CA2105649A1 - Golf ball rake - Google Patents
Golf ball rakeInfo
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- CA2105649A1 CA2105649A1 CA 2105649 CA2105649A CA2105649A1 CA 2105649 A1 CA2105649 A1 CA 2105649A1 CA 2105649 CA2105649 CA 2105649 CA 2105649 A CA2105649 A CA 2105649A CA 2105649 A1 CA2105649 A1 CA 2105649A1
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- Prior art keywords
- tool
- rake
- rake arms
- tines
- sliding body
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B47/00—Devices for handling or treating balls, e.g. for holding or carrying balls
- A63B47/02—Devices for handling or treating balls, e.g. for holding or carrying balls for picking-up or collecting
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Abstract
Golf Ball Rake Abstract A hand-held tool for collecting objects of a pre-determined size, obscured from view, in particular golf balls, while gathering a minimum of other matter. A tool having a rake part on the lower section of the handle and an extendable upper handle section. The rake part comprises a pair of arms, supporting tines, pivotted at the outer end of the lower handle, these rake arms being rotatable outward for raking and in reverse to the folded position by means of a hand-operated sliding body linked to them by two struts. The sliding body houses a latching means to hold the rake arms in either of the two aforementioned positions. The tines on the rake arms are of resilient wire-like material, curved concavely toward the raked objects in combination with a short reverse curve at the bottom end to minimize scraping of a surface. The tines are spaced appropriately for the wanted objects and are staggered alternately in the raking direction to form shallow recesses for restraining lateral movement of wanted objects off the rake. The tool is made compact for carrying in a golf bag by folding the rake arms and collapsing the upper handle section.
Description
~ol~ siall Ra~s Speci~ication This invention relates to a hand-held tool ~or selectively collecting objects such as golf balls which are obscured from view by vegetation or other matter.
Many golf balls are lost and much time is spent in searching ~or them in golf course hazards such as ditches, drains, creeks or in pond edges where they become obscured from view by tall grasses or other tall vegetation. It is usual for pond edges to have vegetation both under water and above, and dead vegetation or scum on the surface, and, at times, murky water. Furthermore golf balls can be lost ~rom view in tall vegetation outside the borders of the ~airway, or under leaves in the autumn.
The available gol~ ball retrievers are only effective in picking up a ball which is visible. Most retrievers use a cup or ring to entrap the ball. It has been found that if there is under-water vegetation, where the ball is still visible, such vegetation can inhibit the fitting of the cup or ring around the ball. The tosl o~ this invention is rake-like but its objective is to gather objects o~ a pre-determined minimum size, golf balls in particular, while gathering a minimum of other matter and debris. A search of patents reveals that therè are two common types of hand-held surface rakes; and thair function is to gather a maximum amount o~
grass cuttings, debris or other loose matter. One type has tines which are rela~ively thick, short and close-spaced in a row at right angles to the handle~ The other type has ribbon-like tines, wide in the plane of the handle, which fan out from the handle over a considerable length and then turn downward at right angles. The first mentioned type offers resistance to pulliny through tall v~getation and gathers nearly all loose matter available.
Futhermore the rake head tines are relatively bulky and heavy to carry, in ~i golf bag for example. The second type of rake ~lexes in the vertical direction causing the ri~bon-like tines to glide over tall vegetation thus wi~holding the vertical tine sections from reaching the surface. Furthermore any penetration of the lo vertical tine sections into the tall vegetation would resist being pulled because of their width; and, like the first type, they would gather all loose matter.
The objective of this invention is to provide an effective tool for retrieving golf balls which are hidden as noted above.
To aid in this objective the tool is made to gather a minimum of other loose matter and to minimize the scraping of the raked surEace. Another part of the objelctive is to make the tool convenient to carry in a golf bag. Other uses o~ the invention are the selection o~ firm vegetables, fruits or other objects to meet a minimum breadth, by appropriate spacing of the tines.
In drawings which illustrate the embodimenks of the invention:
Figure 1 is a perspective of the tool in its folded position.
