EP0071567A1 - Tennis court - Google Patents

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EP0071567A1
EP0071567A1 EP82810221A EP82810221A EP0071567A1 EP 0071567 A1 EP0071567 A1 EP 0071567A1 EP 82810221 A EP82810221 A EP 82810221A EP 82810221 A EP82810221 A EP 82810221A EP 0071567 A1 EP0071567 A1 EP 0071567A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
    • A63C19/00—Design or layout of playing courts, rinks, bowling greens or areas for water-skiing; Covers therefor
    • 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
    • A63B47/025—Installations continuously collecting balls from the playing areas, e.g. by gravity, with conveyor belts

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  • the tennis court according to the invention is designed so as to be movable and to allow it to be inclined relative to the horizontal.
  • the tennis court shown in the drawing comprises a panel 1 of agglomerated wood or other agglomerated material, such as that which is marketed under the designation "Eternit", arranged on a metal frame 2, mounted on a pivot 3, oriented in its longitudinal axis. .
  • Cylinders 4 arranged in the vicinity of the longitudinal edges of the frame 2 make it possible to adjust the lateral inclination of the panel 1 which has along one of its longitudinal edges a gutter 5.
  • a slight lateral inclination of the panel 1 as shown in Figure 3 allows the flow of rainwater in the gutter 5. This avoids any accumulation of water on the panel 1 in the event of rain and the deterioration of the surface of the panel 1 which could result therefrom.

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A panel (1) is mounted on a frame (2) which in turn is mounted on a pivot (3) disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the panel (1). Jacks (4) connected to the frame permit tilting the panel (1) which constitutes the tennis court. In this inclined position of the panel (1), rainwater will not accumulate on the court and the court can be reused as soon as the rain ceases to fall.

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L'invention a pour objet un court de tennis.The invention relates to a tennis court.

Les courts de tennis usuels sont aménagés à même le sol, dans un plan parfaitement horizontal. On prévoit généralement un empierrement assurant une certaine stabilité du sol, que l'on recouvre de terre, de sable et/ou d'une couche de béton ou autre matériau rigide ou semi-rigide.The usual tennis courts are laid out on the ground, in a perfectly horizontal plane. It is generally expected that there will be a rock formation ensuring a certain stability of the soil, which is covered with earth, sand and / or a layer of concrete or other rigid or semi-rigid material.

Le court de tennis selon l'invention est conçu de façon a être déplaçable et à permettre de l'incliner par rapport à l'horizontale.The tennis court according to the invention is designed so as to be movable and to allow it to be inclined relative to the horizontal.

Il est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un panneau monté sur un pivot, orienté dans son axe longitudinal.It is characterized in that it comprises a panel mounted on a pivot, oriented in its longitudinal axis.

Le dessin annexé représente schématiquement et à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution du court de tennis selon l'invention.The accompanying drawing shows schematically and by way of example, an embodiment of the tennis court according to the invention.

  • La figure 1 en est une vue de dessusFigure 1 is a top view
  • La figure 2 en est une vue en bout dans une première positionFigure 2 is an end view in a first position
  • La figure 3 en est une vue en bout dans une seconde positionFigure 3 is an end view in a second position
  • La figure 4 représente un accessoire destiné à alimenter un appareil renvoyeur de balles.FIG. 4 represents an accessory intended to supply a ball returning device.

Le court de tennis représenté au dessin comprend un panneau 1 en bois aggloméré ou autre matériau aggloméré, tel que celui qui est commercialisé sous la désignation "Eternit", disposé sur une armature métallique 2, montée sur un pivot 3, orienté dans son axe longitudinal. Des verins 4 disposés au voisinage des bords longitudinaux de l'armature 2 permettent d'ajuster l'inclinaison latérale du panneau 1 qui présente le long d'un de ses bords longitudinaux une gouttière 5. Une faible inclinaison latérale du panneau 1 telle que représentée à la figure 3, permet l'écoulement de l'eau de pluie dans la gouttière 5. On évite ainsi toute accumulation d'eau sur le panneau 1 en cas de pluie et les détériorations de la surface du panneau 1 qui pourraient en résulter. D'autre part, il est possible d'utiliser le court très peu de temps après que la pluie s'arrête de tomber.The tennis court shown in the drawing comprises a panel 1 of agglomerated wood or other agglomerated material, such as that which is marketed under the designation "Eternit", arranged on a metal frame 2, mounted on a pivot 3, oriented in its longitudinal axis. . Cylinders 4 arranged in the vicinity of the longitudinal edges of the frame 2 make it possible to adjust the lateral inclination of the panel 1 which has along one of its longitudinal edges a gutter 5. A slight lateral inclination of the panel 1 as shown in Figure 3, allows the flow of rainwater in the gutter 5. This avoids any accumulation of water on the panel 1 in the event of rain and the deterioration of the surface of the panel 1 which could result therefrom. On the other hand, it is possible to use the court very shortly after the rain stops falling.

