EP0088732B1 - Ball retriever - Google Patents

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EP0088732B1
EP0088732B1 EP83810098A EP83810098A EP0088732B1 EP 0088732 B1 EP0088732 B1 EP 0088732B1 EP 83810098 A EP83810098 A EP 83810098A EP 83810098 A EP83810098 A EP 83810098A EP 0088732 B1 EP0088732 B1 EP 0088732B1
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  • the present invention relates to a device for collecting balls, comprising at least one receptacle of cylindrical shape oriented vertically open at its two ends, the inside diameter of which corresponds to that of the balls, and the wall of which is of elastic material and has a slot longitudinal and balls retaining members near its lower end, as well as a handle provided with a handle.
  • Lyonnais or tigtanque bowlers often have to bend down to pick up their balls and the jack. For some of them, the elderly or disabled in particular, this represents discomfort which, in some cases, can go as far as preventing them from playing.
  • FR-A-1 429 211 proposes a device of the type indicated in the preamble, in which the lower part of the receptacle has several longitudinal slots allowing elastic radial deformations of the wall of the receptacle, and a retaining bead which moves apart thanks to the elasticity of this wall when the device is pressed onto the ball which is picked up. This ball pushes the balls picked up upwards into the cylindrical receptacle.
  • this device has the drawback of being suitable only for picking up and storing balls of a determined diameter, at most equal to the inside diameter of the cylindrical receptacle.
  • the user must generally overturn the receptacle, so that all the balls it contains tend to escape.
  • the ball collecting device according to the present invention proposes to overcome these drawbacks.
  • this device is characterized in that the receptacle wall is split longitudinally over its entire height so that it can deform elastically in the radial direction from one end to the other of the receptacle, by spacing of the edges from the slot.
  • the user can take a ball from the receptacle by inserting a finger through the slot to extract the ball from above.
  • the ball collecting device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 comprises a receptacle 1 of generally cylindrical shape whose internal diameter corresponds to the diameter of the balls 2 to be picked up.
  • This receptacle has a lower opening 3 which flares outwards from the receptacle. Near its lower end, it is provided with retaining members 4 intended to retain the balls inside the receptacle.
  • the receptacle 1 is split over its entire height and it is made of an elastic material, for example a synthetic material or metal.
  • the retaining means consist of a narrowing of the diameter of the receptacle which can be replaced by a portion of crown fitted on the internal surface of the receptacle or of the elastic tabs 10 extending from the wall of the receptacle towards the interior of that -this (as shown in Figure 4).
  • the receptacle 1 is provided with means for fixing a handle, for example a nut 5 embedded in its mass.
  • the collection device also comprises a clamp 8 made of an elastically deformable material, defining a cavity with a diameter slightly smaller than that of a jack 9, fixed on the side of the receptacle 1 near its lower end.
  • the device illustrated in FIG. 5 comprises two receptacles 11 juxtaposed and arranged on either side of a handle 12 provided with a handle 13. These two receptacles can each contain two balls.
  • a clamp 14 is attached to the base of the two receptacles and is used to collect and hold in place a jack.
  • the handle preferably comprises several interlocking sections 15 whose length is substantially equal to the height of the receptacles. These sections are preferably held in position by a spring or an internal elastic tensioner.
  • the handle can also be of the telescopic type.
  • the handle 13 of FIG. 5 can be replaced by a more elaborate handle as represented by FIG. 6.
  • This handle 16 comprises two clamps or recesses 17 intended to contain two reserve pigs 18.
  • the device shown in Figure 5, optionally equipped with the handle of Figure 6, can be fully folded so as to be in the form of a ball box that can contain a set of balls or petanque outside of periods of Game.
  • the user can also pick up a jack 9 without stooping.

Abstract

1. Device for gathering bowling balls including at least one vertically oriented cylindrical receptacle (1, 11) open at its two extremities, whose inner diameter corresponds to that of the bowling balls (2) and whose wall is made of an elastic material and includes a longitudinal slot and members (4) for keeping the bowling balls close to its lower extremity, as well as a stick (6, 12) provided with a handle, characterized in that the wall of the receptacle (1, 11) is split longitudinally over its entire height so that it may be elastically deformed in radial direction, from one end of the receptacle to the other, by separation of the edges of the slot.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour le ramassage de boules, comportant au moins un réceptacle de forme cylindrique orienté verticalement ouvert à ses deux extrémités, dont le diamètre intérieur correspond à celui des boules, et dont la paroi est en matériau élastique et comporte une fente longitudinale et des organes de retenue de boules à proximité de son extrémité inférieure, ainsi qu'un manche pourvu d'une poignée.The present invention relates to a device for collecting balls, comprising at least one receptacle of cylindrical shape oriented vertically open at its two ends, the inside diameter of which corresponds to that of the balls, and the wall of which is of elastic material and has a slot longitudinal and balls retaining members near its lower end, as well as a handle provided with a handle.

