EP0588204A1 - Magnetic device for retrieving golf tees - Google Patents

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EP0588204A1
EP0588204A1 EP93114301A EP93114301A EP0588204A1 EP 0588204 A1 EP0588204 A1 EP 0588204A1 EP 93114301 A EP93114301 A EP 93114301A EP 93114301 A EP93114301 A EP 93114301A EP 0588204 A1 EP0588204 A1 EP 0588204A1
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • the invention relates to a tee device for golf games, with a golf club and with a tee which can be inserted into the ground by means of a tip for supporting the golf ball during the tee.
  • teas are often used only for a single tee and then remain on the golf course, be it that they are damaged or that the tea is thrown away so that it can no longer be found easily.
  • the golf player pushes the tee into the ground or underground by hand; this means that he has to adopt a stooped posture.
  • the invention has for its object to improve tee devices for golf games of the type mentioned so that on the one hand the handling is facilitated and on the other hand it is achieved that a single tee can be used for a variety of tees and will be used.
  • the golf club is designed to be releasably connectable to the tee via a permanent magnet device. It is advantageous here that the golfer can easily take up a tee which was thrown out with the ball after the ball was hit by the action of the permanent magnet device.
  • the permanent magnet device is expediently designed in such a way that the golf club has in its upper front end region of the club shaft, and the tee has a tee magnet on its side facing away from the tip, and that the pole direction of the magnets is selected such that a magnetic attraction is exerted between the free flat side of the racket magnet and the free front end of the tea magnet.
  • the racket magnet is expediently designed as a bar magnet and the tea magnet as a flat magnet. Because both elements - namely the golf club in the upper end of its shaft and the tee itself - have permanent magnets, a sufficiently large magnetic force can be realized.
  • the upper end region of the club shaft of the golf club has a sleeve-like guiding and receiving device which surrounds the free front end of the club magnet, the inner profile of which is designed to receive the outer profile of the tee in the area surrounding the tee magnates.
  • the insertion tip of the tee then forms the front end of the club shaft, and the golfer can insert the tee at the next position without to bend down using the club shaft.
  • the guiding and receiving device prevents the tea from breaking out laterally during the insertion process.
  • the magnetic forces can be chosen so that a removal of the club shaft after inserting the tea into the ground is easily possible against the effect of the magnetic force.
  • the rack magnet designed as a bar magnet is arranged in a sleeve inserted into the upper front end of the tube extending in the longitudinal direction of the racket shaft, to which the guide and receiving area is molded, and that the free front end of the Bar magnet is arranged above the bottom of the guiding and receiving area by the amount by which the free flat side of the flat magnet is arranged to spring back in the tee due to the roundness of the golf ball to be placed.
  • the tube usually present inside the shaft of the golf club consists of either metal or plastic. The end of the tube is usually enclosed by a handle made of elastic material.
  • the proposal according to the invention offers the advantage that a bar magnet, for example glued into a sleeve of the type described, can be inserted with the sleeve into the front end of the tube, a corresponding opening being previously made in the handle made of elastic material.
  • the fact that the free end of the bar magnet protrudes from the bottom of the guiding and receiving device by the specified amount ensures that the two magnets can lie against each other without an air gap, thereby achieving a favorable holding effect.
  • the free end face of the bar magnet is approximately aligned with the end face of the club shaft. This ensures that the magnetic force is essentially in the range of the free Front end of the bar magnet and does not act laterally from it, thereby preventing the tea from laterally coming to bear against the club shaft as a result of the action of the magnetic force, but not "immersing" in the guiding and receiving device.
