Games using tangible projectile – Golf – Tee setting device
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-06
2001-08-14
Wong, Steven (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Golf
Tee setting device
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273833
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of this invention relates to golf ball and golf tee devices and in particular relates to golf ball & tee placing devices.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The game of golf is played with a golf ball which is often teed up on a tee in order to position the ball a predetermined height above the ground.“Teeing up a ball”, as it is called, is usually carried out on the first shot of every hole on a golf course. A golf tee is placed into the ground at a predetermined height in order to place a ball onto the top of the golf tee so that the ball rests upon the golf tee at a predetermined height above the ground.
Currently the practice is to place a golf tee into the ground manually by hand, wherein the distance of the head of the tee above the ground is judged by eye sight of the player. As a result the tee height can be variable from one tee placement to the next depending upon how well a player can judge the height of the top of the tee above the ground.
In addition, often it is difficult to get the tee into the ground particularly where the ground is very hard and dried out and therefore, requiring a great deal of force in order to drive the tee into the ground. The tee is normally pushed into the ground using the thumb and/or fingers and this limits the amount of force that can be placed upon the tee in order to get it to the right height above the ground.
Therefore, it is desirable to have a device which will place a tee into the ground at a pre-determined height and avoids having to use finger pressure in order to drive the tee into the ground. In addition, it would be desirable to have a device which can consistently place the tee into the ground at the same height each time a new tee is placed into the ground.
The game of golf also requires picking up and placing balls onto the ground in various locations throughout the game. This requires the player to stoop over many times throughout the course of the game to either pick-up and/or place a ball onto the ground. Similarly the player must stoop considerably in order to place the tee into the ground.
Therefore, it is also desirable to have a device which minimizes stooping during the game of golf by providing a device which will place the tee into the ground without having to stoop as far down and/or be able to pick-up a ball without having to stoop as far down.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention a A golf ball and tee placer, comprises:
a) a tee holder including a means for releasably holding a tee head in said tee holder, said tee holder for placing tees vertically into the ground by urging said tee holder with said tee downwardly into the ground, and said holding means adapted for leaving said tee in said ground by subsequently urging said tee holder upwardly away from the ground; and
b) a means for preselectively controlling the depth of penetration of said tee into the ground when said tee holder is used for urging said tee into said ground, thereby leaving said tee in the ground at a preselected tee height.
Preferably said controlling means includes a stop surface rigidly connected to said tee holder which makes contact with the ground surface when said tee has penetrated the ground a predetermined amount thereby preventing further penetration of said tee into said ground leaving said tee in the ground at a preselected tee height. Preferably said controlling means includes a means for adjusting the distance between the stop surface and the tee head when said tee head is placed in said tee holder, such that one can adjust the tee height of the tee above the ground. Preferably said golf ball and tee placer is adapted to be held in a hand. Preferably said holding means includes a tee aperture dimensioned to slidably receive said tee head therein.
Preferably said holding means includes and a means for adhesively holding said tee head in said aperture.
Preferably said adhesive holding means includes putty adhesive housed within the aperture for contacting the tee head surface and releasably adhesively holding the tee head in said aperture.
Preferably said holding means includes a means for releasably biassing said tee within said aperture.
Preferably said biassing means includes wire springs for applying bias against said tee head holding said tee against said stop block.
Preferably said tee placer further comprises a frame for mounting said tee holder thereon such that said frame can be easily held in a hand.
Preferably said frame includes a tube dimensioned and adapted to receive golf balls therein, said tube having a bottom end and a top end.
Preferably said tube bottom end is said stop surface.
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