Golf tee and marker box

Abstract

A golf tee holder includes a thin box having a top, a bottom and lateral open sides and a thickness based on a diameter of a golf tee. Laterally overlapping filaments (LOF) line the plurality of open sides and provide a friction retention of multiple golf tees inserted through the LOF into the thin box. Furthermore, a clip disposed on the thin box attaches it to a ball cap bill. A golf ball marker comprises a component of the thin box in some embodiments. A spring element within the thin box returns a golf tee pressed into it back out through the lateral overlapping filaments to a user of the thin box. The lateral overlapping filaments comprise one of bristles, fibers, cord, string, fuzz and tuft.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf tee holder, comprising:
 a thin box having a top, a bottom and lateral sides and a thickness based on a diameter of a golf tee, the box configured to define a plurality of open sides; and   a plurality of laterally overlapping filaments configured to line the plurality of open sides and provide a friction retention of a plurality of golf tees.   
     
     
         2 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a clip disposed on the thin box, the clip configured to attach the thin box to a ball cap bill. 
     
     
         3 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a golf ball marker component. 
     
     
         4 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of laterally overlapping filaments have a length equal to or greater than the thickness of the box and are attached to one or both of a top and a bottom of the thin box. 
     
     
         5 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of laterally overlapping filaments converge centrally from two end sides of the lateral sides in a rectangle shaped thin box. 
     
     
         6 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the laterally overlapping filaments is less than or equal to a thickness of the thin box. 
     
     
         7 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of open sides is equal to or less than three lateral sides. 
     
     
         8 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the thin box is a nominal 5/16 th  to 7/16 th  inches. 
     
     
         9 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein a length of the thin box is a nominal 1.5 inches to 2.0 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the clip comprises a concave component and a complementary convex component configured to a curvature of a ball cap bill. 
     
     
         11 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , wherein the lateral overlapping filaments comprise one of bristles, fibers, cord, string, fuzz and tuft. 
     
     
         12 . The golf tee holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a spring element within the thin box configured to return a golf tee pressed into it back out through the lateral overlapping filaments. 
     
     
         13 . A golf tee holder, comprising:
 a thin box having a top, a bottom and lateral sides and a thickness based on a diameter of a golf tee, the box configured to define a plurality of open sides;   a plurality of laterally overlapping filaments configured to line the plurality of open sides for a friction retention of a plurality of golf tees; and   a spring element within the thin box configured to return a golf tee pressed into it back out through the lateral overlapping filaments.   
     
     
         14 . The golf tee holder of  claim 13 , further comprising a top row and a bottom row of laterally overlapping filaments (LOF) wherein sides of the top row of LOF overlap sides of the bottom row of LOF. 
     
     
         15 . A method of holding golf tees, the method comprising:
 defining a plurality of open sides in a thin box having a top, a bottom and lateral sides and a thickness based on a diameter of a golf tee;   retaining a plurality of golf tees in the thin box via friction between a plurality of laterally overlapping filaments lining the open sides and the golf tees; and   returning a golf tee inserted more than a predefined portion into the thin box back out through the laterally overlapping filaments via a spring element within the thin box.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the predefined portion of insertion is equal to or less than one half the length of a golf tee. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the predefined portion of insertion is equal to or less than three-fourths the length of a golf tee. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising clipping the thin box onto a bill of a sports cap via a clip attached to the thin box. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising marking a golf ball via a marker component of the thin box. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising piggy-backing one thin box onto another thin box via a clip attached to each thin box.