EP0275764B1 - Toy golf club and golf court to be used together as a golf game - Google Patents

Toy golf club and golf court to be used together as a golf game Download PDF

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EP0275764B1
EP0275764B1 EP87402895A EP87402895A EP0275764B1 EP 0275764 B1 EP0275764 B1 EP 0275764B1 EP 87402895 A EP87402895 A EP 87402895A EP 87402895 A EP87402895 A EP 87402895A EP 0275764 B1 EP0275764 B1 EP 0275764B1
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  • the present invention relates to a percussion utensil for a golf game, this utensil being intended to be used on a playing field disposed on a raised support such as a table or the like.
  • US-A-3,537,576 discloses a percussion tool for a game of golf on a reduced scale, composed of a club of reduced size and a knurled button fixed to one end of the club.
  • the knurled button is adapted to be grasped between the thumb and a finger of the player. This utensil, the size of which does not exceed that of the player's thumb and which is held with one hand, does not allow to faithfully reproduce, on a reduced scale, the movements of the practice of outdoor golf.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a percussion utensil and a playing field which make it possible in particular to reproduce, as faithfully as possible, on a reduced scale, the practice of outdoor golf.
  • faithful reproduction of the practice of golf we mean not only the fact that we foresee a course reproducing itself as faithfully as possible, a real golf course with its obstacles, its relief, as well as the state of surface and flexibility of the different areas of such a field, but also the fact that the percussion utensil of the invention allows, in association with the playing field, to offer ball control means similar to those life-size golf game, that is to say allowing an aerial game by taking the ball off the ground and maintaining the basic rules and techniques of golf on a large scale, particularly with regard to movements club's relative to the ball.
  • This notion of faithful reproduction also includes the application of rotation effects on the ball when the latter must describe straight or curved trajectories.
  • the invention relates to a percussion utensil for golf game, on a playing field arranged on a raised support such as a table or the like, the utensil constituting a rigid assembly comprising a straight arm at a end of which is fixed a percussion member in the form of a reduced size golf club, the other end of the arm being provided with a grip handle by a hand of the user, said percussion member comprising, as known per se, a handle fixed at one of its ends, to the corresponding end of the arm by forming an elbow therewith and carrying at its opposite end a head delimiting a percussion surface of the ball, oriented laterally by relative to the handle, the length of the arm being sufficient for this arm to present, between its percussion member and the manual grip handle, a zone intended to bear on the other hand of the user.
  • the terms "open air”, “real” and “life size” are used to qualify a club, a game or a golf course with reference to the traditional game of golf played outside on a field several hectares, the course of which typically has 18 holes, which has nothing to do with an outdoor game miniature or a game of lounge golf on carpet.
  • the utensil illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises an arm 1 approximately rectilinear at one end of which is provided a handle 1a produced in the form of a sleeve, for example of leather or rubber, the other end of the arm 1 being extended by a percussion member 2 made in the form of a small golf club.
  • the golf club 2 forming the percussion member of the utensil, similarly to a full-size golf club, a straight handle 3 connected by one of its ends, to the corresponding end of the arm 1 and carrying, at its opposite end, a head 4 delimiting laterally by compared to the handle 3 and the arm 1, a percussion surface 5 (Fig. 2).
  • the arm 1, the handle 3 and the head 4 are contained roughly in the same plane, so that the handle 3 which, in this embodiment, came integrally with the arm 1, is located in the extension of this arm.
  • the arm 1 and the handle 3 are connected to each other by forming an elbow with an angle of approximately 120 ° and the head 4, also made integrally with the handle 3 in this example, is oriented relative to this handle so that its lower face 6 (Fig. 2) preferably extends parallel to the arm 1 so that the angle defined between the direction in which the handle 3 extends and the plane containing this lower face 6 is approximately 60 °.
  • the head 4 of the club 2 is provided on its face opposite the percussion surface 5, with a counterweight 7 intended to give the utensil a certain moment of inertia by rotation of the arm 1 around its axis and therefore, a certain impact power of the head 4 on a ball 8 (Fig. 1).
  • the percussion surface 5 is provided with a series of grooves 9 (FIG. 1) extending approximately parallel to the underside 6 of the head 4, these grooves being intended, as known per se, to give a rotation effect to the balls at the moment of impact, this effect being known under the name of "backspin".
  • the percussion surface 5 of the head 4 of the utensil can be contained in a plane containing the arm or making a acute angle with the plane containing the lower face 6, as illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • Utensils are also provided, the length of the arm 1 and the length of the handle 3 being variable from one utensil to another in order to equip players of different sizes such as men, women or children.