Les joueurs de boules lyonnaises ou de pétanque doivent fréquemment se baisser pour ramasser leurs boules ainsi que le cochonnet. Pour certains d'entre eux, les personnes âgées ou handicapées notamment, ceci représente une gêne qui, dans certains cas, peut aller jusqu'à les empêcher de jouer.Lyonnais or pétanque bowlers often have to bend down to pick up their balls and the jack. For some of them, the elderly or disabled in particular, this represents discomfort which, in some cases, can go as far as preventing them from playing.

Il existe des dispositifs de ramassage de boules comprenant un aimant fixé à un cordon qui permet de ramasser les boules métalliques une à une sans se baisser. L'inconvénient de ces dispositifs existants réside dans le fait qu'on ne peut saisir qu'une seule boule à la fois, qu'ils ne permettent pas le stockage des boules et qu'il n'est pas possible de ramasser les cochonnets qui ne sont pas métalliques.There are devices for collecting balls comprising a magnet fixed to a cord which makes it possible to collect the metal balls one by one without bending down. The disadvantage of these existing devices lies in the fact that one can only grab one ball at a time, that they do not allow the storage of the balls and that it is not possible to pick up the piglets which are not metallic.

Pour permettre de ramasser et de conserver plusieurs boules, le FR-A-1 429 211 propose un dispositif du type indiqué en préambule, dans lequel la partie inférieure du réceptacle comporte plusieurs fentes longitudinales permettant des déformations élastiques radiales de la paroi du réceptacle, et un bourrelet de retenue qui s'écarte grâce à l'élasticité de cette paroi lorsqu'on presse le dispositif sur la boule que l'on ramasse. Cette boule repousse vers le haut dans le réceptacle cylindrique les boules ramassées préalablement. Toutefois, ce dispositif a pour inconvénient de se prêter uniquement au ramassage et au stockage de boules d'un diamètre déterminé, au maximum égal au diamètre intérieur du réceptacle cylindrique. En outre, pour prélever l'une des boules stockées, l'utilisateur doit généralement renverser le réceptacle, de sorte que toutes les boules qu'il renferme tendent à s'échapper.To make it possible to pick up and keep several balls, FR-A-1 429 211 proposes a device of the type indicated in the preamble, in which the lower part of the receptacle has several longitudinal slots allowing elastic radial deformations of the wall of the receptacle, and a retaining bead which moves apart thanks to the elasticity of this wall when the device is pressed onto the ball which is picked up. This ball pushes the balls picked up upwards into the cylindrical receptacle. However, this device has the drawback of being suitable only for picking up and storing balls of a determined diameter, at most equal to the inside diameter of the cylindrical receptacle. In addition, to pick up one of the stored balls, the user must generally overturn the receptacle, so that all the balls it contains tend to escape.

Le dispositif de ramassage de boules selon la présente invention se propose de pallier ces inconvénients.The ball collecting device according to the present invention proposes to overcome these drawbacks.

Dans ce but, ce dispositif est caractérisé en ce que la paroi de réceptacle est fendue longitudinalement sur toute sa hauteur de sorte qu'elle puisse se déformer élastiquement dans le sens radial d'une extrémité à l'autre du réceptacle, par écartement des bords de la fente.For this purpose, this device is characterized in that the receptacle wall is split longitudinally over its entire height so that it can deform elastically in the radial direction from one end to the other of the receptacle, by spacing of the edges from the slot.

Ainsi, il est possible de ramasser des boules dont le diamètre est inférieur ou supérieur au diamètre intérieur du réceptacle. De plus, l'utilisateur a la possibilité de prélever une boule dans le réceptacle en y introduisant un doigt par la fente pour extraire la boule par le haut.Thus, it is possible to pick up balls whose diameter is less than or greater than the inside diameter of the receptacle. In addition, the user can take a ball from the receptacle by inserting a finger through the slot to extract the ball from above.

