed ball seat can be placed golf, the head of lower end is point, thereby can easily insert in the ground, its material is stiff materials such as wooden or plastics, and selects to use suitable height according to batter's the height and the kind of golf club.

Such a golf tee in the past is owing to adopt the material of hard; often have following problem; promptly; using golf club to impact the moment of golf; ball seat will be subjected to the impact from the brute force of the rod head of golf club, and is easy to thus fracture, and causes to consume too much; also can fly out, thereby cause loss owing to impacting greatly.

And, golf tee can produce a very large impact the course of golf, in the moment that golf is impacted, form when fractureing or direction and can exert an influence to the course of golf by the fricative resistance of golf and ball seat upper surface and golf tee, and can not carry out correct impacting in the position of anticipation, can not carry out the brisk problem that impacts thereby produce.

In order to solve such problem, though proposed following scheme, promptly, by when impacting golf with golf club, the upper part of golf tee bends and prevents the damage that the impact owing to impacting causes or the generation of loss, but the golf tee of this improvement has following shortcoming, promptly, not only can not absorb impulsive force fully, and crooked direction is certain, therefore must be in advance according to consistent with the direction that impacts and with correct angle insertion ground, so it is very inconvenient, and must be after impacting once with bending golf tee stretch to restore to the original state with pulling again, therefore inconvenience is arranged in the use.

And, though there is upper end to be connected with extension spring with the bottom with golf tee, when impacting, do not have the restriction of directionality and bend, simultaneously all right restorable product, but the problem of this product is, using in the near future, will surpass the stretching limit that spring can stand and deform.

Therefore, though the applicant has proposed to solve the golf tee of described variety of issue, it is can be when all directions bend, can also make that the resistance to golf minimizes when impacting, thereby can prolong flying distance, and can prevent the loss that causes by impacting, but, because it constitutes more complicated, it is not too easy to make, and therefore the lower problem of productivity is arranged, and also has simultaneously when the assembling back is long-time uses, its state takes place lax, thereby is difficult to keep the problem of stable active state.

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes for the problem in the past that solves as described, its purpose is to provide a kind of can make that the resistance for golf minimizes when impacting golf, thereby can impact trippingly, and can obtain the golf tee of longer flying distance.

Another object of the present invention is to, provide a kind of and can prevent fractureing or damaging of golf tee that the impact when impacting golf causes, the golf tee of the situation about losing of can also preventing from simultaneously to fly out.

A further object of the present invention is, provide a kind of golf tee self of bending when impacting golf that can make automatically to restore to the original state, and when reusing, can directly use, thereby can improve the golf tee of the convenience in the use.

Another purpose of the present invention is, provides a kind of and can high efficiencyly assemble, realize firm assembling and keep its state, and can play consistently the golf tee and the manufacture method thereof of effect.

The present invention is in order to reach described purpose, a kind of golf tee is provided, will by body make and form at inner peripheral one end of downside the main body that cooperates jaw and lower end form tip constitute the insertion section and from upper face center vertically form long engagement groove the insertion pin, be connected and support by connecting pin by spring ground, it is characterized in that:

Insert supporting member in described connecting pin upper end and fix described connecting pin, and utilize supporting member to prevent that the described spring that is positioned at described main body breaks away from, side-prominent and insert the inboard that under the state of supporting member of support and connection pin the lower end of connecting pin is inserted into described insertion pin in the lower end of this connecting pin under the main body in the lower end of connecting pin, form the bottom of connecting pin by thick projection at the downside of described supporting member.

Like this, with main body take place though insert the insertion pin on ground when impacting golf separating of moment, main body is crooked hastily to the direct of travel of golf simultaneously, but, can prevent that by connecting pin main body from fully flying out this moment, crooked main body utilizes self elastic force of connecting pin and the recuperability of spring to reach the state that stands vertically again, utilizes the elastic force of spring to combine with the upper end of inserting pin again simultaneously, so just can continue to reuse.

Described supporting member can adopt following formation, promptly, tubular supporting pin by a side opening constitutes, and when the lower end crimping that is connected pin is fixing, is pressed in the engagement groove that is fixed in described insertion pin, in addition, described supporting member also can be made of following mode, that is, it is made of spring, inner peripheral upper end at the engagement groove of described insertion pin forms the protuberance that prevents that described spring breaks away from, even connecting pin also rubber-like stroke distances in engagement groove.

