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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699722 | Adjustable height golf tee A tee portion and a height regulating portion cooperate to form a height adjustable golf tee where the user may readily and easily adjust placement of the height regulating portion relative to a placement zone along the tee portion and lock the height regulating por... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7468008 | Golf tee setter In combination with a golf tee having a top portion for supporting a golf ball, a neck portion, a shaft section and a pointed end, a device adapted to assist in penetrating the golf tee into the ground to ensure a pre-determined height for the golf ball comprising a... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7416498 | Device for preventing loss of golf tees A device for preventing loss of golf tees in which, using a crude rubber or elastic resin material component, an upper side male bushing, which is provided at the center with a through hole into which a golf tee is inserted and held therein, and a bottom side female... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7090594 | Attachment for golf tee Here is disclosed an attachment for a golf tee improved to support a golf ball above a top face of the golf tee. An attachment constructed to be mounted on a head of a golf tee has a first annular segment having a generally inverted cone shape that is cut off at the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086971 | Device to retrieve and position a golf article A device for retrieving and positioning of golfing articles, such as a golf ball and tee, to eliminate the repeated bending down of the golfer. One embodiment of the device includes a rigid tube with a closed end, a resilient cup-like element, and a biased elongated... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066844 | Golf tee Disclosed is a golf tee having a plurality of stops formed thereon to indicate the depth of penetration of the tee into the ground, the stops being constructed such that the user can sense or feel the first stop that indicates to the user that the tee has been inser... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052416 | Golf range tee A golf range tee includes a hollow supporting frame and a retention arrangement. The supporting frame has an upper end and a lower end, and defining a holding channel extending from the upper end towards the lower end for a shaft of the golf tee to slidably insert i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037218 | Practice insertion tip golf tee anchor A practice golf tee that is substantially indestructible. It includes an insertion tip at the top of the tee that goes into one of the existing holes in a practice golf ball or regulation golf ball in which hole(s) are incorporated to accommodate the insertion tip. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011586 | Golf tee The present invention provides a durable golf tee capable of conserving as much as possible the impact energy transmitted to the golf tee and preventing possible flight thereof from the ground. The golf tee comprises a stick pin, the lower end of which is formed in ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6942583 | Golf tee A golf tee includes an insertion part for insertion into a ground, a supporting tube for holding a golf ball up, and a connecting tube for connecting the supporting tube to the insertion part with; the supporting tube has an annular protrusion near a bottom on an in... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6811499 | Golf tee structure with adjustable height 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 po... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6729977 | Golf tee with tactile height adjustment A golf tee with tactile height adjustment includes a cup formed to receive and retain a golf ball. From the underside of the cup, a continuously threaded shaft extends and is formed with a longitudinal flat portion. A stop is formed with a threaded bore having threa... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6692383 | Precision golf tee A kit for constructing a golf tee having a shaft and a plurality of bodies that can be assembled onto the shaft.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6482111 | Golf tee for driving ranges A golf tee system including a body section with an upper, free portion, the upper free portion having at least two bores of different depths for receiving golf tees to hold a golf ball at different heights above the ground, and/or a dished, flattened port... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6475107 | Golf tee height set apparatus A golf tee height set apparatus includes a golf tee with a shank having a lower end extending between a pointed tip and a shoulder intermediate the opposite ends of the shank. The shoulder defines a surface extending radially outward from the lower end of... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6454669 | Annulus golf tee with removable penetration cone A dime-sized annulus top end is provided for a golf tee. Also provided for the golf tee is a removable penetration cone which is a piece of stiff material with a pointed end for inserting into ground and an open hollowed end for receiving and securely hol... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6186907 | Selectively positionable golf tee A golf tee has a collar thereon which forms a stop when the tee is placed in the ground to set the top of the tee at a predetermined height above the ground. The collar position is set in separate tees for each golf club and for each golfer so that when t... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6086486 | Adjustable practice tee An adjustable golf practice tee is presented. The adjustable golf practice tee is used at a driving range for practicing a wide variety of golf shots. The adjustable golf practice tee includes a base portion and a base portion extension which has a tee pi... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056651 | Golf ball mounting device A golf ball mounting device comprises a flat elongate strip member having an upper surface, a lower surface, a mounting end and a securing end; an elevation member at the mounting end of the elongate strip member, the elevation member being dimensioned so... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5913737 | Golf tee setting device A golf tee setting device is used for adjustably positioning a golf tee into a ground surface. The golf tee setting device includes a body made of a rigid material and at least one receptacle formed in the body for partially receiving the golf tee. The re... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5876291 | Golf practice screen A method and apparatus for practice of a golf drive is set forth. The ball is driven from a simulated tee area against an upright sheet of flexible material such as heavy cotton ducking or nylon mesh. This sheet is deployed in a vertical upright position ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5672118 | Golf swing trainer A golf swing trainer consists of a support base for supporting a vertical shaft, the shaft having a flexible horizontal shaft extending from it and having at its other end a golf tee upon which a golf ball can rest. The horizontal shaft is capable of movi... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672122 | Adjustable golf tee A golf tee includes an elongated member and a disk-like member for fixation orthogonal thereto. The elongated member includes a plurality of notches along its length and the disk-like member has a central aperture with bevelled internal edge for coaction ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5662531 | Golf swing training mat for highly authentic practice Golf swing training mat for highly authentic practice includes a support surface; a standing surface; a hitting surface separate from the standing surface and removably attachable to the support surface and having an area thereof designated as a front hit... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5599024 | Portable soccer goal A portable soccer goal easily assembled and disassembled that is made of sturdy materials with a crossbar supported by two end posts. The crossbar is connected to each end post by a steel crossbar connector. Each end post is in turn held in a vertical pos... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5413330 | Vented golf tee A shortened unitary golf tee includes a pointed base portion for insertion into the ground and a hollow body portion for receiving a golf ball. The body portion includes a side wall defining an inner cavity and a ball receipt surface which surrounds a fir... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5356146 | Gauged golf tee Golf tee having successive contrasting color stripes around most of its length to help a golfer to determine at a glance how many of the stripes are exposed above the ground in which the tee is set, and thereby determine the height of a golf ball on the t... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5306000 | Golf tool A tool arranged for employment in a golfing game includes a tubular housing having a spike at a first end of the housing, and a cap mounted to the second end of the housing, with the cap removably mounted relative to the second end to receive a circular t... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4951945 | Plastic golf tee The golf tee of the invention is formed from high impact plastic. It includes a sword shaped shaft and an enlarged triangular head integral therewith. The shaft has gradually tapering large, flat side surfaces large enough for markings thereon and forming... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4241917 | Golf tee A golf tee, comprising an elongated shank member, an enlarged, cupped head member attached to one end of the shank member for supporting a golf ball thereon, and a limiting member attached to the shank member for limiting the extent of insertion of the sh... | 12/30/1980 |