Figure 2 is a perspective of the tool in the raking position.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective of ~he latching means in the sliding body.
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Figure 4 is a side view o~ the tool in th~ raking position.
Yigure 5 is a plan view of the tool in the partially folded position.
Figure 6 is a plan view of the plate containing the well for the lever, fulcrum and spring of ~he la~ching means.
Figure 7 ia a section of the sliding body at the push button.
The tool illustrated comprises a lower handle section 1 which supports the rakiny portion and an upper handle section 2 which is extendable. The rake arms 3A 3B Figure 2 support tines 4A 4B; said arms being pivotted at 15~ 15B on the outer end of the lower handle section. The rake arms can be swung from the folded position, Fugure 1 to the raking position, Fu~ure 2 and reversibly by struts l9A l9B which link the mid-points of said arms by pivots 16A 16B
to the sliding body 5 at pivots 17A 17B on brackets 18A 18B
Fugures3 and 4. The sliding body ~j travels within a recessed portion of the ~op flange of lower handle 1 whose limits provide stops 7A 7B Figure 5 corresponding to the ~olded position and the raking position o~ khe rake arms respectively.
The sliding body 5 has casing 6 which encloses a latching means Figures 3 and 6 com~rising a ~ree lever 8 on a fulcrum 9 embedded in a well 10 in plate 20. The ~ree lever 8 has a projection 11, termed a tongue, at one end which is pressed against the top surface of lower handle 1 by spring 12. The fixed portion of spring 12 fits within a groove 21 on the base of fulcrum 9; and the tooth 22 formed on the end o~ said spring portion is retained in hole 23 of said fulcrum. Plate 20 is affixed to the under . :~
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surface of casing ~ by screws 30 or equivalent thereby clamping spring 12 in position. The top flange of lower handle 1 has slots 13A 13B Figure 5 to receive tongue 11 of free lever 8 when sliding body 5 is moved to the folded position and the raking position of the rake arms respectively. Push button 1~ Figures 3 and 7 in casing 6 is located above the opening 24 in plate 20 and above the plain end of free lever 8 Figure 3 to release tongue 11 from either of said slots. Casing 6 is affixed to brackets 18A 18B Figure 3 by screws 29 or equivalent through holes 25, 28 thereby retaining sliding body 5 on lower handle 10.
In the folded position the rake arms 3A 3B nest under the top flange of lower handle 1, Figure 10 The tines 4~ 4B are made of thin wire-like resilient material, preferably metal, attached to the rake arms 3A 3B, preferably of metal, by welding, rivetting, threading or other means. The tines are spaced apart by a width determined by the minimum breadth o~ the object to be collected;
are curved concavely toward the ralced items to facilitate the rolling upwards of rounded objects, with a short reverse curve at the bottom to minimize the scraping of a surface. The tines are staggered alternately fxom front to back in the raking direction Fiyure 5 therPby forming recesses to resist the lateral rolling of rounded objects off the rake. The extendable telescopic upper handle 2, of known art, preferably metal, is attached to lower handle, by welding, screws, rivet~ing or other means. The sliding body 5 may have a hand-grip cover of fabric, plastic or rubber; and the tines may have a cap of such materials for hand-protection and appearance.
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In use the upper handle of the tool is extended to the length needed and raking is done methodically in approximately one meter lengths at a time starting close to the user and working outward.
After one row is raked parallel rows are raked on each side o~ it.
Some vegetation may cling to the rake which can be dislodged by tapping khe rake on the ground. By inverting the rake the rake arms may be used to clear scum off water so as to make golf balls visible .
Many golf balls are lost and much time is spent in searching ~or them in golf course hazards such as ditches, drains, creeks or in pond edges where they become obscured from view by tall grasses or other tall vegetation. It is usual for pond edges to have vegetation both under water and above, and dead vegetation or scum on the surface, and, at times, murky water. Furthermore golf balls can be lost ~rom view in tall vegetation outside the borders of the ~airway, or under leaves in the autumn.
