FR2625108A1 - "Tee" replacement device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a device used by golfers which makes it possible to position the golf ball in order to strike it with a club and which adapts to all types of course. It is composed of three essential parts: an arm made from strong flexible material surmounted by a base at least for use as a "tee", a device for fastening into the ground for loose terrain (device A) and a device for fastening to the ground for practice mats (device B).

Description

DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a device intended for
receive the golf ball on a support of flexible and resistant material, surmounted by a base for use
"tee", used by golfers on all
kinds of terrain.

There are devices such as the simple "tee"
responding to the same use, but the device described here
allows the tee to automatically return to the position of
start every time you hit the ball, without
manual intervention by the player or
professor, thanks to the flexible and resistant material of the
support, surmounted by a base, molded in a single operation.

This device can be used on all types of floors
thanks to the two versions: device A and device B.

Device A can be used anywhere on loose soil, either at the driving range, on the golf course, in the garden, etc. thanks to the fork system which
allows to settle on the ground.

Device B can be adapted to ordinary carpets, possibly on a plate of any material,
in which we simply drill a hole.

This system used with an arm with several tees (see P1.2) allows the player to choose how high he wants to place the ball to hit it, without changing equipment, simply by chabng the ball from place on the arm: in G5 Q or Q6 on P1.2.

An embodiment of the present invention is described
te below with reference to the attached drawings on
which
- Pl.1: Support X with a base
* Fig.l: top view
* Fig. 2: side view
1: fixing holes
2: """3: base (tee) - P1.2: Y support with several bases
* Fig. 3: view from above
* Fig. 4: side view
1: fixing holes
4: bases of different heights (tees)
- Pl.3: Device A
* Fig. 5: device A seen from the side
* Fig. 6: device A seen from the other side
* Fig. 7: example of attachment suitable for terrain
furniture.

07: handle
:: rods or "teeth"
- P1.4: Device B without the arm
* Fig. 8: top view
* Fig. 9: side view
Q9: bolt
:: no screw
w: rod
9: main body
- Pl.5: Device B with the support
* Fig. 10: example of assembly on exercise mat
(same references as in fig. 9)
This device has three main parts:
1 - A support (X on Pl.1) composed of an arm in synthetic material, flexible and resistant, of about 35 cm in length, with a height varying from 10 to 20 mm from a
its ends to each other in order to distribute the shock wave
caused by the impact of the club over the entire length of the
support, which thus allows a longer service life of the system and, at least one base 3 on Pl. 1) placed at one of its ends with an approximate height of 10
25 mm, and at least two fixing holes (1 and 2 on
Pl.1) placed at the other end sufficient to ensure
has system stability when it is in motion under the impact of the club.

This support can be used on all types of terrain thanks to
with the double fixing system: a device adapted to
movable land (Pl.3) called "Device A" and a
device for exercise mats called
"Device B". This support is a changeable part depending on its wear.

2 - A device "A" for loose ground (Pl.3) which can be used on any ground allowing the fork for (8 on Pl.3) to set up. This system is composed
of a part made of a rigid material (metal or
hard plastic), fork-shaped with at least
two teeth, long enough to hold it
in the ground, and a handle Q on P1.3) connected to the
fork, allowing to handle it.

30- A device "B" for exercise mat (P1.4 and 5
which can be used on any mat available on the
market. This system consists of two parallel plates
interconnected at one of their ends, by a
fixed part, in the shape of a square "C" (12 on Pl.4 and 5).

This system can be made in one piece, in a
rigid material (metal or hard plastic), including the plate
upper is shorter than the lower plate,
so that we can push the support to the side,
by releasing it from the rod Qi, the dimension of the
upper plate must leave sufficient space between it and the top of the rod 8 to allow free passage to the support, for this operation
release. This system has on the top plate
an orifice having a screw pitch (8 on Pl.4 and 5) - thread, welded nut, or any other system allowing the passage of a bolt - (9 on Pl.4 and 5) used for
fix the support to the exercise mat (see Pl.5),
comprising a rod on the lower plate making it possible to fix both the device to the mat and to the support

Claims (5)

 and on the other hand to an exercise mat.  and, at the other end at least two holes (1 and 2 on Pl.1, 2, 3 and 5) allowing it to be fixed on the one hand to the ground  and 6 on Pl.2), using "tee" at one end  (Pl.1 and 2) comprising one or more bases of variable height respectively (3 on Pl.1) and 4 5,  that it has a support made of flexible and resistant material  to hit her with any type of club, characterized in CLAIMS 1 - Device which allows the golf ball to be placed in order  2- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that  a device for fixing to the ground (P1.3) is intended  on loose soil and in that it has a fork on Pl. 3) intended to sink into the ground and serve  of fixed point to the support and a handle (on Pl.3)  allowing easy handling.  3- Device according to claim 1, characterized in  what a system for fixing to the exercise mat (P1.4  and P1.5) has a single piece in the shape of a "C" square on P1. 4 and 5), intended to fix the support to the carpet  on the one hand and, on the other hand, to serve as a fixed point.  4- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that  that the support (Y on Pl.2) comprises several bases of different height (4, 5, 6 on Pl.2), comprising  between them enough space not to hinder the hitting of the ball.  5- Device according to claims 1,2 and 3,  characterized in that the support has two modes of use, one -device A- (P1.3) for soft ground and the other -device B- (P1.4 and 5) for exercise mats.