An Improved Golf Tee or Rest.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1890-Accepted, 14th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Golf Tee or Rest.
We, WILLIAM GIBSON BLOXSOM, Cromwell Lodge, North Berwick Actuary and
ARTHUR SHERWOOD DOUGLAS Assistant Superintendent Castle Mills, Edinburgh do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object the provision of an improved portable tee or rest
for balls used by golf players to replace the usual sand or grass tee. The improved
tee or rest is made of India-rubber or similar elastic or flexible material, and consists
of a flat or curved plate either circular, triangular, or any other shape provided with
one or more studs near its centre on its upper surface on which to support or rest the
ball preparatory to its being struck by the golf club. The stud or studs may be of
any suitable height, and generally longer than may be required in use so that the
golfer may reduce them to a length to suit his taste. The improved tee has the
advantage of enabling the player to have his ball teed always to the same height
whilst avoiding the necessity for making up a tee for each stroke and also serving
to protect the turf of the golf course.
Dated this Fifteenth day of Angust. 1889.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Golf Tee or Rest.
We WILLIAM GIBSON BLOXSOM Cromwell Lodge, North Berwick and ARTHUR
SHERWOOD DOUGLAS, Castle Mills, Edinburgh, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention has for its object the provision of an improved portable tee or rest
for balls used by golf players to replace the usual sand or grass tee. The improved
tee or rest is made of India rubber or similar elastic or flexible material and consists
of a flat or curved plate either circular, triangular or any other shape provided with
one or more studs near its centre on its upper surface on which to support or rest
the ball preparatory to its being struck by the golf club.
In practice we find it preferable to use one stud made hollow or tubular for light-
ness, and placed at the extreme edge of the plate rather than towards the centre in
order that there may be none of it visible on the striking side of the ball to catch the
players eye and also because it is found when so placed that there is less tendency
for the tee to be driven any distance when the ball is struck.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention figure 1 is a plan of
the improved tee figure 2 a plan and figure 3 a sectional elevation showing a golf
ball supported on the tee. The tee stud A which is hollow is formed in this example
at the edge of the flat plate B. The arrow indicates the direction in which the ball
is driven. The stud A, may be of any suitable height, and generally longer than may
be required in use so that the golfer may reduce it to a length to suit his taste.
The improved tee has the advantage of enabling the player to have his ball teed
always to the same height whilst avoiding the necessity for making up a tee for
each stroke and also serving to protect the turf of the golf course.
The manufacture of these tees is accomplished by the usual methods employed by
India rubber manufacturers in producing moulded articles.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
A portable golf tee or rest constructed substantially as herein before described.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agents.