  • the region of the tea which has the tip is designed like a sword.
  • the tea has wings, which are preferably arranged so that they run transversely to the flat side of the sword-like area.
  • the insertion tip While in the known teas the insertion tip is conical and round, the insertion tip can be designed like a sword according to the described embodiment of the invention. If the tea is inserted into the ground in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the sword-like region points in the direction of the blow, when the tea is thrown out by the blow, it cuts through the ground with the knife-like sword and becomes less Resistance as the known teas violently ejected. This reduces the risk of the tea being damaged.
  • the wings provided in a further development of the invention serve to increase the wind resistance of the tee, so that the tee lands earlier in the event of a throw-out and thus the golfer can bring the tee with the shaft of his club to a relatively small extent.
  • the wings also have the effect that the tea assumes a stable position when pressed into the ground.
  • the wings In order to prevent a tea introduced into the ground from springing back due to the action of the wings after insertion, it can further be provided that the wings have a notch or recess in the area of their connection with the tea have, which then has the consequence that the wings react when the tea is introduced into the ground resilient.
  • the tea is preferably made of plastic (for example polyamide), preferably in a fluorescent color, in order to make the tea easy to find.
  • plastic for example polyamide
  • the tea can be made so durable from the material that it can be used many times.
  • Fig. 1 the upper front end of a club shaft 1 of a golf club is shown.
  • the striking area which is angled at the opposite (lower) end of the golf club 1, is not shown.
  • the club shaft has a tube labeled 2, which consists, for example, of metal.
  • the tube 2 is surrounded in the upper end area by a grip part 3 made of elastic material, for example rubber, polyurethane or the like.
  • the handle part 3 encloses the upper end region and normally also the upper end region of the tube 2. According to FIG. 1, an opening 4 is made in the upper end region of the handle part 3, so that after the opening 4 has been introduced, the upper end end 5 of the tube 2 is exposed .
  • a bar magnet 7 is introduced, for example glued.
  • the lower end 8 of the sleeve 6 has a ventilation opening 9.
  • Ribs 10 are provided on the outer circumference of the sleeve 6 and a ring part 11 is provided at the lower end.
  • the sleeve 6 is supported with the ribs 10 against the inside of the tube 2 and lies with a flange part 12 running transversely to the longitudinal direction against the lower end of the recess 4 and thus against the front end 5 of the tube 2.
  • the sleeve 6 is designed such that it widens towards its free end and has a guiding and receiving device 13, the round inner profile of which corresponds to the round outer profile 14 of a tea designated overall by 15.
  • a circumferential collar 16 is provided on the outside, which bears against the upper end region of the handle 3.
  • the tea 15 has a flat magnet 17 with a free flat side 17a.
  • the flat side 17a is recessed relative to the lower end 18, in such a way that the resulting recess is suitable for absorbing the roundness of the golf ball to be knocked off.
  • the free front end, designated 7a, of the bar magnet 7 is configured so as to protrude from the bottom 19 of the guiding and receiving device such that when the tea is received with its area 14 from the inside of the guiding and receiving device 13, the flat sides 7a of the magnet 7 and 17a of the magnet 17 rest against each other without an air gap.
  • the tea 15 can be inserted into the underground by means of a tip 20.
  • the area 21 adjoining the tip is designed like a sword.
  • the tea has wings 22 arranged opposite one another transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sword-like area, each of which has a notch 23 in its connection area with the tea.

