Patent ID: 8663034

Claim:
A kickoff tee for supporting a football during a kickoff, comprising: a kickoff tee having proximal and distal ends; a horseshoe-shaped support wall comprising a proximal portion at the proximal end of the kickoff tee and a pair of opposing lateral portions extending from the proximal portion towards the distal end of the kickoff tee; a kicking surface extending from the proximal portion of the support wall to the distal end of the kickoff tee and between the opposing lateral portions of the support wall, the kicking surface and the opposing lateral portions of the support wall defining a kicking channel that is closed at the proximal end of the kickoff tee and open at the distal end of the kickoff tee; and a pair of protrusions, each extending from an inner surface of the pair of opposing lateral portions of the support wall, wherein each protrusion tapers downward from a top of the support wall and terminates prior to intersecting the kicking surface.