Golf Tee Holder

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf tee holder for use during the play of golf. The holder can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket during play. The holder includes a housing having a top portion providing access to a hollow inner chamber, surrounding walls and a bottom portion. In a preferred embodiment, at least the top portion is flexible and resilient and includes a longitudinally oriented slit opening normally biased to a closed position allowing a golfer to add or remove golf tees by squeezing from the ends of the top to open and close the chamber.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 202,994 filed Aug. 10, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 301,140 filed Feb. 29, 2016, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the game of golf, more specifically to a device for holding golf tees during play of the game.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Golf is a popular sport around the world. Participation in the game requires various pieces of specialized equipment and accessories including clubs, golf balls, and golf tees to name a few. Golf tees are used to elevate the ball off the ground when playing the first shot to drive the ball down a fairway. Golf tees have a head, elongated shaft, and a pointed end for pushing into the ground and are generally about 1.5 to 3.25 inches in length and about ⅜ inch in diameter at the head. During play, golf tees are frequently...

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Benefits of technology

This patent is for a low-cost golf tee holder that can be conveniently attached to a golfer's pocket or belt. It allows for easy access to multiple golf tees without the need to load or unload them one by one, which saves time and prevents damage to clothing. The holder includes a flexible and resilient top that can be easily opened and closed for easy loading and unloading of tees. Overall, this invention provides added convenience and saves time during play.

Problems solved by technology

Many players carry spare tees in their golf bag which can be cumbersome and lead to delays in the game as a player has to continually retrieve spare tees from their golf bag.

While this is more convenient than carrying tees in a cart or bag, it can cause other problems such as excessive wear in pockets, holes in pockets or even discomfort on the skin underneath a pocket owing to the pointed tips on the tees.

However, many golf tee holders and dispensers include complex and burdensome mechanisms that require a player to load and dispense tees in a prescribed orientation, for example, head to tail in single file or on top of one another.

This can be burdensome, whether performed before or during play.

While the prior art golf tee holders provide some useful features many are burdensome to use, overly-complex, expensive, and require care in loading prior to use.

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