Technical Field The present invention relates to a golf tee, in which a connector formed with a ball-shaped connecting member is interconnected with a coupler combined to the connecting member to achieve the coupling between an upper body and a lower body, and, when hitting a tee shot, the upper body can be snapped freely, but the upper body and the lower body of a golf tee are not separated completely. Accordingly, the impact made on a golf tee is minimized, so that damage and loss of a golf tee may be prevented, and a function that the snapped upper body is returned immediately to its original position, thereby allowing a user to use it conveniently.

Background Art Generally, when starting a golf game, a golf tee is stuck in the ground, and, while a golf ball is put on the tee, a player hits a tee shot. A portion of a normal golf tee is stuck in the ground, so, when hitting a tee shot, the head of a golf club hits a portion of the golf tee exposed above the ground, and, frequently, the golf tee is broken not to be used again, or lost pulled out of the ground and sprung far away. Accordingly, expenses for purchasing golf tees additionally are spared, and a golfer is in trouble of possessing multiple tees always while playing golf. In order to solve the above problems, Korean Patent Application No. 2001-0037293 discloses "Separated type Golf Tee. " The basic principles of the separated type golf tee are dividing a golf tee into an upper body and a lower body, and interconnecting the upper body and the lower body using a separate connector. By the above configuration, when hitting a tee shot, the upper body is pulled out of the lower body fixed in the ground and absorbs the impact made by the tee shot, so the lower body remains being stuck in the ground, preventing damage or loss of the golf tee. The above conventional invention is described in detail hereafter. A golf tee is divided into an upper tee and a lower tee . Magnets of different polarities are inserted in the lower end of the upper tee and the upper end of the lower tee respectively, so that the upper tee may maintain standing straight state on the lower tee. The upper tee and the lower tee are connected by a spring, thereby preventing the upper tee from being completely pulled out of the lower tee when hitting a tee shot . However, if a strong impact is made on the above conventional separated type tee, the pull out power of the upper tee may be directly transferred to the lower tee through the spring, and, frequently, the lower tee may be pulled out of the ground by the power and springs far away to be lost. In addition, in case the above conventional separated type golf tee is used for a long time, the spring is slackened, and the upper tee is not combined exactly with the lower tee when returning to its original position, so that the golf tee is thrown away. In addition, in order to be fixed to the upper tee and the lower tee respectively, both end points of the spring need to be welded or forcibly inserted making insertion holes at the upper tee and the lower tee. However, the welded or inserted portions are easily broken or come out if the impact is made repeatedly. As another conventional technique, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0339017 discloses golf tee of magnetic, which is invented by the present inventor. The golf tee of magnetic is divided into an upper body and a lower body. A connecting member including a magnet is formed at the upper surface of the lower body, and a magnet is provided at the lower surface of the upper body. . Accordingly, the magnet included in the connecting member of the lower body is combined with the magnet inserted in the upper body, so that the upper body is combined with the lower body in a straight line. Also, for smooth separation of the upper body and the lower body, a moving space and a protection protrusion are comprised inside the upper body, and, when hitting a tee shot, the upper body is pulled out as much as the distance of the moving distance. The golf tee of magnetic described above absorbs the impact of the tee shot when the upper body is pulled out •and doest not transfer the impact to the lower body, preventing damage or loss of a golf tee. However, the above conventional golf tee has problems which will be described hereafter. First, the connecting member must have a characteristic of bending easily and be made of thin fiber or hard synthetic resin. Being used repeatedly several times, the connecting member manufactured like this may be easily disconnected by fatigue. Also, if the upper body is pulled out by very strong power, when the connecting member is caught at the protection protrusion, the power is transferred to the lower body, pulling out the lower body from the ground at the same time, so that whole the tee is flown away. Also, if the tee is used for a long time, the elasticity of the connecting member decreases, so that the connecting member is always bent at normal times. In the conventional golf tee described above, a technology forming a moving space at both the upper body and the lower body is provided. In this case, when hitting a tee shot, the connecting member together with the upper body is pulled out as much as the moving space of the lower body. In this configuration also, if a tee is used for a long time repeatedly, the connecting member is easy to be broken and deformed. In addition, an insertion hole is formed in the lower body to let the connecting member be inserted and withdrawn, so that, while the upper body is pulled out, soils or foreign materials can be flown into the moving space of the lower body through the insertion hole, thereby developing troubles.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems occurring in the art, and it is an object of the invention to provide a golf tee, in which an upper body is connected to a lower body by combining a coupler and a ball-shaped connecting member, and a connection portion of the coupler and the connecting member is configured to be snapped, so that the upper body is snapped if it absorbs the impact made by a tee shot, thereby preventing damage and loss of a golf tee. Another object of the invention is to provide a golf tee, in which the snapped upper body by a tee shot is returned easily to its original position, and thus the upper body and the lower body maintain a straight line. Another object of the invention is to provide a golf tee, in which, when sticking a golf tee in the ground, the upper body and the lower body are not strayed, and the golf tee is stuck in the ground correctly.

