CN101980754B - Tethered ball game prepared for being connected to a water supply - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tethered ball game system comprising a vertical pole secured in its one end such as to the ground, a ball, a tether which in the one end is connected to connecting means of said system, and in the other end is connected to said ball, and a water unit with connecting means for connecting the water unit to a pressurised water supply, said water unit is suitable for spraying water, wherein the tethered ball game system comprises direction control means prepared for directing said sprayed water in one or more directions, said directions are being controlled in dependency of the movement of the ball.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of tetherball game for being connected with water system.
Background technology
Known ball lies in the first end of rope in the tetherball game, and the other end of rope is fixed in the top of vertical bar.
Know further that from US5462284 can one or more water jets be set at described bar, the flow impact tetherball of injection makes tetherball do irregular movement.
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of favourable tetherball game.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to the tetherball games system, comprising:
Vertical bar, an end of described vertical bar is fixed in for example ground,
Ball,
Rope, an end of described rope is connected with the jockey of described system, and the other end is connected with described ball, and
Water assembly (water unit), described water assembly have itself and the jockey that the pressurization water system is connected, and described water assembly is suitable for injection water,
Wherein, described tetherball games system comprises the direction-control apparatus that guides the water that sprays for the edge based on one or more directions of the motion control of described ball.
Term " motion of ball " refers to, carries out after middle ball impacted by one of game player in game, for example see directly over the bar, ball is around vertical bar along clockwise or counterclockwise roughly rotational trajectory.
By giving the tetherball Game Setting can be according to the water assembly of the motion guidance water spray of ball, can realize according to the effect of ball around the motion of bar to one or more game player's injection waters.
For example can realize thus, as a kind of " punishment " and to game player's injection water of the direction of motion of attempting to change ball according to game rule.
Can guarantee further that also when the game player changes ball after the direction of bar motion, water changes direction and sprays until this player changes the direction of ball towards its adversary player.
In one aspect of the invention, described water assembly comprises for the nozzle that water is guided at least one water jet.Guarantee thus to produce the water jet of sufficient intensity in order to spray along the direction of expectation to direction-control apparatus.
In another aspect of this invention, described water assembly also comprise be used to the intensity of the character of regulating described water jet-for example, direction, shape-device, described intensity, direction, shape are for example provided by tap, nozzle, sprayer and/or diffuser.Guarantee thus to control/regulate water jet in order to make it the actual environment that is suitable for playing, such as the distance of spraying, the intensity of injection etc.Shape that in addition can also control jet, the wide jet that launches such as thin jet, horizontal direction, the wide jet that vertical direction launches etc.
In another aspect of this invention, described water assembly is used for by fast hitch mechanism standard 1/2 for example " the rubber hose coupling arrangement is connected with water system.Thereby guarantee to connect fast with water system, in various embodiment of the present invention, for example the shape of described fast hitch mechanism and size can change.
In another aspect of this invention, described direction-control apparatus be arranged in described water assembly directly over and comprise one or more guiders for the water that guides described injection along alternating direction.Guarantee thus to guide the water of a part of playing as tetherball to spray along the direction of one or more expectations.
In another aspect of this invention, described one or more guider is designed by swan-neck.Guarantee thus to use simple device that water is sprayed along the direction of expectation.
In another aspect of this invention, described system comprises at least one rotary part be used to the direction of motion of following described ball.Thereby guarantee may detect the direction of motion of for example relevant with vertical bar ball.
In another aspect of this invention, described rotary part is used for the position of control direction-control apparatus.Guarantee thus correctly to control direction-control apparatus in order to spray along desired orientation according to game guiding water.
The invention still further relates to a kind of tetherball game device, it comprises water assembly and direction-control apparatus, and wherein, described water assembly is used for removably being attached to the tetherball bar.Guarantee thus and can in the situation of the water that need not to implement to assist, described device be installed in the existing conventional tetherball game, and can obtain the favorable characteristics of tetherball games system.
In another aspect of this invention, the tetherball game device also comprises rotary part.Guarantee thus may detect the direction of motion of for example relevant with vertical bar ball.
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Fig. 1 is the inclined stereo figure of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention,
Fig. 2 is another inclined stereo figure that an embodiment of the invention schematically are shown,
The front portion of the schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention of Fig. 3,
Fig. 4 is the side view of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention,
The rear portion of the schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention of Fig. 5,
Fig. 6 is the first view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 7 is the partial view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 8 is the second view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 9 is the inclined stereo figure of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 is the inclined stereo figure of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention.
