Golf ball support body

Abstract

A golf ball support body S adapted to be removably attached to a golf tee T having a leg T 1 adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section T 2 disposed above the leg T 1, said golf ball support body S comprising a ball support section 10 in the upper end, a large-sized inner section 12 disposed below the ball support section 10 for receiving the horizontally enlarged section T 2 of said golf tee T, a small-sized inner section 14 disposed below said large-sized inner section 12 for insertion-holding the lower portion of said golf tee T disposed below the horizontally enlarged section T 2 so as to prevent downward separation of the golf tee T, and separation preventive inward projections 26 disposed in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section 12 for preventing upward separation of said golf tee T, and said golf ball support body S being able to be attached to the golf tee T in a state in which said lower portion of said golf tee T is held by the small-sized inner section 14 and in which said horizontally enlarged section T 2 is received in said large-sized inner section 12 so that upward separation of said golf tee T is prevented by said separation preventive inward projections 26.

1 . A golf ball support body adapted to be removably attached to a leg body having a leg adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section disposed above the leg, 
 said golf ball support body comprising a ball support section in the upper end, a large-sized inner section disposed below the ball support section for receiving the horizontally enlarged section of said leg body, a small-sized inner section disposed below said large-sized inner section for insertion-holding the lower portion of said leg body disposed below the horizontally enlarged section so as to prevent downward separation of the leg body, and a separation preventive section disposed in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section for preventing upward separation of said leg body, and said golf ball support body being able to be attached to the leg body in a state in which said lower portion of said leg body is held by the small-sized inner section and in which said horizontally enlarged section is received in said large-sized inner section so that upward separation of said leg body is prevented by said separation preventive section.    
   
   
       2 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the ball support section comprises three or more support projections which project substantially upward or upwardly outward, said support projections serving to support a golf ball thereon, said support projections being positioned above the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section to surround the upper portion of the large-sized inner section.  
   
   
       3 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein it comprises an upper structure having said ball support section, separation preventive section, and large-sized inner section, a lower holding section having said small-sized inner section, and a connecting section for connecting said upper structure and lower holding section, 
 the lower side of the large-sized inner section in said upper structure is contracted to form a downward opening, and said small-sized inner section having an upward opening,    a laterally opened section for inserting the leg of said leg body through the small-sized inner section of the lower holding section from the upward opening between the downward opening in said upper structure and the upward opening in said lower holding section, and for inserting the horizontally enlarged section of said leg body into the large-sized inner section from the downward opening in said upper structure.    
   
   
       4 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said connecting section is in the form of a band with a width not more than one third of the entire circumference of the downward opening in the upper structure, and connects the outer side of the downward opening in the upper structure to the outer side of the upward opening in the lower holding section, and of the portions located between the downward opening in the upper structure and the upward opening in the lower holding section, those other than the connecting section constitute said laterally opened section.  
   
   
       5 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said connecting section is made of elastic material, so that when the leg of said leg body is inserted into the small-sized inner section of the lower holding section from the upward opening, the connecting section is elastically deformed to allow said upper structure to be temporally laterally displaced.  
   
   
       6 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein at least the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section in said upper structure is made of elastic material, so that the enlargement of the downward opening due to elastic deformation thereof allows insertion and separation of said horizontally enlarged section into and from said large-sized inner section, respectively, through the downward opening.  
   
   
       7 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein at least the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section in said upper structure is made of elastic material, the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section having one or two or more cuts open to the downward opening, the horizontal gap in the cuts being enlarged by elastic deformation of said outer periphery to allow the horizontal dimension of the downward opening to enlarge.  
   
   
       8 . A golf ball support body adapted to be removably attached to a leg body having a leg adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section disposed above the leg, said golf ball support body comprising 
 a ball support section at the upper end thereof, whose interior is opened upward and downward,    a large-sized inner section disposed below the ball support section,    an insertion opening and a separation preventive inward projection in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section, said insertion opening being upwardly opened via the interior of said ball support section, and    a leg projection opening disposed below the large-sized inner section, horizontal inner dimension of said leg projection opening being smaller than that of said large-sized inner section,    said golf ball support body being able to be attached to the leg body in a state in which at least the lower portion of the leg of said leg body projects beyond said leg projection opening, and in which said horizontally enlarged section is received in said large-sized inner section and prevented by said inward projection from separation.    
   
