Golf ball and tee positioning device

Claim 2

A golf ball and tee positioning device comprising a. a handle for setting a tee and a golf ball resting thereon, into the ground, while the player is in standing position, b. a yieldable rest for the top portion of the golf ball at the bottom of the handle, c. a retainer for the tee adapted to clamp the tee and golf ball in assembled position at said end, d. means for mounting said retainer for pivotal movement between a position in alignment with said yieldable rest at the bottom end of said handle and a position laterally thereof, and e. means responsive to a longitudinal movement of said handle in the direction of its longitudinal axis following the insertion of the tee into the ground and the conclusion of the penetration thereof to a predetermined depth, for moving said retainer to its lateral position to permit the withdrawal of the handle from the tee and golf ball resting thereon.

Claim 3

A device as set forth in claim 1, including means connected to the lower end of said handle branched therefrom symmetrically with respect to said retainer and terminating in legs with spiked ends for guided penetration into the ground, and an adjustable limit stop on each of said legs above the spiked ends thereof.

Claim 4

A device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the lower end of each of said legs is formed of a threaded rod, with an internally threaded cylindrical bushing in engagement therewith, with each spiked end extending from the lower end of the bushing, and the limit stop formed of an annular disk extending from the lateral wall thereof.

Claim 5

A device as set forth in claim 3, including a lock-nut in engagement with the threaded end of each leg above each bushing to fix the annular disk in desired adjusted position.

Claim 6

A golf ball and tee positioning device comprising a. a handle for setting a tee and a golf ball resting thereon, into the ground while the player is in standing position, b. a cylindrical sleeve at the lower end of said handle, c. a cylindrical member mounted for reciprocable movement beyond the open end of said sleeve, d. a yieldable rest for the top portion of the golf ball at the free end of said cylindrical member, e. a pair of spaced legs extending laterally from the end of said cylindrical member and bent in directions parallel to the common central axis of said handle, sleeve and cylindrical member, f. said legs terminating in threaded cylindrical ends, g. an internally threaded bushing for adjustable mounting on each of the threaded ends of said legs and fitted with a sharp projection at the free end of said bushing for penetration of the turf, and a transverse flange at an intermediate part of said bushing for limiting the extent of penetration of said projection, h. a retainer for the tee adapted to clamp the tee and golf ball in assembled position against said yieldable rest, i. means for mounting said retainer for pivotal movement between a position in alignment with said rest and lower end of said cylindrical member and handle, and a position laterally thereof around a pivotal axis above said rest and legs, and j. means responsive to a longitudinal movement of said handle in the direction of its longitudinal axis following the insertion of the tee into the ground and the conclusion of the penetration thereof to a predetermined depth, for moving said retainer to its lateral position to permit the withdrawal of the handle from the tee and golf ball resting thereon.

Claim 7

A golf ball and tee positioning device comprising a. a handle for setting a tee and a golf ball resting thereon, into the ground while the player is in standing position, b. a cylindrical sleeve at the lower end of said handle, c. a cylindrical member mounted for reciprocable movement beyond the open end of said sleeve, d. a yieldable rest for the top portion of the golf ball at the free end of said cylindrical member, e. a pair of spaced legs extending laterally from the end of said cylindrical member and bent in directions parallel to the common central axis of said handle, sleeve and cylindrical member, f. said legs terminating in threaded cylindrical ends, g. an internally threaded bushing for adjustable mounting on each of the threaded ends of said legs and fitted with a sharp projection at the free end of said bushing for penetration of the turf, and a transverse flange at an intermediate part of said bushing for limiting the extent of penetration of said projection, h. a retainer for the tee adapted to clamp the tee and golf ball in assembled position against said yieldable rest, i. means for mounting said retainer for pivotal movement between a position in alignment with said rest and lower end of said cylindrical member and handle, and a position laterally thereof around a pivotal axis above said rest and legs, and j. means responsive to a longitudinal movement of said handle in the direction of its longitudinal axis following the insertion of the tee into the ground and the conclusion of the penetration thereof to a predetermined depth, for moving said retainer to its lateral position to permit the withdrawal of the handle from the tee and golf ball resting thereon.

Claim 8

A device as set forth in claim 5, including spring means within said sleeve and cylindrical member for biasing the latter in an outward direction, with the axis of said pivotal movement disposed above said spring means.

Claim 9

A device as set forth in claim 6, including an abutment for the upper end of said spring means comprising a rotary cylindrical pin extending across both said sleeve and cylindrical member, an arm having one end thereof extending from said retainer with the upper end thereof affixed to said cylindrical pin, and said sleeve and cylindrical member having cooperating elongated slots in proximity to said cylindrical pin to permit translating and pivotal movements of the components of the device.

Claim 10

A device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said last-mentioned arm is comprised of upper and lower offset portions, and locking means for the upper portion mounted at the lower end of said cylindrical member.

Claim 11

A device as set forth in claim 8, wherein the upper portion of said arm is disposed in close proximity to the lateral wall of said sleeve and the lower portion thereof is more widely spaced from the longitudinal axis of said handle and sleeve.

Claim 12

A device as set forth in claim 9, including connections for fastening said retainer to the threaded end of the lower portion of said arm.

Claim 13

A device as set forth in claim 10, wherein said retainer is provided with symmetrically disposed upstanding guides for the ball adjacent to the fastened end thereof, and bifurcated wings at the free end thereof for supporting the neck of the golf tee, with an opening therebetween wider than the thickness of the stem below the neck of the tee.

Claim 14

A device as set forth in claim 10, wherein said arm is of cylindrical cross-section having a narrowed portion adjacent to said locking means, said locking means having a cylindrical passage therein opening into a narrow slot at the free end of said locking means, for permitting limited restrictive movement of said arm in a longitudinal direction until said narrowed portion arrives opposite said narrow slot, which permits the lateral throw of said arm through said slot.

Claim 15

A device as set forth in claim 10, wherein said arm is a flattened bar provided with a vertically disposed bayonet slot therein comprised of a narrowed passage below a widened passage, and said locking means comprises an enlarged head in engagement with the narrowed passage, for permitting limited restrictive movement of said arm in a longitudinal direction until said widened passage arrives opposite said enlarged head, which permits the lateral throw of said arm from said enlarged locking head.