JP2005065945A - Golf tee - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a golf tee easily teeing up a golf ball even in a place where a golf tee cannot be directly inserted and used in a same feeling as that in an actual case. <P>SOLUTION: This golf tee is provided with a pedestal 2 for mounting the golf ball in its upper end and a support leg 4 supporting the pedestal in its lower end. The lower end side of the support leg 4 is outward spread and branched radially in a plurality of directions into a plurality of flexible tapered support legs and each tip part 6 is formed into a spherical shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf tee that allows teeing up anywhere like a tee ground without impairing the feeling of swinging a tee shot even in a place where a golf tee cannot be directly inserted.

Conventionally, when practicing hitting a golf ball with a golf club, a golf practice mat is used. Then practice as close as possible to the actual turf. When practicing tee shots, there are many cases in which rubber tees are installed on the mat because tee-up is impossible on the mat. Then, a golf ball is placed on a rubber tee to practice a tee shot (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, the actual swing feeling cannot be obtained with rubber tees. Therefore, there is a demand for a golf tee that can be easily teeed up even in a place where the golf tee cannot be inserted directly, the height of the golf tee can be adjusted, and that the actual swing feeling is not impaired.
JP-A-5-337226

  In the prior art, for example, the document 1 described above relates to a practice mat provided with a golf tee, and therefore can only be used in a golf practice field where the practice mat of the document 1 is installed. . Moreover, since it is a rubber tee, the actual swinging feeling was not obtained. Therefore, in the present invention, golf that can be easily teeed up in a place where the golf mat of the above-mentioned literature 1 is not installed or where it is difficult to tee up directly, and can be used with the same feeling as in practice. The goal is to provide tees and provide a suitable practice environment for golfers.

  The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and the golf tee according to claim 1 has a pedestal on which a golf ball is placed on the upper end and a supporting foot for supporting the pedestal below. The lower end side of the support foot is composed of a plurality of flexible support feet that radially extend in a plurality of directions.

  The golf tee according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the golf tee according to claim 1, the tip portion of the support foot is formed in an arc shape.

  The golf tee according to claim 3 is characterized in that in the golf tee according to claim 1 or 2, an off-the-shelf tee insertion hole is formed in the pedestal central portion.

  The golf tee according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the golf tee according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a string through hole is formed in a protruding portion provided at a base portion of a support foot of the pedestal. .

  The golf tee according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the golf tee according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the support foot is extended outward substantially at a right angle to the center line of the pedestal.

  According to the present invention, by providing the support foot, it is possible to tee up even in a place where a direct tee cannot be inserted, such as a golf practice mat in a golf practice field. Moreover, the effect of preventing the loss by jumping of a golf tee is also exhibited by fixing a string through a string through hole provided at the base portion of the support foot or winding it around a sufficiently heavy thing. Furthermore, an off-the-shelf tee can be used by forming an off-the-shelf tee insertion hole, and can be made higher than the off-the-shelf tee. By inserting the ready-made tee into the golf tee according to the present invention, not only the height of the golf tee can be adjusted, but also the golf tee is not easily broken and the durability is improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples. As shown in FIG. 1, the golf tee according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a pedestal 2 for placing a golf ball on the upper end, a support foot 4 for supporting the pedestal 2 on the lower end, and a ready-made product in the center of the pedestal 2. A golf ball having a tee insertion hole 5 (golf tee 1A) or a golf ball having a lace through hole 3 at the base portion of the support foot 4 of the golf tee 1A (golf tee 1B) as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pedestal 2 is a circular pedestal, and has a ready-made tee insertion hole 5 in the center. If the size of the ready-made tee insertion hole 5 is too large, it will not stop in the middle even if the ready-made tee 8 is inserted, and if it is too small, it cannot be inserted even if the ready-made tee 8 is inserted, so the height cannot be adjusted. Therefore, it is preferable to match the size of the ready-made tee 8.

  The support foot 4 is tapered at the tip and has a support foot tip portion 6 having an arc shape such as a sphere. When adjusting the height, the golf tees 1A and 1B are pushed by hand from above. It is possible to prevent the support leg tip 6 from being caught when it is hooked and to adjust the height smoothly. The number of support legs 4 is usually eight, but may be other numbers.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the string passing hole 3 is provided at the base portion of the support foot 4, and the shape may be any of a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and the like. What is important is that the string 9 passes through the string passage hole 3. The string 9 may be commercially available, and the material, length, etc. thereof are not particularly limited.

  The material of the golf tee 1 includes an elastic material having flexibility, and preferably a soft plastic.

