GOLF TEE STRUCTURE WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT

• US 20040204268A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chih-Ching Hsien
• Original Assignee: Chih-Ching Hsien
• Inventors: Hsien, Chih-Ching
• Granted Patent: US 6,811,499 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/396
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/10 Golf tees
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/15 height-adjustable

Abstract

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 portion of the lower body. Thus, the height of the golf tee structure can be adjusted arbitrarily so as to fit the requirement of users of different stature. In addition, the adjusting rod of the upper body can be locked on the hollow portion of the lower body rigidly and stably.

Claims

1. :

A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper body, wherein;

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 member retractably mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body;

the adjusting member of the upper body has a periphery formed with a receiving hole;

the hollow portion of the lower body has a periphery formed with a plurality of positioning holes;

a positioning ball is mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and detachably locked in one of the positioning holes of the lower body; and

an elastic member is mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and urged between the positioning ball and a wall of the receiving hole of the upper body.

2. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lower body has a lower end formed with a pointed portion.

3. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the upper body has a horn shape.

4. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the upper body has an upper portion formed with a cone-shaped ball seat.

5. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the ball seat of the upper body has a top face formed with a concave portion.

6. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 4, wherein the ball seat of the upper body has a side formed with a protruding pointer.

7. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 6, wherein the pointer of the upper body is provided with an indication line.

13. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the hollow portion of the lower body has an outer wall formed with a plurality of barb-shaped locking portions.

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14. :

A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper body, wherein;

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 member retractably mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body;

the adjusting member of the upper body has a periphery formed with a receiving hole;

the hollow portion of the lower body has a periphery formed with a plurality of positioning holes;

a positioning block is mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and detachably locked in one of the positioning holes of the lower body; and

an elastic member is mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and urged between the positioning block and a wall of the receiving hole of the upper body.

11. :

The golf tee structure in accordance with claim 14, wherein the positioning block has a first side formed with an arcuate positioning boss locked in one of the positioning holes of the lower body and a second side formed with a stub secured on an end of the elastic member.

15. :

A golf tee structure, comprising a lower body, and an upper body, wherein;

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 member retractably mounted in the hollow portion of the lower body;

the adjusting member of the upper body is formed with a receiving hole extended through the adjusting rod;

the hollow portion of the lower body has two opposite sides each formed with a plurality of positioning holes;

two opposite positioning balls are mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and each of the two opposite positioning balls is detachably locked in one of the positioning holes of the lower body; and

an elastic member mounted in the receiving hole of the adjusting member of the upper body and urged between the two positioning balls.