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Durable golf tee constructionRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Tee, Plural, Separable Or Separately MovableDurable golf tee construction description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070225088, Durable golf tee construction. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part (CIP) application, under 37 CFR 1.53(b), of a prior parent application Ser. No. 10/907,580, by the same inventors, to supplement the disclosure re the matter related to "Durable Golf Tee Construction". Present CIP application claims priority of the filing date of Apr. 6, 2005 for the content already disclosed in the prior application, per the requirements of 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 120 and 37 C.F.R. 1.78. FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to design and construction of durable and reusable golf tees. The main advantage of present invention helps to reduce the loss of or damages to the golf tee, and therefore, has great environmental value. [0003] Golf tees traditionally are simply a wood stick with a widened seat on top for the ball to be placed. Although tees are relatively inexpensive and golfers usually carry a package of them in the golf bags, golfers sometimes run into problems when these one-time-use tees are used up in a game. [0004] Present invention provides a durable golf tee that allows golf players to carry only ONE tee of present invention and do not need to worry about buying a bunch of tees again and again. [0005] Because golfers need not repeatedly buy those one-time golf tees, present invention also has high environmental value in reducing wasted material. OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] Present invention has a unique construction for a first tee having separable ball seat portion, so that the tee will not be damaged by golf swings. [0007] Furthermore, a string is utilized to connect the first separable tee to a second tee, so that even when the first tee is hit up in the air, the string along with the second tee actually pull back and stop the first tee from flying out and disappear into any long grassy area on or around the tee-off box in the golf course. [0008] The string used to connect the separable first tee and the second tee also helps to create a line for golfers to visualize and provides a good guidance for improving golf games. [0009] The ball seat of the first tee is separable from, but connected to the middle ring portion and base by a combination of a wire and spring, creating the desired structure to withstand hitting and quick restoration to original shape. [0010] Present invention has great advantage over prior art patent by inventor Hyung Choon Lee, U.S. Pat. No. 6,783,470 (Lee 470 Patent) in that: [0011] (1) said Lee 470 Patent uses a clevis pin (8) to connect the ball seat to the base; often times these hard pins tend to break. [0012] (2) said Lee 470 Patent is a two-piece construction, whereas present invention is a three-piece construction, allowing the better string attachment and more durable tee than Lee 470 Patent. [0013] (3) said Lee 470 Patent provides no bevel angle at the junction of top ball seat and the base, so that there is more resistance for break-away action (at time of club head impacting the tee) and the restoration (from the break-away ball seat back to the base) requires more alignment effort. [0014] (4) said tee of Lee 470 Patent could become lost in the grass, just like other regular tees, lacking the string/second tee pulling of present invention, which ensures golfers will always be able to locate the tee. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0015] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the preferred embodiment of the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. [0016] A brief description of the drawings is as follows: [0017] FIG. 1 shows the durable golf tee having a first tee and a second tee connected by a string. [0018] FIG. 2a shows the assembled profile view of first tee. [0019] FIG. 2b shows the exploded view of first tee. [0020] FIG. 3a shows the position of the ball seat being slanted, upon striking by golf clubs. [0021] FIG. 3b shows the wire being secured to the base by a end-clamp fitted to a cave slot on top of the base; and also shows the bevel angle made to the protruding of the middle ring portion. Continue reading about Durable golf tee construction... 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