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A driving apparatus for games of golf, with a golf club (1) and a tee (15) which can be driven into the ground by means of a point (20) for receiving the golf ball during the drive, is so designed that the golf club is designed to be capable of releasable connection to the tee (15) via a permanent magnet device (7, 17). The golfer can readily retrieve a tee which, after the driving of the ball, has been torn out of the ground together with the ball, by the action of the permanent magnet device. As a result, ease of handling is facilitated, and it becomes possible for a single tee to be used for a large number of drives. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Abschlagvorrichtung für Golfspiele, mit einem Golfschläger und mit einem mittels einer Spitze in den Boden einsteckbaren Tee zur Auflage des Golfballes während des Abschlages.The invention relates to a tee device for golf games, with a golf club and with a tee which can be inserted into the ground by means of a tip for supporting the golf ball during the tee.

Bei der Durchführung des Schlages wird das Tee durch Wirkung der aufgebrachten Schlagkraft oft aus dem Boden herausgeschleudert und vielfach auch beschädigt. Dies führt dazu, daß vielfach Tees nur für einen einzigen Abschlag benutzt werden und dann auf dem Golfplatz liegen bleiben, sei es, daß sie beschädigt sind oder daß das Tee so weggeschleudert wird, daß es nicht mehr ohne weiteres auffindbar ist.When the blow is carried out, the tea is often thrown out of the ground by the impact of the impact force and is often damaged. As a result, teas are often used only for a single tee and then remain on the golf course, be it that they are damaged or that the tea is thrown away so that it can no longer be found easily.

Das Eindrücken des Tees in den Boden bzw. Untergrund erfolgt durch den Golfspieler von Hand; dies bedeutet, daß er dabei eine gebückte Haltung einnehmen muß.The golf player pushes the tee into the ground or underground by hand; this means that he has to adopt a stooped posture.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, Abschlagvorrichtungen für Golfspiele der eingangs genannten Art so zu verbessern, daß einerseits die Handhabbarkeit erleichtert wird und andererseits erreicht wird, daß ein einziges Tee für eine Vielzahl von Abschlägen benutzt werden kann und auch benutzt werden wird.The invention has for its object to improve tee devices for golf games of the type mentioned so that on the one hand the handling is facilitated and on the other hand it is achieved that a single tee can be used for a variety of tees and will be used.

Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, daß der Golfschläger mit dem Tee über eine Permanentmagneteinrichtung lösbar verbindbar ausgebildet ist. Hierbei ist vorteilhaft, daß der Golfspieler ein Tee, welches nach dem Abschlagen des Balles mit dem Ball herausgeschleudert wurde, durch Wirkung der Permanentmagneteinrichtung problemlos wieder aufnehmen kann.According to the invention it is provided that the golf club is designed to be releasably connectable to the tee via a permanent magnet device. It is advantageous here that the golfer can easily take up a tee which was thrown out with the ball after the ball was hit by the action of the permanent magnet device.

Die Permanentmagneteinrichtung ist zweckmäßigerweise so ausgebildet, daß der Golfschläger in seinem oberen Stirnendbereich des Schlägerschaftes einen sich in Längsrichtung des Schlägerschaftes erstreckenden Schlägermagneten aufweist, und das Tee an seiner der Spitze abgewandten Seite einen Teemagneten aufweist, und daß die Polrichtung der Magnete so gewählt ist, daß eine magnetische Anziehungskraft Zwischen der freien Flachseite des Schlägermagneten und dem freien Stirnende des Teemagneten ausgeübt wird. Zweckmäßigerweise sind dabei der Schlägermagnet als Stabmagnet und der Teemagnet als Flachmagnet ausgebildet. Dadurch, daß beide Elemente - nämlich der Golfschläger im oberen Endbereich seines Schaftes und das Tee selbst - Permanentmagnete aufweisen, kann eine ausreichend große Magnetkraft realisiert werden.The permanent magnet device is expediently designed in such a way that the golf club has in its upper front end region of the club shaft a club magnet extending in the longitudinal direction of the club shaft, and the tee has a tee magnet on its side facing away from the tip, and that the pole direction of the magnets is selected such that a magnetic attraction is exerted between the free flat side of the racket magnet and the free front end of the tea magnet. The racket magnet is expediently designed as a bar magnet and the tea magnet as a flat magnet. Because both elements - namely the golf club in the upper end of its shaft and the tee itself - have permanent magnets, a sufficiently large magnetic force can be realized.

