Patent ID: 6053822
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf tee for providing a soft lie for a golf ball comprising:a) a stem member connected to a head member, said stem member having a free end adapted to be inserted into a means for retaining said golf tee in an upright position;b) said head member having an upper portion defined by a top portion and a shoulder, said shoulder defining a periphery of said top portion and terminating at a side-of-head of said head member;c) a plurality of holes in said shoulder, spaced along said shoulder and about said periphery of said top portion, each hole of said plurality of holes extending into said head member in a direction substantially following a major axis of said stem member and said each hole canted toward said major axis, said each hole for receiving and retaining a group of bristles respectively; andd) a plurality of groups of bristles, each group of bristles of said plurality of groups of bristles received and retained in said each hole, respectively, in said shoulder for providing a circular brush member above said shoulder for defining said soft lie for a golf ball.