Tee divider for golf driving range

Abstract

A tee divider for a golf ball driving range is provided of unitary construction having an upstanding wall and a console-like formation at one end thereof provided with outwardly opening storage pockets for articles, said pockets having drains for eliminating liquid accumulating in said pockets and grooves in a surface of said formation for holding a golf club in a vertical position. The divider has laterally protruding flanges for anchoring it at the site of the tee provided on the golf driving range.

We claim:  
     
       1. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range comprising, a vertically arranged imperforate wall having a canted upper surface, said wall having laterally extending flange means at the base thereof for anchoring the tee divider at the tee sites, a console-like formation connected to an end of said wall and extending forwardly from and aligned with said wall, said formation having a planer surface at the upper end thereof and upwardly opening storage means in said planar surface for holding articles therein, and liquid drainage means connected with said storage means. 
     
     
       2. A tee divider as claimed in claim  1  in which said storage means includes a cylindrical pocket suitably dimensioned for holding a bucket or pail of golf balls. 
     
     
       3. A tee divider as claimed in claim  2  which includes at least one cylindrical pocket for holding a beverage container. 
     
     
       4. A tee divider as claimed in claim  1  having groove means in said console formation for maintaining a golf club shaft vertically supported on the head of the club. 
     
     
       5. A tee divider as claimed in claim  1  which comprises a unitary structure. 
     
     
       6. A tee divider as claimed in claim  2  in which said means at the base of the wall comprises laterally extending flanges adapted to receive fasteners therethrough. 
     
     
       7. A tee divider as claimed in claim  1  in which said drainage means comprise canted runway slots for eliminating liquid accumulating in said storage means. 
     
     
       8. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range comprising, a unitary structure including an upstanding fin-like wall having laterally extending flanges at the base thereof, and a console formation extending from said wall, said formation having a flat, canted upper surface extending to the extremity thereof, upwardly opening pockets in said upper surface for storage of articles therein, groove means in said extremity constructed and arranged to receive the shaft of a golf club therein. 
     
     
       9. A tee divider as claimed in claim  8  which includes liquid drainage runways connected to the pockets. 
     
     
       10. A tee divider as claimed in claim  9  in which one of said pockets is cylindrical in configuration for storing a bucket or pail of golf balls. 
     
     
       11. A tee divider as claimed in claim  8  in which said groove means are vertically oriented for engaging the shaft whereby to support the club vertically against the console. 
     
     
       12. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range comprising, a unitary structure including a vertically arranged, continuously extending, imperforate fin- like wall, said wall having an upper surface pitched at an angle of approximately  15 ° to extend rearwardly and downwardly from a front end toward a rear end of said wall for at least a major portion of the length of the tee divider, a console - like formation integrally formed in a portion of the wall, and means associated with said unitary structure for anchoring the tee divider at a tee site.   
     
     
       13. A tee divider as claimed in claim  12  in which said wall has a pair of faces and each of said faces has at least one strengthening rib formed therein. 
     
     
       14. A tee divider as claimed in claim  12  in which said major portion of the length of the tee divider is approximately two- thirds of the length of the tee divider.   
     
     
       15. A tee divider as claimed in claim  12 , wherein the console- like formation is formed in said rear end of said wall and extending from and aligned with said wall.   
     
     
       16. A tee divider as claimed in claim  15  in which said console- like formation has a flat upper surface enlarged in relation to said upper surface of said wall.   
     
     
       17. A tee divider as claimed in claim  16  including at least one upwardly opening pocket in said flat upper surface of said console- like formation for holding an article therein.   
     
     
       18. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range comprising, a unitary structure including a vertically arranged imperforate fin- like wall having a canted upper surface, a console - like formation integral with one end of said wall and extending from and aligned with said wall, said formation having an upper surface enlarged in relation to said upper surface of said wall, said formation upper surface defining an upwardly facing storage area, and laterally extending flange means associated with said unitary structure for anchoring the tee divider at a tee site.   
     
     
       19. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range comprising, a unitary structure including a base defined by laterally extending flanges, a vertically disposed, continuously extending, fin- like wall upstanding from said base and having a canted upper surface, and an enlargement at one end of said wall defining a console - like formation extending from and aligned with said wall, said console - like formation having an upwardly opening pocket formed therein adapted to receive articles.   
     
     
       20. A tee divider for a golf ball driving range, comprising: 
         a unitary structure including a vertically arranged, imperforate fin - like wall having a front end and a rear end, the wall including an upper surface canted downwardly from the front end toward the rear end;    
       
         a base formed in the wall and having a laterally extending flange; and  
       
       
         a forwardly extending console formed in the rear end, the console including an upper surface generally circumscribing a storage area formed in the console.