Technical Solution In order to accomplish the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf tee for preventing from being broken and lost. As a basic configuration, the golf tee is divided into an upper body1 and a lower body, and the upper body is connected to the lower body by the separate coupling between a connector and a coupler, in which the connector is formed with a ball-shaped connecting member, and, by combining the coupler to the connector, the upper body is snapped centering on the connecting member.

Advantageous Effects As described above, the upper body preventing damage and loss of a golf tee according to the invention is configured so as to be snapped by combining the coupler and the ball-shaped connecting member, prohibiting the impact made by a tee 'Shot from being transferred to the coupling member and the connector in order to obtain an effect of preventing damage of a golf tee. In addition, the separation space between the upper body and the lower body is minimized, and the snapped upper body is easily ' returned to its original position immediately after being snapped through a surface-contact with the connecting member. Then, connecting the upper body and the lower body each' other in the form of installing the coupler at the lower body and inserting the coupling member in the upper body, the snapping function of the golf tee when hitting a tee shot is maintained, and the phenomenon of being snapped when sticking the golf tee in the ground can be prevented. In addition, according to the above effects, economical loss due to the re-purchase of golf tees and the delay of a game occurred by the damage and loss of a golf tee can be prevented, thereby proceeding a golf game smoothly.

Brief Description of the Drawings Further objects and advantages of the invention can be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIGS. 1 to 10 are views according to the first embodiment of the invention; FIG. 1 is a decomposed perspective view of the invention; ; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a resting flange of another embodiment; FIG. 3 is a decomposed perspective view showing (a lower surface; FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view; FIG. 5 is a plane view showing a slant face configured at one side of a latching step; FIG. 6 is a plane view showing a slant faces configured at both sides of a latching step; FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembled state; FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a latching step of an upper body latched on to a connecting member when hitting a tee shot; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an upper body snapped along a circumference surface of a connecting member when hitting a tee shot; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an upper body returning to its original position after being snapped completely; FIGS! 11 to 17 are views according to the second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 18 is a view according to. the third embodiment of the invention; FIG. 11 is a whole perspective view showing; FIG. 12 is a whole decomposed perspective view showing; FIG. 13 is an exploded decomposed perspective view; FIG. 14 is a plane view showing a hitting direction, and a moving route of a connector and an upper body; FIG. 15 is an A-A line cross-sectional view showing an upper body and a lower body separated before and at the time of a hitting; FIG. 16 is a B-B line cross-sectional view showing a snapped upper body; FIG. 17 shows a cross-sectional view of sticking a golf tee in the ground; and FIG. 18 is a whole cross-sectional view of a third embodiment .

