Golf tee container

Claim 2

A golf tee container for receiving a plurality of tapered golf tees and orienting same for manual removal in a one-at-atime fashion, said container comprising: an open-ended tubular member of transparent plastic material having a length and diameter suitable for loosely receiving a plurality of stacked golf tees, said tubular member being adapted for upright attachment to a supporting surface, and a pair of identical tee retainers located at the upper and lower ends of the tubular member, each retainer being of one-piece molded plastic material and including: first annular internal wall means adhesively secured adjacent a respective end of said tubular member, and an end wall disposed perpendicular to said first internal wall means and having second annular internal wall means arranged co-axially with said tubular member, said second internal wall means comprising inner and outer beveled surfaces which converge to produce an annular edge defining a resilient teereceiving opening, said opening being smaller than the largest cross-section of a tee utilized in conjunction with said tubular member; the lower tee retainer being disposed such that the inner beveled surface thereOf retains and supports the lowermost tee of a stack of tees in said tubular member such that a shank portion of the lowermost tee projects outwardly beyond said tee-receiving opening in an operable orientation of said tee container; the outer beveled surface of said upper retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pushed shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be inserted into said tubular member; the inner beveled surface of said lower retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pulled shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be removed from said tubular member.

Claim 3

A golf tee container for receiving a plurality of tapered golf tees and orienting same for manual removal in a one-at-a-time fashion, said container comprising: an opening-ended tubular member of transparent plastic material having a length and diameter suitable for loosely receiving a plurality of stacked golf tees, said tubular member being adapted for upright attachment to a supporting surface, and a pair of identical tee retainers located at the upper and lower ends of the tubular member, each retainer being of one-piece molded plastic material and including: first annular internal wall means adhesively secured adjacent a respective end of said tubular member, and an end wall disposed perpendicular to said first internal wall means and having a second annular internal wall means arranged co-axially with said tubular member, said second internal wall means comprising inner and outer beveled surfaces which converge to produce an annular edge defining a resilient tee-receiving opening, said opening being smaller than the largest cross-section of a tee utilized in conjunction with said tubular member; a clip member including a cylindrical body portion having: an internal annular surface at one end which is in surrounding relationship with, and adhesively secured to, an outer wall surface of said tubular member, a shoulder portion at the top of said internal annular surface overlying the top of said tubular member; an external annular surface at the other end thereof which is the same size as the outer wall surface of said tubular member, the second internal wall means of the upper retainer being disposed in surrounding relationship to, and adhesively secured to, said external annular surface of said cylindrical body portion, and a resilient arm projecting from said body portion and extending along the tubular member for attachment to a supporting surface to hold said tubular member in an upright position; the lower tee retainer being disposed such that the inner beveled surface thereof retains and supports the lowermost tee of a stack of tees in said tubular member such that a shank portion of the lowermost tee projects outwardly beyond said tee-receiving opening in an operable orientation of said tee container; the outer beveled surface of said upper retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pushed shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be inserted into said tubular member; the inner beveled surface of said lower retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pulled shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be removed from said tubular member.

Claim 4

A golf tee container for receiving a plurality of tapered golf tees and orienting same for manual removal in a one-at-a-time fashion, said container comprising: an opening-ended tubular member of transparent plastic material having a length and diameter suitable for loosely receiving a plurality of stacked golf tees, said tubular member being adapted for upright attachment to a supporting surface, and a pair of identical tee retainers located at the upper and lower ends of the tubular member, each retainer being of one-piece molded plastic material and including: first annular internal wall means adhesively secured adjacent a respective end of said tubular member, and an end wall disposed perpendicular to said first internal wall means and having a second annular internal wall means arranged co-axially with said tubular member, said second internal wall means comprising inner and outer beveled surfaces which converge to produce an annular edge defining a resilient tee-receiving opening, said opening being smaller than the largest cross-section of a tee utilized in conjunction with said tubular member; a clip member including a cylindrical body portion having: an internal annular surface at one end which is in surrounding relationship with, and adhesively secured to, an outer wall surface of said tubular member, a shoulder portion at the top of said internal annular surface overlying the top of said tubular member; an external annular surface at the other end thereof which is the same size as the outer wall surface of said tubular member, the second internal wall means of the upper retainer being disposed in surrounding relationship to, and adhesively secured to, said external annular surface of said cylindrical body portion, and a resilient arm projecting from said body portion and extending along the tubular member for attachment to a supporting surface to hold said tubular member in an upright position; the lower tee retainer being disposed such that the inner beveled surface thereof retains and supports the lowermost tee of a stack of tees in said tubular member such that a shank portion of the lowermost tee projects outwardly beyond said tee-receiving opening in an operable orientation of said tee container; the outer beveled surface of said upper retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pushed shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be inserted into said tubular member; the inner beveled surface of said lower retainer being resiliently compressible under the influence of a tee being manually pulled shank-first through the tee-receiving opening thereof to permit the tee to be removed from said tubular member.