US 11,717,732 B2
Golf tee with reduced friction
Jack Cooper, Palos Hills, IL (US)
Filed by Jack Cooper, Palos Hills, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/76,237.
Application 17/076,237 is a continuation of application No. 16/419,812, filed on May 22, 2019, granted, now 10,870,043.
Prior Publication US 2021/0031079 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 57/10 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 57/10 (2015.10) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a golf tee, comprising:
1) providing the golf tee that includes a) a stem portion having a pointed proximal end and a distal end opposing the proximal end; and b) a top portion including an upper surface that faces away from the stem, the distal end of the stem portion is attached to the top portion, the upper surface is convex throughout, uninterrupted and has a convex center point at an apex, the upper surface is free of adhesive or material that anchors the golf ball against an uneven ground;
2) inserting the pointed proximal end of the stem into the ground;
3) placing a golf ball on the convex center point of the convex upper surface; and
4) readjusting an angle of the stem with vertical, such that the convex center point is horizontal to the Earth's surface, to enable the golf ball to stay on the convex center point of the convex upper surface.