Another feature of the present invention is a kind ofly the main body made by body and lower end to be formed tip and beginning to form the manufacture method of the golf tee that the insertion pin of engagement groove assembles from upside, it comprises: supporting member is pressed into the upper end that forms bar-shaped and self rubber-like connecting pin, and the upper end of the described connecting pin of shaping spherical in shape and make the upper end of described connecting pin be fixed in the 1st operation of the upside of this supporting member; Under the state of the outer peripheral edges of spring being inserted described connecting pin, be pressed into supporting member from the upside that has the described main body of fine jaw in main body inner peripheral upper end, and, make supporting member be positioned at the 2nd operation of main body in the following side-prominent connecting pin of main body; Push connecting pin from the upside of described main body, and the lower end that antagonistic spring elastic force makes connecting pin following side-prominent in main body is pressed into the supporting pin of a side opening and makes the 3rd fixing operation of its lower end in the lower end of outstanding connecting pin; To be pressed into the engagement groove that inserts pin to the lower end of the following side-prominent connecting pin of described main body from upside and the 4th operation that makes it to fix.

The golf tee that so just can have complicated assembleability on to structure is assembled in the production effectively, can also obtain firm and stable assembled state.

Another feature of the present invention is a kind ofly the main body made by body and lower end to be formed tip and beginning to form the manufacture method of the golf tee that the insertion pin of engagement groove assembles from upside, it comprises: supporting member is pressed into the upper end that forms bar-shaped and self rubber-like connecting pin, and the upper end of the described connecting pin of shaping spherical in shape and make the upper end of described connecting pin be fixed in the 1st operation of the upside of this supporting member; Under the state of the outer peripheral edges of spring being inserted described connecting pin, be pressed into supporting member from the upside that has the described main body of fine jaw in the inner peripheral upper end, and, make supporting member be positioned at the 2nd operation of main body in the following side-prominent connecting pin of main body; Push connecting pin from the upside of described main body, and the lower end that antagonistic spring elastic force makes connecting pin following side-prominent in main body, the open lower side of engagement groove, and make the lower end of outstanding connecting pin run through engagement groove, the engagement groove that inserts pin has protuberance, and this protuberance is formed on the upper end inner peripheral that inserts pin, the 2nd spring is inserted into the outer peripheral edges of connecting pin from the downside that inserts pin, the bottom of shaping connecting pin spherical in shape then is to support the 3rd operation of the 2nd spring; Downside at described insertion pin is pressed into tip, finishes the 4th operation of the engagement groove that inserts pin.

Like this, 2 springs just can provide longer stroke distances up and down, can make the more minimized golf tee of resistance when impacting thereby can assemble production effectively.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of an example of expression golf tee of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of described Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 be described Fig. 1 in conjunction with cutaway view.

Fig. 4 is the cutaway view of cutting open along the A-A line of described Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the active state figure of golf tee of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the user mode figure of golf tee of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is another user mode figure of golf tee of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the assembling procedure figure as one embodiment of the present of invention.

Fig. 9 is expression another the cutaway view of embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the cutaway view of the active state of the described Fig. 9 of expression.

Figure 11 is the assembling procedure figure as an alternative embodiment of the invention.

Among the figure: the 1-main body, 2-inserts pin, the 3-connecting pin, the 4-inclined plane, the 5-engagement groove, 6-cooperates jaw, the 7-spring, 8-supporting member, the outside jaw of 9-, the inner jaw of 10-, the last collateral part of 11-, the fine jaw of 12-, the 13-supporting pin, collateral part under the 14-, 15-annular distance, the short jaw of 16-, 31-the 2nd spring.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawing of embodiment so of the present invention concrete content is described in detail.

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the golf tee of expression embodiments of the invention 1, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention, Fig. 3 is of the present invention in conjunction with cutaway view, with reference to these accompanying drawings, the insertion pin 2 of the downside that golf tee of the present invention divides for the main body 1 made by body haply, be inserted into this main body 1 and connect described main body 1 and insert the connecting pin 3 of pin 2.

The upper surface of described main body 1 is formed with the inclined plane (4) of inclination to the inside, thereby is easy to settle golf, and the lower end of described insertion pin 2 forms tip, thereby can insert in the ground at an easy rate, and forms engagement groove 5 from the central vertical of upper surface.

In addition, be formed with cooperation jaw 6 on the downside inner peripheral of described main body 1, it is used to support the spring 7 from the upside income of main body 1, and the lower end that cooperates jaw 6 is the upper limit line that inserts the upper end of described insertion pin 2.

The described connecting pin 3 that so connects main body 1 and insert pin 2 has rigidity, and have can suitably crooked elasticity, and after the upside from main body 1 inserted, its lower end was inserted in the engagement groove 5 that inserts pin 2 and carries out combination and fix.

