Golf Tee Slot Support for Pocketable Cigar Holding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cigar and cigarette holders are either bulky or difficult to carry, and there is a need for a compact solution that allows golfers to conveniently store and use a cigar or cigarette during a round of golf without it touching damp or dirty grass.

Innovation Solution

A cigar/cigarette support that integrates a slot for securing a golf tee, allowing the support to be easily stored in a pocket and deployed to hold a cigar or cigarette using the golf tee as a stand, with the tee being removable for golf use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a cigar/cigarette holder is designed to sit directly on a surface, then it provides stable support, but it allows the cigar or cigarette to touch damp or dirty grass

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontact with damp or dirty grassVSAvoidconvenience of use

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a golf tee as an intermediary object between the support and the ground. The tee's spike portion penetrates the ground while the support rests on the tee's flared top, creating a barrier that prevents direct contact between the cigar/cigarette and contaminated ground surfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a cigar/cigarette holder is raised off a surface, then it prevents contact with damp or dirty grass, but it becomes bulky and hard to fit in a pocket

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontact with damp or dirty grassVSAvoidportability

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the support structure with a golf tee, combining two objects into one integrated unit. The support is designed with a receptacle that fits over the tee's flared top, creating a compact assembly that can be easily carried in a pocket while still providing elevation off the ground.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a multi-functional object that serves both as a golf tee (for teeing up golf balls) and as a cigar/cigarette holder. This universal design eliminates the need for separate devices, reducing overall volume and improving portability while maintaining the ground-elevation function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If a golf tee is inserted into the slot, then the support can be secured to the ground, but the slot must be large enough to accommodate the tee

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecuring to groundVSAvoidslot structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating a slot with varying dimensions along its length. The slot is wider at the opening to facilitate easy insertion of the golf tee, then narrows along the insertion path, and finally expands again at the bottom to provide a retaining space that secures the tee in place without requiring excessive overall size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20260041144A1Support with Slot

Publication Date: 2026.02.12 NOBLE GIFT SOLUTIONS LLC

AI summary

Supports for cigars and cigarettes that include a slot for insertion of a golf tee.