The present invention relates to the tetherball games system, this games system has increased the dimension of known conventional tetherball game by according to the motion of ball the game player being sprayed water.
In various embodiment of the present invention, water is guided to the player who does not finally hit a ball and sprays.
Generally, tetherball games system of the present invention comprises three critical pieces:
Rotary part (1)
Direction-control apparatus, and
Water assembly.
The function of rotary part (1) is to follow the motion of ball, that is, ball is around the direction of rotation of the vertical bar of game.
The function of described direction-control apparatus is to spray along the direction of one or more expectations according to the motion guidance water of ball, for example sprays towards one of player.For various embodiment, for example when rotary part changed direction owing to the ball motion, direction-control apparatus can interact with rotary part, and then rotary part direction of actuation control device is to change the direction of water spray.
The function of water assembly provides and water system being connected of rubber hose for example, and water spray is provided.
Described parts can individualism, perhaps each other and/or with the miscellaneous part of tetherball game for example vertically bar either partially or fully be combined.
The schematically illustrated embodiment of Fig. 1 comprises at least one rotary part 1 of the direction of following the tetherball game.Rotary part 1 is made of cup/pipe 2, end plate 7 and the actuator 8 at vertical bar 3 tops that are arranged in tetherball game herein, thereby described actuator is used for interacting with direction-control apparatus and affects direction-control apparatus in order to spray to of two positions for example according to the motion guidance water of ball.
In this embodiment, tooth limit 4 (not shown) so that the jockey 5 of the top of vertical connecting bar and the rope 6 (other end of rope is connected with the ball of game) of game be not obstructed in the motion of in the horizontal plane of bar 3, rotating as the result of game.In addition, described tooth limit 4 is also so that rotary part 1 is followed the direction of game.
In this embodiment, comprise that water assembly that nozzle 10 is connected with fast hitch mechanism is used for providing and water system being connected and providing from the water of nozzle 10 ejections of rubber hose for example.
In various embodiment of the present invention, can use for example standard 1/2 of " fast hitch mechanism " 12 " hose connection device or similar device connection water system.
In this embodiment, direction-control apparatus be arranged on nozzle 10 directly over, this direction control device comprises bogey 9 and guider 11.Thereby guider 11 receives from the water jet of nozzle and can guide described jet to make it change direction.In this embodiment, guider 11 is connected with bogey 9, can for example changed between two positions by the water from nozzle that guider 11 guides thereby this bogey can change the position.
In embodiments of the present invention, bogey 9 comprises the control device 11 that is made of bend pipe.
Fig. 2 is for schematically illustrating another inclined stereo figure of an embodiment of the invention.
Can be clear that tooth limit 4 from this figure, jockey 5 passes this tooth limit and gives prominence to.Jockey 5 promotes cup/pipe 2 by transferring in the horizontal plane inward turning around bar 3, and cup/pipe is followed again the rotation of jockey 5.
In the tetherball game embodiment that illustrates, this game is constructed to jockey 5 and can rotates along thread path around bar 3.
In another embodiment of tetherball game, rope 6 (not shown) just in time are connected to the top of bar 3.But rotary part 1 still has and carries out above-mentioned identical function, because rope 6 is positioned in the tooth limit 4 and directly promote cup/pipe 2, cup/pipe 2 is followed rope 6 and rotated thus.
The front portion of the schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention of Fig. 3.
Described actuator 8 is connected on the rotary part 1 and follows thus parts 1 around the rotation of bar 3, as shown by arrows in FIG..
The function of actuator 8 is for promoting pivot 13 (this is not shown, referring to Fig. 4), thereby is arranged in of at least two positions that the direction of rotation by game determines so that bogey 9 changes its positions.
In this embodiment, direction- control apparatus 9,11 comprises swan- neck 11a, 11b and being designed to makes from the water jet of nozzle 10 ejections flow through swan- neck 11a or 11b, because the curvature of device 11a and 11b is different, this is again so that according to the diverse location of bogey 9, and jet is by along the direction guiding that replaces.
As an example of present embodiment, the initial bit set of bogey 9 as shown in Figure 3, that is, guider 11a is arranged on directly over the nozzle 10 and along the water jet of first direction guiding from nozzle 10.