  The golf tees 1 </ b> A and 1 </ b> B configured in this way can be teeed up by a support foot 4 even at a place where the off-the-shelf tee 8 does not pierce due to freezing such as a driving range or a golf course in winter. . Further, when the string through hole 3 is provided as in the golf tee 1B, the string 9 is passed through and fixed, or the string 9 having a sufficient length has a sufficient weight on the other end side of the golf tee 1. By wrapping, the golf tee 1B can be prevented from being lost due to flying. Moreover, even if it attaches the string 9 with sufficient length, it is effective in reducing the loss by the jump of golf tee 1B.

  Hereinafter, usage examples of the golf tees 1A and 1B of the present invention will be described. First, an example in which the golf ball 7 is used is shown in FIGS. When the golf ball 7 is used, the golf ball 7 is placed on the golf tees 1A and 1B as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 4 (a), and the golf tees 1A and 1B are viewed from above until reaching the desired height. Pressure is applied by hand to adjust the height of the golf tees 1A, 1B. At this time, in the golf tees 1A and 1B, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support legs 4 radially spread outward. Thereby, the height can be adjusted. Further, since the tip end portion 6 of the support foot has an arc shape such as a sphere, the tip end portion 6 of the support foot generated when the golf tees 1A and 1B are pressed by hand from above to apply pressure during height adjustment. It is possible to adjust the height smoothly. As a result, not only can the height be adjusted easily, but also the golf tees 1A and 1B can be prevented from being damaged due to excessive use of force when caught.

  Next, an example using an off-the-shelf tee 8 is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 6 (a), the golf ball 7 can be teeed up simply by inserting the ready-made tee 8 into the ready-made tee insertion hole 5 of the golf tees 1A and 1B of the present invention. At this time, the golf tees 1 </ b> A and 1 </ b> B have the support feet 4 radially outward in the same manner as when the ready-made tee 8 is not used. This makes it possible to adjust the height. Further, the height of the golf tees 1A and 1B at this time can be adjusted to a desired height by adjusting the pressure by hand when inserting the ready-made tee 8. This not only allows the heights of the golf tees 1A and 1B to be freely adjusted, but also exhibits an effect of durability that makes the ready-made tee 8 difficult to break.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the support foot 4 may be configured so that the support foot 4 is parallel to the upper surface of the base 2. In this golf tee 1C, since the entire support foot 4 is disposed so as to be in contact with the ground, the golf ball 7 can be teeed up stably even in a place where the ground is slightly inclined. In addition, the number and shape of the support legs 4 are not limited to this, and the design can be appropriately changed as long as the golf tee 1 can be stably supported with respect to the ground. Although the golf tee 1C provided with the lace through hole 3 is shown here, it is naturally possible to configure the golf tee 1C without providing the lace through hole 3.

The effects of the golf tee of the present invention are listed as follows.
(1) Can be used anywhere such as green, golf driving range and outdoors.
(2) The height can be adjusted freely.
(3) The contact point with the ball is not different from the ready-made tee.
(4) The ability to use off-the-shelf tees makes it possible to enjoy a realistic feel during practice.
(5) When an off-the-shelf tee is inserted into the golf tee according to the present invention, the off-the-shelf tee is not broken and durability is improved.
(6) Compact and easy to carry and install.
(7) When using the string through the string hole, there is a sense of stability and there is little loss of the golf tee due to flying.
Thus, it is possible to provide a simple and optimum environment for the golfer.

It is an elevation view and a plan view when the golf tee of the present invention is not used (when there is no string hole). It is an elevation view and a plan view when the golf tee of the present invention is not used (when it has a string hole). It is the elevation and plan view at the time of use of the golf tee of the present invention (when no string hole is provided). It is an elevation and a top view at the time of use of this invention golf tee (when it has a string penetration hole). It is an elevation and a top view at the time of using ready-made tee of this invention golf tee (when it does not have a string penetration hole). It is an elevation and a top view at the time of using ready-made tee of this invention golf tee (when it has a string penetration hole). It is an elevation and a top view at the time of use of this invention golf tee (when it has a string penetration hole).

Explanation of symbols

1A, 1B Golf tee 2 Base 3 String through hole 4 Support foot 5 Ready-made tee insertion hole 6 Support foot tip 7 Golf ball 8 Ready-made tee 9 String

Claims (5)

A golf tee having a pedestal on which a golf ball is placed at the upper end and a supporting foot for supporting the pedestal below,
A golf tee comprising a plurality of flexible support feet having a lower end side of the support feet radially extending in a plurality of directions.   The golf tee according to claim 1, wherein a tip end portion of the support foot is formed in an arc shape.   3. A golf tee according to claim 1, wherein an off-the-shelf tee insertion hole is formed in the center of the pedestal.   The golf tee according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a lace-through hole is formed in a protrusion provided at a base portion of a support foot of the pedestal. The golf tee according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the support foot is spread outward at a substantially right angle with respect to a center line of the pedestal.

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