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention In order to accomplish the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf tee for preventing from being broken and lost. As a basic configuration, the golf tee is divided into an upper body and a lower body, and the divided upper body and lower body are connected by the coupling of a connector and a coupler. In the basic configuration, the connector is formed with a ball-shaped connecting member, and, by combining the coupler to the connector, the upper body is snapped centering on the connecting member. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be hereafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1 to 10 are views according to the first embodiment of the invention; As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a golf tee 100 is divided into an upper body 40 and a lower body 10, which is divided at the center. The upper body 40 is formed of a cylindrical shape. The upper body includes a concave depression 42 formed on the upper surface thereof for resting a golf ball G, and the lower end thereof is opened, forming a receiving space 44 in which a connecting member 31 of a connector 30 which will be described in the followings is inserted and accommodated. At the upper end of the receiving space 44, a first magnet inserting hole 43 is formed, and a first magnet 41 is inserted in the first magnet inserting hole. At this time, the first magnet 41 is inserted so as the lower surface is to be exposed. The upper body 40 is connected to the lower body through a coupler 20. The coupler 20 is formed extending further downwardly from the lower end of the upper body 40, and provided in forms of coupling members 23 divided into three at regular intervals, together with a latching step 24 included at the ■ lower end of each coupling member 23. In the drawing, the coupling member 23 is formed by dividing into three and allocated at the same interval, but can be manufactured, considering the coupling force, changing the number of coupling member and the allocation interval. In addition, a slant face of a predetermined angle is formed at one side of the latching step 24. The slant face can be configured on one side or both sides, (refer to FIG. 6) The lower body 10 is cylindrical form, and the lower end is pointed wedge-shape form which can be stuck in the ground easily. In addition, a resting flange lβ is formed at the upper end in one body, on which the bottom surface I O

of each coupling member 23 can be rest. The resting flange 16 is flange form 16-1 configured longer than the upper diameter L of the lower body 10 as shown in FIG. 1, or is manufactured the upper end of the lower portion 10 into the form of a resting step 16-2 as shown in FIG. 2. The reason comprising the resting flange 16 is that, when sticking a golf tee in the ground, a user stick the golf tee in the ground by pressing the upper end of the upper body 40, and, at this time, the pressing power is dispersed evenly on the upper surface of the resting flange 16 through each coupling member 23, thereby allowing the lower body 10 to be inserted standing straight. The lower body 10 is connected to the upper body 40 through combining a connector 30 which will be described in the followings and the above coupler 20. The connector 30 comprises a base protrusion 34 protruding on the upper surface of the lower body 10 by a predetermined height, an extension 32 formed by extending upwardly from the base protrusion 34, and a ball-shaped connecting member 31. The connecting member 31 forms a second magnet inserting hole 36 at the upper portion so as to be in vertical line together with the first magnet 41 provided inside of the upper body 40, and a second magnet 37 firmly attached to the first magnet 41 is inserted in the second magnet inserting hole 36. At this time, either the first magnet 41 or the second magnet 37 can be replaced with a metal which has a property of being' easily attracted by a magnet, like iron. At this time, the maximum diameter of the connecting I l

member 31 is determined longer than the distance between the end points of the latching step 24 formed at each coupling member 23 so as not to be pulled out of the connecting member 31 when the upper body 40 is snapped after coupling, and longer than the distance between the coupling members 23 not to be fallen between a coupling member 23 and a coupling member 23. In addition, the distance between latching steps 24 is determined longer than the diameter of the extension 32 of the connector to prevent bumps between the extension 32 and the latching step 24 when the upper body 40 is snapped. Also, the total height of the connector 30 is determined to be same as the distance from the lower surface of the first magnet 41 formed inside the upper body 40 to the end point of the coupling member 23 to allow a strong and stable combining. In addition, for a strong and stable combining, the diameter of the base protrusion 34 is determined same as the distance between the end points of the latching step 24 to prevent being swayed. As for a golf tee 100 configured above, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower body 10 is standing straight on the ground before a tee shot, and the connecting member 31 is inserted in the receiving space 44 of the upper body 40, so the first magnet 41 is firmly attached to the second magnet 37 by magnetism. The lower surface of the coupling member 23 and the end point of the latching step 24 maintain the state of being firmly attached to the upper surface of the resting flange 16 and the outer peripheral surface of the base protrusion 34 respectively, so that, consequently, the upper body 40 and the lower body 10 stand straight in a vertical line. As for a golf tee 100 configured above, when the upper body 40 is lifted while the lower body 10 is stuck in the ground, as shown in FIG. 8, the first magnet 41 of the upper body 40 and the second magnet 37 of the connecting member 31 