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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Robert S. Dorfman, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A golf tee includes first and second symmetrical halves extending from a distal tip to an enlarged head and a sheet substrate sandwiched between the tee halves. The first and second tee halves are formed of a transparent material so that indicia, such as an advertisement or promotional message, printed on one or both opposite faces of the sheet substrate is visibly exposed along the stem of the formed tee. The two tee halves are joined together through several openings in the sheet substrate, thereby enhancing the bonding between the tee halves to form an integral unit. Use of a biodegradable material composition in the manufacture of the tee halves and sheet substrate, along with the divided structure of the first and second tee halves, enhances disintegration of the golf tee in the natural environment.