  • the length of the arm 1 can thus be between approximately 30 and 60 cm, a dimension which is also a function of the extent of the terrain used.
  • Another solution than providing utensils of different sizes is to provide utensils with various adjustment means such as: means for adjusting the length of the arm 1, and means for adjusting the inclination between the handle 3 .
  • These adjustment means may comprise devices known per se, in particular the production of the arm 1 or of the handle 3 in the form of two rods slidingly mounted one inside the other to adjust the length of this handle or of this arm, l angle can be adjusted by providing between each of the elements corresponding to the utensil, an articulation device provided with locking means.
  • the utensil of the invention can therefore be produced in a single piece or in several pieces if there are provided articulations or sliding parts, or even a percussion member 2 simply screwed onto the arm 1, so as to be able to interchange the percussion organs and adapt them on the same arm.
  • the utensil can be made of any suitable material, in particular a metal such as aluminum or an alloy thereof, steel or another more noble metal, a plastic material, wood or a composite material.
  • Player J's left hand thus supports the utensil and positions it so that the percussion surface 5 faces the ball 8 and that this percussion surface is situated at an appropriate height relative to this ball, the height of the head 4 relative to the ball 8 which can be adjusted, either by contraction or crushing of the left hand G or else by inserting the arm 1 between another pair of fingers of this same hand.
  • the shot can then be produced by firstly completing the positioning of this head relative to the bullet 8 by a fine adjustment of the orientation of the percussion surface 5 which is effected by the right hand D of the player J who acts appropriately on the handle 2 of the utensil.
  • the lower face 6 of the head 4 extends parallel and in the vicinity of the surface of the support S, the percussion surface 5 of the head 4 being itself close to the ball 8.
  • the shot is made by first turning with the right hand D, the arm 1 in the direction of the arrow F1 in a movement called “backswing”, to raise the head 4 of the club and then, from this high position of the head 4, by turning in a controlled manner the arm 1 also with the right hand D in the direction of the arrow F2 to carry out a movement says of "swing” during which the head 4 must pass in full swing, at the moment when it strikes the ball by its initial position before the "backswing".
  • the difficulty of the shot to be made essentially lies in the fact that it is necessary for a straight shot not to change the axial orientation of the arm 1 and the height of the head 4 during the movements of "backswing” and “swing”, so that the handle 3 of the golf club 2 evolves during these movements in the same plane P called “swing plane”.
  • Playing with the utensil of the invention therefore exercises skill, concentration, precision, reflexes and visualization in the same way as full-scale golf.
  • the use of the utensil also gives sensations which can be compared to those felt when using a golf club life size when making a shot on real outdoor terrain.
  • the terrain illustrated in FIG. 4 reproduces on a reduced scale a real golf course whose course includes two holes 13.
  • This land is arranged on two tables 10 and 11, rectangular, which are in contact by one of their corners thereby providing between them an empty space 12 materializing in a way a natural obstacle of variable difficulty which could be a body of water in real golf.
  • the green surfaces are grassed areas surrounding the holes in which the goal of the game is to introduce the ball into it with a minimum of strokes, these surface areas being perfectly maintained and perfectly mowed. , thus highlighting the slight gradients which remain on such areas and which are intentionally kept for the difficulty of the game.
  • the "bunkers” are in fact cavities formed in the "fairway” and in which sand has been placed to constitute obstacle.
  • the "rough” includes the surface areas of the terrain which generally include natural obstacles such as trees, brush or rock gardens. The rest of the course surface constitutes the "fairway", an extensive lawn-mowed area.
  • the entire field is made of one or more more or less flexible materials and with different surface states to simulate the as closely as possible these areas of "fairway", "rough”, "green” or "bunker".
  • Bunkers 16 can for example be materialized by a material similar to long-haired fur or even sand allowing the ball and the club to penetrate the thickness of the ground, which is also valid for the "fairway ".
  • the entire surface of the field will have to be flexible, even if this surface has different zones of flexibility, so that this flexibility allows, as for the real game to large scale, to hit the club head with the club to make certain shots, especially those in which you want to lift the ball to give it a bell-shaped trajectory.
  • the diameter of the holes 13 is around 12 mm.
  • this ball is provided with cavities distributed on its surface.
  • the tables 10 and 11 on which the playing field is placed can have various dimensions and be adjustable in height by means of devices provided at each of their feet, such as jacks or racks, in order to allow not only the height adjustment proper of the playing field, but also to adjust the slopes of the field by playing on the inclination of each table.

