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  Tee stopperUSPTO Application #: 20060100038Title: Tee stopper Abstract: There is disclosed a golf tee. The golf tee may comprise a shaft and a stopper. The shaft may comprise a length. The shaft may comprise an outer diameter. The stopper may comprise a length. The stopper may comprise an inner diameter. The inner diameter may fit the outer diameter. The ratio of the stopper length to the shaft length may be less than or equal to ⅛. (end of abstract)
Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP - Westlake Village, CA, US Inventors: David Rose, Craig Rose USPTO Applicaton #: 20060100038 - Class: 473387000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Golf, Tee The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060100038. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
NOTICE OF COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE DRESS [0001] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. This patent document may show and/or describe matter which is or may become trade dress of the owner. The copyright and trade dress owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by any one of the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright and trade dress rights whatsoever. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to golf tees. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Golf has long been an American pastime. According to the National Golf Foundation, more than 26 million people in the United States play golf. [0006] Golf is a game whose object is to sink a golf ball into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a golf course by using as few strokes of a golf club as possible and avoiding various natural or artificial hazards or obstacles. A golf club is a long-shafted club with a head of wood, steel, or other metal alloy, used to hit the ball in golf. A stroke is to propel a golf ball with a controlled swinging blow. [0007] A golf tee is a peg with a concave top used to position a golf ball above the ground before striking it at the beginning of play on a hole. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf tee. [0009] FIG. 2 is a plan view of a stopper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0010] Throughout this description, the embodiments and examples shown should be considered as exemplars, rather than limitations on the apparatus and methods of the present invention. [0011] Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown a perspective view of a golf tee 100. The golf tee 100 may include a cup 105, a shaft 110, a tip 115, and a stopper 120. Typically, the cup 105, the shaft 110, and the tip 115 are manufactured from a single piece of rigid material such as wood, plastic, or composite wheat. The golf tee 100 may be coated with a varnish or paint. [0012] The golf tee 100 has a top end 160 and a bottom end 170. The cup 105 may be disposed at the top end 160 of the golf tee 100. The cup 105 may include a concave surface 130. The concave surface 130 may be disposed as a top surface of the cup 105. The concave surface 130 may be adapted to support a golf ball (not shown). A golf ball may rest on top of the concave surface 130. The golf ball may be struck by a golf club, thereby launching the golf ball from the concave surface 130. [0013] The tip 115 may be disposed at the bottom end 170 of the golf tee 100. The tip 115 may be tapered to a point 135. The golf tee 100 may be inserted into the ground, tip 115 first. The tip 115 may provide for precise insertion of the golf tee 100 into the ground. [0014] Commonly, the ground of a golf course includes turf. Turf is the upper stratum of earth that is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants forming a thick mat. The turf of a golf course may be natural or it may be a placed piece, cut or pared off from an upper stratum of earth with its green growth preserved. Turf is generally soft. Typically, it requires little force to insert the golf tee 100 into turf. [0015] The shaft 110 may be integral to the cup 105 and the tip 115. The shaft 110 may include a generally cylindrical geometry. The shaft 110 may include an outer diameter 145 and a length 140. The outer diameter 145 may be 3/16'' or other dimension. The length 140 of the shaft 110 may be selected to provide a height 125 of the golf tee 100. Golf tees are typically manufactured with a height 125 of between approximately 11/2'' and 41/2'', in a variety of increments. Golfers may have a preference for a specific height 125. Typically, beginner or novice golfers prefer the golf tee 100 to be longer. [0016] The length 140 of the shaft 110 may be selected based on various factors, such as the quality of the turf. Factors that affect the quality of the turf may include hardness of the turf, density of the turf, length of the grass of the turf, moisture content of the turf, and other characteristics of the turf. The length 140 of the shaft 110 may be selected so that when the golf tee 100 is at least partially inserted into the turf, the turf provides support to hold the golf tee 100 and a golf ball in place. [0017] Many golfers believe that a key to consistent performance is to limit variation in playing conditions. For a golfer to accurately stroke the golf ball, the golfer may prefer that the golf ball rest on the golf tee 100 at a specific height above the ground. The selection of the specific height above the ground may be based on the selection of golf club, type of golf ball, the experience of the golfer and other factors. [0018] With the advent of the new larger headed drivers proper teeing height of the ball becomes a focus. The height of the teed up ball may match the best striking spot on the driver head for optimum results. Since the new age drivers may be large and vary in depth from top to bottom it has become very difficult to tee the ball at the height necessary to achieve the proper trajectory for maximum driving distance. Balls teed too low or too high tend to result in shorter and less accurate drives. Since the larger head drivers require longer tees it may be difficult to judge the correct tee ball height without readjusting the tee against the driver head. [0019] Referring now to FIG. 2, there is shown a plan view of the stopper 120. A stopper is an accessory which fits to a shaft of a golf tee and aids the golfer in inserting the golf tee into turf no further than a desired depth. The stopper 120 may be a part of the golf tee 100 or separate. Referring now to both FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the golfer may position the stopper 120 along the shaft 110 at any desired circumference. The golfer may insert the golf tee into the ground to a position where the stopper 120 abuts the ground, thereby positioning the concave surface 130 at a set optimal height above the ground. [0020] The stopper 120 may include an elongate geometry. The stopper 120 may define an opening 205. The opening 205 may include dimensions selected to allow the shaft 110 to slide through when force is applied. The opening 205 may include a cross-sectional shape of a circle, a triangle, an oval, a square, a star, or other regular or irregular shape. The opening 205 may be a pinhole. The size of the opening 205 may be equal to or smaller than the outer diameter 145 of the shaft 110. For example purposes, the opening 205 may be a cylindrical bore and have an inner diameter 210 of approximately 1/8'', or other dimension. If the inner diameter 210 has approximately the same dimensions as the outer diameter 145, when the stopper 120 is placed on the shaft 110, the stopper 120 may form a friction fit with the shaft 110. If the diameter 210 has smaller dimensions than the outer diameter 145, when the stopper 120 is placed on the shaft 110, the stopper 120 may form an interference fit with the shaft 110. Continue reading... Full patent description for Tee stopper Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Tee stopper patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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