KR20030066879A - Golf tee - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a golf tee with base part material, controllable height and direction display part to put the tee anywhere regardless of ground condition, to control height of the tee according to club and to make precise tee shot according to the directional display. CONSTITUTION: The golf tee comprises: a head part material(4), with a broad mouthed supporting base(2), which is composed of soft material for flexibility and elasticity; a support part material(6) hinged to the head part material(4) in the length direction to support the head part material(4); and a base part material(8) at the end of the support part material(6) with several protrusions to be steadily put on the ground.

Description

Golf Tees {GOLF TEE}

The present invention relates to a golf tee, and more particularly, to a golf tee that can be positioned at a desired place irrespective of the conditions of the ground, the tee height can be freely adjusted, and is easy to carry.

In general, golf is a game in which a club hits a ball and puts it into a hole provided in a field, and a typical golf course consists of 18 holes and a game in which the fewest players win.

The golf starts from the tee ground, which is the first hitting point of each hole, and ends the play of the hole by putting the ball into the hole cup installed on the putting green. After this process, the player moves to the next hole and repeats the above process. The round ends with 18 holes.

In order to make a tee shot hitting the first shot at the tee ground, a golf tee supporting the golf ball at a predetermined height on the ground is used.

The golf tee, which is commonly used, is composed of a fixed portion formed so that the end is pointed to be plugged into the ground, and a support portion on which a golf ball is placed while being integrally formed with the fixed portion.

These golf tees are made of wood, plastic or metal, and are made of short golf tees and long golf tees, respectively, by varying the length of the fixing part.

The use of such a golf tee is made by inserting a tee into a proper position of a tee ground starting each hole, placing a golf ball on a support formed on the tee, and then performing a tee shot.

In this case, irons are used in short holes with short distances, and drivers are used in long holes with long distances. When using irons, golf balls are placed on the tee ground and tee shots are used. Put on the tee shot.

Various types of irons and drivers are used depending on the size of the head and the length of the handle. Accordingly, the golf tee also selectively uses the short tee and the long tee according to the club used.

Therefore, when playing golf, a short tee and a long tee are prepared together to make a round.

However, such a conventional golf tee is made to be plugged into the ground, so if the ground is hard or if there is something like stone or gravel on the ground, it is difficult to plug the golf tee into the ground.

Especially in winter when the ground is frozen, it becomes more difficult to plug the golf tee into the ground.

In this case, it is inconvenient to find and insert a position where the golf tee can be inserted. As a result, the time required for the round becomes longer as well as being unable to use an accurate tee shot.

In addition, since the conventional golf tee uses different lengths of tees according to the clubs used for tee shots, it is inconvenient to prepare short tees and long tees together.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to place the golf tee in the desired place irrespective of the conditions of the ground, the tee height can be adjusted freely and easy to carry To provide a golf tee configured to do so.

In order to realize the object of the present invention as described above,

A head member having a support portion on which a golf ball can be placed;

A support member connected to the head member in a longitudinal direction to support the head member;

The other side of the support member is connected to provide a golf tee comprising a base member formed so that the golf tee can be placed on the ground.

The head member is connected to the support member to adjust the length, the support member is characterized in that the hinge is coupled to the base and formed to be folded.

A plurality of protrusions are formed on the bottom of the base so that the base can be positioned more stably on the ground.

1 is a perspective view of a golf tee in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a golf tee in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view of a partially disassembled golf tee of the present invention.

4A and 4B are cross-sectional views taken along a line A-A and B-B of FIG. 1.

Figure 5 is a state of use of the golf tee in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the golf tee folded state of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the golf tee folded state of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

1 is a perspective view of a golf tee according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a golf tee according to the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view and a combined cross-sectional view of a partially disassembled golf tee of the present invention The golf tee according to the present invention includes a head member (4) having a support (2) on which a golf ball can be placed;

A support member (6) connected to the head member (4) in a longitudinal direction to support the head member (4);

The other side of the support member 6 is connected and includes a base member 8 formed so that the golf tee can be placed on the ground.

The support portion 2 is formed in a gradually expanded shape while going to the end so that the golf ball can be placed stably.