are separated each other, and the latching steps 24 formed at the coupling member 23 are latched to the lower _ end of the connecting member 31, thereby preventing from being pulled out. When a user hits a tee shot and an impact is made on the upper body 40 toward the hitting direction 1, as illustrated in FIG. 5, by the head of the golf club, the upper body 40 together with the coupling member' 23 is snapped toward the hitting direction and springs up at the same time, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 to 10. At this time, each latching step 24 is latched to lower end of the connecting member 31. At the same time, the end point of the latching step 24 of the impacted side moves up surface-contacting with the circumference surface of the ball-shaped connecting member 31, and the latching step 24 of the other side of the impacted side moves down to the lower end of the connecting member 31 surface-contacting with the circumference surface of the connecting member 31 in the same way. At this time, the distance between the latching steps 24 is longer than the diameter of the extension 24 of the connector, therefore the latching step moves easily toward the lower end of the connecting member 31 passing the extension 32 without obstruction. In case the direction of the hitting point is different from the direction described above, i.e., hitting direction 2 as shown in FIG.5, the latching step 24 moves up surface-contacting with the connecting member 31, and the latching step 24 moves down to the lower end, bumping against the extension 32. In this process, a slant face 27 is formed at the portion of each latching step 24 bumping against the extension, so that, although the latching step bumps against the extension, the slant face 27 slides smoothly surface-contacting with the extension, therefore the impact is not serious. As described above, when hitting a tee shot, the latching step 24 of the coupling member 23 moves on a curved surface along the circumference surface of the connecting member 31, so the upper body 40 is snapped to the ground. Also, the distance from the upper body 40 to the lower body 10 is the distance from the upper surface of the resting flange 16 to the point where the latching step is latched to the connecting member 31, so that the upper body 40 is snapped with a minimum moving distance. The snapped upper body 40 bumps against the ground, and stands back to the upper portion by the repulsive power. Also in the process the upper body stands up, the latching steps 24 of the coupling member 23 moves along the circumference surface, and, accordingly, the upper body and the lower body return easily to the state of standing straight as before the tee shot. FIGS. 11 to 17 are views of the second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 18 is a view of the third embodiment of the invention. First, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the basic configuration, in which the upper body is connected to the lower body by combining the connector formed with a ball-type connecting member with the coupler, is same as that of the first embodiment, having difference in that the coupler is installed and fixed at the lower body, however, the coupler is combined with the upper body in the form of being inserted inside the upper body. Hereafter, the configuration of the second embodiment is explained in detail. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the lower body 10 is cylindrical form as explained in the first embodiment, the lower end of which is pointed wedge-shape form. A third magnet inserting hole 12 is formed at the top of upper end at a predetermined depth, and a third magnet 14 is inserted in the third magnet inserting hole 12, the upper surface of which is exposed. The upper rim of the lower body 10 forms of a resting flange 16 in the form of a resting step, so that a coupler 20 which will be described in the followings may rest. Differently from the first embodiment in which a coupler is included in the upper body, installing a coupler at the lower body is one of characteristics of the second embodiment. The coupler 20 includes a cylindrical body 22, the upper and lower portion of which is opened, forming a receiving space 26 inside, and a coupling member 23 protruding from the upper portion of the upper body 22. Coupling members 23 divided on either side maintain a predetermined space. A latching step 24 is formed at one side of each coupling member 23. A rest 29 is formed around each coupling member. A slant face 27 of a predetermined angle a is formed at the inner surface of each coupling member 23 which includes a latching step 24, i.e., the opposite surfaces of coupling members 23. In addition, the space b between the inner surfaces of the latching steps 24 does not exceed the width c of the receiving space 26 inside the body 22, so that a connector 30 which will be described in the followings may not be pulled out through the upper end of the coupler 20. Coupling member 23 including the latching step 24 is drawn as being separately formed in two at both sides, however, the number " and the space can be modified considering the coupling force. In this way, forming the length of a coupling member short is also another characteristic of the second embodiment, compared with the first embodiment. The connector 30 is a rod-form with a predetermined length, in which a ball-shaped connecting member 31 is formed in one body at the lower end, and a rod-form extension 32 is formed in one body at the upper portion of the connecting member 31, together with a coupling step 33 at the upper end of the extension 32. At this time, a fourth inserting hole 34 is formed at the lower end of the connecting member 31, and a fourth magnet 35 is inserted i?nside the fourth inserting hole 34. Either the third magnet 14 installed at the lower body 10 or the fourth magnet 35 installed at the connecting member 31 can be replaced with a metal which is easily attracted by a magnet, like iron. Also, the diameter of the connecting member 31 is I C