   
       9 . A golf ball support body adapted to be removably attached to a leg body having a leg adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section disposed above the leg, 
 said golf ball support body comprising    a ball support section at the upper end thereof, whose interior is opened upward and downward,    a large-sized inner section disposed below the ball support section,    a small-sized inner section disposed below said large-sized inner section and communicating with the large-sized inner section, horizontal inner dimension of said small-sized inner section being smaller than that of said large-sized inner section,    an insertion opening and a separation preventive inward projection in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section, said insertion opening being upwardly opened via the interior of said ball support section, and    a leg projection opening below said small-sized inner section,    said golf ball support body being able to be attached to the leg body in a state in which at least the lower portion of the leg of said leg body projects beyond said leg projection opening, in which the upper portion of the leg is received in the small-sized inner section, and in which said horizontally enlarged section is received in said large-sized inner section and prevented by said inward projection from separation.    
   
   
       10 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein at least the outer periphery of the small-sized inner section is made of elastic material, the outer periphery of the small-sized inner section having one or a plurality of slits whose lower ends reach the leg projection opening, the horizontal gap in the slits being enlarged by elastic deformation of said outer periphery to allow the horizontal dimension of the small-sized inner section to enlarge.  
   
   
       11 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein at least the outer peripheries of the small-sized inner section and large-sized inner section are made of elastic material, the upper end or ends of one or two or more said slits reaching the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section, the horizontal gap in said slits being enlarged by elastic deformation of one or both of said outer peripheries to allow the horizontal dimension of the small-sized inner section and/or large-sized inner section to enlarge.  
   
   
       12 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein at least the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section is made of elastic material, the outer periphery of said large-sized inner section having one or two or more upwardly opened cuts, the horizontal gap in the cuts being enlarged by elastic deformation of said outer periphery to allow the horizontal dimension of the large-sized inner section to enlarge.  
   
   
       13 . A golf ball support body adapted to be removably attached to a leg body having a leg adapted to be inserted into the ground for standing by itself and a horizontally enlarged section disposed above the leg, 
 said golf ball support body comprising    a ball support section at the upper end thereof, whose interior is opened upward and downward,    a large-sized inner section disposed below the ball support section,    an insertion opening and a separation preventive section in the upper portion of said large-sized inner section, said insertion opening being upwardly opened via the interior of said ball support section, said separation preventive section being switchable between an inwardly projecting position where it projects inwardly of the large-sized inner section and a non-projecting position located outwardly thereof,    a leg projection opening disposed below the large-sized inner section, horizontal inner dimension of said leg projection opening being smaller than that of said large-sized inner section,    insertion and removal of said leg body into and from said large-sized inner section being effected during the time said separation preventive section is in the non-projecting position,    the leg body being attached in position in a state in which at least the lower portion of the leg of said leg body projects out of said leg projection opening, in which said horizontally enlarged section is received in said large-sized inner section, and in which said separation preventive section is in the inwardly projecting position, in which state the upward separation of the horizontally enlarged section is prevented by the separation preventive section.    
   
   
       14 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein said separation preventive section is supported at its opposite ends by a pair of peripherally spaced fulcrums disposed on the large outer periphery constituting the outer periphery of the large-sized inner section, the dimension of the separation preventive section between said opposite ends is greater than the linear distance between the two fulcrums in a non-loaded state, so that the preventive separation section can be stabilized both in a state in which it projects inward beyond a straight line connecting the two fulcrums and in a state in which it overhangs outward, and in an intermediate state between the two, the separation preventive section hardly gets stabilized, wherein the separation preventive section assumes, when in the inwardly projecting state, an inwardly projecting position and assumes, when in the outwardly overhanging state, a non-projecting position.  
   
   
       15 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein said separation preventive section faces both inwardly and outwardly of the large outer periphery, so that in the non-projecting position, when it is pushed in from outside the large outer periphery to pass through said intermediate position, it is switched to said inwardly projecting position, and in the inwardly projecting position, when it is pushed out from inside the large outer periphery to pass through said intermediate state, it is switched to said non-projecting position.  
   
   
       16 . A golf ball support body as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein it is made wholly of synthetic resin, and a thin-walled intermediate hinge is formed intermediate between the opposite ends of said separation preventive section, said pair of fulcrums being in the form of thin-walled hinges.