Improvements in and relating to Golfing Appliances.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Golfing Appliances.
I, DAVID DALZIEL, of 26 Commerce Street, in the City and County of
Glasgow, Stationer and Envelope Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide at the holeing stations, à surface for
driving golf balls from, and whereby the necessity of building sand hills, or using
portable tees will be obviated, and clubs will not get broken.
According to my improvements I use a block, preferably of square or rectangular
shape, and which I sink in a hole or recess in the ground, until its top surface
comes level with the turf.
This block may be formed of rubber, canvas, wood, or like material, but would
preferably be of rubber, or other suitable material inflated with air or other fluid
pressure to form an elastic or cushion surface, so that should the "driver," or golf
club strike same, in striking or missing the ball, it will rebound without getting
broken.
At the forward looking end of this block a cup or tee would be fitted for the
golf ball to rest on.
This would be effected by fitting a metal hinge at the lower part of block, and
attaching to same a vertical strip of rubber having a cup shaped ball holder at its
top end. As the ball is driven from the holder the hinged device will fold down
within a recessed part of the ground in front of the block, while if the club should
miss the ball it will strike the rubber part in front of the block and so not get
injured. The ball holding cup may be raised or lowered to any desired regulated
height by making it portable and fitting it with an adjustable screw stem or like
device, and a groove or recess may be formed at end of block for the hinged
device to rest back on.
Dated the 20th February 1895.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Golfing Appliances.
I, DAVID DALZIEL of 26 Commerce Street, in the City and County of
Glasgow, Stationer and Envelope Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement in writing, that is
to say :-
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This invention has for its object to provide at the holeing stations of golf
greens, a surface for driving golf balls from, and whereby the necessity of building
sand hills and of using portable tees will be obviated, clubs will not be broken nor
the turf be cut up..
The improvements essentially consist in using a block of flexible material carried

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in a frame sunk in the ground so that the central top surface of said block comes
level with the turf of green. A flexible and height adjustable tee for the ball to
rest on works in a slot in said block and is carried on a moveable joint, so that
when the ball is struck by the golf club, said tee folds down within the frame and
it may be automatically returned to its normall ball driving off position by the
recoil action, of a, spring. While should the club miss the ball and strike the
flexible block it will not get broken nor the turf get destroyed.
And in order that others skilled in the art to which my invention relates may
undertand how same may be carried into practice I have hereunto appended an
explanatory sheet of drawings in which.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of my appliance as located in golfing position.
Figure 2 is a corresponding plan view.
Figure 3 and 4 are longitudinal and horizontal sections respectively, and
Figure 5 is a cross section taken on the line 1-1 on Figure 3, and
Figure 6 is a detached section of the adjustable tee and hinged joint.
Referring to these drawings:-
The frame A is preferaby made of cast iron with a central hollow open part Al
while its top surface is covered with vulcanized india rubber A2 or other flexible
material preferably bent round and secured under the ends of frame A³, the
rubber being cemented in an ordinary manner to the metal. The frame A is sunk
into a hole formed in the ground, and the rubber part 2 is inclined both ways
from the centre of block which is on a level with that of the turf. The rubber
tee B is formed with a broad collar part at its lower end which fits into a metal
holder B, and held in place by a, screwed on cap B2 which can be further secured
by a pinching screw b.
A screw spindle is formed on lower end of metal holder B₁ and adjustably
screws into a socket holder B³ on moveable part of hinge, the fixed plate B* of
hinge being screwed to inner surface of base of frame A. By turning the tee B in
the one direction or the other the screw spindle ¹ will raise or lower same in socket
holder B3 so that the top of tee can be adjusted to suit the level desired above
rubber surface A². A spring preferably an endless band of india rubber C is held
between a hook C! formed on socket holder B3, and a hook C² secured near open
end of frame A, the latter being cover by a portable kneed plate C³.
When the golf club strikes at the upper flexible part B of tee in driving off the
ball D, it folds down on its moveable joint within the recessed part A¹ of frame as
shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 and it is brought back again to the driving off
position preferably by the recoil action of the spring C. The top part of the tee B
is slightly dished for the ball to rest on; and a pad of india rubber a' is fitted at
the bottom of hollow part A to act as a cushion for the metal part of moveable
tee striking on.
Other forms of hinges may be used, such as ball and socket or other joints which
would give the flexible movement to the tee piece or the latter may be formed
sufficiently flexible of itself or have a spring fitted in connection with its lower
part for this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
First. A golfing appliance constructed and arranged substantially as herein set
forth.
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Second. A golfing appliance consisting of a fixed frame with flexible part on
top, and a tee rest working in combination therewith substantially as set forth...
Third. A tee rest consisting of the combination of a hinged metal part and a
I flexible ball rest substantially as set forth.
Fourth. A tee rest consisting of the combination of a flexible ball rest, and
means for adjusting the length of said ball rest to suit the driving height desired
substantially as set forth.
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page_text: Fifth. A tee rest consisting of the combination of a hinged metal part, a flexible
ball rest and means for adjusting the length of said ball rest to suit the driving
height desired substantially as set forth."
Doted the 19th da
Nba 100x
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.