U.S. patent application number 10/412353 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-14 for golf tee structure with adjustable height.
Invention is credited to Hsien, Chih-Ching.
Application Number | 20040204268 10/412353 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33131186 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040204268 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Hsien, Chih-Ching |
October 14, 2004 |
GOLF TEE STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT
Abstract
A golf tee structure includes a lower body, and an upper body.
The lower body has an inside formed with a hollow portion. The
upper body is adjustably mounted on the lower body and has a lower
portion formed with an adjusting rod retractably mounted in the
hollow portion of the lower body. Thus, the height of the golf tee
structure can be adjusted arbitrarily so as to fit the requirement
of users of different stature. In addition, the adjusting rod of
the upper body can be locked on the hollow portion of the lower
body rigidly and stably.
Inventors: |
Hsien, Chih-Ching;
(Taichung, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CHIH-CHING HSIEN
58, MA YUAN WEST ST.
TAICHUNG
TW
|
Family ID: |
33131186 |
Appl. No.: |
10/412353 |
Filed: |
April 9, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
473/396 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 57/10 20151001;
A63B 57/15 20151001 |
Class at
Publication: |
473/396 |
International
Class: |
A63B 057/00 |
Claims
1: A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper
body, wherein: the lower body has an inside formed with a hollow
portion; the upper body is adjustably mounted on the lower body and
has a lower portion formed with an adjusting member retractably
mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body; the adjusting
member of the upper body has a periphery formed with a receiving
hole; the hollow portion of the lower body has a periphery formed
with a plurality of positioning holes; a positioning ball is
mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper
body and detachably locked in one of the positioning holes of the
lower body; and an elastic member is mounted in the receiving hole
of the adjusting member of the upper body and urged between the
positioning ball and a wall of the receiving hole of the upper
body.
2: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
lower body has a lower end formed with a pointed portion.
3: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
upper body has a horn shape.
4: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
upper body has an upper portion formed with a cone-shaped ball
seat.
5: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the
ball seat of the upper body has a top face formed with a concave
portion.
6: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the
ball seat of the upper body has a side formed with a protruding
pointer.
7: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 6, wherein the
pointer of the upper body is provided with an indication line.
8 (canceled)
9 (canceled)
10 (canceled)
11: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 14, wherein the
positioning block has a first side formed with an arcuate
positioning boss locked in one of the positioning holes of the
lower body and a second side formed with a stub secured on an end
of the elastic member.
12 (canceled)
13: The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the
hollow portion of the lower body has an outer wall formed with a
plurality of barb-shaped locking portions.
14: A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper
body, wherein: the lower body has an inside formed with a hollow
portion; the upper body is adjustably mounted on the lower body and
has a lower portion formed with an adjusting member retractably
mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body; the adjusting
member of the upper body has a periphery formed with a receiving
hole; the hollow portion of the lower body has a periphery formed
with a plurality of positioning holes; a positioning block is
mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper
body and detachably locked in one of the positioning holes of the
lower body; and an elastic member is mounted in the receiving hole
of the adjusting member of the upper body and urged between the
positioning block and a wall of the receiving hole of the upper
body.
15: A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper
body, wherein: the lower body has an inside formed with a hollow
portion; the upper body is adjustably mounted on the lower body and
has a lower portion formed with an adjusting member retractably
mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body; the adjusting
member of the upper body is formed with a receiving hole extended
through the adjusting rod; the hollow portion of the lower body has
two opposite sides each formed with a plurality of positioning
holes; two opposite positioning balls are mounted in the receiving
hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and each of the two
opposite positioning balls is detachably locked in one of the
positioning holes of the lower body; and an elastic member mounted
in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and
urged between the two positioning balls.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a golf tee structure, and
more particularly to a golf tee structure with an adjustable
height.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A conventional golf tee has a lower end formed with a
pointed portion that can be inserted into the earth and an upper
portion formed with a cone-shaped ball seat for receiving a golf
ball. Thus, the conventional golf tee can be used to support the
golf ball. However, the height of the conventional golf tee is
fixed and cannot be adjusted to fit the requirement of users of
different statures, thereby causing inconvenience to the user, and
thereby limiting the versatility of the conventional golf tee.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a golf tee structure, wherein the height of the golf tee structure
can be adjusted arbitrarily so as to fit the requirement of users
of different statures.
[0006] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a
golf tee structure that can be positioned rigidly and stably.
[0007] A further objective of the present invention is to provide a
golf tee structure, wherein the Adjusting rod of the upper body can
be locked on the hollow portion of the lower body rigidly and
stably.
[0008] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided
a golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper body,
Wherein:
[0009] the lower body has an inside formed with a hollow portion;
and the upper body is adjustably mounted on the lower body and has
a lower portion formed with an adjusting rod retractably mounted in
the hollow portion of the lower body.
