JP6243221B2 - Height adjustable golf tee - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf tee capable of height adjustment that is used by being placed on the ground surface.

In golf tee grounds, golf tees for teeing up are used to make a shot with the golf ball floating.
Many golf tees are used with a golf ball placed on the upper part and the lower part inserted into the ground and fixed.
For this reason, not only does the ground surface of the tee ground be damaged, but if the ground freezes in a cold time, problems such as the golf tee not being able to pierce occur.
On the other hand, since the height changes depending on the depth at which the lower part of the golf tee pierces into the ground, the height of the ball at the time of teeing becomes unstable.

Further, at the time of a tee shot, the golf tee is also hit at the same time, and as a result, the golf tee often flies to a position away from the front together with the golf ball B (hereinafter referred to as “co-flight”).
In this case, the golf tee may be lost or the golf tee may be damaged.

On the other hand, instead of the above-described golf tee that pierces the ground, several types of golf tees that are simply placed on the ground surface are provided (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 5 below).
These golf tees have a cylindrical shape or a truncated pyramid shape and are used by being placed on the ground surface. Therefore, the ground surface is damaged or the ground is hard and the golf tee cannot be pierced. The problem is solved.

JP-A-62-2139678 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 05-091736 JP 2001-259100 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 06-66733 JP 2005-137621 A

However, since the golf tees described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have a cylindrical shape, the support stability for supporting the golf ball is not necessarily sufficient only by placing the golf tee on the ground surface.
In particular, the tee ground usually has grass, so the golf tee may fall down due to the grass.
In addition, the golf tees described in Patent Documents 1 to 5 are easily overturned not only when the ground surface is not flat but also when wind or the like blows.
On the other hand, there is a difficulty that the height cannot be adjusted even if the position of the golf ball is changed.

On the other hand, the golf tee described in Patent Document 3 can be adjusted in height by selecting and cutting a plurality of perforations provided in a cylindrical hollow ring.
However, once cut, the height is shortened and there is a difficulty that cannot be restored.
On the other hand, the golf tee described in Patent Document 4 is obtained by stacking a plurality of cylindrical tees in the vertical direction, and adjusting the height of the tee-up.
However, a plurality of golf tees are required, and the stacking must be accurate, and it is troublesome to use.

In addition, the golf tee described in Patent Document 5 includes six cylindrical pedestals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the height position of the tee up is changed by changing the placement using one golf tee. There are advantages you can do.
However, since the pedestal extends greatly in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, when placed on the ground surface, the posture becomes unstable and easily affected by wind.
None of the golf tees described above is sufficient from the viewpoint of support stability for supporting a golf ball, and is not particularly stable in a place where grass or the like grows.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee that has excellent support stability and can easily change the height position of a tee-up.

  The inventors of the present invention have intensively studied to solve the above problems, and as a part for supporting the ball, by providing a zigzag support part in the lateral direction, sufficient support force can be obtained, and the back and front can be used. The present invention has been completed by this finding.

That is, the present invention is (1) a height-adjustable truncated pyramid-shaped golf tee that is used by placing the lower end on the ground surface, and has a zigzag-shaped support substrate having a plurality of apexes at the upper end and the lower end. A thin portion for reinforcement is provided inside the top of the support substrate portion , and the end portion of the thin portion is formed in a mountain shape, and the support substrate portion and the thin portion are formed flush with each other on the inner wall surface. Further, the golf tee A has a step formed between the support substrate portion and the thin portion on the outer wall surface .

This invention exists in the golf tee A of the said (1) description whose number of each top part of ( 2 ) and an upper end and a lower end is six.

The present invention resides in ( 3 ) the golf tee A described in (1) above, which is made of a synthetic resin that can be easily bent and restored.

The present invention (4), which can be used to top of the upper end to the top of the lower end upward downward above (1) resides in golf tee A description.

The present invention (5), a plurality engaging alternately top of each other stacked with available above (1) resides in golf tee A description.

In the present invention, a configuration in which the above (1) to ( 5 ) are appropriately combined can be adopted as long as it meets this purpose.

