JP2000014846A - Golf tee with protective pad and its production - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To weaken the impact given to a tee and golf club at the time of swinging the golf club. SOLUTION: The golf tee 100 is used at the time of hitting a golf ball 20 with the golf club having a club head. The golf tee 100 has a metallic portion 110. This metallic portion 110 has a head part 112 made of a metal and a metallic shaft connected to this head part 112. The golf tee 100 has a pad 120 in at least part of the head part 112.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to golf tees. More particularly, the present invention relates to a metal golf tee including a pad for protecting a club head and a method of manufacturing the same.

[0002]

FIG. 1 shows a conventional golf tee 10 in which a golf ball 20 is teeed up.

[0003] Conventional golf tees are mainly made of wood or plastic. Further, some of the conventional golf tees 10 use silver manufactured by Tiffany Corporation. The conventional golf tee 10 has various problems regardless of the material. Although made relatively inexpensively, conventional wooden or plastic tees 10
Is easily damaged, and the damaged portion may fly off. Traditional wooden or plastic tea is very light. Golf ball 20 and conventional tee 10
However, although not shown in this figure, the conventional tee 10 will fly farther if hit simultaneously with the head of the golf club. In this way, tea 1
0 may be gone. Today, the trend in the golf world is to tee golf balls higher. The conventional tee 10 is 17/8
Orders are made at 23/8 inch (about 7.4 cm) rather than inches (about 5.3 cm) and are formed longer. Traditional tees made of wood or plastic become longer and more fragile. In addition, conventional tea 10 made of wood or plastic may be painted in various colors. During use, pieces of paint may move from the conventional tee 10 to the golf club, making the ball difficult to use.

[0004] In addition, if the conventional tea 10 is made of wood, irreversible deforestation is performed in forming the conventional tea 10. This is because the conventional tee 10's tendency to break requires additional wood to replenish. Given the golf population worldwide and the number of tees 10 used, it must be assumed that a significant amount of wood is consumed in order to produce sufficient conventional wooden tees.

[0005] Conventional silver tea is less fragile than wooden or plastic tea,
Such metal tees often damage golf club heads. For example, the head of a golf club is made of a material that is dented by a conventional metal tee. Similarly, conventional silver golf tees can be severely damaged by the club head during a swing. For example, the head of the conventional tee 10 may be crushed by the impact of the club head during a swing, and the conventional tee 10 may not be able to support the ball 20.
Since silver is relatively expensive, replenishing such conventional golf tees 10 is also relatively expensive.

Further, as shown by a chain line in FIG.
Traditional tees have deeply carved parts. Thereby, the conventional tee 10 becomes a manner of supporting the ball 12 near the end of the tee 10. That is, the conventional tee 10 supports the golf ball 20 at portions 12 and 14 as shown, and these portions 1 and 14 are extremely close to the end of the head of the conventional tee 10.

For the above reasons, relatively inexpensive golf tees that are inexpensive and hard to break, do not suffer significant damage during swing, and do not substantially damage the golf club head are available. It is pending.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf tee that is durable and can protect the club head and the tee itself. It is another object of the present invention to provide a golf tee that reduces the impact on the tee and the club.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a golf tee and a method for manufacturing the same. The golf tee is used when hitting a golf ball with a golf club having a club head. This tee has a metal part. The metal part consists of a metal head and a metal shaft connected to the metal head. Further, the tee has a pad connected to at least a portion of the metal head. During a swing of the golf club, the pad reduces the impact of the golf club on the metal head.

The present invention comprises a combination of a particular size aluminum golf tee and a particular size O-ring. However, it can be seen that the present invention can be easily manufactured with other materials that are resistant to damage, that the size of the tee can be changed, and that other pads of the O-ring used here can be substituted. Will.

[0011]

FIG. 2 is a view of the golf tee 100 when it is completely assembled. Golf tee 100
Has a metal portion 110 and a pad portion 120.
In this embodiment, the pad portion 120 is an O-ring made of an elastomer material. The O-ring 120 is a 110th O-ring. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the golf tee 100. The metal portion 110 includes a head portion 112 and a shaft portion 114. In the present embodiment, the head 112 has a groove 115 for receiving the O-ring 120. The metal part 110 is formed by turning a piece of aluminum on a lathe. However, the metal portion 110 may be formed using other methods, such as casting. Also, the metal part 110
May be subjected to anodizing or the like to supply different colors. Since no paint is used to color the golf tee 100, there is no worry about paint remaining on the ball after use. FIG. 4 shows the tee 100 in use, with the golf ball 20 being placed in the cut-out portion of the head 112 of the golf tee 100.

In use, a golf club (not shown) may impact golf ball 20 and golf tee 100. Especially the club head is golf tee 10
It tends to give an impact to the head 112 of 0. Pad 120
The presence of reduces the impact of the golf club on the golf tee 100 while absorbing the impact of the golf club on the golf tee 100. Thus, the head of the club is hardly substantially damaged or deformed by the golf tee 100. As a result, a desirable result that the practicality and appearance of the club are not lost is obtained. The pad 120 also protects the head 112 of the golf tee 100. Therefore, the head 112 does not collapse easily during use. The golf tee 100 can support the golf ball even after being used countless times. As a result, the pad 120 prolongs the service life of the golf tee 100.

