Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to golf glove accessories and, more particularly, to an accessory for a golf glove which includes generally flexible, planar sheet of material which includes opposite ends having hook and/or loop fasteners affixed thereto and a center section which includes at least one elastic fabric loop projecting upwards from the planar material sheet, the ends of the planar material sheet operative to be wrapped around and affixed to the complementary hook and/or loop fastening material found on a golf glove with the center section of the planar material sheet positioned atop the golf glove in an easily accessible position for the insertion, storage, and removal of golf tees within the elastic fabric loops positioned on the golf tee holder.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/010,794, filed Jan. 11, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    The present disclosure generally relates to the field of golf accessories, and more particularly to a golf tee retaining accessory that can be removably attached to a golf glove closure flap. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    When playing a round of golf, it is important that the golfer have all of his or her golfing accessories in easily accessible locations. These include such items as golf tees, ball markers, green repair devices, and score keeping devices, in addition to many other golfing accessories which are carried by the ordinary golfer. For the most part, the golfer carries these items in his or her pockets, but this can become uncomfortable, particularly where one or more golf tees are being carried in the pocket. Furthermore, with the advent of golf tees of increased length, it has become more and more uncomfortable to carry these golf tees in the pant, skirt or short pocket, and therefore there is a need for an easily accessible yet unobtrusive device which can carry one or more tees thereon yet which does not require use of the pocket for such carrying purposes. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    The present disclosure is directed to golf glove accessories and, more particularly, to an accessory for a golf glove which includes generally flexible, planar sheet of material which includes opposite ends having hook and/or loop fasteners affixed thereto and a center section which includes at least one elastic fabric loop projecting upwards from the planar material sheet, the ends of the planar material sheet operative to be wrapped around and affixed to the complementary hook and/or loop fastening material found on a golf glove with the center section of the planar material sheet positioned atop the golf glove in an easily accessible position for the insertion, storage, and removal of golf tees within the elastic fabric loops positioned on the golf tee holder. 
         [0005]    It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not necessarily restrictive of the present disclosure. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate subject matter of the disclosure. Together, the descriptions and the drawings serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]    The numerous advantages of the disclosure may be better understood by those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying figures in which: 
           [0007]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a golf glove having the golf tee holder of the present disclosure mounted thereon; 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of the golf tee holder of the present disclosure showing the attachment to the golf glove; 
           [0009]      FIGS. 3   a ,  3   b  and  3   c  are top, side and end elevational views, respectively, of the golf tee holder before expansion to accommodate golf tees; and 
           [0010]      FIGS. 4   a ,  4   b  and  4   c  are top, side and end elevational views, respectively, of the golf tee holder expanded to accommodate golf tees. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    Reference will now be made in detail to the subject matter disclosed, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 
         [0012]    The golf tee holder  10  of the present disclosure is shown best in  FIGS. 1-4   c  as including a planar material sheet  12  which, in the preferred embodiment, would be a flexible elongated sheet of material constructed of fabric or plastic, and which would include a first end  24 , second end  34 , and center section  14 . In the preferred embodiment, the planar material sheet  12  would have a length of approximately two to four inches and a width of approximately one-half to one inch, although these dimensions may be modified or changed depending on the number of tees desired to be carried and the exact positioning of the golf tee holder  10  on the golf glove  80 . 
         [0013]    Mounted on the first and second ends  24  and  34  of planar material sheet  12  are hook and/or loop connectors  26  and  36  which, in the preferred embodiment, would each cover approximately one quarter of the total length of the planar material sheet  12  such that when the first end  24  and second end  34  are folded downwards and inwards, the first and second ends  24  and  34  are positioned generally adjacent one another, as shown best in  FIG. 2 . The first and second ends  24  and  34 , in connection with hook and/or loop fasteners  26  and  36 , are used to secure the planar material sheet  12  on the golf glove  80  by engaging the hook and/or loop fastener material  84  on the closure flap  82  of golf glove  80  in the manner shown best in  FIGS. 1 and 2 . Specifically, once the planar material sheet  12  is positioned on the top portion of closure flap  82 , the first and second ends  24  and  34  are folded downwards and inwards to connect the hook and/or loop fasteners  26  and  36  to the complementary hook and/or loop fastener  84  on the underside of closure flap  82 . When these hook and loop fasteners  26 ,  36 , and  84  connect with one another, they cooperate to secure the planar material sheet  12  and hence golf tee holder  10  on the golf glove  80 . The golf tee holder  10  would then be removed merely by separating the hook and loop connectors  26  and  36  from the hook and loop connector  84  and disengaging the planar material sheet  12  from the closure flap  82  of golf glove  80 . 