In weiterer Ausbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der obere Stirnendbereich des Schlägerschaftes des Golfschlägers eine hülsenartige, das freie Stirnende des Schlägermagneten umgebende Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung aufweist, deren Innenprofil zur Aufnahme des Außenprofils des Tees in dem den Teemagnaten umgebenden Bereich ausgebildet ist. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß bei einem Heranführen des den Schlägermagneten aufweisenden oberen Schlägerschaftes an ein auf dem Boden liegendes Tee sich die beiden Magneten derartig anziehen, daß die freien Seiten der Magneten einander zugewandt sind und der den Teemagneten umschließende Bereich des Tees von der Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung des Schlägerschaftes aufgenommen wird. Dabei bildet dann die Einsteckspitze des Tees das vordere Stirnende des Schlägerschaftes, und der Golfspieler kann das Einstecken des Tees an der nächsten Stelle ohne sich zu bücken mittels des Schlägerschaftes ausführen. Die Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung verhindert dabei, daß das Tee während des Einsteckvorganges seitlich ausbricht. Die Magnetkräfte können so gewählt werden, daß ein Abnehmen des Schlägerschaftes nach dem Einstecken des Tees in den Boden entgegen der Wirkung der Magnetkraft ohne weiteres möglich ist.In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the upper end region of the club shaft of the golf club has a sleeve-like guiding and receiving device which surrounds the free front end of the club magnet, the inner profile of which is designed to receive the outer profile of the tee in the area surrounding the tee magnates. This has the advantage that when the upper club shaft having the club magnet is brought closer to a tea lying on the floor, the two magnets attract each other such that the free sides of the magnets face each other and the area of the tea surrounding the tea magnet is guided by the guide. and receiving device of the club shaft is received. The insertion tip of the tee then forms the front end of the club shaft, and the golfer can insert the tee at the next position without to bend down using the club shaft. The guiding and receiving device prevents the tea from breaking out laterally during the insertion process. The magnetic forces can be chosen so that a removal of the club shaft after inserting the tea into the ground is easily possible against the effect of the magnetic force.

In weiterer Ausbildung der Erfindung kann vorgesehen sein, daß der als Stabmagnet ausgebildete Schlägermagnet in einer in das obere Stirnende des sich in Längsrichtung des Schlägerschaftes erstreckenden Rohres eingebrachten Hülse angeordnet ist, an welche der Führungs- und Aufnahmebereich angeformt ist, und daß das freie Stirnende des Stabmagneten gegenüber dem Boden des Führungs- und Aufnahmebereiches um das Maß vorstehend angeordnet ist, um welches die freie Flachseite des Flachmagneten in dem Tee wegen der Rundung des aufzulegenden Golfballes Zurückspringend angeordnet ist. Das im Inneren des Schaftes des Golfschlägers üblicherweise vorhandene Rohr besteht entweder aus Metall oder aus Kunststoff. Das Stirnende des Rohres ist üblicherweise von einem Griff aus elastischem Werkstoff umschlossen. Für die Anbringung des Stabmagneten bietet der erfindungsgemäße Vorschlag den Vorteil, daß ein in eine Hülse der beschriebenen Art beispielsweise eingeklebter Stabmagnet mit der Hülse in das Stirnende des Rohres eingeführt werden kann, wobei vorher in den Griff aus elastischem Material eine entsprechende Öffnung eingebracht wird. Dadurch, daß das freie Stirnende des Stabmagneten gegenüber dem Boden der Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung um das angegebene Maß vorsteht, wird erreicht, daß sich die beiden Magnete ohne Luftspalt gegeneinander anlegen können, wodurch eine günstige Haltewirkung erzielt wird.In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the rack magnet designed as a bar magnet is arranged in a sleeve inserted into the upper front end of the tube extending in the longitudinal direction of the racket shaft, to which the guide and receiving area is molded, and that the free front end of the Bar magnet is arranged above the bottom of the guiding and receiving area by the amount by which the free flat side of the flat magnet is arranged to spring back in the tee due to the roundness of the golf ball to be placed. The tube usually present inside the shaft of the golf club consists of either metal or plastic. The end of the tube is usually enclosed by a handle made of elastic material. For the attachment of the bar magnet, the proposal according to the invention offers the advantage that a bar magnet, for example glued into a sleeve of the type described, can be inserted with the sleeve into the front end of the tube, a corresponding opening being previously made in the handle made of elastic material. The fact that the free end of the bar magnet protrudes from the bottom of the guiding and receiving device by the specified amount ensures that the two magnets can lie against each other without an air gap, thereby achieving a favorable holding effect.

