US2706636A

US2706636A - Wire golf tee

Info

Publication number: US2706636A
Application number: US198714A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bono Frank Manino
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-12-01
Filing date: 1950-12-01
Publication date: 1955-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 1972-04-19

Description

April 19, 1955 M BQNQ 2,706,636

WIRE GOLF TEE Filed Dec. 1, 1950 FIEi II E'- E INVENTOR. F D. ANK M. Bago zfim pmm Ma /gm ATTo QNEYS United States Patent WIRE GOLF TEE Frank Manino Bono, Sonora, Calif- Application December 1, 1950, Serial No. 198,714

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-206) This invention relates to an improved golf tee of the wire type.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a wire tee of novel form which is more resilient, is practically indestructible, is easily insertable into and withdrawable from the ground, and which supports a golf ball in a more suitable manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide a wire tee which is simpler in structure and cheaper to manufacture.

The above and still further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a golf tee constructed according to the present invention, shown supporting a ball and inserted in the ground, the ball and ground surface being shown in phantom lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the wire golf tee illustrated in Figure l; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged elevational view showing a pair of wire members prior to being twisted and formed into the golf tee of the present invention; the completed ground-engaging shank portion being illustrated in phantom lines.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the illustrated golf tee of the present invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 10, is preferably fabricated entirely of rustless steel wire of any desired color. The golf tee 10, as clearly shown in Figure 3, is formed of a pair of similar length 'wires disposed in coextensive, side-by-side relation, the

wires

11 and 12 being initially in U-shapcd form.

The

legs

14 and 15 and 17 and 18 of the

U-shaped wires

11 and 12 are twisted about each other from a point adjacent to and spaced from the

bight portions

13 and 16 to the free ends thereof so as to form a groundengaging shank 19 having a pointed lower end 20.

2,706,636 Patented Apr. 19, 1955 See As clearly shown in Figure 2, the portions of the

legs

14 and 15 of the U-shaped wire 11, intermediate the point where the wires are twisted upon each other and the bight portions 13, are bent to form a substantially circular open loop or seat 21. Similarly, the portions of the

legs

17 and 18 of the U-shaped wire 12 contiguous to the bight portion 16 are bent to form a substantially circular open loop or seat 22, Figure 2. The

circular seats

21 and 22 are bent into widely upward divergent relation with respect to each other to cooperate in forming a saddle, generally designated by the reference numeral 23, for receiving a golf ball. As clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, the saddle-forming

seats

21 and 22 project laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the ground-engaging shank 19.

Although only one embodiment of the wire. golf tee of the present invention has been described, it is readily apparent that numerous modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a golf ball tee, a pair of wires having circular bight portions and legs at opposite ends of said bight portions, the legs of the two wires being twisted upon each other to define a shank portion terminating in a point adapted to be inserted into the ground, with the bight portions projecting laterally outwardly from opposite sides of the shank portion at the end thereof remote from the point so as to define a golf ball-receiving saddle.

2. In a golf ball tee, a pair of wires having terminal end portions and intermediate portions, said terminal end portions being twisted upon each other so as to define a shank having a free end for insertion in the ground and another end from which said intermediate portions extend, said intermediate portions being open loops which extend laterally from opposite sides of the shank in widely divergent relation to each other so as to provide seats for supporting opposite side portions of the underpart of a golf ball rested upon the seats.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,671,630 Duganne May 29, 1928 2,094,320 Fijux Sept. 28, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS 146,534 Germany Dec. 29, 1903 470,791 France June 24, 1914 654,946 Germany Jan. 5, 1938