| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for setting a golf tee having an enlarged head, a shank, and a tip into a ground surface such that the enlarged head is positioned at a predetermined height above the ground surface. <P>SOLUTION: The golf tee setting device includes a generally tubular body defining a bore adapted to receive the head and shank of a golf tee, and a plunger within the bore with an axial face selectively positioned to a predetermined distance from a first end of the bore. A flexible membrane disposed in the bore proximate to its first end defines a plurality of radially-inwardly projecting fingers whose tips radially engage the shank of a golf tee that has been inserted into the bore, whereby the shank of the received tee is radially stabilized within the bore. The membrane's fingers resiliently flex axially within the bore to permit the passage of the head of the tee, both as the tee is first received in the bore and thereafter when removing the device from a tee that has been set into the ground using the device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT</p> |
