Patent ID: 8246492

Claim:
A baseball/softball batting tee comprising: a base; a height adjustable support post mounted in a substantially vertical orientation on the base, said support post including an upper tube and a lower tube, a circumferential groove formed in an inner surface of the upper end of the lower tube, said upper tube being received within said lower tube in a telescoping relationship for height adjustment, a lower end of said lower tube being secured to said base and a wiper seal formed as a flexible ring that is snap-fit into said groove formed in the upper end of the lower tube for sealing engagement with said upper tube, said wiper seal maintaining frictional engagement against the outer surface of the upper tube during height adjustment of said support post using said tube telescoping relationship and, when a desired height is obtained, said frictional engagement of said wiper seal maintaining a chosen support post height set by an insertion depth of the upper tube within the lower tube; and a rod with a ball-cup mounted to an upper end thereof, said rod being telescopically received within said support post.