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An appliance for simulating playing of the game of golf on a suitable playing area. The appliance includes an arm (1) at the end of which is fixed a striking member (2) in the form of a golf club of reduced size contained substantially in the same plane as the arm (1). This golf club conventionally includes a stem (3) fixed at one end to the arm (1) and carrying at its opposite end a head (4), the stem (3) and the arm (1) forming an elbow so that a ball (8) is struck by rotation of the arm (1) about its axis without intervention of mechanical transmission means.

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La présente invention est relative à un ustensile de percussion pour jeu de golf, cet ustensile étant destiné à être utilisé sur un terrain de jeu disposé sur un support surélevé tel qu'une table ou analogue.The present invention relates to a percussion utensil for a golf game, this utensil being intended to be used on a playing field disposed on a raised support such as a table or the like.

On connaît par le US-A-3,537,576 un ustensile de percussion pour jeu de golf à échelle réduite, composé d'un club de taille réduite et d'un bouton moleté fixé à une extrémité du club. Le bouton moleté est adapté pour être saisi entre le pouce et un doigt du joueur. Cet ustensile, dont la taille n'excède pas celle du pouce du joueur et qui est tenu d'une seule main, ne permet pas de reproduire fidèlement, à échelle réduite, les mouvements de la pratique du golf de plein air.US-A-3,537,576 discloses a percussion tool for a game of golf on a reduced scale, composed of a club of reduced size and a knurled button fixed to one end of the club. The knurled button is adapted to be grasped between the thumb and a finger of the player. This utensil, the size of which does not exceed that of the player's thumb and which is held with one hand, does not allow to faithfully reproduce, on a reduced scale, the movements of the practice of outdoor golf.

L'invention a pour but de fournir un ustensile de percussion et un terrain de jeu qui permettent notamment de reproduire, aussi fidèlement que possible, à une échelle réduite, la pratique du golf de plein air.The object of the invention is to provide a percussion utensil and a playing field which make it possible in particular to reproduce, as faithfully as possible, on a reduced scale, the practice of outdoor golf.

On entend par reproduction fidèle de la pratique du golf, non seulement le fait que l'on prévoit un terrain reproduisant lui-même aussi fidèlement que possible, un terrain réel de golf avec ses obstacles, son relief, de même que l'état de surface et la souplesse des différentes zones d'un tel terrain, mais également le fait que l'ustensile de percussion de l' invention permet, en association avec le terrain de jeu, d'offrir des moyens de contrôle de la balle analogues à ceux du jeu de golf en grandeur nature, c'est-à-dire de permettre un jeu aérien en faisant décoller la balle du terrain et en conservant les règles et les techniques de base du golf à grande échelle, notamment en ce qui concerne les mouvements relatifs du club par rapport à la balle. Cette notion de reproduction fidèle comprend également l'application d'effets de rotation sur la balle lorsque cette dernière doit décrire des trajectoires droites ou courbes.By faithful reproduction of the practice of golf, we mean not only the fact that we foresee a course reproducing itself as faithfully as possible, a real golf course with its obstacles, its relief, as well as the state of surface and flexibility of the different areas of such a field, but also the fact that the percussion utensil of the invention allows, in association with the playing field, to offer ball control means similar to those life-size golf game, that is to say allowing an aerial game by taking the ball off the ground and maintaining the basic rules and techniques of golf on a large scale, particularly with regard to movements club's relative to the ball. This notion of faithful reproduction also includes the application of rotation effects on the ball when the latter must describe straight or curved trajectories.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un ustensile de percussion pour jeu de golf, sur un terrain de jeu disposé sur un support surélevé tel qu'une table ou analogue, l'ustensile constituant un ensemble rigide comprenant un bras rectiligne à une extrémité duquel est fixé un organe de percussion sous la forme d'un club de golf de taille réduite, l'autre extrémité du bras étant munie d'une poignée de préhension par une main de l'utilisateur, ledit organe de percussion comportant, comme connu en soi, un manche fixé à l'une de ses extrémités, à l'extrémité correspondante du bras en formant un coude avec celui-ci et portant à son extrémité opposée une tête délimitant une surface de percussion de la balle, orientée latéralement par rapport au manche, la longueur du bras étant suffisante pour que ce bras présente, entre son organe de percussion et la poignée de préhension manuelle, une zone destinée à prendre appui sur l'autre main de l'utilisateur.To this end, the invention relates to a percussion utensil for golf game, on a playing field arranged on a raised support such as a table or the like, the utensil constituting a rigid assembly comprising a straight arm at a end of which is fixed a percussion member in the form of a reduced size golf club, the other end of the arm being provided with a grip handle by a hand of the user, said percussion member comprising, as known per se, a handle fixed at one of its ends, to the corresponding end of the arm by forming an elbow therewith and carrying at its opposite end a head delimiting a percussion surface of the ball, oriented laterally by relative to the handle, the length of the arm being sufficient for this arm to present, between its percussion member and the manual grip handle, a zone intended to bear on the other hand of the user.

