Flexible golf tee

• US 20020022538A1
• Filed: 07/30/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ICF Incorporated LLC (ICF International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: ICF Incorporated LLC (ICF International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Choi, Kyoung-Soo
• Application Number:
  US09/919,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20020022538A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/396
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/10 Golf tees
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/13 foldable or separable

Abstract

A flexible golf tee not easily broken or pulled out from the grass when a golfer hits a tee-shot, includes: a upper body, a middle body, a strong rubber string to connect the upper body and the middle body, the rubber string having a projection on both sides in order not to be separated from the tee, a washer for connecting the upper body and the rubber string in order not to be separated, and a lower body having a plurality of layers for convenient putting the tee into the grass.

Claims

1. A flexible golf tee not easily broken or pulled out from the grass when a golfer hits a tee-shot, comprising:

a upper body,

a middle body,

a strong rubber string to connect said upper body and said middle body, said rubber string having a projection on both sides in order not to be separated from the tee,

a washer for connecting said upper body and said rubber string in order not to be separated, and

a lower body having a plurality of layers for convenient putting said tee into the grass.

2. A flexible golf tee not easily separated or pulled out from the grass when a golfer hits a tee-shot, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rubber string connects said upper body and said middle body with elasticity and wherein said bodies are not easily separated from said tee when a golfer hits a tee-shot.