Protective collar for golf tees
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1. A protective collar for golf tees to absorb the shock of impact of a golf club striking the collar and reduce the transmission of force of the golf club against a golf tee positioned within the collar comprising:
- (A) an inner tubular cushioning member of soft resilient material;
(B) the cushioning member having a golf tee shank receiving hole extending axially therethrough, said hole being of a smaller diameter than the outside diameter of 0.150 inches (3.18 mm) of a standard golf tee shank when said collar is not positioned on a golf tee; and
(C) a circumferentially continuous outer tubular cover member surrounding the cushioning member in intimate contact therewith;
(D) said cover member being constructed of resilient material which is harder than the material of the cushioning member to withstand the initial high impact of a golf club striking the outside of the collar.
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Abstract
A composite collar for surrounding a golf tee shank and protecting it from being broken or damaged by being struck by a golf club. The collar has an inner tubular cushioning member of soft cushioning material which fits on a golf tee shank and an outer tubular resilient cover of harder material than the inner mamber to withstand the initial high impact of being struck by a golf club. The outer cover member may be a bright color for high visibility.
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1. A protective collar for golf tees to absorb the shock of impact of a golf club striking the collar and reduce the transmission of force of the golf club against a golf tee positioned within the collar comprising:
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(A) an inner tubular cushioning member of soft resilient material; (B) the cushioning member having a golf tee shank receiving hole extending axially therethrough, said hole being of a smaller diameter than the outside diameter of 0.150 inches (3.18 mm) of a standard golf tee shank when said collar is not positioned on a golf tee; and (C) a circumferentially continuous outer tubular cover member surrounding the cushioning member in intimate contact therewith; (D) said cover member being constructed of resilient material which is harder than the material of the cushioning member to withstand the initial high impact of a golf club striking the outside of the collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In combination, a golf tee having a head and a shank, and a protective collar surrounding the shank comprising:
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(A) an inner tubular cushioning member of soft resilient material to absorb the shock of impact of a golf club striking the collar and reduce the transmission of force of the golf club against the golf tee positioned within the collar; (B) the cushioning member having a hole extending axially therethrough, and being of a diameter which will receive the shank of the golf tee inserted therein; and (C) a circumferentially continuous outer tubular cover member surrounding the cushioning member; (D) said cover member being constructed of resilient material which is harder than the material of the cushioning member to withstand the initial high impact of a golf club striking the outside of the collar. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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