Be provided with supporting member 8 in the upper end of this connecting pin 3, this supporting member 8 has the diameter more smaller than the inside diameter of main body 1, and simultaneously, the inside that is positioned at main body 1 can prevent main body 1 and insert pin 2 and separates fully, and prevent the function of spring 7 disengagings in addition.Therefore, the lower end of described spring 7 is supported on and cooperates on the jaw 6, and its upper end then is supported on the supporting member 8 of connecting pin 3.

Described supporting member 8 is a cylindrical shape, and the place forms the thinner outside jaw (9) of downside in the middle of outer peripheral edges, the place also is formed with the thinner inside jaw 10 of downside in the middle of inner peripheral, upside at this inside jaw 10, the tab-like globulate in the upper end of connecting pin 3 and constitute and go up collateral part 11 and fixedly connected pin 3 of crimping and supporting member 8.

Promptly, collateral part 11 is positioned in the inboard of supporting member 8 on connecting pin 3, when inserting this supporting member 8 in the main body 1, on the inner peripheral upper end of main body 1, form outstanding fine jaw 12 for the disengaging that prevents supporting member 8, supporting member 8 is pressed into this fine jaw 12, is inserted into the inside of main body 1.In addition, easier in order to make insertion, the head end outer peripheral edges of supporting member 8 are formed with the inclined plane that downside attenuates.

In bottom to the following side-prominent connecting pin 3 of main body 1, as making connecting pin 3 be supported on the supporting member that inserts in the pin 2 securely, be crimped with the supporting pin 13 of the tubulose of a side opening, and be formed with spherical following collateral part 14 equally, and be pressed into supporting pin 13 and be fixed in the engagement groove 5 that inserts pin 2 in the lower end of connecting pin 3 and upper end.

Here, the diameter of best described supporting pin 13 is bigger than the internal diameter of the cooperation jaw 6 of main body 1.

And, upside one distal process of described insertion pin 2 goes out the outside, on its side, be formed with annular distance 15, in order to prevent to lose after golf tee from flying out, can be with connecting in this annular distance 15 of insertions such as flexible cord or rope, shown in the cutaway view of Fig. 4, form short jaw 16 in the centre, and make its both sides form different diameters, and make the knot of flexible cord or rope hang on the short jaw 16 in the annular distance 15, can keep beautiful appearance.

So the present invention who constitutes as shown in Figure 5, under the state that is connected pin 3 supports, main body 1 can be revolted spring 7 and be moved, the state that the lower end that so just can utilize the elastic force of spring 7 and keep main body 1 usually combines with the upper end of inserting pin 2, can make connecting pin 3 bendings and can utilize the vertical original states of the direct recovery of self elastic force, utilize spring 7 to return to main body 1 and insertion pin 2 states that combine again.

Fig. 6 is the figure of expression user mode of the present invention, with reference to this figure, utilize the application's golf tee will insert pin 2 insertion ground 17, placing golf 20 backs at the upper surface of main body 1 just can impact, because the impulsive force of this moment makes main body 1 separate by inserting pin 2, direct of travel to golf is crooked hastily simultaneously, then flexibly return to plumbness by the elastic force effect of spring 7 and connecting pin 3, utilize the elastic force of spring 7 to make main body 1 and insert pin 2 combinations and automatically restore to original state then.

Carrying out such stroke can make the frictional resistance of advancing for golf 20 minimize, when golf 20 is impacted, because the direction that main body 1 is advanced to golf is crooked hastily, friction to golf is reduced, so just can obtain the brisk sensation that impacts, and can obtain longer flying distance.

And the direction of the bending of main body 1 is also unrestricted, therefore can need not pay close attention to the fixed-direction that impacts direction and golf tee fully mentally, does not worry that also golf tee is damaged.

In addition, as shown in Figure 7, flexible cord is inserted in the annular distance 15 of described insertion pin 2, be connected with another golf tee or golf gear, even depart from striking point on the ball, golf tee is hit when flying by golf club, also can regain at an easy rate, thereby can eliminate the misgivings that ball seat is lost, because the knot of flexible cord is hung on the short jaw 16 in the inside that is fixed on annular distance 15, therefore externally can't see the knot part, thereby beautiful appearance can visually be provided.

Fig. 8 is the figure of the assembling procedure of expression golf tee of the present invention, with reference to this figure manufacturing process of the present invention is carried out following explanation.