The head member 4 may be made of a soft synthetic resin or a rubber material having flexibility and elasticity, the cylindrical portion penetrates the cylindrical portion in the longitudinal direction of the central portion, the inner peripheral surface of the spatial portion 10 A plurality of grooves 12 are formed in the grooves.

The support member 6 has a plurality of protrusions 14 corresponding to the grooves 12 formed in the head member 4 on the upper outer circumferential surface thereof and is connected to the head member 4, and the lower end portion has a rough sphere. It consists of a rolling part 16 having a shape.

The rolling portion 16 is configured to be hinged to the base member 4 is formed by the hinge shaft 18 is formed in the corresponding direction on both sides, the guide projection 20 is formed in the lower center portion of the rolling portion 16 ) Can rotate in a certain direction.

Since the head member 4 connected through the support member 6 is made of a soft material having flexibility and elasticity, the groove 12 of the head member 4 is formed in the protrusion 14 of the support member 6. The head member 4 is fixed to the support member 6 by tightening while being elastically opened or retracted while being in contact. In this manner, the head member 4 is moved upward and downward to adjust the height of the head member 4 freely. It is supposed to be.

One side of the support member 6 is connected to the base member 8 so that the golf tee can be seated on the ground, and a base 22 having a flat bottom surface and protrudes above the base 22. It consists of a hinged part 24.

Accordingly, the golf tee according to the present invention can be positioned by laying the ground without inserting the golf tee due to the base member 8.

The base 22 has a predetermined size so that it can be placed on the ground, and a plurality of protrusions 26 are formed on the bottom thereof so that the base 22 can be supported on the ground in a more stable form. An insertion groove 27 formed to communicate with the 24 is formed so that the supporting member 6 can be inserted into the hinge portion 24, and the supporting member assembled to the base 22 is inserted into the insertion groove 27. A cap 28 for rotatably supporting the lower part of 6 is engaged.

In addition, the upper side of the base 22 is formed with a direction display unit 30 that can indicate the direction to tee shot.

Although the direction display unit 30 is shown to form a groove in the base 22 in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the direction display unit 30 may be displayed by displaying projections or colors.

In addition, although the base 22 is shown to be formed in an approximate elliptical shape in this embodiment, it is not limited to this and may be any shape as long as it can be stably placed on the ground.

The hinge portion 24 has a space in which an inner surface thereof corresponds to an outer circumferential surface of the rolling portion 16 and has a space in which the rolling portion 16 can be positioned, and one side is formed of an ablation portion 32. The support member 6 supported by the hinge portion 24 can be folded in the direction of the base 22.

In addition, the upper portion of the hinge portion 24 is made of a locking jaw 34 so that the rolling portion 16 is maintained in the penetrated state.

Inside the hinge portion 24, the hinge groove (36) to which the hinge shaft (18) formed on the rolling portion (16) is hinged, and the rolling portion (16) is rotated about the hinge shaft (18). Guide grooves 38 through which the guide protrusions 20 are formed are formed.

The cap 28 supporting the lower portion of the support member 6 hinged to the hinge portion 24 has a round rolling contact portion 40 whose upper surface corresponds to the lower portion of the rolling portion 16. The rolling contact portion 40 is provided with a guide groove 42 for guiding the guide protrusion 20 of the rolling portion 16 to rotate the rolling portion 16 in a predetermined direction.

The assembly of the golf tee of the present invention as described above is supported by the hinge shaft 18 is supported by the hinge groove 36 by inserting the support member 6 through the insertion groove 26 formed in the lower portion of the base member 8 After inserting the rolling part 16 to be accommodated inside the upper part 24, the assembly is completed by coupling the cap 28 to the insertion groove 27, and the assembly is applied by applying an adhesive to the cap 28. The lower cap 28 may be adhered to the base 22 to be more firmly assembled.

In order to use the golf tee of the present invention as shown in FIG. 5, the support member 6 hinged to the hinge portion 24 as shown in FIG. 5 is used depending on the club to be used in a state orthogonal to the base 22. After adjusting the height of the head member 4, the golf tee is placed at the desired position of the tee ground.

At this time, the height of the golf tee should be adjusted according to the club to be used. When using a driver with a small head and a short handle, the head member 4 is pushed toward the support member 6 to lower the height of the head member 4. The groove 12 of the member 4 moves in contact with the protrusion 14 of the support member 6, so that the overall height of the head member 4 is lowered.

