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GOLF TEE TOSS SYSTEMS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the
present
invention(s). It is not an admission that any of the information provided
herein is prior art, or
material, to the presently described or claimed inventions, or that any
publication or
document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of golf
accessories and more
specifically relates to a device for determining the order of play.
2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0002] Golf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to
hit balls into a
series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf is one of the
few ball games
that do not require a standardized playing area. The game is played on a
course with an
arranged progression of either nine or 18 holes. Each hole on the course must
contain a tee
box to start from, and a putting green containing the actual cup. There arc
other standard
forms of terrain in between, such as the fairway, rough, and hazards, but each
hole on a
course is unique in its specific layout and arrangement. Golf is played for
the lowest number
of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the
most individual
holes in a complete round by an individual or team, known as match play.
Stroke play is the
most commonly seen format at all levels. A tee is typically used to determine
in which order
the players will tee off. A suitable solution is desired.
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[0003] Several attempts have been made to solve the above-mentioned
problems such as
those found in U.S. Pub. No. 2006/0151950 to Paul Buckley; 2016/0071440 to
Laura Ann
Hibbert; 2009/0108524 to Alvin Baylis; 2010/0295248 to Roy Krause et al.; U.S.
Pat No.
1,579,341 to Jay K. Allen; 7,793,445 to Lonnie L. Lawrence; 2,836,911 to
Charles
Priesmeyer; 3,697,237 to Richard Seiz; 5,470,077 to Wilfred G. Brewster; and
8,648,710 to
Daniel V. LaRue. This art is representative of golf accessories. However, none
of the above
inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to
describe the invention
as claimed.
[0004] Preferably, a golf tee toss system should provide a device for
determining the
order of play and, yet would operate reliably and be manufactured at a modest
expense.
Thus, a need exists for a reliable golf tee toss system to avoid the above-
mentioned problems.
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known golf
accessories art,
the present invention provides a novel golf tee toss system. The general
purpose of the
present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail is
to provide a
device for determining the order of play without using a handful of golf tees.
[0006] A golf tee toss system is disclosed herein, in a preferred
embodiment, comprising:
a golf tee toss device comprising a front surface comprising an outside
circle, an inside circle,
a first-small-circle, a second-small-circle, a third-small-circle, a fourth-
small-circle, indicium,
a thickness, and a periphery comprising; a top edge, a bottom edge, a left
edge, a right edge,
and a back surface comprising a smooth finish. The golf tee toss system
comprises the golf
tee toss device. The golf tee toss device is defined by the front surface, the
thickness, the
periphery, and the back surface for determining an order of play in a golf
game. The front
surface comprises the outside circle, the inside circle, the first-small-
circle, the second-small-
circle, the third-small-circle, the fourth-small-circle, and the indicium used
to select the order
of play in a golf game. The thickness is defined by the front surface and the
back surface.
[0007] The periphery is defined by the top quadrant, the bottom quadrant,
the left
quadrant, and the right quadrant. The back surface comprises the smooth finish
for ease of
rotating when tossed to ground to select the order of play in a golf game, and
the golf tee toss
system is tossed to ground before a round of golf to select the order of play
in a golf game.
The front surface comprises top of the golf tee toss device useful for
selecting the order of
play in a golf game. The outside circle defines relative placement of the
first-small-circle, the
second-small-circle, the third-small-circle, and the fourth-small-circle. The
inside circle
further defines placement of the first-small-circle, the second-small-circle,
the third-small-
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circle, and the fourth-small-circle. The first-small-circle, second-small-
circle, third-small-
circle, and fourth-small-circle protrude beyond the edge useful for gripping
and tossing the
golf tee toss device. Relationally speaking the first-small-circle opposes the
second-small-
circle, and the third-small-circle opposes the fourth-small-circle.
[0008] The indicium comprises numerals useful for selecting the order of
play in the golf
game. The thickness comprises exactly five millimeters in certain preferred
embodiments and
more than five millimeters or less than five millimeters in alternate
embodiments. The golf
tee toss device comprises a span of one hundred and twelve millimeters in
preferred versions.
The back surface comprises second indicium useful for selecting the order of
play in the golf
game.
[0009] A golf tee toss system kit is also disclosed herein, including the
golf tee toss
device, and a set of user instructions.
[00010] A method of using a golf tee toss system is also disclosed herein
comprising the
steps of: grasping a golf tee toss device; throwing the golf tee toss device;
reading indicium to
determine order of play; and picking up the golf tee toss device from a ground
surface. The
method may further comprise the step of placing the golf tee toss device into
a pocket/bag.
[00011] The present invention holds significant improvements and serves as
a golf tee toss
device. For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects,
advantages, and novel
features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood
that not
necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one
particular
embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried
out in a
manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as
taught herein
without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested
herein. The
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features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly
pointed out and
distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and
other features,
aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood
with
reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00012] The figures which accompany the written portion of this
specification illustrate
embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, golf tee toss
system, constructed
and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.
[00013] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a golf tee toss system
during an 'in-
use' condition showing a pair of golfers tossing the golf tee toss device
according to an
embodiment of the present invention.
[00014] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the golf tee toss during
an 'in-use'
condition showing a pair of golfers tossing the golf tee toss device, and the
golf tee toss
device landing on the ground to indicate order of play in a game of golf
according to an
embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.
[00015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the golf tee toss system
showing several
circles configured into a golf tee toss device according to an embodiment of
the present
invention of FIGS. 1-2.