Le dessin annexé illustre schématiquement et à titre d'exemples des formes d'exécution du dispositif selon l'invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une première forme de réalisation de ce dispositif.
  • La figure 2 est une vue de côté de la figure 1,
  • La figure 3 est une vue de dessins du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • La figure 4 est une vue partielle d'une variante d'exécution du dispositif de la figure 1,
  • La figure 5 représente une vue en perspective d'une autre forme de réalisation du dispositif selon l'invention,
  • La figure 6 représente une vue agrandie d'une forme de réalisation particulière de la poignée.
The accompanying drawing illustrates schematically and by way of examples of embodiments of the device according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of this device.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a drawing view of the device in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 is a partial view of an alternative embodiment of the device of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 5 represents a perspective view of another embodiment of the device according to the invention,
  • Figure 6 shows an enlarged view of a particular embodiment of the handle.

Le dispositif de ramassage de boules illustré par les figures 1 à 4 comporte un réceptacle 1 de forme générale cylindrique dont le diamètre intérieur correspond au diamètre des boules 2 à ramasser. Ce réceptacle présente une ouverture inférieure 3 qui s'évase vers l'extérieur de réceptacle. Au voisinage de son extrémité inférieure, il est pourvu d'organes de retenue 4 destinés à retenir les boules à l'intérieur du réceptacle.The ball collecting device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 comprises a receptacle 1 of generally cylindrical shape whose internal diameter corresponds to the diameter of the balls 2 to be picked up. This receptacle has a lower opening 3 which flares outwards from the receptacle. Near its lower end, it is provided with retaining members 4 intended to retain the balls inside the receptacle.

Dans l'exécution illustrée, le réceptacle 1 est fendu sur toute sa hauteur et il est réalisé en un matériau élastique par exemple une matière synthétique ou de métal.In the illustrated embodiment, the receptacle 1 is split over its entire height and it is made of an elastic material, for example a synthetic material or metal.

Les moyens de retenue sont constitués par un rétrécissement du diamètre du réceptacle qui peut être remplacé par une portion de couronne rapportée sur la surface interne du réceptacle ou des pattes élastiques 10 s'étendant à partir de la paroi du réceptacle vers l'intérieur de celui-ci (comme le montre la figure 4).The retaining means consist of a narrowing of the diameter of the receptacle which can be replaced by a portion of crown fitted on the internal surface of the receptacle or of the elastic tabs 10 extending from the wall of the receptacle towards the interior of that -this (as shown in Figure 4).

Le réceptacle 1 est pourvu de moyens de fixation d'un manche, par exemple d'un écrou 5 noyé dans sa masse.The receptacle 1 is provided with means for fixing a handle, for example a nut 5 embedded in its mass.

Le manche 6, de préférence réalisé en plusieurs tronçons emboîtables ou pouvant être reliés les uns aux autres par des accouplements à vis 7, peut être exécuté en matière synthétique, en bois ou en métal plastifié.The handle 6, preferably made of several interlocking sections or that can be connected to each other by screw couplings 7, can be made of synthetic material, wood or plasticized metal.

Le dispositif de ramassage comporte également une pince 8 en un matériau déformable élastiquement, définissant une cavité de diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui d'un cochonnet 9, fixée sur le côté du réceptacle 1 à proximité de son extrémité inférieure.The collection device also comprises a clamp 8 made of an elastically deformable material, defining a cavity with a diameter slightly smaller than that of a jack 9, fixed on the side of the receptacle 1 near its lower end.

Le dispositif illustré par la figure 5, comporte deux réceptacles 11 juxtaposés et disposés de part et d'autre d'un manche 12 pourvu d'une poignée 13. Ces deux réceptacles peuvent contenir chacun deux boules. Une pince 14 est accolée à la base des deux réceptacles et sert à ramasser et à maintenir en place un cochonnet. Le manche comporte, de préférence, plusieurs tronçons emboîtables 15 dont la longueur est sensiblement égale à la hauteur des réceptacles. Ces tronçons sont de préférence maintenus en position par un ressort ou un tendeur élastique intérieur. Le manche peut également être du type télescopique.The device illustrated in FIG. 5 comprises two receptacles 11 juxtaposed and arranged on either side of a handle 12 provided with a handle 13. These two receptacles can each contain two balls. A clamp 14 is attached to the base of the two receptacles and is used to collect and hold in place a jack. The handle preferably comprises several interlocking sections 15 whose length is substantially equal to the height of the receptacles. These sections are preferably held in position by a spring or an internal elastic tensioner. The handle can also be of the telescopic type.

