Novel golf tee
US4126438A · kind A · utility
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4Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1976 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S71/903
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A disintegrable golf tee comprised of clay, grass seed and a soil conditioner selected from among the following ingredients: a fertilizer, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, larvacide or a mixture of same. Humus may be added to the composition as an optional ingredient. The tee thus produced can be shattered upon impact with a club head or it can be impressed into the ground. In either event, it decomposes upon contact with moisture to impart beneficial properties to the grass and soil.
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