Synthetic golfing tee and method of manufacturing same
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1. A hollow synthetic golf tee comprising:
- a ball supporting end having an annular surface which is contoured for supporting a golf ball;
a tapered end for facilitating insertion of at least a portion of the synthetic tee into a ground surface; and
an intermediate portion interconnecting said ball supporting end and said tapered end with one another to form a contiguous monolithic golf tee;
wherein a central bore extends completely through said ball supporting end, said intermediate portion and a portion of said tapered ends;
said ball supporting end tapers into a sharp circular linear edge which provides a perimeter point contact for solely Engaging with and supporting a golf ball, during use, to minimize a contact area between a golf ball and the golf tee when the golf ball is supported thereon.
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Abstract
An improved synthetic golf tee which has a substantially uniform transverse cross sectional wall thickness along the entire length thereof from a ball supporting end to a tapered end. The tee can be manufactured by either injection molding or machining and is the same weight or is slightly heavier in weight than a conventional wooden tee. A central bore extends through a major portion of the golf tee.
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1. A hollow synthetic golf tee comprising:
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a ball supporting end having an annular surface which is contoured for supporting a golf ball; a tapered end for facilitating insertion of at least a portion of the synthetic tee into a ground surface; and an intermediate portion interconnecting said ball supporting end and said tapered end with one another to form a contiguous monolithic golf tee; wherein a central bore extends completely through said ball supporting end, said intermediate portion and a portion of said tapered ends; said ball supporting end tapers into a sharp circular linear edge which provides a perimeter point contact for solely Engaging with and supporting a golf ball, during use, to minimize a contact area between a golf ball and the golf tee when the golf ball is supported thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a synthetic golf tee comprising the steps of:
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providing a ball supporting end with an annular surface which is contoured for supporting a golf ball; providing said synthetic golf tee with a tapered end for facilitating insertion of at least a portion of the synthetic tee into a ground surface; providing an intermediate portion to interconnect said ball supporting end and said tapered end with one another to form a contiguous monolithic golf tee; and forming a central bore completely through said ball supporting end, said intermediate portion and a portion of said tapered end; forming said annular surface of said ball supporting end with a circular linear edge which provides a perimeter point contact for solely engaging with and supporting a golf ball during use to minimize the area contact between a golf ball and the golf tee when the golf ball is supported on the golf tee; inserting said golf tee in a ground surface; and supporting said golf ball solely by said circular linear edge to minimize the contact area between a golf ball and the golf tee. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hollow synthetic golf tee in combination with a golf ball, said synthetic golf tee comprising:
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a ball supporting end having an annular surface which is contoured for supporting a golf ball; a tapered end for facilitating insertion of at least a portion of the synthetic tee into a ground surface; and an intermediate portion interconnecting said ball supporting end and said tapered end with one another to form a contiguous monolithic golf tee; wherein a central bore extends completely through said ball supporting end, said intermediate portion and a major portion of said tapered end; each of said ball supporting end, said intermediate portion and said tapered end has a substantially uniform transverse cross sectional wall thickness along the entire length thereof; said ball supporting end tapers into a sharp circular linear edge which provides a perimeter point contact for solely engaging with and supporting a golf ball, during use, to minimize a contact area between a golf ball and the golf tee when the golf ball is supported thereon; and said golf ball being supported solely by said sharp circular linear edge to minimize contact between said golf ball and said golf tee.
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