Suivant d'autres caractéristiques :

  • le club de golf est fixé dans le prolongement du bras de façon à s'étendre à peu près dans un même plan que ce bras.
  • les inclinaisons du manche par rapport au bras et à la surface inférieure de la tête du club sont telles que cette surface inférieure s'étend à peu près parallèlement au bras.
According to other characteristics:
  • the golf club is fixed in the extension of the arm so as to extend approximately in the same plane as this arm.
  • the inclinations of the handle relative to the arm and to the lower surface of the club head are such that this lower surface extends approximately parallel to the arm.

Le terrain de jeu correspondant est disposé sur au moins un support surélevé tel qu'une table, ce terrain étant adapté pour être utilisé avec un ustensile tel que défini ci-dessus, au moins certaines zones de sa surface étant souples.

  • Ce terrain reproduit, à petite échelle, un terrain de golf réel de plein air.
  • Il présente des zones ayant des états de surface différents et des zones ayant des souplesses différentes.
The corresponding playing field is arranged on at least one raised support such as a table, this field being adapted to be used with a utensil as defined above, at least certain areas of its surface being flexible.
  • This course reproduces, on a small scale, a real outdoor golf course.
  • It has areas with different surface states and areas with different smoothness.

Avec cet ustensile, les mouvements relatifs par rapport à la balle de l'organe de percussion, en l'occurrence le club de golf de taille réduite, sont analogues à ceux d'un jeu de golf de plein air en grandeur nature. De ce fait, avec cet ustensile, l'utilisateur peut reproduire tous les coups de la pratique habituelle du golf, par exemple, le mouvement bien connu du "swing". De plus, l'analogie du comportement de l'organe de percussion de l'invention par rapport à un club de golf réel en combinaison avec les propriétés de l'état de surface du terrain de jeu, contribue avantageusement à conférer à ce jeu de table un intérêt important au niveau de la difficulté et des sensations ressenties qui s'avèrent comparables à celles du jeu réel lui-même.With this utensil, the relative movements with respect to the ball of the percussion member, in this case the reduced-size golf club, are similar to those of a full-size outdoor golf game. Therefore, with this utensil, the user can reproduce all the strokes of the usual practice of golf, for example, the well known movement of the "swing". In addition, the analogy of the behavior of the percussion member of the invention with respect to a real golf club in combination with the properties of the surface condition of the playing field, advantageously contributes to giving this game of table an important interest in terms of the difficulty and the feelings felt which are comparable to those of the real game itself.

Dans cette description, les termes "plein air", "réel" et "grandeur nature" sont utilisés pour qualifier un club, un jeu ou un terrain de golf en se référant au jeu de golf traditionnel se jouant à l'extérieur sur un terrain de plusieurs hectares dont le parcours comporte classiquement 18 trous, ce qui n'a donc rien à voir avec un jeu de golf extérieur miniature ou un jeu de golf de salon sur moquette.In this description, the terms "open air", "real" and "life size" are used to qualify a club, a game or a golf course with reference to the traditional game of golf played outside on a field several hectares, the course of which typically has 18 holes, which has nothing to do with an outdoor game miniature or a game of lounge golf on carpet.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre d'un mode de réalisation donné uniquement à titre d'exemple, et faite en référence aux dessins annexés, sur lesquels :

  • la Fig. 1 est une vue en élévation latérale de l'ustensile de l'invention, la tête de cet ustensile étant illustrée en position idéale pour percuter une balle disposée sur un support;
  • la Fig. 2 est une vue en coupe à plus grande échelle, prise suivant la ligne II-II de la Fig. 1;
  • la Fig. 3 est une vue en perspective illustrant la position des mains d'un utilisateur pour commander le mouvement de l'ustensile de l'invention ainsi que pour positionner cet ustensile; et
  • la Fig. 4 est une vue de dessus d'un terrain de jeu disposé sur deux tables voisines, ce terrain illustrant à une échelle réduite, un terrain de golf réel et est destiné à être utilisé avec l'ustensile de l'invention.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows of an embodiment given solely by way of example, and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the utensil of the invention, the head of this utensil being illustrated in an ideal position for striking a ball placed on a support;
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view on a larger scale, taken along line II-II of FIG. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the position of the hands of a user for controlling the movement of the utensil of the invention as well as for positioning this utensil; and
  • Fig. 4 is a top view of a playing field arranged on two neighboring tables, this field illustrating on a reduced scale, a real golf course and is intended to be used with the utensil of the invention.

