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WO1994015679A1
WO1994015679A1 PCT/GB1992/002410 GB9202410W WO9415679A1 WO 1994015679 A1 WO1994015679 A1 WO 1994015679A1 GB 9202410 W GB9202410 W GB 9202410W WO 9415679 A1 WO9415679 A1 WO 9415679A1
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arm
golf tee
head
ball
ground
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Paul Anthony Davidson
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BINNEY ADRIAN PHILIP
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BINNEY ADRIAN PHILIP
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Priority to AU32607/93A priority Critical patent/AU3260793A/en
Priority to PCT/GB1992/002410 priority patent/WO1994015679A1/fr
Publication of WO1994015679A1 publication Critical patent/WO1994015679A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B57/00—Golfing accessories
    • A63B57/10—Golf tees
    • A63B57/15—Golf tees height-adjustable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B57/00—Golfing accessories
    • A63B57/20—Holders, e.g. of tees or of balls
    • A63B57/203—Tee holders

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to a golf tee.
  • a conventional golf tee has a pointed shank with an enlarged head affording a concave ball-supporting surface.
  • the tee is of inexpensive construction, usually of moulded synthetic plastics material, since it may be lost or damaged in use.
  • a golf tee having ground locating means, a cantilevered arm mounted on the ground locating means for pivotal movement about vertical and horizontal axes relative thereto, and ball-supporting means at the outer end of said arm, characterised in that the arm is bent away from the side at which the ball is addressed so as to avoid contact of the arm with a club head when the ball is struck.
  • the arm is supported generally horizontal on a resilient element permitting downward deflection of the arm.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of golf tee in accordance with the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows part of the swivelling head of the golf tee of Fig. 1 in vertical section and secured to a ground anchoring shank;
  • Fig. 3 is a partial plan view.
  • the golf tee has a head 1 with a swivelling cup shaped upper part 2 extending upwardly into a pair of side walls 3, 4 spaced apart by a groove 5.
  • a rounded inner end 6 of a cantilever arm 7 is pivotally mounted on a pin 8 of which the ends are supported in the side walls 3, 4.
  • the free end of the arm 7 terminates in an annular ball-supporting element 9 for locating a golf ball 10.
  • the element 9 is preferably made of a resilient material such as rubber and is a push fit on the end of arm 7 thus to be replaceable if lost or damaged.
  • the cup-shaped portion 2 has a stepped bore 11 in the enlarged upper part in which is received the head 12 of a screw fastener 13 the threaded shank of which engages a tapped hole in the lower part 14 of the head 1.
  • the head 12 of the screw fastener 13 is countersunk into the portion 2 which is closed by a rubber cap 15 with a concave upper surface in which rests the rounded inner end 6 of the arm 7.
  • the arm 7 is cranked at about its mid point, or curved, away from the side at which the ball is addressed.
  • the head 1 is provided, in the lower end face of a lower part 14, with a tapped hole 16 by which the head 1 can be connected to a threaded post 17 at the upper end of a pointed ground anchoring shank 18 to provide the assembled tee shown in Fig. 2.
  • the head 1 may be connected to alternative ground anchoring means as will now be described.
  • such alternative ground anchoring means comprise an elongate rectangular plate 19 which is made of heavy metal, e.g. steel plate, so as to provide a stable ground locating means when laid flat on a ground surface, for example a rubber mat.
  • the plate 19 On its upper surface the plate 19 is provided adjacent one end with a threaded boss 20 for screw connection to the tapped hole 16 in the head 1.
  • Similar threaded bosses 21 , 22 and 23 in the central region of the plate 19 respectively receive alternative spacers 24, 25 and 26 each of which has a body with a threaded bore for engaging the respective threaded boss.
  • the bodies of the spacers 24, 25 and 26 are of differing lengths with the spacer 24 having the longest body, the spacer 26 having the shortest body and the spacer 25 having a body of intermediate length. Projecting from the upper end of each spacer is a threaded boss similar to the bosses
  • a spacer 24, 25 or 26 may be removed from its storage position on the boss
  • a threaded hole 27 into which the shank 18 can be fitted in the manner illustrated in the inset to Fig. 1.
  • the shank 18 can then be pressed into the ground in order to provide additional anchorage for the plate 19 and the swivelling head 1.
  • the shank 18 may be retained in spring clips 28 fixed to the plate 19.
  • the upper part 2 of the head 1 is pivotal about a vertically disposed axis. Such pivotal movement is caused by the impact force when a club head 29 moving in the direction of the arrow 30 as shown in Fig. 3 strikes the ball 10.
  • a leading part of the club head may cross a straight line 31 interconnecting the inner and outer ends of the arm 7. If the arm 7 were not cranked or curved away the club head at 29a would make contact with the arm 7 before the ball 10.
  • the arrow 32 in Fig. 3 indicates the direction in which the arm 7 swivels after the ball has been struck.
  • Such swivelling motion absorbs the energy which is normally transferred to the tee and prevents the horizontal component of the impact force from removing or damaging the tee.
  • a resilient member such as a spring may be located beneath and thus resiliently support the swivelling head 1.

