Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A device for facilitating the placing of a golf tee in the ground, said device comprised of a hollow golf tee holder head defined by a head chamber and shaft head, the shaft having the tee holding head axially affixed by fastener means to a terminal end, the tee holding head comprised of a rod having a first end portion axially affixed to the terminal end of the shaft and a second end portion having a bearing surface head contoured substantially to the recessed upper surface of a standard golf tee, said second end portion terminating in an affixed head portion comprised of three or more equally spaced apart spring arm elements, each spring arm element being positioned in a cutout in a wall which define said head chamber, said elements having interior gripping surfaces conforming to the shape of the upper cross section of a standard golf tee head, said spring arm elements extending from the rod outer diameter surface of the bearing surface head, said rod having machine screw threads on an exterior portion accommodating a sleeve having matching machine screw threads, said sleeve axially moveable along the rod exterior.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
192 words
A device for facilitating the placing of a golf tee in the ground, said device comprised of a hollow golf tee holder head defined by a head chamber and shaft head, the shaft having the tee holding head axially affixed by fastener means to a terminal end, the tee holding head comprised of a rod having a first end portion axially affixed to the terminal end of the shaft and a second end portion having a bearing surface head contoured substantially to the recessed upper surface of a standard golf tee, said second end portion terminating in an affixed head portion comprised of three or more equally spaced apart spring arm elements, each spring arm element being positioned in a cutout in a wall which define said head chamber, said elements having interior gripping surfaces conforming to the shape of the upper cross section of a standard golf tee head, said spring arm elements extending from the rod outer diameter surface of the bearing surface head, said rod having machine screw threads on an exterior portion accommodating a sleeve having matching machine screw threads, said sleeve axially moveable along the rod exterior.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the spring arm elements provide gripping surfaces at a point beyond the bearing surface head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the spring arm elements have gripping surfaces which extend below the head of a golf tee positioned in the tee holding head.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the spring arm elements in combination with the head chamber wall provide an outwardly sloped receiving surface having an angle of about 15° to about 30° relative to the longitudinal axis of said shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the axially moveable sleeve has a terminal end portion enclosing the tee holding head spring arm elements, said sleeve terminal portion having a terminal end which establishes the distance between the bearing surface and the ground.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein a linear scale is attached thereto which illustrates by sleeve position a predetermined placed tee height.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the bearing surface head contoured substantially to the recessed upper surface of a standard golf tee is comprised of a screw head, said screw axially affixing the head portion to the rod.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the spring arm elements gripping surface define a circle having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the bearing surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the axially moveable sleeve has a restricted travel in relationship to the rod and bearing surface head of from about 0.3 inches to about 1.7 inches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the contour of the tee holder acts as a guide to direct a golf tee head into the bearing surface and also, confines the tee head, which limits tee head lateral movement as the tee shaft is inserted into the ground.