L'ustensile illustré sur la Fig. 1 comporte un bras 1 à peu près rectiligne à une extrémité duquel est prévue une poignée 1a réalisée sous la forme d'un manchon, par exemple en cuir ou en caoutchouc, l'autre extrémité du bras 1 se prolongeant par un organe de percussion 2 réalisé sous la forme d'un club de golf de taille réduite.The utensil illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises an arm 1 approximately rectilinear at one end of which is provided a handle 1a produced in the form of a sleeve, for example of leather or rubber, the other end of the arm 1 being extended by a percussion member 2 made in the form of a small golf club.

Le club de golf 2 formant l'organe de percussion de l'ustensile, comprend de manière analogue à un club de golf grandeur nature, un manche droit 3 relié par une de ses extrémités, à l'extrémité correspondante du bras 1 et portant, à son extrémité opposée, une tête 4 délimitant latéralement par rapport au manche 3 et au bras 1, une surface de percussion 5 (Fig. 2).The golf club 2 forming the percussion member of the utensil, similarly to a full-size golf club, a straight handle 3 connected by one of its ends, to the corresponding end of the arm 1 and carrying, at its opposite end, a head 4 delimiting laterally by compared to the handle 3 and the arm 1, a percussion surface 5 (Fig. 2).

Le bras 1, le manche 3 et la tête 4, sont contenus à peu près dans un même plan, de sorte que le manche 3 qui, dans ce mode de réalisation, est venu de matière avec le bras 1, est situé dans le prolongement de ce bras.The arm 1, the handle 3 and the head 4 are contained roughly in the same plane, so that the handle 3 which, in this embodiment, came integrally with the arm 1, is located in the extension of this arm.

Conformément à l'invention, le bras 1 et le manche 3 sont reliés l'un à l'autre en formant un coude d'un angle d'environ 120° et la tête 4, également venue de matière avec le manche 3 dans cet exemple, est orientée par rapport à ce manche de telle façon que sa face inférieure 6 (Fig. 2), s'étende de préférence parallèlement au bras 1 de sorte que l'angle délimité entre la direction dans laquelle s'étend le manche 3 et le plan contenant cette face inférieure 6 est d'environ 60°.According to the invention, the arm 1 and the handle 3 are connected to each other by forming an elbow with an angle of approximately 120 ° and the head 4, also made integrally with the handle 3 in this example, is oriented relative to this handle so that its lower face 6 (Fig. 2) preferably extends parallel to the arm 1 so that the angle defined between the direction in which the handle 3 extends and the plane containing this lower face 6 is approximately 60 °.

La valeur de ces angles et est donnée ici à titre indicatif et le parallèlisme entre le bras 1 et la face inférieure 6 est une forme de réalisation préférée de l'invention, l'orientation relative de ce bras et de la face inférieure pouvant être modifiée.The value of these angles and is given here for information only and the parallelism between the arm 1 and the lower face 6 is a preferred embodiment of the invention, the relative orientation of this arm and of the lower face being able to be modified. .

Par ailleurs, pour se conformer étroitement aux conditions du jeu de golf grandeur nature, le tête 4 du club 2 est munie sur sa face opposée à la surface de percussion 5, d'une masselotte 7 destinée à conférer à l'ustensile un certain moment d'inertie par rotation du bras 1 autour de son axe et donc, une certaine puissance d'impact de la tête 4 sur une balle 8 (Fig. 1). Pour respecter également les conditions de jeu du golf réel, la surface de percussion 5 est munie d'une série de rainures 9 (Fig. 1) s'étendant à peu près parallèlement à la face inférieure 6 de la tête 4, ces rainures étant destinées, comme connu en soi, à donner un effet de rotation aux balles au moment de l'impact, cet effet étant connu sous le nom de "backspin".Furthermore, to comply closely with the conditions of the life-size golf game, the head 4 of the club 2 is provided on its face opposite the percussion surface 5, with a counterweight 7 intended to give the utensil a certain moment of inertia by rotation of the arm 1 around its axis and therefore, a certain impact power of the head 4 on a ball 8 (Fig. 1). To also respect the playing conditions of real golf, the percussion surface 5 is provided with a series of grooves 9 (FIG. 1) extending approximately parallel to the underside 6 of the head 4, these grooves being intended, as known per se, to give a rotation effect to the balls at the moment of impact, this effect being known under the name of "backspin".