In weiterer Ausbildung der Erfindung kann Vorgesehen sein, daß das freie Stirnende des Stabmagneten etwa mit dem Stirnende des Schlägerschaftes fluchtet. Dadurch wird erreicht, daß die Magnetkraft im wesentlichen im Bereich des freien Stirnendes des Stabmagneten und nicht seitlich davon wirkt, wodurch verhindert wird, daß das Tee infolge der Wirkung der Magnetkraft seitlich zur Anlage gegen den Schlägerschaft kommt, aber nicht in die Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung "eintaucht".In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the free end face of the bar magnet is approximately aligned with the end face of the club shaft. This ensures that the magnetic force is essentially in the range of the free Front end of the bar magnet and does not act laterally from it, thereby preventing the tea from laterally coming to bear against the club shaft as a result of the action of the magnetic force, but not "immersing" in the guiding and receiving device.

Gemäß einer weiteren Ausbildung der Erfindung kann vorgesehen sein, daß der die Spitze aufweisende Bereich des Tees schwertartig ausgebildet ist. Weiterhin kann vorgesehen sein, daß das Tee Flügel aufweist, welche vorzugsweise so angeordnet sind, daß diese quer zur Flachseite des schwertartigen Bereiches verlaufen.According to a further embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the region of the tea which has the tip is designed like a sword. Furthermore, it can be provided that the tea has wings, which are preferably arranged so that they run transversely to the flat side of the sword-like area.

Während bei den bekannten Tees die Einsteckspitze konisch und rund ausgebildet ist, kann die Einsteckspitze gemäß der beschriebenen Ausbildung der Erfindung schwertartig ausgebildet sein. Wenn das Tee bei Durchführung des Schlages so in den Boden eingesetzt wird, daß die Längsrichtung des schwertartigen Bereiches in Schlagrichtung weist, so durchschneidet das Tee, wenn es durch den Schlag herausgeschleudert wird, mit dem messerartig wirkenden Schwert den Boden und wird dadurch gegen einem geringeren Widerstand als die bekannten Tees gewaltsam herausgeschleudert. Dadurch wird die Gefahr, daß das Tee geschädigt wird, verringert.While in the known teas the insertion tip is conical and round, the insertion tip can be designed like a sword according to the described embodiment of the invention. If the tea is inserted into the ground in such a way that the longitudinal direction of the sword-like region points in the direction of the blow, when the tea is thrown out by the blow, it cuts through the ground with the knife-like sword and becomes less Resistance as the known teas violently ejected. This reduces the risk of the tea being damaged.

Die in weiterer Ausbildung der Erfindung vorgesehenen Flügel dienen dazu, den Windwiderstand des Tees zu erhöhen, damit das Tee im Falle einer Herausschleuderung früher landet und somit der Golfspieler das Tee mit dem Schaft seines Schlägers in einem relativ kleinen Umfang wieder heranholen kann.The wings provided in a further development of the invention serve to increase the wind resistance of the tee, so that the tee lands earlier in the event of a throw-out and thus the golfer can bring the tee with the shaft of his club to a relatively small extent.

Die Flügel haben aber auch die Wirkung, daß das Tee bei dem Eindrücken in den Boden eine stabile Lage einnimmt. Um zu verhindern, daß ein in den Boden eingeführtes Tee infolge der Wirkung der Flügel nach dem Einführen wieder zurückfedert, kann weiterhin vorgesehen sein, daß die Flügel im Bereich ihrer Verbindung mit dem Tee eine Einkerbung bzw. Ausnehmung aufweisen, was dann zur Folge hat, daß die Flügel bei einem Einführen des Tees in den Boden elastisch nachgiebig reagieren.The wings also have the effect that the tea assumes a stable position when pressed into the ground. In order to prevent a tea introduced into the ground from springing back due to the action of the wings after insertion, it can further be provided that the wings have a notch or recess in the area of their connection with the tea have, which then has the consequence that the wings react when the tea is introduced into the ground resilient.