1) The golf tee A of the present invention is a pyramid-shaped ring with an adjustable height that is used by placing the lower end portion on the ground surface G, and has a zigzag support having a plurality of top portions 11 at the upper end and the lower end. Since the substrate portion 1 is provided, the support stability for supporting the ball B is excellent, and the height position can be easily changed by simply using it upside down.
Since it is in the shape of a ring with a truncated pyramid, the center of gravity is stabilized when placed, and the top 11 at the lower end bites in such a way as to avoid grass, so the posture is more stable.
Since many spaces 3 are formed, the effect of wind can be avoided as much as possible when placed on the ground surface.
In addition, because of the truncated pyramid shape, the influence of wind can be avoided.
Moreover, since there are many spaces 3 in this way and a truncated pyramid shape, joint jump is also avoided.
Further, the golf tee A can be folded and accommodated in a pocket or the like, for example. In this case, the top 11 is caught and does not leave outside.
Moreover, since it tries to restore to the original state, it is prevented from falling out of the pocket.

  2) By providing the reinforcing thin portion 2 inside the top portion 11 of the support substrate portion 1, the top portion 11 is reliably prevented from opening, and as a result, the original shape of the support substrate portion 1 is maintained. No distortion occurs.

  3) Since the end portion of the thin portion 2 is formed in the chevron 21, a sufficient space 3 is formed between the adjacent top portions, the wind can be escaped, and the overturn is prevented.

  4) The support substrate portion 1 and the thin portion 2 are formed flush with each other on the inner wall surface, and a step is formed between the support substrate portion 1 and the thin portion 2 on the outer wall surface. In case it is difficult to slip.

  5) Because it is made of a synthetic resin that can be easily bent and restored, it can be returned to its original shape. For example, it can be folded and accommodated in a pocket or the like, and it can fall back to its original shape. This is also prevented.

  6) By using the top 11 at the top and the top 11 at the bottom at the top, or by alternately engaging and stacking a plurality of the tops 11, the height of the tee-up is appropriately adjusted within a large range. Can be adjusted.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a golf tee of the present invention, (A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view, (C) is a side view, and (D) is a side view. It is a bottom view. 2 is a cross-sectional view, (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of the front view, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Y-Y of the front view. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a state where a ball is placed. FIG. 3A shows the case of use example 1, and FIG. 3B shows the case of use example 2. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a state where the golf tee is placed avoiding grass. FIG. 4A shows the case of use example 1, and FIG. 4B shows the case of use example 2. FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing a state where a ball is placed. FIG. 5A shows the case of use example 3, and FIG. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing examples of golf tee combinations, where FIG. 6A shows a combination of three golf tees, and FIG. 6B shows a combination of four golf tees. FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the golf tee is folded, in which (A) shows a double fold and (B) shows a four fold.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
Further, the positional relationship such as up, down, left and right is based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings unless otherwise specified.
Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a golf tee A of the present invention, (A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view, (C) is a side view, and (D). Is a bottom view.
2 is a cross-sectional view, (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the front view, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of the front view.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 to be described later, the golf tee A according to the present embodiment is used by placing the lower end portion on the ground surface (that is, the ground) G, and is used for the golf ball B placed on the upper end portion. The height position can be adjusted.
Further, by turning it over and placing it on the ground surface G, the tee-up height can be changed.
As shown in the drawing, the golf tee A has a pyramidal ring shape as an overall shape, and spreads downward, and includes a zigzag-shaped support substrate portion 1.
The support substrate portion 1 is formed in a so-called wave shape in a zigzag shape in the lateral direction, and the plurality of top portions 11 formed by this shape accurately support the ball B.
In addition, the top 11 under the support substrate 1 avoids grass and is placed on the ground surface G for biting, so that the support stability of the ball B can be obtained.

In the case of this embodiment, there are six tops 11 at the upper end, and there are also six tops 11 at the lower end, which have a hexagonal pyramid shape in plan view.
Basically, the support stability is obtained only by the zigzag-shaped support substrate portion 1, but in addition, in order to prevent the top portion 11 from being opened when a ball load is applied or the like, the inside of the top portion 11 (details) Is provided with a thin-walled portion 2 for reinforcement (that is, for preventing opening) at the apex corner portion.
The thin-walled portion 2 acts like a bracing at the apex angle and prevents its opening.
Note that the specific thickness is, for example, 0.3 mm for the thin portion 2 and 0.8 mm for the support substrate portion 1.