The available gol~ ball retrievers are only effective in picking up a ball which is visible. Most retrievers use a cup or ring to entrap the ball. It has been found that if there is under-water vegetation, where the ball is still visible, such vegetation can inhibit the fitting of the cup or ring around the ball. The tosl o~ this invention is rake-like but its objective is to gather objects o~ a pre-determined minimum size, golf balls in particular, while gathering a minimum of other matter and debris. A search of patents reveals that therè are two common types of hand-held surface rakes; and thair function is to gather a maximum amount o~
grass cuttings, debris or other loose matter. One type has tines which are rela~ively thick, short and close-spaced in a row at right angles to the handle~ The other type has ribbon-like tines, wide in the plane of the handle, which fan out from the handle over a considerable length and then turn downward at right angles. The first mentioned type offers resistance to pulliny through tall v~getation and gathers nearly all loose matter available.
Futhermore the rake head tines are relatively bulky and heavy to carry, in ~i golf bag for example. The second type of rake ~lexes in the vertical direction causing the ri~bon-like tines to glide over tall vegetation thus wi~holding the vertical tine sections from reaching the surface. Furthermore any penetration of the lo vertical tine sections into the tall vegetation would resist being pulled because of their width; and, like the first type, they would gather all loose matter.
The objective of this invention is to provide an effective tool for retrieving golf balls which are hidden as noted above.
To aid in this objective the tool is made to gather a minimum of other loose matter and to minimize the scraping of the raked surEace. Another part of the objelctive is to make the tool convenient to carry in a golf bag. Other uses o~ the invention are the selection o~ firm vegetables, fruits or other objects to meet a minimum breadth, by appropriate spacing of the tines.
In drawings which illustrate the embodimenks of the invention:
Figure 1 is a perspective of the tool in its folded position.
Figure 2 is a perspective of the tool in the raking position.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective of ~he latching means in the sliding body.
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Figure 4 is a side view o~ the tool in th~ raking position.
Yigure 5 is a plan view of the tool in the partially folded position.
Figure 6 is a plan view of the plate containing the well for the lever, fulcrum and spring of ~he la~ching means.
Figure 7 ia a section of the sliding body at the push button.
The tool illustrated comprises a lower handle section 1 which supports the rakiny portion and an upper handle section 2 which is extendable. The rake arms 3A 3B Figure 2 support tines 4A 4B; said arms being pivotted at 15~ 15B on the outer end of the lower handle section. The rake arms can be swung from the folded position, Fugure 1 to the raking position, Fu~ure 2 and reversibly by struts l9A l9B which link the mid-points of said arms by pivots 16A 16B
to the sliding body 5 at pivots 17A 17B on brackets 18A 18B
Fugures3 and 4. The sliding body ~j travels within a recessed portion of the ~op flange of lower handle 1 whose limits provide stops 7A 7B Figure 5 corresponding to the ~olded position and the raking position o~ khe rake arms respectively.
The sliding body 5 has casing 6 which encloses a latching means Figures 3 and 6 com~rising a ~ree lever 8 on a fulcrum 9 embedded in a well 10 in plate 20. The ~ree lever 8 has a projection 11, termed a tongue, at one end which is pressed against the top surface of lower handle 1 by spring 12. The fixed portion of spring 12 fits within a groove 21 on the base of fulcrum 9; and the tooth 22 formed on the end o~ said spring portion is retained in hole 23 of said fulcrum. Plate 20 is affixed to the under . :~
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surface of casing ~ by screws 30 or equivalent thereby clamping spring 12 in position. The top flange of lower handle 1 has slots 13A 13B Figure 5 to receive tongue 11 of free lever 8 when sliding body 5 is moved to the folded position and the raking position of the rake arms respectively. Push button 1~ Figures 3 and 7 in casing 6 is located above the opening 24 in plate 20 and above the plain end of free lever 8 Figure 3 to release tongue 11 from either of said slots. Casing 6 is affixed to brackets 18A 18B Figure 3 by screws 29 or equivalent through holes 25, 28 thereby retaining sliding body 5 on lower handle 10.