         [0014]    The important golf tee retaining portion of the golf tee holder  10  of the present disclosure is shown best in  FIGS. 1-4   c  as including the center section  14  of planar material sheet  12  on which are affixed a plurality of elastic fabric loops  18   a ,  18   b , and  18   c , each of which are generally identical to one another, and therefore the following description of elastic fabric loop  18   a  should be understood to apply equally to the remaining elastic fabric loops  18   b  and  18   c  mounted thereon. In the preferred embodiment, elastic fabric loop  18   a  would be constructed as a loop of elastic fabric material which is affixed at the lower ends thereof to the top portion of center section  14  of planar material sheet  12  by an appropriate fastening device such as by sewing the elastic fabric loop  18   a  thereon or affixing it thereto via adhesive or the like, either of which would serve the intended purpose of securing the elastic fabric loop  18   a  on the planar material sheet  12 . Once the elastic fabric loop  18   a  is securely mounted on the center section  14  of planar material sheet  12 , it may be used to secure a golf tee  40  therein. The golf tee  40  would be inserted into the elastic fabric Loop  18   a  with the insertion end  42  of golf tee  40  extending through the elastic fabric loop  18   a . Because the ball support end  44  of golf tee  40  has a larger diameter than the insertion end  42 , the golf tee  40  can only extend so far into the elastic fabric loop  18   a  until the elastic material from which the elastic fabric Loop  18   a  is constructed will not readily expand further and at this point the mid-point (approximately) of the golf tee  40  is positioned within the elastic fabric loop  18   a . This serves to frictionally secure the golf tee  40  within the elastic fabric Loop  18   a  and, because the elastic fabric loop  18   a  extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the planar material sheet  12 , the golf tee  40  is positioned across the back of the golf glove  80  and thus across the back of the wearer&#39;s hand, keeping the golf tee  40  in an easily accessible yet unobtrusive and non-interfering position. In a like manner, golf tees may be inserted into the other elastic fabric loops  18   b  and  18   c , and therefore the user of the golf tee holder  10  of the present disclosure may support and hold upwards of three tees on the golf tee holder  10 , with the golf tees  40  being supported in an easily accessible yet comfortable support position. An alternate embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the first end  24  having a button and the second end  34  having a button hole. 
         [0015]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a golf glove  80  that may accompany the present disclosure. The golf glove may comprise a slit  86  that is formed on a sleeve of the golf glove  80 . The slit may allow a user&#39;s hand to pass through the sleeve of the golf glove when the user is putting the golf glove  80  on or taking the glove  80  off. The golf glove  80  may have a closure flap  82  mounted to the glove body  80 . Furthermore, the golf glove  80  may have a flap fastener  88 . The flap fastener  88  may comprise a complimentary hook and/or loop fastener with respect to the underside of the closure flap  82  so that the closure flap  82  and flap fastener  88  become interlocked when the closure flap  82  and the flap fastener  88  are pressed together. 
         [0016]    It is to be understood that numerous additions, modifications and substitutions may be made to the golf tee holder  10  of the present disclosure which fall within the intended broad scope of the above description. For example, the planar material sheet  12  and elastic fabric loops  18   a - c  may be constructed of many different materials and in many different shapes and sizes so long as the intended functionality described previously is neither significantly degraded nor destroyed. Furthermore, the precise type of hook and loop connector material  26  and  36  may be modified or changed depending on the hook and loop fastener material  84  found on the golf glove  80 , as it will be necessary to provide complimentary hook and loop fastening material to permit the present disclosure to function correctly. Finally, although the present disclosure has been described as being primarily designed for use with the support and storage of golf tees, the present disclosure may be used in connection with other types of golf accessories for storage thereof, and such modifications should be understood to be a part of this disclosure. 
         [0017]    In one embodiment, a distributor of the golf tee holder  10  may have a logo or mark added to the golf tee holder  10  for advertisement purposes. This logo or mark may be added by an ink jet printer and the like. 
         [0018]    There has therefore been shown and described a golf tee holder  10  which accomplishes at least all of its intended purposes. 
         [0019]    It is believed that the present disclosure and many of its attendant advantages will be understood by the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the components without departing from the disclosed subject matter or without sacrificing all of its material advantages. The form described is merely explanatory, and it is the intention of the following claims to encompass and include such changes.