Das Tee wird bevorzugt aus Kunststoff (beispielsweise Polyamid) hergestellt und zwar vorzugsweise in einer Leuchtfarbe, um das Tee optisch leicht auffindbar zu gestalten. Das Tee kann vom Material her so beständig gestaltet werden, daß es vielfach verwendet werden kann.The tea is preferably made of plastic (for example polyamide), preferably in a fluorescent color, in order to make the tea easy to find. The tea can be made so durable from the material that it can be used many times.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand des in der Zeichnung schematisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematische Schnittdarstellung des oberen Stirnendes des Schaftes eines Golfschlägers mit eingebrachtem Stabmagneten;
Fig. 2
eine schematische Schnittdarstellung durch ein Tee mit einem eingebrachten Flachmagneten;
Fig. 3
einen schematischen Schnitt längs der Schnittlinie III-III in Fig. 2.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
is a schematic sectional view of the upper end of the shaft of a golf club with inserted bar magnet;
Fig. 2
a schematic sectional view through a tea with an inserted flat magnet;
Fig. 3
3 shows a schematic section along the section line III-III in FIG. 2.

In Fig. 1 ist das obere Stirnende eines Schlägerschaftes 1 eines Golfschlägers dargestellt. Der am gegenüberliegenden (unteren) Ende des Golfschlägers 1 abgewinkelt angebrachte Schlagbereich ist nicht dargestellt. Der Schlägerschaft weist ein mit 2 bezeichnetes Rohr auf, welches beispielsweise aus Metall besteht. Das Rohr 2 ist im oberen Endbereich von einem aus elastischem Werkstoff, beispielsweise Gummi, Polyurethan od. dgl. bestehenden Griffteil 3 umgeben. Der Griffteil 3 umschließt den oberen Endbereich und normalerweise auch den oberen Stirnendbereich des Rohres 2. Gemäß Fig. 1 ist in den oberen Stirnendbereich des Griffteiles 3 eine Öffnung 4 eingebracht, so daß nach dem Einbringen der Öffnung 4 das obere Stirnende 5 des Rohres 2 freiliegt.In Fig. 1 the upper front end of a club shaft 1 of a golf club is shown. The striking area, which is angled at the opposite (lower) end of the golf club 1, is not shown. The club shaft has a tube labeled 2, which consists, for example, of metal. The tube 2 is surrounded in the upper end area by a grip part 3 made of elastic material, for example rubber, polyurethane or the like. The handle part 3 encloses the upper end region and normally also the upper end region of the tube 2. According to FIG. 1, an opening 4 is made in the upper end region of the handle part 3, so that after the opening 4 has been introduced, the upper end end 5 of the tube 2 is exposed .