Pour compléter cette analogie entre l'organe de percussion de l'ustensile de cette invention et un club de golf grandeur nature, la surface de percussion 5 de la tête 4 de l'ustensile peut être contenue dans un plan contenant le bras ou faisant un angle aigu avec le plan contenant la face inférieure 6, comme illustré sur la Fig. 2. On obtient ainsi une série d'ustensiles utilisés chacun pour réaliser un coup particulier en fonction de la nature du terrain où se trouve la balle et, de la longueur et de la hauteur de la trajectoire que le joueur estime devoir faire prendre à cette balle.To complete this analogy between the percussion member of the utensil of this invention and a full-size golf club, the percussion surface 5 of the head 4 of the utensil can be contained in a plane containing the arm or making a acute angle with the plane containing the lower face 6, as illustrated in FIG. 2. We thus obtain a series of utensils each used to make a particular stroke depending on the nature of the ground on which the ball is located and the length and height of the trajectory that the player considers it necessary to take. ball.

On prévoit également des ustensiles dont la longueur du bras 1 et la longueur du manche 3 sont variables d'un ustensile à l'autre afin d'équiper des joueurs de tailles différentes tels que des hommes, des femmes ou des enfants. La longueur du bras 1 peut être ainsi comprise entre 30 et 60 cm environ, dimension qui est également fonction de l'étendue du terrain utilisé.Utensils are also provided, the length of the arm 1 and the length of the handle 3 being variable from one utensil to another in order to equip players of different sizes such as men, women or children. The length of the arm 1 can thus be between approximately 30 and 60 cm, a dimension which is also a function of the extent of the terrain used.

Une autre solution que de fournir des ustensiles de tailles différentes, est de prévoir des ustensiles avec des moyens de réglage divers tels que : des moyens de réglage de la longueur du bras 1, et des moyens de réglage de l'inclinaison entre le manche 3.Another solution than providing utensils of different sizes is to provide utensils with various adjustment means such as: means for adjusting the length of the arm 1, and means for adjusting the inclination between the handle 3 .

Ces moyens de réglage peuvent comprendre des dispositifs connus en soi, notamment la réalisation du bras 1 ou du manche 3 sous la forme de deux tiges montées coulissantes l'une dans l'autre pour régler la longueur de ce manche ou de ce bras, l'angle pouvant être réglé en prévoyant entre chacun des éléments correspondants de l'ustensile, un dispositif d'articulation muni de moyens de blocage.These adjustment means may comprise devices known per se, in particular the production of the arm 1 or of the handle 3 in the form of two rods slidingly mounted one inside the other to adjust the length of this handle or of this arm, l angle can be adjusted by providing between each of the elements corresponding to the utensil, an articulation device provided with locking means.

L'ustensile de l'invention peut donc être réalisé en une seule pièce ou en plusieurs pièces s'il est prévu des articulations ou des parties coulissantes, voire un organe de percussion 2 simplement vissé sur le bras 1, de façon à pouvoir interchanger les organes de percussion et les adapter sur un même bras.The utensil of the invention can therefore be produced in a single piece or in several pieces if there are provided articulations or sliding parts, or even a percussion member 2 simply screwed onto the arm 1, so as to be able to interchange the percussion organs and adapt them on the same arm.

L'ustensile peut être réalisé en tout matériau approprié, notamment un métal tel que de l'aluminium ou un alliage de celui-ci, de l'acier ou un autre métal plus noble, une matière plastique, du bois ou un matériau composite.The utensil can be made of any suitable material, in particular a metal such as aluminum or an alloy thereof, steel or another more noble metal, a plastic material, wood or a composite material.

En se reportant maintenant aux Figures 1 et 2, on voit comment on joueur J doit se servir de l'ustensile de l'invention pour percuter une balle 8 disposée sur un support S. Le joueur positionne la tête 4 de l'ustensile en position appropriée de percussion de la balle en tenant le bras 1 à proximité de l'organe de percussion 2, par exemple entre l'index et le majeur de sa main gauche en appui sur le support S.Referring now to Figures 1 and 2, we see how player J must use the utensil of the invention to strike a ball 8 disposed on a support S. The player positions the head 4 of the utensil in position appropriate percussion of the ball by holding the arm 1 near the percussion member 2, for example between the index and middle finger of his left hand resting on the support S.

La main gauche du joueur J supporte ainsi l'ustensile et le positionne de façon à ce que la surface 5 de percussion soit en regard de la balle 8 et que cette surface de percussion soit située à une hauteur appropriée par rapport à cette balle, la hauteur de la tête 4 par rapport à la balle 8 pouvant être réglée, soit par contraction ou écrasement de la main gauche G ou alors en insérant le bras 1 entre une autre paire de doigts de cette même main.Player J's left hand thus supports the utensil and positions it so that the percussion surface 5 faces the ball 8 and that this percussion surface is situated at an appropriate height relative to this ball, the height of the head 4 relative to the ball 8 which can be adjusted, either by contraction or crushing of the left hand G or else by inserting the arm 1 between another pair of fingers of this same hand.

