US20110256964A1

US20110256964A1 - Full contact golf tee

Info

Publication number: US20110256964A1
Application number: US12/798,963
Authority: US
Inventors: Hongbo Li; Cameron Abedi Karamian; Ted Richard Beer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-04-15
Filing date: 2010-04-15
Publication date: 2011-10-20

Abstract

A golf tee designed to provide full contact between golf ball and club. The golf tee comprises a stem having tapered shape for inserting into ground, and a support having at least a pair of arms extending horizontally from the top portion of the said stem, wherein said arms supporting the golf ball by its lower perimeter and leaving the underside of the golf ball open. The supporting arms have circular shape or U shape, extending horizontally with an angle of 0 to 75 degree to ground. The supporting arms have positioning bump to retain the golf ball.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a golf tee, more particularly to a golf tee to provide full contact between golf club and golf ball.
A traditional prior art golf tee has a tapered stem for insertion into ground and a top with concave surface on which a golf ball can rest. The bottom or underside of the golf ball actually touches the concave surface. When driving golf ball, golf club face makes contact with golf ball as well as golf tee. Consequently, only part of the energy is transferred from golf club to golf tee, because other part of the energy is transferred to golf tee when golf club impacts golf tee.
The present invention described below provides a golf tee that allows the golf ball to rest, but the underside of the golf ball is exposed. As a result, the golf club face makes full contact with the golf ball with minimum energy loss during driving golf ball.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the invention to provide a golf tee that maximizes the energy transferred from golf club to golf ball by providing full contact between golf club and golf tee.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 shows schematically a side elevational view of applicants' invention.

FIG. 2 shows a modification of applicants' golf tee.

FIG. 3 shows schematically a top view of applicant's invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present inventions now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some examples of the embodiments of the inventions are shown. Indeed, these inventions may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided by way of example so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
FIG. 1 illustrates schematically a golf tee comprising a stem 1 having tapered shape for inserting into ground, and a support 2 having a pair of arms extending horizontally from the top portion of the said stem, wherein said arms supporting the golf ball by its lower perimeter and leaving the underside of the golf ball open. The arms have positioning bump 3 to retain the golf ball.
FIG. 2 illustrates schematically a modification of applicant's golf tee comprising a stem 1 having tapered shape for inserting into ground, and a support 2 having a pair of arms extending horizontally with an angle 30 degree to ground. The arms extends from the top portion of the said stem, wherein said arms supporting the golf ball (dotted) by its lower perimeter and leaving the underside of the golf ball open. The arms have positioning bump 3 to retain the golf ball.
FIG. 3 shows schematically a top view of applicant's invention. The golf tee arms 2 have circular shape or U shape;
Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the inventions are not to be limited to the specific examples of the embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.

Claims

1. A golf tee comprising:

A stem having tapered shape for inserting into ground, and

A support having at least a pair of arms extending horizontally from the top portion of the said stem, wherein said arms supporting the golf ball by its lower perimeter and leaving the underside of the golf ball open.

2. The golf tee of claim 1, said arms extending horizontally with an angle of 0 to 75 degree to ground.

3. The golf tee of claim 1, said arms having circular shape or U shape.

4. The golf tee of claim 1, said arms having positioning bump to retain the golf ball.