Described main body 1, the lower end that is formed by body forms tip and begins to form described insertion pin 2, described connecting pin 3 and the supporting member 8 of engagement groove 5 and supporting pin 13 etc. from upside and be shaped separately separately and make, in their the 1st operation of assembling, supporting member 8 is pressed into the upper end that is bar-shaped and self has the described connecting pin 3 of the elasticity of flexure, with the upper end of described connecting pin 3 upside that is fixed on this supporting member 8 highlightedly spherical in shape.

In the 2nd operation, under the state of the outer peripheral edges of spring 7 being inserted described connecting pin 3, be pressed into supporting member 8 from the upside that has the described main body 1 of fine jaw 12 in inner peripheral upper end, and make connecting pin 3 following side-prominent to main body 1, and make supporting member 8 be positioned at main body 1.

At this moment, for the inboard that can make supporting member 8 more easily insert main body 1, and the downside of supporting member 8 is preferably formed as inclination and is tapered, under assembled state, supporting member 8 is upspring to upside by spring 7, and the upper end of supporting member 8 is against on the fine jaw 12 of main body 1, thereby can prevent to break away from.

Then, carry out the 3rd operation, promptly push connecting pin 3 antagonistic springs 7 from the upside of described main body 1, make following side-prominent in main body 1 of the lower end of connecting pin 3, again the supporting pin 13 of a side opening is pressed into the lower end of outstanding connecting pin 3 and fixes, the lower end of connecting pin 3 also can outstanding formation spherical in shape as required again, and supported pin 13, in the 4th operation, the lower end of connecting pin that protrudes in the downside of described main body is pressed into from upside makes it the engagement groove that inserts pin can finish assembling after fixing.

Utilize this method,, just can stably keep sufficient flexibility and elasticity as the object of the invention by main body 1 and insertion pin 2 usefulness connecting pins 3 firmly and are stably fitted together.

Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of expression another embodiment of the present invention, has used identical symbol for the part identical with described last embodiment.

With reference to Fig. 9, the supporting member of being located at the lower end of connecting pin 3 is to be made of the 2nd spring 31 as another compression spring, be extruded with protuberance 32 in the inboard of the upper end inner peripheral of the engagement groove 5 that inserts pin 2, described like this 2nd spring 31 is flexibly set between the following collateral part 14 and protuberance 32 of connecting pin 3 for this reason.

In addition, the downside pass through openings of the engagement groove 5 of described insertion pin 2 is used to be provided with the 2nd spring 31, and finishes setting by the downside that tip 33 is inserted engagement groove 5.

Utilize such formation, just can make the spring 7 and described the 2nd spring 31 that are built in the main body 1 that elastic reaction side by side takes place, thereby more effective elastic force can be provided, as shown in figure 10, by the stroke distances of further lengthening connecting pin 3, the resistance for golf is minimized.

Figure 11 represents the manufacturing process as such embodiment, with reference to this figure, in the 1st operation, supporting member 8 is pressed into the upper end that forms bar-shaped and self rubber-like connecting pin 3, make sphere and be fixed in the upside of this supporting member 8 upper end of described connecting pin 3 is outstanding.

In the 2nd operation, under the state of the outer peripheral edges of spring 7 being inserted described connecting pin 3, be pressed into supporting member 8 from the upside that has the described main body 1 of fine jaw 12 in the inner peripheral upper end, in the following side-prominent connecting pin 3 of main body, make supporting member 8 be positioned at main body.

At this moment, for the inboard that makes supporting member 8 can more easily insert main body 1, the downside of supporting member 8 is preferably formed as and is tapered, under assembled state, supporting member 8 is upspring to upside by spring 7, and the upper end of supporting member 8 is against on the fine jaw 12 of main body 1, thereby can prevent to break away from.

Then, again through the 3rd operation, promptly, push connecting pin 3 from the upside of described main body, make following side-prominent to main body 1 of the lower end resistance spring 7 of connecting pin 3, the open lower side of engagement groove and, make the lower end of outstanding connecting pin 3 run through at the upper end inner peripheral outer peripheral edges that have the engagement groove 5 of the insertion pin 2 of protuberance 32, the 2nd spring 31 are inserted connecting pins 3 from the downside that inserts pin 2, make the tab-like globulate in bottom of connecting pin 3 then, thereby can support the 2nd spring 31; In the 4th operation, by tip 33 being inserted the downside of described insertion pin, the downside of the engagement groove 5 that inserts pin is sealed and finishes assembling.

Manufacturing process among such the present invention can also provide the optimal assembled state as the application's golf tee by the method that is fit in the necessary element of the formation with golf tee of the present invention.

More than explanation and illustrated the present invention are not limited to described embodiment, can change or be deformed into variform in the scope of thought of the present invention.

