Patent ID: 7008335

Claim:
A golf tee comprising: a burying device including a concave head portion for retaining a golf ball, and a first cone extending from the head portion by a predetermined length; at least one stacked inserting device including a second cone made of a thin sheet and arranged to receive therein the first cone of said burying device, and at least one blocking protrusion formed in an outer circumference of the second cone; a spring compressed between said burying device and said at least one stacked inserting device; and a coupling device coupled with the burying device, the coupling device including a cylindrical body with openings in an upper portion and a lower portion thereof sized for said at least one stacked inserting device to pass therethrough, a blocking jaw formed in an inner circumference of said lower portion of the cylindrical body and arranged to engage said at least one blocking protrusion to block passage of said at least one stacked inserting device through the opening in said lower portion, and at least one groove formed in the blocking jaw sized for said at least one blocking protrusion to be released from said blocking jaw when said at least one groove and said at least one blocking protrusion are coincidingly aligned with each other so that said at least one stacked inserting device can pass out of the opening in said lower portion under urging of said compressed spring.