[0010] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed
description with appropriate reference to the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the golf tee
structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present
invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a perspective assembly view of the golf tee
structure in accordance with the first embodiment of the present
invention;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a side plan cross-sectional view of the golf tee
structure as shown in FIG. 2;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a schematic operational view of the golf tee
structure as shown in FIG. 3 in adjustment;
[0015] FIG. 5 is a schematic operational view of the golf tee
structure as shown in FIG. 3 in adjustment;
[0016] FIG. 6 is a side plan cross-sectional view of the golf tee
structure in accordance with the second embodiment of the present
invention;
[0017] FIG. 7 is a side plan cross-sectional view of the golf tee
structure in accordance with the third embodiment of the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the golf tee structure in
accordance with the fourth embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the golf tee structure in
accordance with the fifth embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the golf tee structure in
accordance with the sixth embodiment of the present invention;
and
[0021] FIG. 11 is a side plan partially cross-sectional view of the
golf tee structure as shown in FIG. 10.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0022] Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a golf
tee structure 10 in accordance with the first embodiment of the
present invention comprises a lower body 40, and an upper body
20.
[0023] The lower body 40 has a lower end formed with a pointed
portion 41 that can be inserted into the earth. The lower body 40
has an inside formed with a hollow portion 42. The hollow portion
42 of the lower body 40 has a periphery formed with a plurality of
positioning holes 421 which are arranged in line with each
other.
[0024] The upper body 20 has a horn shape. The upper body 20 is
adjustably mounted on the lower body 40. The upper body 20 has an
upper portion formed with a cone-shaped ball seat 21. The ball seat
21 of the upper body 20 has a top face formed With a concave
portion 210 for receiving a golfball 50 (see FIG. 3). The ball seat
21 of the upper body 20 has a side formed with a protruding pointer
22. Preferably, the pointer 22 of the upper body 20 has a sharp
conic shape. In addition, the pointer 22 of the upper body 20
points to the travel direction of the golf ball 50, so as to
provide in indication function to the golfer. The upper body 20 has
a lower portion formed with a cylindrical adjusting rod 23
retractably mounted in the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40.
The adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20 has a periphery formed
with a receiving hole 231.
[0025] The golf tee structure 10 further comprises an adjusting
mechanism 30 mounted between the adjusting rod 23 of the upper body
20 and the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40 to adjust a
relative position between the adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20
and the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40. The adjusting
mechanism 30 includes a positioning ball 31 mounted in the
receiving hole 231 of the upper body 20 and detachably locked in
one of the positioning holes 421 of the lower body 40, and an
elastic member 32 mounted in the receiving hole 231 of the upper
body 20 and urged between the positioning ball 31 and a wall of the
receiving hole 231 of the upper body 20.
[0026] In adjustment, the adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20 can
be moved in the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40 from the
position as shown in FIG. 3 to the position as shown in FIG. 4, so
that the adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20 is fully retracted
into the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40. Alternatively, the
adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20 can be moved in the hollow
portion 42 of the lower body 40 from the position as shown in FIG.
4 to the position as shown in FIG. 5 or to the position as shown in
FIG. 3, so that the adjusting rod 23 of the upper body 20 is
extended outward from the hollow portion 42 of the lower body
40.
[0027] Thus, the relative position between the adjusting rod 23 of
the upper body 20 and the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40
can be adjusted arbitrarily, so that the height of the golf tee
structure 10 can be adjusted arbitrarily so as to fit the
requirement of users of different stature. In addition, the
positioning ball 31 is locked in one of the positioning holes 421
of the lower body 40, so that the adjusting rod 23 of the upper
body 20 can be locked on the hollow portion 42 of the lower body 40
rigidly and stably.
[0028] Referring to FIG. 6, the golf tee structure in accordance
with the second embodiment of the present invention is shown,
wherein the adjusting mechanism 30A includes a positioning block
31A mounted in the receiving hole 231 of the upper body 20 and
detachably locked in one of the positioning holes 421 of the lower
body 40, and an elastic member 32A mounted in the receiving hole
231 of the upper body 20 and urged between the positioning block
31A and a wall of the receiving hole 231 of the upper body 20.
Preferably, the positioning block 31A has 4 first side formed with
an arcuate positioning boss 311 A locked in one of the positioning
holes 421 of the lower body 40 and a second side formed with a stub
312A secured on an end of the elastic member 32A.
[0029] Referring to FIG. 7, the golf tee structure in accordance
with the third embodiment of the present invention is shown,
wherein the adjusting rod 23B of the upper body 20B is formed with
a receiving hole 231B extended through the adjusting rod 23B, the
hollow portion 42B of the lower body 40B has two opposite sides
each formed with a plurality of positioning holes 421B, and the
adjusting mechanism 30B includes two opposite positioning balls 31B
each mounted in the receiving hole 231B of the upper body 20B and
detachably locked in one of the positioning holes 421B of the lower
body 40B, and an elastic member 32B mounted in the receiving hole
231B of the upper body 20B and urged between the two positioning
balls 31B.
[0030] Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the golf tee structure in
accordance with the fourth and fifth embodiments of the present
invention is shown, wherein the pointer 22 of the upper body 20 has
different configuration and is provided with an indication line
221, so that the user can control the travel direction of the golf
ball 50.
[0031] Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, the golf tee structure in
accordance with the sixth embodiment of the present invention is
shown, wherein the hollow portion 42C of the lower body 40C has an
outer wall formed with a plurality of barb-shaped locking portions
43C, so that the lower body 40C can be secured in the earth rigidly
and stably.
[0032] Although the invention has been explained in relation to its
preferred embodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood
that many other possible modifications and variations can be made
without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is,
therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will
cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true
scope of the invention.
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