(effect of invention)

The present invention as implied above can provide following effect, that is, and and by main body 1 be fixed in Ground insertion pin 2 is separated and is connected by connecting pin 3, at the built-in spring in the inside of main body 1 7, when impacting golf, main body 1 bends to the direct of travel of golf, makes Gao Er Frictional resistance between husband's ball and the golf tee minimizes, thereby can carry out brisk impacting, The flying distance that can further prolong golf simultaneously also provides following effect in addition, that is, Flexibly crooked by main body 1 is taken place when impacting, can prevent the damage that is caused by impact Bad or fly out, thus can eliminate by damaging or lose the economic loss that causes, owing to be bent Main body is utilized the elastic force of spring 7 and connecting pin 3 and is automatically restored to the original state, and therefore can not need Other operation reuses easily.

And utilization the invention provides a kind of the best of can carrying out and effectively assembles, and can keep Assembled state firmly can also play consistently golf tee and the manufacture method thereof of effect.

Claims

1. golf tee, will by body make and form at inner peripheral one end of downside the main body that cooperates jaw and lower end form tip constitute the insertion section and from upper face center vertically form long engagement groove the insertion pin, be connected and support by connecting pin by spring ground, it is characterized in that:

2. golf tee according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described supporting member forms outside jaw and the upper end of support spring in the middle of described supporting member outer peripheral edges, form the bigger inside jaw of diameter of upside in the middle of described supporting member inner peripheral, the upper end of described connecting pin is formed and is mounted on the described inner jaw by thick projection.

3. golf tee according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the outer peripheral edges of described supporting member form to the tapered shape of the downside of described outside jaw.

4. golf tee according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described supporting member, constitute by the tubular supporting pin of a side opening, and when its crimping is fixed on the lower end of connecting pin, also be pressed in the engagement groove that is fixed on described insertion pin.

5. golf tee according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described supporting member, constitute by spring, form the protuberance of the disengaging that prevents described spring in the inner peripheral upper end of the engagement groove of described insertion pin, even connecting pin also rubber-like stroke distances in engagement groove.

6. golf tee according to claim 1 is characterized in that: at the outstanding fine jaw that prevents that described supporting member breaks away from that is formed with in the inner peripheral upper end of described main body.

7. golf tee according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the outer peripheral edges upside at described insertion pin is extruded with protuberance, is formed with annular distance in the side of this protuberance, and this annular distance forms short jaw in the centre, and makes the diameter difference of its both sides.

8. the manufacture method of a golf tee is the main body made by body and lower end to be formed tip and beginning to form the manufacture method of the golf tee that the insertion pin of engagement groove assembles from upside, it is characterized in that: comprise

Supporting member is pressed into the upper end that forms bar-shaped and self rubber-like connecting pin, and the upper end of the described connecting pin of shaping spherical in shape and make the upper end of described connecting pin be fixed in the 1st operation of the upside of this supporting member;

Under the state of the outer peripheral edges of spring being inserted described connecting pin, be pressed into supporting member from the upside that has the described main body of fine jaw in main body inner peripheral upper end, and, make supporting member be positioned at the 2nd operation of main body in the following side-prominent connecting pin of main body;

Push connecting pin from the upside of described main body, and the lower end that antagonistic spring elastic force makes connecting pin following side-prominent in main body is pressed into the supporting pin of a side opening and makes the 3rd fixing operation of its lower end in the lower end of outstanding connecting pin;

To be pressed into the engagement groove that inserts pin to the lower end of the following side-prominent connecting pin of described main body from upside and the 4th operation that makes it to fix.

9. the manufacture method of golf tee according to claim 8 is characterized in that: through after described the 3rd operation, also comprise the operation of the bottom of the described connecting pin of shaping spherical in shape.

10. the manufacture method of a golf tee is the main body made by body and lower end to be formed tip and beginning to form the manufacture method of the golf tee that the insertion pin of engagement groove assembles from upside, it is characterized in that: comprise

Push connecting pin from the upside of described main body, and the lower end that antagonistic spring elastic force makes connecting pin following side-prominent in main body, the open lower side of engagement groove and make the lower end of outstanding connecting pin run through engagement groove, the engagement groove that inserts pin has protuberance, this protuberance is formed on the upper end inner peripheral that inserts pin, from the downside that inserts pin the 2nd spring is inserted into the outer peripheral edges of connecting pin, the bottom of shaping connecting pin spherical in shape then is to support the 3rd operation of the 2nd spring;

Be pressed into tip at the downside of described insertion pin, by being pressed into the 4th operation that tip seals the openend that inserts pin.