In eine Hülse 6 ist ein Stabmagnet 7 eingebracht, beispielsweise verklebt. Zum Einbringen des Stabmagneten weist das untere Stirnende 8 der Hülse 6 eine Entlüftungsöffnung 9 auf. Am Außenumfang der Hülse 6 sind Rippen 10 und am unteren Ende ein Ringteil 11 vorgesehen. Die Hülse 6 stützt sich mit den Rippen 10 gegen die Innenseite des Rohres 2 ab und liegt mit einem quer zur Längsrichtung verlaufenden Flanschteil 12 gegen das untere Ende der Ausnehmung 4 und damit gegen das Stirnende 5 des Rohres 2 an. Die Hülse 6 ist so ausgebildet, daß sie sich zu ihrem freien Ende hin erweitert und eine Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung 13 aufweist, deren rund ausgebildetes Innenprofil dem rund ausgebildeten Außenprofil 14 eines insgesamt mit 15 bezeichneten Tees entspricht. An der Außenseite ist ein umlaufender Kragen 16 vorgesehen, der gegen den oberen Stirnendbereich des Griffes 3 anliegt.In a sleeve 6, a bar magnet 7 is introduced, for example glued. To insert the bar magnet, the lower end 8 of the sleeve 6 has a ventilation opening 9. Ribs 10 are provided on the outer circumference of the sleeve 6 and a ring part 11 is provided at the lower end. The sleeve 6 is supported with the ribs 10 against the inside of the tube 2 and lies with a flange part 12 running transversely to the longitudinal direction against the lower end of the recess 4 and thus against the front end 5 of the tube 2. The sleeve 6 is designed such that it widens towards its free end and has a guiding and receiving device 13, the round inner profile of which corresponds to the round outer profile 14 of a tea designated overall by 15. A circumferential collar 16 is provided on the outside, which bears against the upper end region of the handle 3.

Das Tee 15 weist einen Flachmagneten 17 mit einer freien Flachseite 17a auf. Die Flachseite 17a ist gegenüber dem unteren Stirnende 18 rückspringend ausgebildet, und zwar derart, daß der dadurch entstehende Rücksprung geeignet ist, die Rundung des abzuschlagenden Golfballes aufzunehmen. Das mit 7a bezeichnete freie Stirnende des Stabmagneten 7 ist gegenüber dem Boden 19 der Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung so vorstehend ausgebildet, daß dann, wenn das Tee mit seinem Bereich 14 von dem Inneren der Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung 13 aufgenommen ist, die Flachseiten 7a des Magneten 7 und 17a des Magneten 17 ohne Luftspalt gegeneinander anliegen. Das Tee 15 ist mittels einer Spitze 20 in den Untergrund einsteckbar. Der sich an die Spitze anschließende Bereich 21 ist schwertartig ausgebildet. Weiterhin weist das Tee quer zur Längsrichtung des schwertartig ausgebildeten Bereiches gegenüberliegend angebrachte Flügel 22 auf, die in ihrem Verbindungsbereich mit dem Tee jeweils eine Einkerbung 23 aufweisen.The tea 15 has a flat magnet 17 with a free flat side 17a. The flat side 17a is recessed relative to the lower end 18, in such a way that the resulting recess is suitable for absorbing the roundness of the golf ball to be knocked off. The free front end, designated 7a, of the bar magnet 7 is configured so as to protrude from the bottom 19 of the guiding and receiving device such that when the tea is received with its area 14 from the inside of the guiding and receiving device 13, the flat sides 7a of the magnet 7 and 17a of the magnet 17 rest against each other without an air gap. The tea 15 can be inserted into the underground by means of a tip 20. The area 21 adjoining the tip is designed like a sword. Furthermore, the tea has wings 22 arranged opposite one another transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sword-like area, each of which has a notch 23 in its connection area with the tea.