On the contrary, when using a screwdriver with a large head and a long handle, the base member 8 is held by one hand to raise the height of the head member 4 and the head member 4 is held by the other side of the base member 8 with the other hand. When pulled, the groove 12 of the head member 4 is moved in contact with the protrusion 14 of the support member 6, so that the height of the head member 4 is increased.

After adjusting the overall height of the golf tee by moving the head member 4 in the vertical direction in this manner, the golf tee is seated on the ground by aligning the direction display part 30 formed on the base 22 in the direction to tee shot, The golf ball B may be placed on the supporting portion 2 formed on the head member 4 to perform a tee shot.

When the tee shot is made, the direction of the direction display unit 30 is measured, and the position of the foot and the driver's direction are determined accordingly, thereby making the tee shot more accurate.

After the tee shot is carried to carry the golf tee, go to the next place to the round, the golf tee of the present invention when the head member 4 is rotated in the direction in which the cutout portion 32 is formed, Figs. 6 and 7 As shown in FIG. 1, the rolling part 16 rotates while being in contact with the rolling contact part 40 with the hinge axis 18 as the central axis, thereby being folded in the same direction as the base 22.

During this action, the guide protrusion 20 formed on the bottom surface of the cloud rotating part 16 moves along the guide grooves 42 and 38 formed in the cap 28 and the hinge portion 24, so that the support member 6 The rotation is kept constant, and thus the folded golf tee has a minimum volume to provide portability.

In order to take a tee shot at the next tee ground, when the golf tee is rotated in the opposite direction when the golf tee is folded, the folded support member 6 and the head member 4 are rotated in the reverse order of the above process, and the base 22 is roughly rotated. Standing in the orthogonal direction, in this state, the height of the golf tee is adjusted and the direction display unit 30 is positioned in the tee shot direction so that the base 22 is placed on the tee ground and then tee shot is performed.

As described above, the golf tee according to the present invention is provided with a base member so that the golf tee can be placed at a desired place regardless of the conditions of the ground, and the golf tee can be positioned by placing it on the ground. The golf tee can be positioned quickly and easily as compared to positioning the tee.

In addition, it is possible to freely adjust the height of the golf tee according to the club used when the tee shot, because the height of the golf ball seat is constant compared to the prior art can make a precise swing.

And since the direction indicator is formed on the base to match the direction to tee shot can be accurate tee shot, and since the support member and the head member can be folded in the direction of the base member, it can be carried easily by minimizing the volume of the golf tee. .

Claims (9)

A head member having a support portion on which a golf ball can be placed; A support member connected to the head member in a longitudinal direction to support the head member; The other side of the support member is a golf tee comprising a base member formed so that the golf tee can be seated on the ground. The golf tee according to claim 1, wherein the head member is made of a soft material having flexibility and elasticity, and is connected to the support member so as to be movable upward and downward to adjust the height of the head member. The method of claim 2, wherein the center portion of the head member in the longitudinal direction of the vertically penetrating space is formed, the space is provided with a plurality of grooves, the outer peripheral surface of the support member is formed with a plurality of projections corresponding to the groove Golf member, characterized in that the head member and the support member are connected through the groove and the projection. The golf tee according to claim 1, wherein the support portion has a shape gradually expanded to the end portion so that the golf ball can be stably placed. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the support member is hingedly rotatably coupled to the base member so as to be folded or unfolded. The method of claim 5, wherein the support member is made of a lower portion of the rolling portion, the base member is coupled to the cap having a rolling contact portion corresponding to the rolling portion is characterized in that the support member is configured to rotate while rolling contact Golf tee. The method according to claim 6, wherein the guide projection is formed on the bottom surface of the rolling portion to maintain the rotation of the support member in a constant state, and the guide grooves for guiding the guide projections are formed in the hinge portion of the cap and the base member, respectively. Featuring golf tees. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the base member has a predetermined size to be placed on the ground, and a plurality of protrusions are formed on the bottom thereof so that the base member can be supported on the ground in a more stable form. The golf tee of claim 1, wherein the base member is provided with a direction indicator that may indicate a direction in which a tee shot is to be made.