La tête 4 de l'ustensile étant ainsi positionnée, le tir peut être alors réalisé en achevant tout d'abord le positionnement de cette tête par rapport à la balle 8 par un réglage fin de l'orientation de la surface de percussion 5 qui est effectué par la main droite D du joueur J qui agit de manière appropriée sur la poignée 2 de l'ustensile. Dans cette position idéale préalable au tir telle qu'illustrée sur la Fig. 1, la face 6 inférieure de la tête 4 s'étend parallèlement et au voisinage de la surface du support S, la surface de percussion 5 de la tête 4 étant elle-même voisine de la balle 8.The head 4 of the utensil being thus positioned, the shot can then be produced by firstly completing the positioning of this head relative to the bullet 8 by a fine adjustment of the orientation of the percussion surface 5 which is effected by the right hand D of the player J who acts appropriately on the handle 2 of the utensil. In this ideal position prior to shooting as illustrated in FIG. 1, the lower face 6 of the head 4 extends parallel and in the vicinity of the surface of the support S, the percussion surface 5 of the head 4 being itself close to the ball 8.

En s'efforçant de conserver strictement l'orientation axiale du bras 1, le tir est effectué en tournant tout d'abord à l'aide de la main droite D, le bras 1 dans le sens de la flèche F1 dans un mouvement dit de "backswing", pour élever la tête 4 du club et ensuite, à partir de cette position haute de la tête 4, en tournant de manière contrôlée le bras 1 également de la main droite D dans le sens de la flèche F2 pour effectuer un mouvement dit de "swing" au cours duquel la tête 4 doit passer en plein élan, au moment où elle percute la balle par sa position initiale avant le "backswing".In an effort to strictly maintain the axial orientation of the arm 1, the shot is made by first turning with the right hand D, the arm 1 in the direction of the arrow F1 in a movement called "backswing", to raise the head 4 of the club and then, from this high position of the head 4, by turning in a controlled manner the arm 1 also with the right hand D in the direction of the arrow F2 to carry out a movement says of "swing" during which the head 4 must pass in full swing, at the moment when it strikes the ball by its initial position before the "backswing".

De manière analogue au golf réel, la difficulté du coup à réaliser réside essentiellement dans le fait qu'il est nécessaire pour un tir droit de ne pas modifier l'orientation axiale du bras 1 et la hauteur de la tête 4 au cours des mouvements de "backswing" et de "swing", de telle façon que le manche 3 du club de golf 2 évolue au cours de ces mouvements dans un même plan P dit "plan de swing".Similar to real golf, the difficulty of the shot to be made essentially lies in the fact that it is necessary for a straight shot not to change the axial orientation of the arm 1 and the height of the head 4 during the movements of "backswing" and "swing", so that the handle 3 of the golf club 2 evolves during these movements in the same plane P called "swing plane".

Le jeu avec l'ustensile de l'invention exerce donc l'adresse, la concentration, la précision, les réflexes et la visualisation au même titre que le golf en grandeur nature. l'emploi de l'ustensile confère également des sensations qui peuvent être rapprochées de celles ressenties lors de l'usage d'un club de golf grandeur nature lors de la réalisation d'un coup sur un terrain réel de plein air.Playing with the utensil of the invention therefore exercises skill, concentration, precision, reflexes and visualization in the same way as full-scale golf. the use of the utensil also gives sensations which can be compared to those felt when using a golf club life size when making a shot on real outdoor terrain.

Bien que l'utilisation de l'ustensile ait été décrite et illustrée ci-dessus en supportant et en positionnant le bras 1 sur le support S à l'aide de la main gauche, la main droite ayant alors un rôle de rotation du bras et de mise au point de son orientation, le rôle de ces deux mains peut bien entendu être inversé selon la préférence du joueur.Although the use of the utensil has been described and illustrated above by supporting and positioning the arm 1 on the support S using the left hand, the right hand then having the role of rotating the arm and of development of its orientation, the role of these two hands can of course be reversed according to the preference of the player.

Le terrain illustré sur la Fig. 4 reproduit à échelle réduite un terrain de golf réel dont le parcours comprend deux trous 13.The terrain illustrated in FIG. 4 reproduces on a reduced scale a real golf course whose course includes two holes 13.

