The present disclosure generally relates to the field of golf accessories, and more particularly to a golf tee retaining accessory that can be removably attached to a golf glove closure flap.
When playing a round of golf, it is important that the golfer have all of his or her golfing accessories in easily accessible locations. These include such items as golf tees, ball markers, green repair devices, and score keeping devices, in addition to many other golfing accessories which are carried by the ordinary golfer. For the most part, the golfer carries these items in his or her pockets, but this can become uncomfortable, particularly where one or more golf tees are being carried in the pocket. Furthermore, with the advent of golf tees of increased length, it has become more and more uncomfortable to carry these golf tees in the pant, skirt or short pocket, and therefore there is a need for an easily accessible yet unobtrusive device which can carry one or more tees thereon yet which does not require use of the pocket for such carrying purposes.
The present disclosure is directed to golf glove accessories and, more particularly, to an accessory for a golf glove which includes generally flexible, planar sheet of material which includes opposite ends having hook and/or loop fasteners affixed thereto and a center section which includes at least one elastic fabric loop projecting upwards from the planar material sheet, the ends of the planar material sheet operative to be wrapped around and affixed to the complementary hook and/or loop fastening material found on a golf glove with the center section of the planar material sheet positioned atop the golf glove in an easily accessible position for the insertion, storage, and removal of golf tees within the elastic fabric loops positioned on the golf tee holder.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not necessarily restrictive of the present disclosure. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate subject matter of the disclosure. Together, the descriptions and the drawings serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
The numerous advantages of the disclosure may be better understood by those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying figures in which:
a, 3b and 3c are top, side and end elevational views, respectively, of the golf tee holder before expansion to accommodate golf tees; and
a, 4b and 4c are top, side and end elevational views, respectively, of the golf tee holder expanded to accommodate golf tees.
Reference will now be made in detail to the subject matter disclosed, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The golf tee holder 10 of the present disclosure is shown best in
Mounted on the first and second ends 24 and 34 of planar material sheet 12 are hook and/or loop connectors 26 and 36 which, in the preferred embodiment, would each cover approximately one quarter of the total length of the planar material sheet 12 such that when the first end 24 and second end 34 are folded downwards and inwards, the first and second ends 24 and 34 are positioned generally adjacent one another, as shown best in
The important golf tee retaining portion of the golf tee holder 10 of the present disclosure is shown best in
It is to be understood that numerous additions, modifications and substitutions may be made to the golf tee holder 10 of the present disclosure which fall within the intended broad scope of the above description. For example, the planar material sheet 12 and elastic fabric loops 18a-c may be constructed of many different materials and in many different shapes and sizes so long as the intended functionality described previously is neither significantly degraded nor destroyed. Furthermore, the precise type of hook and loop connector material 26 and 36 may be modified or changed depending on the hook and loop fastener material 84 found on the golf glove 80, as it will be necessary to provide complimentary hook and loop fastening material to permit the present disclosure to function correctly. Finally, although the present disclosure has been described as being primarily designed for use with the support and storage of golf tees, the present disclosure may be used in connection with other types of golf accessories for storage thereof, and such modifications should be understood to be a part of this disclosure.
In one embodiment, a distributor of the golf tee holder 10 may have a logo or mark added to the golf tee holder 10 for advertisement purposes. This logo or mark may be added by an ink jet printer and the like.
There has therefore been shown and described a golf tee holder 10 which accomplishes at least all of its intended purposes.
It is believed that the present disclosure and many of its attendant advantages will be understood by the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the components without departing from the disclosed subject matter or without sacrificing all of its material advantages. The form described is merely explanatory, and it is the intention of the following claims to encompass and include such changes.
The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/010,794, filed Jan. 11, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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61010794 | Jan 2008 | US |