In the folded position the rake arms 3A 3B nest under the top flange of lower handle 1, Figure 10 The tines 4~ 4B are made of thin wire-like resilient material, preferably metal, attached to the rake arms 3A 3B, preferably of metal, by welding, rivetting, threading or other means. The tines are spaced apart by a width determined by the minimum breadth o~ the object to be collected;
are curved concavely toward the ralced items to facilitate the rolling upwards of rounded objects, with a short reverse curve at the bottom to minimize the scraping of a surface. The tines are staggered alternately fxom front to back in the raking direction Fiyure 5 therPby forming recesses to resist the lateral rolling of rounded objects off the rake. The extendable telescopic upper handle 2, of known art, preferably metal, is attached to lower handle, by welding, screws, rivet~ing or other means. The sliding body 5 may have a hand-grip cover of fabric, plastic or rubber; and the tines may have a cap of such materials for hand-protection and appearance.
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In use the upper handle of the tool is extended to the length needed and raking is done methodically in approximately one meter lengths at a time starting close to the user and working outward.
After one row is raked parallel rows are raked on each side o~ it.
Some vegetation may cling to the rake which can be dislodged by tapping khe rake on the ground. By inverting the rake the rake arms may be used to clear scum off water so as to make golf balls visible .
Claims (9)
1. A hand-held tool for recovering objects which are obscured from views comprising a raking part and a sliding body on the lower section of a handle, the raking part including a pair of pivotted rake arms, bearing tines, being linked at mid-point by two struts, pivotted at each end, to the sliding body by which the said rake arms may be deployed for raking or folded for carrying, and latched in either position, the tool being reducible in size by foldable rake arms and telescopic upper handle for carrying in a golf bag or other container.
2. A tool as defined in Claim 1 having rake arms supporting tines of thin wire-like resilient material, preferably metal.
3. A tool as defined in Claims 1 and 2 having tines with a concave curve toward the raked objects in combination with a short gradual reverse curve at the bottom.
4. A tool as claimed in Claim 2 and 3 having tines which are alternately staggered on the rake arms from front to back in the raking direction to form shallow recesses.
5. A tool as claimed in Claim 4 having tines spaced apart uniformly by an amount to collect objects of a pre-determined breadth or larger.
6. A tool as defined in Claim 1 including a latching means in a well in a plate within the sliding body comprising a free lever having a tongue at one end being pressed against the top surface of the lower handle by a spring so as to engage either of two slots in said surface when the rake arms are deployed for raking or folded parallel to the handle, said latching means including a push button in the sliding body for pressing the plain end of the free lever to release the said tongue from either slot.
7. A tool as defined in Claim 6 including stops for the sliding body by the limits of a recessed portion of the top surface of the handle within which the sliding body travels, the said stops corresponding to the raking position and folded position of the rake arms.
8. A tool as defined in Claim 1 having rake arms nesting under the top flange of the T-shaped lower handle when folded.
9. A tool as defined in Claim 1 being reducible in size by foldable rake arms and collapsible upper handle for carrying in a golf bag or other container.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2105649 CA2105649A1 (en) | 1993-09-07 | 1993-09-07 | Golf ball rake |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2105649 CA2105649A1 (en) | 1993-09-07 | 1993-09-07 | Golf ball rake |
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| CA2105649A1 true CA2105649A1 (en) | 1995-03-08 |
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| CA 2105649 Abandoned CA2105649A1 (en) | 1993-09-07 | 1993-09-07 | Golf ball rake |
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| CN103085037A (en) * | 2013-02-19 | 2013-05-08 | 门德君 | Multifunctional folding tool |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CN103085037A (en) * | 2013-02-19 | 2013-05-08 | 门德君 | Multifunctional folding tool |
| CN103085037B (en) * | 2013-02-19 | 2015-05-06 | 门德君 | Multifunctional folding tool |
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