Golf tee

Abstract

A golf tee includes a support member having a support post and a ball support portion extending from the support post, and a ball support removably mounted on the support member and having a mounting seat detachably mounted on the ball support portion of the support member and a plurality of support claws mounted on the mounting seat to support a golf ball. Thus, the golf tee has two different ways to support the golf ball according to the requirement of different users, thereby facilitating the user operating the golf tee, and thereby enhancing the versatility of the golf tee.

1 . A golf tee, comprising: 
 a support member having a support post and a ball support portion extending from the support post;    a ball support removably mounted on the support member and having a mounting seat detachably mounted on the ball support portion of the support member and a plurality of support claws mounted on the mounting seat to support a golf ball.    
   
   
       2 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the ball support portion of the support member is integrally formed on and extended from an upper end of the support post.  
   
   
       3 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support member has a first engaging portion located in the ball support portion, and the ball support has a second engaging portion located on the mounting seat and engaged with the first engaging portion of the support member to secure the ball support to the support member.  
   
   
       4 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the first engaging portion of the support member is a screw bore integrally formed in the ball support portion, and the second engaging portion of the ball support is a threaded rod integrally formed on a bottom face of the mounting seat and screwed into the first engaging portion of the support member.  
   
   
       5 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the ball support portion of the support member has a top face formed with a recessed portion to receive the golf ball.  
   
   
       6 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the first engaging portion of the support member is located in a central portion of the recessed portion of the ball support portion.  
   
   
       7 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support claws of the ball support are disposed at an upright state.  
   
   
       8 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support claws of the ball support are arranged in an annular manner about an axial direction of the mounting seat.  
   
   
       9 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the support claws of the ball support has a lower end secured to a periphery of the mounting seat.  
   
   
       10 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the support claws of the ball support has an inner side, an outer side and a top face located between the inner side and the outer side, the outer side of each of the support claws has a length greater than that of the inner side, so that the top face of each of the support claws has an oblique shape and is directed inward toward a central portion of the support claws.  
   
   
       11 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 10 , wherein the top faces of the support claws are used to support the golf ball.  
   
   
       12 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the second engaging portion of the ball support is disengageable from the first engaging portion of the support member to remove the ball support to the support member, so that the support member is used individually.  
   
   
       13 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the support claws of the ball support has an upper end provided with a substantially semi-spherical support block to support the golf ball.  
   
   
       14 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the first engaging portion of the support member is a shaft hole integrally formed in the ball support portion, and the second engaging portion of the ball support is a protruding rod integrally formed on a bottom face of the mounting seat and inserted into the first engaging portion of the support member.  
   
   
       15 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the first engaging portion of the support member has a periphery formed with a retaining groove, and the second engaging portion of the ball support has a periphery formed with a protruding retaining flange detachably snapped into the retaining groove of the first engaging portion of the support member.  
   
   
       16 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support post of the support member has a changeable length.  
   
   
       17 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein each of the support claws of the ball support has a changeable length.  
   
   
       18 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support post of the support member has a length greater than that of each of the support claws of the ball support.  
   
   
       19 . The golf tee in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the support post of the support member has a length smaller than that of each of the support claws of the ball support.