Further, in the golf tee A, the inner wall surface is formed with the support substrate portion 1 and the thin portion 2 being flush with each other, and the outer wall surface is formed with a step between the support substrate portion 1 and the thin portion 2. Yes.
Therefore, slipping and falling when picked with a finger is avoided.
When the ball B is placed on the thin portion 2, specifically, when the ball B is placed on the top portion 11, the inner corner of the top portion 11 is prevented from opening, so that the shape of the support substrate portion 1 is maintained and is not distorted.
Further, when the ball B is set on the golf tee A, there is a case where the entire operation is once pushed in, but the apex angle is not opened at that time.

The end of each thin portion 2 of the golf tee A has a mountain shape 21, that is, the thin portion 2 of the top portion 11 of the upper end has a mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 below.
Moreover, the thin part 2 of the top part 11 of a lower end has the reverse mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 below.
Since it has the space 3 which can ventilate in this way, a wind can be escaped and it is hard to fall down so that it may mention later.
As can be seen from the drawing, the golf tee A of this embodiment is hexagonal in plan view.
There are six top portions 11 of the supporting substrate portion 1 at the upper end and six at the lower end.
Therefore, the ground is supported by the six tops 11 at the lower end, and the ball B is supported by the six tops 11 at the upper end.
The tops 11 at the lower ends are separated from each other by a certain distance and have a space 3 so that grass such as grass can escape and the ground is efficiently gripped and supported by pinpoints.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a state in which the golf tee A is placed avoiding grass. FIG. 4A illustrates the case of use example 1, and FIG. 4B illustrates the case of use example 2.
On the other hand, the golf tee A can be stored in a folded state as shown in (A) and (B) of FIG.
Therefore, it can be folded and put in a pocket or the like, and after being put in, it is prevented that each top part 11 is caught and falls from the pocket carelessly.

By the way, when the ball B is placed, the load is applied downward, but the zigzag-shaped support substrate portion 1 has a hexagonal truncated pyramid shape, and the side wall (comprising the support substrate portion 1 and the thin-walled portion 2) becomes more inward. Therefore, the support state of the ball B is stable.
From the viewpoint of support stability, the inclination of the side wall (angle with respect to the vertical) is preferably 25 degrees to 35 degrees.
Further, even when a strong impact is applied during a shot, the impact is reduced due to the polygonal frustum shape and the space 3 is large.

Here, as a material of the golf tee A of the present invention, a synthetic resin material, for example, polyester, polyethylene (high crystalline polyethylene) or the like is adopted, but any material can be adopted as long as it has flexibility.
Moreover, it is more preferable if there is a bend restoring property.

Next, several usage modes of the golf tee A of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
3A and 3B are diagrams showing a state where the ball B is placed. FIG. 3A shows the case of use example 1, and FIG. 3B shows the case of use example 2. FIG.
5A and 5B are diagrams showing a state where the ball B is placed. FIG. 5A shows the case of the usage example 3, and FIG. 5B shows the case of the usage example 4. FIG.

(Usage example 1)
In this usage mode, the golf tee A of the present invention is used with the larger diameter on the lower side and the smaller diameter on the upper side, as shown in FIG.
The thin-walled portion 2 of the top 11 at the upper end has a mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 below, and the thin-walled portion 2 of the top 11 at the lower end has an inverted mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 above. Can be escaped and falling is prevented.
The ball B is supported by the six tops 11 at the upper end, but is supported in a state close to point contact.
Further, the top portion 11 at the lower end is not disturbed by the grass, but rather supports the ground surface G so as to let the grass escape.
In addition, the support stability is ensured because of the truncated pyramid shape.

