Golf tee

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an improved golf tee, which has a body and a retaining member. The body is composed of a ball-supporting cup, a shank and a dentated trench. The dentated trench is disposed on the outer surface of the shank, and is composed of a longitudinal groove, and a plurality of rectangular slots. The retaining member includes an interior cavity, and a tab extended from the inner surface of the interior cavity. The retaining member is capable of moving along the longitudinal groove on the shank by engaging the tab with any of the plurality of rectangular slots, thereby allows the user to adjust the retaining member to any desirable position on the body of the golf tee.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf tee for positioning and supporting a golf ball, comprising:
 a body having an upper end and a lower end, which comprises:
 a ball-supporting cup disposed at the upper end of the body for supporting the golf ball; 
 a shank extends downward from the bottom of the ball-supporting cup toward the lower end of the body and gradually forms a tapered end; and 
 a dentated trench disposed on the shank and is consisted of a longitudinal groove and a plurality of rectangular slots, wherein the longitudinal groove is oriented to be parallel to the vertical direction of the shank and the plurality of rectangular slots are disposed along at least one side of the longitudinal groove; and 
   a retaining member having an interior cavity and a tab that is extended from the inner surface of the interior cavity;   wherein during operation, the retaining member is capable of moving along the shank by engaging the tab with any of the plurality of rectangular slots to adjust and/or fix the retaining member at a desirable position.   
     
     
         2 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , further comprising a level indicator disposed at the center of the ball-supporting cup. 
     
     
         3 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rectangular slots are disposed on both sides of the longitudinal groove. 
     
     
         4 . The golf tee of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of rectangular slots are alternatively disposed on each side of the longitudinal groove. 
     
     
         5 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , wherein any two adjacent rectangular slots are spaced between a distance of about 0.1 to 2 cm. 
     
     
         6 . The golf tee of  claim 5 , wherein the distance is about 0.2 to 0.5 cm. 
     
     
         7 . The golf tee of  claim 5 , wherein the distance between any two rectangular slots is the same. 
     
     
         8 . The golf tee of  claim 5 , wherein the distance between any two rectangular slots is different. 
     
     
         9 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , further comprising a securing nail; and a connecting member, wherein the securing nail is coupled to the retaining member via the connecting member. 
     
     
         10 . The golf tee of  claim 9 , wherein the connecting member is a thread. 
     
     
         11 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , wherein the ball-supporting cup is made from a plastic, a metal, a natural or synthetic material. 
     
     
         12 . The golf tee of  claim 1 , wherein the shank is made from a plastic, a metal, a natural or synthetic material.