shorter than the width of receiving space 26 of the coupler 20 and longer than the space b between the latching steps 24, so that the connecting member 31 may not pass between the coupling members 23. Also, the diameter of the extension 32 is shorter than the space b between the latching steps 23, so that the extension 32 may move easily from the center in between the latching steps to the position A or B (refer to FIG. 14), and the whole length of the connector 30 is longer than the whole length of the coupler 20, so that, while the connector 30 is combined with the coupler 20, the upper end of the connector 30 may be inserted in an upper body 40 which will be described in the ;followings. The upper body 40 is cylindrical form comprising a concave depression 42 for resting a golf ball G at the uppermost end, and the lower end is opened, forming a receiving space 44 in which the extension 32 of the connector 30 is inserted and accommodated. At this time, around the entrance of the receiving space 44, a resting step 46 is formed at a predetermined depth, so that the coupling member 23 may be latched to the resting step when combined with the coupler 20. The width and the height of the resting step are almost same as those of the coupling member 23 so as to be assembles firmly each other. At one side of the upper body 40, a pass-through hole 48 is formed so as to be communicated with the receiving space 44, and a separate latching means 50 is inserted in the pass-through ' hole 48. TThhee llaattcchhiinngg mmeeaannss 50 is for preventing the connector 30 accommodated in the upper body 40 from being pulled out of the upper body 40, forming a resting step 54 in which an extension 32 of the connector 30 is inserted and a latching member 52 which is latched to the coupling step 33 of the connector 30. Hereafter, an assembling process of the second embodiment configured as above is explained. First, the upper end of the connector 30 is pushed into the lower end of the receiving space 26 of the coupler '20, passing through to the upper end of the coupler 30. At this time, the connecting member 31 of the connector 30 is latched to the latching step 24 of the coupling member 23 and cannot come out upwardly any more. In this state, the upper end of the lower ,body 10 is inserted into the lower end of the coupler 20, so that the bottom surface of the coupler 30 can rest on the resting flange 16 of the lower body. At this time, the second magnet 35 installed at the connecting member 31 of the connector 30 is attached to the first magnet 14 installed at the lower body 10. In this way, in the second embodiment, differently from the first embodiment, the connecting member of the connector is inserted in the coupler, not in the upper body. The receiving space 26 of the coupler 30 is manufactured so long as to form a moving space d (refer to FIG. 7) between the connecting member 31 and the latching step 24 by creating a space between the upper end of the connecting member 31 and the lower end of the latching step 24 in a state that the connecting member 31 is attached to the lower body 10. In addition, the moving space d must be longer than the depth e of the latching step 46 in order that the resting step 46 is not latched to the coupling member 23 but snapped after the upper body 10 springs up, when hitting a tee shot. Going through above processes, assembly of the connector 30, the coupler 20, and lower body 10 is completed. Then, the connector 30 installed to pass through the coupler 20 is pushed into the lower end of the upper body 40, so that the extension 32 of the connector 30 can be accommodated in the receiving space 44 of the upper body 40. In the process, the upper body 40 is connected to the coupler 20, and the connection is completed in a method that, while the coupling member 23 is latched to the resting step 46 of the upper body 40, the bottom surface of the upper body 40 rests on the rest 29 of the coupler 20. Then, by pushing the latching means 50 into the pass- through hole 48 formed in the upper body 40, the latching member 52 of the latching means 50 is latched to the coupling step 33 of the connector 30, so that the connector 30 cannot come out of the lower end of the upper body 40. In this way, assembly of the invention is completed in the form of FIG. 7. At this time, the height of the coupling member 23 which is inserted into the resting step 46 of the upper body 40 is restricted so as not to obstruct the upper body 40 to snap when a player swings a golf club. In addition, in order that the upper body 40 is inserted by the coupling member 23 and the bottom surface is tightly attached to the rest 29 of the coupler 20, the total length of the connector 30 must not exceed the distance from the upper surface of the lower body 10 to the upper surface of the receiving space of the upper body 40. Next, operations and effects of the second embodiment are explained. First, FIG. 14 is a plane view showing a hitting direction, and FIG. 15 is an A-A line cross-sectionaL view showing the upper body and the lower body separated initially at the time of hitting, and FIG. 16 is a B-B line cross-sectional view showing the upper body snapped completely at the time of hitting. After the assembly has been completed, a user sticks the lower body 10 into the ground, ■ and swings at the hitting direction 1 shown in FIG. 14. ■ By the power of the swing, the upper body 40 springs up as illustrated in FIG. 15, and thus the upper body 40 is separated from the coupler 20 and is snapped a little toward the hitting direction. In the above process, the connector 30 fixed to the upper body 40 by the latching means 50 also springs up, however, since the distance between the latching steps 24 is shorter than the connecting member 31 of the connector 30, the connecting member 31 is latched to the lower end of the latching step 24, so the connector 30 does not spring up any