Golf tee placement apparatus

Abstract

A golf tee placement apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a body, an elongated post and a handle. The body may have a hollow body interior portion, and may include a body proximal end and a body distal end. The elongated post may be disposed in the hollow body interior portion, and may be configured to slide along a body length. The handle may be disposed at the body proximal end, and may be configured to pivotally move between a handle closed position and a handle open position via a hinge disposed along a portion of a handle length. A handle interior portion may be exposed when the handle may be in the handle open position. The handle interior portion may include a post attachment unit configured to attach a post proximal portion with the handle interior portion.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a body having a hollow body interior portion, wherein the body comprises a body proximal end and a body distal end;   an elongated post disposed in the hollow body interior portion, wherein:
 the elongated post is configured to slide along a body length, and 
 the elongated post comprises a post proximal portion and a post distal portion; and 
   a handle disposed at the body proximal end, wherein:
 the handle is configured to pivotally move between a handle closed position and a handle open position via a first hinge disposed along a portion of a handle length, 
 a handle interior portion is exposed when the handle is in the handle open position, and 
 the handle interior portion comprises a post attachment unit configured to attach the post proximal portion with the handle interior portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow body interior portion is configured to receive a golf tee in proximity to the body distal end, and wherein the post distal portion is configured to apply a downward push to a golf tee proximal end when the handle is slid down towards ground. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the body, the elongated post and the handle has a cylindrical shape, and wherein a body longitudinal axis, a handle longitudinal axis and an elongated post longitudinal axis are aligned with each other. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the post proximal portion comprises a plurality of through holes disposed along a length of the post proximal portion, and wherein the plurality of through holes is disposed at different distances from a post proximal end. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the post attachment unit comprises a protruding member configured to be inserted into a through hole of the plurality of through holes, and wherein the post proximal portion is locked in the handle interior portion when the protruding member is inserted into the through hole and the handle is moved to the handle closed position. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a level unit configured to indicate an apparatus alignment relative to ground, wherein the level unit is disposed in the handle. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the level unit is a bubble level or a spirit level. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a spring unit, wherein one end of the spring unit is attached to the body proximal end, and wherein the handle distal portion is configured to slide along the body length inside the hollow body interior portion. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a cavity disposed in proximity to the body distal end, wherein the cavity comprises a cavity proximal end and a cavity distal end, and wherein a post distal end is disposed in proximity to the cavity proximal end. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  further comprising a cover unit configured to slide along a body length in proximity to the body distal end. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the cover unit comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are attached to each other at an intersection edge of the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are pivotally attached to each other via a second hinge disposed at the intersection edge. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the first portion is configured to slide along the body length to move between a cover open position and a cover closed position, wherein the first portion covers the cavity in the cover closed position, and wherein the first portion exposes the cavity in the cover open position. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the second portion is configured to move between a first position relative to the first portion and a second position relative to the first portion, wherein a second portion longitudinal axis is parallel to a first portion longitudinal axis when the second portion is in the first position, and wherein the second portion longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the first portion longitudinal axis when the second portion is in the second position. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the cover unit is locked in the cover closed position when the second portion is moved to the second position. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 13  further comprising a golf tee holding unit disposed in proximity to the body distal end, wherein the golf tee holding unit is configured to hold a golf tee received in the hollow body interior portion via the cavity when the first portion is in the cover open position. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein a golf tee proximal end is disposed in proximity to a post distal end when the golf tee is held in the golf tee holding unit, and wherein the golf tee proximal end is configured to receive a downward push from the post distal end to cause a golf tee distal end to be inserted into ground via the body distal end when the handle is slid down towards the ground. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the golf tee holding unit comprises at least one of bristles or a V-shaped flexible support structure configured to hold the golf tee proximal end. 
     
     
         19 . An apparatus comprising:
 a body having a hollow body interior portion, wherein the body comprises a body proximal end and a body distal end;   an elongated post disposed in the hollow body interior portion, wherein:
 the elongated post is configured to slide along a body length, 
 the elongated post comprises a post proximal portion and a post distal portion, 
 the post proximal portion comprises a plurality of through holes disposed along a length of the post proximal portion, and 
 the plurality of through holes are disposed at different distances from a post proximal end; and 
   a handle disposed at the body proximal end, wherein:
 the handle is configured to pivotally move between a handle closed position and a handle open position via a first hinge disposed along a portion of a handle length, 
 a handle interior portion is exposed when the handle is in the handle open position, 
 the handle interior portion comprises a post attachment unit configured to attach the post proximal portion with the handle interior portion, 
 the post attachment unit comprises a protruding member configured to be inserted into a through hole of the plurality of through holes, and 
 the post proximal portion is locked in the handle interior portion when the protruding member is inserted into the through hole and the handle is moved to the handle closed position. 
   
     
     
         20 . A golf tee placement apparatus comprising:
 a body having a hollow body interior portion, wherein:
 the body comprises a body proximal end and a body distal end, and 
 the hollow body interior portion is configured to receive a golf tee in proximity to the body distal end; 
   an elongated post disposed in the hollow body interior portion, wherein:
 the elongated post is configured to slide along a body length, and 
 the elongated post comprises a post proximal portion and a post distal portion; and 
   a handle disposed at the body proximal end, wherein:
 the handle is configured to pivotally move between a handle closed position and a handle open position via a first hinge disposed along a portion of a handle length, 
 a handle interior portion is exposed when the handle is in the handle open position, 
 the handle interior portion comprises a post attachment unit configured to attach the post proximal portion with the handle interior portion, and 
 the post distal portion is configured to apply a downward push to a golf tee proximal end when the handle is slid down towards ground.