(Usage example 2)
In this usage mode, as shown in FIG. 3B, the smaller diameter is used as the lower side and the larger diameter is used as the upper side.
That is, in this usage example 2, the golf tee A in the case of usage example 1 is used upside down.
In this state, the thin portion 2 of the top portion 11 at the upper end has a mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 below, and the thin portion 2 of the top portion 11 at the lower end has a mountain-shaped ventilation space 3 above. The wind can escape from 3 and it doesn't fall.
The ball B is supported by the six tops 11 at the upper end, but is supported in a state close to surface contact so as to receive the ball B as compared with the case of the first use example.
Also in this case, the top 11 of the lower end is not disturbed by the grass, but rather is placed on the ground in such a way as to let the grass escape, and the support stability is ensured because it has a truncated pyramid shape.
The height of the ball B is lower than that in the case of the height H in use example 1 described above.

(Usage example 3)
In this usage mode, two golf tees A are used in combination.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the golf tee A1 on the lower side is used with the larger diameter on the lower side and the smaller diameter on the upper side, and the golf tee A2 on the upper side has a smaller diameter. Use with the one on the bottom and the larger one on the top.
Since the top portions 11 of the golf tee A1 and the golf tee A2 are alternately meshed with each other, they are as if they were integrated golf tees.
Even if this united golf tee is used upside down, it becomes the same shape and the height does not change.
Even if the height is increased in this mode of use, the space 3 is sufficient, and is not easily affected by the wind.
In this usage example, the height of the ball B is higher than in the above-described usage examples 1 and 2.

(Usage example 4)
Also in this use mode, two golf tees A are used in combination.
As shown in FIG. 5B, the lower golf tee A1 is used with the smaller diameter on the lower side and the larger diameter on the upper side, and the upper golf tee A2 has the larger diameter. Use with the one on the bottom and the smaller one on the top.
Since the top portions 11 of the golf tee A1 and the golf tee A2 are alternately meshed with each other, they are integrated.
The height of the ball B is higher than in the case of the usage example 3.
Even if the height is increased, the space 3 is sufficient, so that it is not easily affected by the wind.
In the usage example described above, the height position is as follows: usage example 4> usage example 3> usage example 1> usage example 2.

(Other usage examples)
The use examples described above are examples in which one or two combinations are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is naturally possible to use a combination of three or more.
6A is an example of a combination of three golf tees A1, A2, and A3, and FIG. 6B is an example of a combination of four golf tees A1, A2, A3, and A4.
As the number of golf tees A to be combined increases, the height of the ball B increases sequentially, and the degree of freedom in height adjustment increases.

  As mentioned above, although golf tee A demonstrated to the suitable embodiment of this invention, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the number of the top portions 11 of the golf tee A can be three, four, five, seven, etc., and in that case, a triangular pyramid shape, A four-pyramidal frustum shape, a five-pyramidal frustum shape, and a seven-pyramidal frustum shape.
Moreover, it is also possible to give a color to the material of the golf tee A, which makes the distinction clear and provides a design.

  According to the present invention, since the golf ball B is excellent in support stability, the height position of the golf ball B can be easily changed, and the joint jump can be suppressed as much as possible. It can be used effectively on the way and rough.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supporting substrate part 11 ... Top part 2 ... Thin part 21 ... Yamagata 3 ... Space A ... Golf tee B ... Golf ball G ... Ground surface (ground)
H ... Height L ... Grass (grass)

Claims (5)

A golf tee with a ring-shaped truncated pyramid that can be used by placing the lower end on the ground surface, and includes a zigzag-shaped support substrate portion having a plurality of apexes at the upper end and the lower end . A thin-walled portion for reinforcement is provided inside the top, and the end of the thin-walled portion is formed in a chevron shape, and the support substrate portion and the thin-walled portion are formed flush with each other on the inner wall surface, and supported on the outer wall surface. A golf tee characterized in that a step is formed between a substrate portion and a thin portion .   The golf tee according to claim 1, wherein the number of top portions of the upper end and the lower end is six.   2. The golf tee according to claim 1, wherein the golf tee is made of a synthetic resin that is easily bent and restored.   2. A golf tee according to claim 1, wherein the golf tee can be used with the top at the upper end downward and the top at the lower end upward.   The golf tee according to claim 1, which can be used by alternately engaging a plurality of top portions with each other.

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