more . At the same time, the connector 30 is snapped toward the hitting direction together with the upper body 40, and, in the process of snapping, the extension 32 of the connector 30 bumps against the inside surface of the latching1 step 24. The extension 32 bumped against the latching step 24 moves along the slant face 27 to the position A or B of FIG. 14. So, the'-.connector 30 is snapped to one side completely without any obstruction as shown in FIG. 16, and the upper end of the upper body 40 touches the ground. When hitting at the hitting direction 2 of FIG. 14, only the phenomenon that the connector 30 bumps against the latching step 24 is not occurred, and all the other operations are performed in the same way as the operations of the hitting direction 1. In this manner, since the upper body 40 is snapped centering on the connecting member 31, and, as described in the first embodiment, the impact made on the golf tee 100 by a swing is not endured but bypassed, the impact is not transferred to the coupler 20 and the lower body 10. In addition, the distance between the upper body 40 and lower body 10 is the length of the moving space d between the connecting member 31 and the latching step 24, so the upper body 40 is snapped by the minimum distance apart. Accordingly, the snapped upper body 40 bumps against the ground and springs up to the upper position by the reaction, and, by the magnetism of the second magnet 35 formed at the connecting member 31 and the magnetism of the first magnet 14 formed- at the lower body 10, the connector 30 and the upper body 40 can return to its original positions smoothly. In addition, when a golf tee 100 is inserted into the ground according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, if the angle of the power pressing the upper body 100 is not perpendicular to the ground, a power which snaps the upper body 40 is generated at the joint portion of the coupling member 23 and the resting step 46 of the upper body 40. However, the coupling member 23 is inserted into the resting step 46 of the upper body 40 by a predetermined depth, so the upper body is obstructed to be snapped by the height of the coupling member 23. Also, in this situation, although the coupling members 23 are divided, the resting step 46 surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the coupling member 23 is closed, so that the snapping phenomenon can be prevented. In this way, as long as the height of the coupling member 23 is not excessively high, the configuration protruding the coupling members 23 does not obstruct the phenomenon of moving up and snapping of the upper body 40 at all when hitting a tee shot. The reason is that, when swing a golf club, on impacting the upper body 40 with the head portion of a golf club, the upper body 40 springs up instantaneously by the trace of the swing, and is separated from the coupler 20 to be snapped at the same time. However, when being inserted into the ground, a golf tee receives the power to be snapped by the pressing power while the coupler 20 is tightly attached to the upper body 40, so the coupling structure between the coupling member 23 and the resting step 46 prevents the phenomenon of snapping a golf tee. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the third embodiment according to the invention. In the invention according to the third embodiment, a golf tee is manufactured such that the receiving space 26 of the coupler 20 and the upper end of the lower body 10 are formed to be tightly attached to the whole outer peripheral surface of the connecting member 31 in order that the connector 30 may not move up and down, and a moving space d is formed between the latching means 50 and the coupling step 33 by leaving a space between the latching means 50 and the coupling step 33 of the connector 30. According to the above configuration, when hitting a tee shot, only the upper body 40 and the latching means 50 spring up as high as the moving space d, and, at the same time as the latching means 50 is latched to the latching step 33 of the connector 30, the connector 30 is guided to between the coupling members centering on the connecting member 31 and snapped together with the upper body 40. In the above configuration, when hitting a tee shot, the receiving space 44 of the upper body 40 is apart from the connector 30, so that, if magnets n are installed on the upper end of the connector 30 and the upper surface of the receiving space 44 of the upper body 40, the snapped upper body 40 is smoothly returns to its original position, and the fixing force of the upper body 40 can be enhanced as well. The third embodiment, in the same manner as the first embodiment, can obtain the same effects as those of the first and the second embodiments. As described above, in the first to third embodiments, the coupler is snapped glidingly by the ball-shaped connecting member along the connecting member, so that the golf tee according to the present invention is superior in impact absorption to a conventional one, thereby providing excellent effects on preventing damage and loss of a golf tee, and, when sticking a golf tee in the ground, the phenomenon of snapping a golf tee is prevented, thereby allowing a golf tee to be inserted smoothly.

Industrial Applicability As described above, a golf tee for preventing from being broken and lost of the invention having the upper body and the lower body connected by a connector and a coupler prohibits the impact made by a tee shot from being transferred to the coupling member and the connector in order to obtain effects of preventing damage and loss of a golf tee. The upper body is snapped centering on the connecting member so as to bypass the impact made on the golf tee. Therefore, economical loss due to the re-purchase of golf tees and the delay of a game occurred by the damage and loss of a golf tee can be prevented, thereby proceeding a golf game smoothly. While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.