En équipant la gouttière 5 d'une bande transporteuse 6, entraînée par un moteur électrique, on peut, dans cette position légèrement inclinée du court 1, collecter les balles de tennis hors jeu dans la gouttière 5 et les transporter vers une extrémité du court 1. En disposant à cette extrémité de la gouttière 5 d'un ramasseur de balles 7, comprenant également une bande transporteuse 8, entraînée par un moteur électrique, on peut déverser ces balles dans le réceptacle 9 d'un appareil renvoyeur de balles (non représenté) permettant à un joueur de s'entraîner seul sur le court.By equipping the gutter 5 with a conveyor belt 6, driven by an electric motor, it is possible, in this slightly inclined position of the court 1, to collect the tennis balls out of play in the gutter 5 and transport them to one end of the court 1 By having at this end of the gutter 5 a bale picker 7, also comprising a conveyor belt 8, driven by an electric motor, these bales can be poured into the receptacle 9 of a bale return device (not shown ) allowing a player to train alone on the court.

Il est, bien entendu, possible de recueillir les balles amenées à une extrémité de la gouttière 5 par la bande transporteuse 6 dans un logement branché sur une soufflerie qui les propulse vers le renvoyeur de balles.It is, of course, possible to collect the balls brought to one end of the gutter 5 by the conveyor belt 6 in a housing connected to a blower which propels them towards the ball returner.

Dans le cas où le panneau 1 est réalisé en "Eternit" ou tout autre matériau tendant à se dilater sous l'effet de la chaleur, il est préférable de disposer côte à côte sur l'armature métallique 2 des éléments de panneau et de les maintenir au contact les uns des autres au moyen d'organes élastiques tels que des ressorts de compression disposés entre les bords de l'armature métallique 2 et les éléments de panneau voisins de ces bords et de monter sous l'armature 2 un vibreur destiné à faciliter le rapprochement de ces éléments.In the case where the panel 1 is made of "Eternit" or any other material which tends to expand under the effect of heat, it is preferable to place side by side on the metal frame 2 of the panel elements and to keep in contact with each other by means of elastic members such as compression springs arranged between the edges of the metal frame 2 and the panel elements adjacent to these edges and mount under the frame 2 a vibrator intended to facilitate the bringing together of these elements.

Parmi les autres avantages que représente le court de tennis décrit ci-dessus, il y a lieu de signaler la possibilité de le transférer, sans détérioration aucune, en un autre lieu.Among the other advantages of the tennis court described above, it is worth mentioning the possibility of transferring it, without any deterioration, to another place.

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1. Court de tennis caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un panneau monté sur un pivot orienté dans son axe longitudinal.1. Tennis court characterized in that it comprises a panel mounted on a pivot oriented in its longitudinal axis. 2. Court de tennis selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une armature de support du panneau engagée sur le pivot et munie de verins destinés à ajuster l'inclinaison latérale du panneau.2. Tennis court according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a panel support frame engaged on the pivot and provided with jacks intended to adjust the lateral inclination of the panel. 3. Court de tennis selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le panneau présente le long d'un de ses bords longitudinaux une gouttière dans laquelle est engagée une première bande transporteuse entrainée par un moteur.3. Tennis court according to claim 1, characterized in that the panel has along one of its longitudinal edges a gutter in which is engaged a first conveyor belt driven by a motor. 4. Court de tennis selon les revendications 1 et 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une seconde bande transporteuse entrainée par un moteur, disposée dans une enceinte à l'extrémité de débit de la première bande transporteuse, pour recueillir des balles amenées'par la première bande transporteuse et les transférer dans un appareil renvoyeur de balles.4. Tennis court according to claims 1 and 3, characterized in that it comprises a second conveyor belt driven by a motor, arranged in an enclosure at the flow end of the first conveyor belt, to collect balls brought ' by the first conveyor belt and transfer them to a bale return device.
EP82810221A 1981-06-04 1982-05-21 Tennis court Expired EP0071567B1 (en)

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US3779547A (en) * 1971-06-30 1973-12-18 Originetics Inc Ball game court with heat receiving panel structure
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