[00016] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the golf tee toss system
showing the
numerated indicium which indicates the order of play for a golf game once
tossed to the
ground according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIGS. 1-3.
[00017] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of use for the golf tee
toss system
according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIGS. 1-4.
[00018] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter
be described in
conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like
elements.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00019] As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to
golf
accessories and more particularly to a golf tee toss system as used to improve
the way in
which the order of play in a golf game is selected.
[00020] Generally speaking, a player 140 tosses a tee a few times to determine
the order in
which players tee off The tee toss is thrown one time which then will denote
the order of the
golf group. Every round of golf is based on playing a number of holes in a
given order. A
round typically consists of 18 holes that are played in the order determined
by the course
layout. Each hole is played once in the round on a standard course of 18
holes; on a nine-hole
course, players may play a short game playing each hole once, or a full round
by playing each
hole twice. Not only are the holes played in a specific order, the order the
golfers play in is
also pertinent.
[00021] Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in
FIG. 1, golf
tee toss system 100 comprising: golf tee toss device 110 comprising front
surface 112
comprising outside circle 114, inside circle 116, first-small-circle 118,
second-small-circle
120, third-small-circle 122, fourth-small-circle 124, indicium 126, and
thickness. Periphery
130 comprising top edge 132, bottom edge 134, left edge 136, right edge 138,
back surface
142 comprising a smooth finish. Golf tee toss system 100 comprises golf tee
toss device 110,
wherein golf tee toss device 110 is defined by front surface 112, thickness,
periphery 130,
and back surface 142 for determining an order of play in a golf game.
[00022] Front surface 112 comprises the top of golf tee toss device 110 useful
for selecting
the order of play in the golf game. Front surface 112 comprises outside circle
114, inside
circle 116, first-small-circle 118, second-small-circle 120, third-small-
circle 112, fourth-
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small-circle 124, and indicium 126 are used to select the order of play in the
golf game.
Outside circle 114 defines placement of first-small-circle 118, second-small-
circle 120, third-
small-circle 122, and fourth-small-circle 124, and wherein inside circle 116
further defines
placement of first-small-circle 118, second-small-circle 120, third-small-
circle 122, and
fourth-small-circle 124. First-small-circle 118 protrudes beyond the outside
circle 114 useful
for gripping and tossing golf tee toss device 110. Second-small-circle 120
protrudes beyond
the outside circle 114 useful for gripping and tossing golf tee toss device
110. Third-small-
circle 122 protrudes beyond the outside circle 114 useful for gripping and
tossing golf tee
toss device 110. Fourth-small-circle 124 protrudes beyond the outside circle
114 useful for
gripping and tossing golf tee toss device 110. First-small-circle 118 opposes
second-small-
circle 120, and wherein third-small-circle 122 opposes fourth-small-circle
124.
[00023] Thickness is defined by front surface 112 and back surface 142.
Thickness may
comprise exactly five millimeters. Periphery 130 is defined by top quadrant
144, bottom
quadrant 146, left quadrant 148, and right quadrant 152. Back surface 142
comprises the
smooth finish for ease of rotating when tossed to ground 154 to select the
order of play in the
golf game. Indicium 126 comprises numerals 156 useful for selecting the order
of play in the
golf game. Back surface 142 comprises second indicium 158. Golf tee toss
system 100 is
tossed to a ground 154 surface before a round of golf to select the order of
play in the golf
game.
[00024] Golf tee toss system 100 may be sold as kit 440 comprising the
following parts: at
least one golf tee toss device; and at least one set of user instructions. The
kit has instructions
such that functional relationships are detailed in relation to the structure
of the invention
(such that the invention can be used, maintained, or the like in a preferred
manner). Golf tee
toss system 100 may be manufactured and provided for sale in a wide variety of
sizes and
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shapes for a wide assortment of applications. Upon reading this specification,
it should be
appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as
design
preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural
requirements, available
materials, technological advances, etc., other kit contents or arrangements
such as, for
example, including more or less components, customized parts, different color
combinations,
parts may be sold separately, etc., may be sufficient.
[00025] Referring now to FIG. 5 showing flowchart 550 illustrating method of
use 500 for
golf tee toss system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention
of FIGS. 1-4.
As shown, method of use 500 may comprise the steps of: step one 501, grasping
a golf tee
toss device; step two 502, throwing the golf tee toss device; step three 503,
reading indicium
to determine order of play; step four 504, picking up the golf tee toss device
from a ground
surface; and step five 505, placing the golf tee toss device into a
pocket/bag.
[00026] It should be noted that step 505 is an optional step and may not be
implemented in
all cases. Optional steps of method of use 500 are illustrated using dotted
lines in FIG. 5 so
as to distinguish them from the other steps of method of use 500.
[00027] It should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can
be carried out
in many different orders according to user preference. The use of "step of'
should not be
interpreted as "step for", in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke
the provisions of
35 U.S.C. 112, (111 6. Upon reading this specification, it should be
appreciated that, under
appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user
preferences,
marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials,
technological
advances, etc., other methods of use arrangements such as, for example,
different orders
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within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps,
including or excluding
certain maintenance steps, etc., may be sufficient.
[00028] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and
numerous
modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to
achieve
substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced
within the spirit and
scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to
enable the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the
scientist, engineers
and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms
or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the
technical
disclosure of the application.
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