La poignée 13 de la figure 5 peut être remplacée par une poignée plus élaborée telle que représentée par la figure 6. Cette poignée 16 comporte deux pinces ou évidements 17 destinés à contenir deux cochonnets de réserve 18. Un téton 19, éventuellement fileté, permet le montage de la poignée sur le manche.The handle 13 of FIG. 5 can be replaced by a more elaborate handle as represented by FIG. 6. This handle 16 comprises two clamps or recesses 17 intended to contain two reserve pigs 18. A stud 19, even threaded thread, allows the mounting of the handle on the handle.

Le dispositif représenté par la figure 5, éventuellement équipé de la poignée de la figure 6, peut être entièrement replié de manière à se présenter sous la forme d'un coffret à boules pouvant contenir un jeu de boules ou de pétanque en dehors des périodes de jeu.The device shown in Figure 5, optionally equipped with the handle of Figure 6, can be fully folded so as to be in the form of a ball box that can contain a set of balls or petanque outside of periods of Game.

On utilise le dispositif de la façon suivante:

  • L'usager soulève le dispositif par le manche et pose l'ouverture inférieure du réceptacle sur une boule reposant sur le sol. Il appuie le dispositif sur la boule ce qui provoque un écartement des parois du réceptacle, de sorte que les moyens de retenue passent au-dessous de l'équateur de la boule. Sous l'effet de l'élasticité propre des parois du réceptacle qui se resserrent, la boule est levée à l'intérieur du réceptacle et repose sur les moyens de retenue. Comme la hauteur du réceptacle correspond au diamètre de deux ou trois boules, l'opération peut être répétée et plusieurs boules introduites dans le réceptacle. Si l'usager n'a pas besoin immédiatement de ses boules, il peut les laisser dans le réceptacle qui repose sur le sol et sert à stocker momentanément les boules. Lorsque l'usager a besoin d'une boule, il prend le manche, lève le dispositif et prend la boule supérieure logée dans le réceptacle. Puis il repose le dispositif sur le sol avec la ou les boules restantes.
The device is used as follows:
  • The user lifts the device by the handle and places the lower opening of the receptacle on a ball resting on the ground. It presses the device on the ball which causes a separation of the walls of the receptacle, so that the retaining means pass below the equator of the ball. Under the effect of the own elasticity of the walls of the receptacle which tighten, the ball is lifted inside the receptacle and rests on the retaining means. As the height of the receptacle corresponds to the diameter of two or three balls, the operation can be repeated and several balls introduced into the receptacle. If the user does not need his balls immediately, he can leave them in the receptacle which rests on the ground and is used to temporarily store the balls. When the user needs a ball, he takes the handle, lifts the device and takes the upper ball housed in the receptacle. Then he rests the device on the ground with the remaining ball (s).

A l'aide de la pince 8, l'usager peut également ramasser un cochonnet 9 sans se baisser.Using the clamp 8, the user can also pick up a jack 9 without stooping.

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1. Device for gathering bowling balls including at least one vertically oriented cylindrical receptacle (1, 11) open at its two extremities, whose inner diameter corresponds to that of the bowling balls (2) and whose wall is made of an elastic material and includes a longitudinal slot and members (4) for keeping the bowling balls close to its lower extremity, as well as a stick (6, 12) provided with a handle, characterized in that the wall of the receptacle (1, 11) is split longitudinally over its entire height so that it may be elastically deformed in radial direction, from one end of the receptacle. to the other, by separation of the edges of the slot.
2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes two juxtaposed cylindrical receptacles (11), capable of containing four bowling balls, and a collapsible stick (12) formed of several sections fitting into one another whose length is substantially equal to the height of the receptacle.
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CH146682A CH646066A5 (en) 1982-03-10 1982-03-10 DEVICE FOR COLLECTING BALLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR GAMES OF BALLS.

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US5080413A (en) * 1990-03-12 1992-01-14 Edwin Vobeda Golf ball retriever
AU637842B2 (en) * 1990-11-01 1993-06-10 Hoxie Holdings Pty. Limited Bowl pick-up
FR2741818A1 (en) * 1995-11-30 1997-06-06 Leon Jacques Lifting holder for petanque game bowls
GB9720201D0 (en) * 1997-09-24 1997-11-26 Petitot Michel Petanque ball retrieving apparatus
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