US1821475A - Golf tee - Google Patents

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Sept. 1, 1931. 1,821,475

GOLF TEE Filed May 1, 1929 ELETEVEMTIIEF Patented Sept. 1, 1931 GUSTAVE MILLER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,ASSIG1\TOR To CARL MILLER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT GOLF TEE Application filed May 1,

This invention relates to an improved golf tee.

It is an object of this invention to provide a golf tee which will be very easy to place on surface, which will be inexpensive to manufacture and to purchase and which may be conveniently carried.

A further object of this invention is to provide a golf tee which will be self-righting and which may be placed on the surface of the ground instead of having a point thereof forced into the ground, as is common in the artificial golf tees now in use.

Figure l is a cross section of an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side View thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a modified embodiment of the invention made of a single piece of material.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of another modified embodiment.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral refers to a light cup like rim comprising the shell of a golf tee. This shell may be made of aluminum, duraluminum, papier-mach or any other convenient light material either metal or non-metal.

This shell 10,.which is somewhat like an acorn cup in shape, is preferably hollow, and in the bottom thereof a heavy material such as lead or any other material that is heavy, as Compared to the shell 10, is placed. If lead be used, then it may be poured in while molten and on cooling the tee will be complete.

The use of this, as well as other embodiments of this invention is obvious, for it is only necessary to merely place it on the ground and the golf ball 10 may be placed on the cup-like rim, ready to be played. The base being rounded and heavier than the edges, the tee will right itself if not placed 1929. Serial No. 359,668.

exactly upright, and it is not necessary to force this tee into the ground, as it is with cast steel or iron or any metal or other mold.-

able material, which may be formed into a thin ball receiving rim and a heavy or loaded self-righting and rockable base. In this embodiment, the tee comprises a thin cup-like rim 12 and a heavy base 12'.

The modification shown in Figure 5 comprises a wooden cup-like rim 13 having a heavy base inserted at the. bottom comprising a heavy thumb tack like rounded object 1 1, having a point 15 stuck into the wood.

The invention is not limited to the forms shown, but changes in structure may be made within the scope of what is claimed, which 1s:

1. A rockable golf tee comprising a cupshaped member having a curved base, said base portion being weighted.

2. A self-righting golf tee comprising a semi-spherical cup-shaped member and a weight within the outlines of the bottom of said member.

8. A rockable self-righting golf tee comprising a cup-shaped member having a ball receiving rim and a weight within the outlines of the bottom of said cup.

4. A tee consisting of a cup like light shell, a heavy base portion within the outlines of said shell.

5. A self-righting tee comprising a cup having a light ball receiving rim and a heavy said cup, the diameter of the cup being at its maximum at the ball receiving rim and at its minimum at the base.

6. A golf tee comprising a semi-spherical position holding base within the outlines of cup, the base portion of the cup being Weighted to maintain the tee in upright position.

7 A golf tee comprising a semi-spherical cup-shaped member, said member having a depression in the top thereof to form a light ball receiving rim, a Weight secured to said ball receiving rim Within the outlines of said cup, whereby said rim is of maximum diameter and said Weighted base is of a minimum 1g diameter to maintain the tee in upright position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GUSTAVE MILLER.

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