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Abstract

Tee de golf constitué d'une tête (1) orientable pivotant sur son axe vertical et supportant un bras (7) pivotant sur un axe horizontal traversant la partie supérieure de la tête ainsi qu'un élément de support de balle (9). La tête (1) est fixée de manière amovible à une plaque de stabilisation de base (19) en contact avec le sol sur laquelle sont montées plusieurs pièces d'espacement (24, 25, 26) qui peuvent être placées entre ladite plaque de base (19) et la tête (1) et servent à déterminer la hauteur de la balle (10), ainsi qu'une tige d'ancrage (18) dans la terre qui, lorsqu'elle est utilisée, peut être fixée au-dessous de la plaque (19) et enfoncée dans le sol de manière à renforcer l'ancrage. Le bras (7) est coudé de manière à empêcher que la tête du club ne le touche lorsque la balle est frappée, et peut être monté sur ressort sur la tête (1) afin de permettre la déflexion du bras vers le bas lorsque la balle est frappée.
PCT/GB1992/002410 1992-12-31 1992-12-31 Tee de golf Ceased WO1994015679A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU32607/93A AU3260793A (en) 1992-12-31 1992-12-31 A golf tee
PCT/GB1992/002410 WO1994015679A1 (fr) 1992-12-31 1992-12-31 Tee de golf

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PCT/GB1992/002410 WO1994015679A1 (fr) 1992-12-31 1992-12-31 Tee de golf

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WO1994015679A1 true WO1994015679A1 (fr) 1994-07-21

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2002087702A3 (fr) * 2001-05-02 2003-01-03 Duncan Bayne Appareil de projection d'une balle de golf
WO2003097179A1 (fr) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-27 Werbac International Corporation Dispositif de placement de tee de golf
WO2005023381A1 (fr) * 2003-09-05 2005-03-17 Lim E T Te de golf

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1800647A (en) * 1929-08-01 1931-04-14 Krafft Bert Henry Golf tee
US2155803A (en) * 1935-12-19 1939-04-25 Joseph H Tregoning Golf tee

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1800647A (en) * 1929-08-01 1931-04-14 Krafft Bert Henry Golf tee
US2155803A (en) * 1935-12-19 1939-04-25 Joseph H Tregoning Golf tee

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2002087702A3 (fr) * 2001-05-02 2003-01-03 Duncan Bayne Appareil de projection d'une balle de golf
GB2392102A (en) * 2001-05-02 2004-02-25 Duncan Bayne Apparatus for projecting a golf ball
WO2003097179A1 (fr) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-27 Werbac International Corporation Dispositif de placement de tee de golf
WO2005023381A1 (fr) * 2003-09-05 2005-03-17 Lim E T Te de golf
US7704166B2 (en) 2003-09-05 2010-04-27 E T Lim Golf tee

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