Golf tee setting device

Abstract

A golf tee setting device including an elongated body and a retaining bracket affixed to the bottom of the elongated body. The retaining bracket includes a tee retaining foot for supporting the enlarged head at the top of a golf tee. The foot is provided with a keyhole slot for snugly receiving therein the enlarged head of the golf tee. A tee retaining shoe is positioned below the foot. The shoe has a channel aligned with the keyhole slot for loosely engaging the tapered bottom end of the golf tee. A retaining arm is slidably secured to the elongated body above the retaining bracket. The arm has a cup at its bottom for selectively pressing a golf ball, positioned atop a tee in said keyhole slot, toward the bracket.

1 . A golf tee setting device, comprising:
 an elongated body including:
 a tubular sleeve having a bore therein; and, 
 a leg affixed to said tubular sleeve, said leg including:
 a lateral member projecting rearwardly from said tubular sleeve; and, 
 a longitudinal member extending downwardly from said lateral member so as to stop at a terminal end spaced rearwardly of said bore; 
 
   a retaining bracket being affixed to said terminal end of said longitudinal member, said retaining bracket including:
 a tee retaining foot for supporting the enlarged head at the top of a golf tee, said foot being provided with a keyhole slot, being positioned beneath said tubular sleeve, for snugly receiving therein the enlarged head of the golf tee, said slot having a circular hole being axially aligned with said bore and a notch extending forward from said hole so as to open to the front of said device; and, 
 a tee retaining shoe being positioned below said foot and being spaced apart from said foot and projecting forwardly of said foot, and said shoe having a channel being aligned with said notch for loosely engaging the tapered bottom end of the golf tee, said channel being about twice as long as said keyhole slot; and, 
   a retaining arm being slidably positioned within said bore in said tubular sleeve, said retaining arm extending from the top and bottom of said tubular sleeve, and said arm having a cup at the bottom thereof for selectively pressing a golf ball, positioned atop a tee positioned in said keyhole slot, toward said tee retaining foot.