The golf tee 100 is protected from damage by a metal part 110. Due to the provision of the metal portion 110, a 23/8 inch long suitable for use is much less fragile than a similarly long wooden or plastic tee. In this way, the golf tee shaft 100 can be made longer without the problem that it is easily broken. Therefore, the golf tee 100 is particularly useful for golfers following the trend of raising the golf ball 20. In addition, the golf tee 100 is useful for other purposes, such as when repairing a day bot, dropping mud from golf shoes, or dropping mud from a groove on a golf ball off the course. Due to the weight of the metal part 10, the golf tee 100 is less likely to fly far when hit with a golf club. Therefore, the tee 100 is not easily lost.

In the process of manufacturing the metal part 110 shown here, the aluminum that has been turned can be reused or recycled. As noted above, the presence of the pad 120 makes the benefits of the metal portion 110 practical without substantial damage to the golf club or golf tee 100 during use.

The head 112 shown by a broken line in FIGS.
The cut portion, that is, the cup portion, is formed with a lathe to be shallower than the conventional golf tee 10. The radius of the curved portion of the head 112 is larger than the radius of the curved portion of the golf ball 20. This form is shown in FIG. As a result, the golf tee 100 can support the golf ball 20 near the center of the golf tee 100. The force supporting the golf ball 20 acts only when the radius of the golf ball 20 comes into contact with the tee. When the golf ball 20 is near the center of the golf tee 100, the force for supporting the ball in the horizontal direction is reduced. As a result, golf tee 1
By using 00 it also seems as if a longer shot is possible.

The above invention has high durability against damage,
The present invention also provides a golf tee having an effect of reducing the impact between a golf club and a golf tee. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many partial modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

[0017]

As described in detail above, the golf tee of the present invention is durable and exhibits an excellent effect of protecting the golf club head and the tee itself.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a conventional golf tee together with a golf ball.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a golf tee according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded front view of the golf tee according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view showing a golf tee according to the present invention together with a golf ball.

[Explanation of symbols]

Golf balls: 20, golf tees: 100, metal parts: 110, heads: 112, shafts: 114, pads ...
120.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Peter Tsukamoto United States 96821 Honolulu, Hawaii Hind Iuka Drive 601 (72) Inventor James Kay. Halki United States 96782 Pall City, Hawaii Kalauipo Street 1628

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A golf tee for hitting a golf ball with a golf club having a club head, comprising: a metal head having a metal shaft and a metal shaft connected to the metal head. A golf tee comprising: a portion; and a pad connected to at least a portion of the metal head and configured to reduce impact of the golf club on the metal head when the golf club swings. 2. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein said pad includes an O-ring disposed around a metal head. 3. The golf tee according to claim 2, wherein said O-ring is an O-ring of size 110. 4. The golf tee according to claim 3, wherein the metal head is turned, and the metal shaft is also turned. 5. The golf tee according to claim 4, wherein said metal portion is formed of aluminum. 6. The golf tee according to claim 5, wherein the metal shaft and the metal head are turned from one piece of aluminum. 7. The golf tee according to claim 6, wherein the pad reduces impact on the metal head during a swing of the golf club. 8. The golf tee of claim 7, wherein said metal portion is anodized. 9. The golf tee according to claim 2, wherein the radius of curvature of the cup portion for supporting the golf ball provided on the metal head is set to be larger than the radius of the golf ball. (A) forming a metal head and a metal shaft connected to the metal head; and (b) at least a part of the metal head. Attaching a pad for reducing the impact of the golf club when swinging the metal head. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step (b) is a step (b1) of arranging an O-ring around a metal head portion. 12. A step (b1) of disposing the O-ring.
12. The method for manufacturing a golf tee according to claim 11, wherein the step (b1i) is a step of arranging a 110th O-ring. 13. The step (a) of providing a metal head and a metal shaft is a step (a1) of providing a turned metal head and a metal shaft. 13. The method for producing a golf tee according to item 12. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the metal head and the metal shaft are made of aluminum. 15. The step (a1) of supplying a turned metal head and a metal shaft includes turning the metal head and the metal shaft from one piece of aluminum. The method for producing a golf tee according to claim 14, which is the step of performing (a1i). 16. The method of manufacturing a golf tee according to claim 15, wherein the pad reduces the impact of the golf tee having a metal head on the club head during a swing. 17. The step (a1) of supplying a lathe-processed metal head and a metal shaft includes the step of (a1i) anodizing the metal head and the metal shaft.
The method for producing a golf tee according to claim 16, which is i). 18. The step (a) of supplying a metal head and a metal shaft is a step (a1) of setting a radius of a cup portion to be larger than a radius of a golf ball. 11. The method for producing a golf tee according to item 10.