When rotary part 1 rotation, thereby actuator 8 promotes pivot 13 (as shown in Figure 4) according to direction of rotation so that bogey 9 changes the position, namely centers on the center rotating of device.Change by this position, guider 11b is arranged on directly over the nozzle 10 and along the water jet of second direction guiding from nozzle 10.
Fig. 4 is the side view of schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention.
This figure be clearly shown that actuator 8 how with bogey 9 on pivot 13 interact and promote pivot 13, thereby change the position of bogey 9.
The rear portion of the schematically illustrated an embodiment of the invention of Fig. 5.
This figure is clearly shown that the end stop 14 on the bogey 9.By making bogey 9 around its central rotation, end stop 14 contacts a fixture (not shown) in the precalculated position.Thereby guarantee control device 11a, 11b is positioned at correct position directly over the nozzle 10.
Fig. 6 is the first view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention.
This embodiment particularity is the structure of direction- control apparatus 9,11 and actuator 8.
Direction-control apparatus in the present embodiment comprises bogey 9 and blade 15.
For above-mentioned embodiment, actuator 8 has according to the game direction of rotation and acts on direction-control apparatus in order to make it change the function of position.
When the rotary part 1 that comprises actuator 8 rotated, actuator 8 promoted pivot 13 in the inboard of bogey 9.Promote thus bogey and follow the rotation of rotary part 1 until bogey arrives predetermined end stop 14.At end stop 14 places, one in the blade 15 correctly is arranged in directly over the nozzle 10, and the water jet of nozzle is by the direction guiding along expectation.
Because rotary part 1 can be along more than equidirectional continuous rotation one circle, actuator 8 can clash into pivot 13 once more than.But because bogey 9 has been positioned at its end stop 14, bogey 9 can not upwards continue to change the position the party.Therefore, actuator 8 and whirligig 1 are configured to easily 13 tops along the pivot upward sliding to pivot, thus the carrying out that rotatablely moves and can not stop and can not interrupting playing of rotary part 1.
Fig. 7 is the partial view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention.
This figure is clearly shown that how retainer 14 stops bogey 9 along the rotation of a direction of rotation.Similar device is set stops bogey 9 along the rotation of another direction of rotation.
Fig. 8 is the second view of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the stereogram of the inclination of schematically illustrated the second embodiment of the present invention.
This figure is clearly shown that especially that when bogey 9 is positioned at a retainer place one of blade 15 is positioned at nozzle 10 tops.
In game, when games system was connected with water supply, water jet left nozzle 10 and impacts blade 15, and guide blades is towards the direction of expectation, for example towards a player thus.
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1. rotary part
The cup/pipe
3. vertical bar
4. the tooth limit in the rotary part
5. jockey
6. rope
7. end plate
8. actuator
9. bogey
10. nozzle
11. direction-control apparatus
12. fast hitch mechanism
13. the pivot on the bogey
14. end stop
15. blade
Claims (9)
1. tetherball games system comprises:
Vertical bar (3), an end of described vertical bar is fixed,
Ball,
Rope (6), an end of described rope is connected with the jockey (5) of described system, and the other end is connected with described ball, and
Water assembly, described water assembly have for the jockey that described water assembly is connected to the pressurization water system, and described water assembly is suitable for injection water,
Wherein, described tetherball games system comprises for the direction-control apparatus (11) along the water that sprays based on one or more direction guiding of moving of described ball, and wherein, described direction-control apparatus (9,11) be arranged in described water assembly (10,12) directly over and comprise one or more guiders (11,11a, 11b) for the water that guides described injection along alternating direction.
2. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described water assembly comprises for the nozzle that water is guided at least one water jet.
3. according to aforementioned tetherball games system claimed in claim 1, wherein, described water assembly also comprises the device be used to the character of regulating described water jet.
4. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described water assembly is used for being connected with water system by fast hitch mechanism.
5. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described one or more guiders (11,11a, 11b) are designed by swan-neck.
6. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described system comprises at least one rotary part be used to the direction of motion of following described ball.
7. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described rotary part is used for the position of control direction-control apparatus.
8. tetherball games system according to claim 1, wherein, described water assembly is used for removably being attached to tetherball bar (3).
9. tetherball games system according to claim 8 also comprises the rotary part be used to the direction of motion of following described ball.
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