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Abschlagvorrichtung für Golfspiele, mit einem Golfschläger und mit einem mittels einer Spitze in den Boden einsteckbaren Tee zur Aufnahme des Golfballes während des Abschlages, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Golfschläger (1) mit dem Tee (15) über eine Permanentmagneteinrichtung (7, 17) lösbar verbindbar ausgebildet ist.Teeing device for golf games, with a golf club and with a tee which can be inserted into the ground by means of a tip for receiving the golf ball during the tee, characterized in that the golf club (1) can be released with the tee (15) via a permanent magnet device (7, 17) is designed to be connectable. Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Golfschläger in seinem oberen Stirnendbereich einen sich in Längsrichtung des Schlägerschaftes erstreckenden Schlägermagneten (7) aufweist, und das Tee (15) an seiner der Spitze (20) abgewandten Seite einen Teemagneten (17) aufweist, und daß die Polrichtung der Magnete (7, 17) so gewählt ist, daß eine magnetische Anziehungskraft zwischen der freien Flachseite (7a) des Schlägermagneten (7) und dem freien Stirnende (17a) des Teemagneten (17) ausgeübt wird.Teeing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the golf club has in its upper end region a club magnet (7) extending in the longitudinal direction of the club shaft and the tee (15) has a tee magnet (17) on its side facing away from the tip (20), and that the pole direction of the magnets (7, 17) is selected so that a magnetic attraction is exerted between the free flat side (7a) of the racket magnet (7) and the free end face (17a) of the tea magnet (17). Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schlägermagnet (7) als Stabmagnet und der Teemagnet (17) als Flachmagnet ausgebildet sind.Teeing device according to claim 2, characterized in that the racket magnet (7) is designed as a bar magnet and the tea magnet (17) as a flat magnet. Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der obere Stirnbereich des Schlägerschaftes des Golfschlägers eine hülsenartige, das freie Stirnende (7a) des Schlägermagneten (17) umgebende Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung (13) aufweist, deren Innenprofil zur Aufnahme des Außenprofils des Tees (15) in dem den Teemagneten (17) umschließenden Bereich (14) ausgebildet ist.Teeing device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the upper end region of the club shaft of the golf club has a sleeve-like guiding and receiving device (13) surrounding the free end face (7a) of the club magnet (17), the inner profile of which for receiving the outer profile of the tee (15) is formed in the area (14) surrounding the tea magnet (17). Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der als Stabmagnet ausgebildete Schlägermagnet (7) in einer in das obere Stirnende des sich in Längsrichtung des Schlägerschaftes erstreckenden Rohres (2) eingebrachten Hülse (6) angeordnet ist, an welche die Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung (13) angeformt ist, und daß das freie Stirnende des Stabmagneten (7) gegenüber dem Boden der Führungs- und Aufnahmeeinrichtung (13) um das Maß vorstehend angeordnet ist, um welches die freie Flachseite (17a) des Flachmagneten (17) in dem Tee (15) wegen der Rundung des aufzulegenden Golfballes zurückspringend angeordnet ist.Knock-off device according to claim 4, characterized in that the rack magnet (7) designed as a bar magnet is arranged in a sleeve (6) which is introduced into the upper end of the tube (2) extending in the longitudinal direction of the rack shaft and to which the guiding and receiving device ( 13) and that the free end of the bar magnet (7) is arranged above the bottom of the guiding and receiving device (13) by the amount by which the free flat side (17a) of the flat magnet (17) in the tea ( 15) is arranged to spring back because of the roundness of the golf ball to be placed. Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das freie Stirnende (7a) des Stabmagneten (7) etwa mit dem Stirnende des Schlägerschaftes fluchtet.Teeing device according to claim 5, characterized in that the free end face (7a) of the bar magnet (7) is approximately aligned with the end face of the club shaft. Abschlagvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der die Spitze (20) aufweisende Bereich des Tees (15) schwertartig ausgebildet ist.Teeing device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the region of the tea (15) having the tip (20) is sword-shaped. Abschlagvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Tee (15) Flügel (22) aufweist.Teeing device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the tee (15) has wings (22). Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flügel (22) quer zur Flachseite des schwertartig verlaufenden Bereiches (21) verlaufen.Knock-off device according to claim 8, characterized in that the wings (22) extend transversely to the flat side of the area (21) which extends like a sword. Abschlagvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flügel (22) im Bereich ihrer Verbindung mit dem Tee (15) eine Einkerbung (23) bzw. Ausnehmung aufweisen, derart, daß die Flügel (22) bei einem Einstecken des Tees in den Boden elastisch-nachgiebig reagieren.Teeing device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the wings (22) have a notch (23) or recess in the region of their connection with the tea (15), such that the wings (22) when the tea is inserted into react the floor in an elastic and compliant manner.
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