Patent ID: 7645202
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf tee comprising, an anchoring device for fastening to the ground in a golf course, at least one receptacle member for mounting on the anchoring device to support a golf ball for hitting by a golf player with a golf club, and a cord member for linking the at least one receptacle member to the anchoring device, wherein: the at least one receptacle member each comprises a cup-like receptacle head for supporting the golf ball for hitting, a shank vertically downwardly extending from a bottom side of the cup-like receptacle head, a wire hole transversely cut through the shank, and a coupling portion disposed at a bottom side of the shank; the anchoring device comprises a flat top head, a plurality of through holes cut through top and bottom sides of the flat top head and equiangularly spaced along the periphery of the flat top head, a coupling portion located at the center of the flat top head for receiving the coupling portion of one of the at least one receptacle member to hold the receptacle member in vertical, and a nail body downwardly extending from the flat top head for fastening to the ground; a cord member is inserted through the wire hole of each of a receptacle member and through one of the through holes of the anchoring device, having two end stops respectively and fixedly provided at two distal ends thereof that secure the cord member to the at least one receptacle member and the anchoring device for allowing free movement of the at least one receptacle member and the anchoring device along the cord member.