Ce terrain est disposé sur deux tables 10 et 11, rectangulaires, qui sont en contact par un de leurs coins en ménageant ainsi entre elles un espace vide 12 matérialisant en quelque sorte un obstacle naturel de difficulté variable qui pourraît être un plan d'eau dans un golf réel.This land is arranged on two tables 10 and 11, rectangular, which are in contact by one of their corners thereby providing between them an empty space 12 materializing in a way a natural obstacle of variable difficulty which could be a body of water in real golf.

On retrouve sur ce terrain les différents éléments d'un terrain de golf grandeur nature de plein air, à savoir les deux trous 13 précités, disposés chacun à l'intérieur d'une zone correspondante 14 appelée "green", des zones de départ 15 à partir de chacune desquelles le premier coup du parcours est effectué, des obstacles artificiels sous la forme de "bunkers" 16 et naturels sous la forme de reproductions d'accidents de terrain ou de végétation haute 17 correspondant à une zone appelée "rough". Le reste de la surface du terrain est une zone 18 appelée "fairway". Bien que cela ne soit pas visible sur la Figure, le terrain porté par les deux tables 10 et 11, comporte des dénivellations, afin de rapprocher les difficultés du jeu à celles rencontrées dans un parcours de plein air.We find on this course the different elements of a full-size open-air golf course, namely the two aforementioned holes 13, each arranged inside a corresponding area 14 called "green", starting areas 15 from each of which the first stroke of the course is made, artificial obstacles in the form of "bunkers" 16 and natural in the form of reproductions of terrain accidents or tall vegetation 17 corresponding to an area called "rough". The rest of the surface of the field is an area 18 called "fairway". Although this is not visible in the Figure, the terrain carried by the two tables 10 and 11, includes unevennesses, in order to bring the difficulties of the game closer to those encountered in an outdoor course.

Dans un tel parcours de plein air, les surfaces de "green" sont des zones engazonnées entourant les trous dans lesquels le but du jeu est d'y introduire la balle en un minimum de coups, ces zones de surfaces étant parfaitement entretenues et parfaitement tondues, faisant ainsi ressortir les faibles déclivités qui subsistent sur de telles zones et qui sont intentionnellement conservés pour la difficulté du jeu. Les "bunkers" sont en fait des cavités ménagées dans le "fairway" et dans lesquelles on a disposé du sable pour constituer un obstacle. Le "rough" comprend les zones de surface du terrain qui comportent généralement des obstacles naturels tels que des arbres, des broussailles ou des rocailles. Le reste de la surface du parcours constitue le "fairway", surface étendue engazonnée et tondue.In such an outdoor course, the green surfaces are grassed areas surrounding the holes in which the goal of the game is to introduce the ball into it with a minimum of strokes, these surface areas being perfectly maintained and perfectly mowed. , thus highlighting the slight gradients which remain on such areas and which are intentionally kept for the difficulty of the game. The "bunkers" are in fact cavities formed in the "fairway" and in which sand has been placed to constitute obstacle. The "rough" includes the surface areas of the terrain which generally include natural obstacles such as trees, brush or rock gardens. The rest of the course surface constitutes the "fairway", an extensive lawn-mowed area.

Pour reproduire sur le terrain de jeu de telles surfaces qui sont différentes les unes des autres dans un golf réel de plein air, l'ensemble du terrain est réalisé en un ou plusieurs matériaux plus ou moins souples et à états de surface différents pour simuler le plus étroitement possible ces zones de "fairway", de "rough", de "green" ou de "bunker".To reproduce on the playing field such surfaces which are different from each other in a real open-air golf course, the entire field is made of one or more more or less flexible materials and with different surface states to simulate the as closely as possible these areas of "fairway", "rough", "green" or "bunker".

On peut ainsi faire appel à du tissu, du caoutchouc ou tout autre matériau synthétique. Des "bunkers" 16 peuvent être par exemple matérialisés par un matériau semblable à de la fourrure à poils longs ou même du sable permettant à la balle et au club de pénétrer dans l'épaisseur du sol, ce qui est également valable pour le "fairway".It is thus possible to use fabric, rubber or any other synthetic material. Bunkers 16 can for example be materialized by a material similar to long-haired fur or even sand allowing the ball and the club to penetrate the thickness of the ground, which is also valid for the "fairway ".

De manière générale, l'ensemble de la surface du terrain devra être souple, même si cette surface présente des zones de souplesse différentes, afin que cette souplesse permette, comme pour le jeu réel à grande échelle, de venir frapper avec la tête du club le terrain pour réaliser certains coups, en particulier ceux dans lesquels on souhaite lever la balle pour lui donner une trajectoire en forme de cloche.In general, the entire surface of the field will have to be flexible, even if this surface has different zones of flexibility, so that this flexibility allows, as for the real game to large scale, to hit the club head with the club to make certain shots, especially those in which you want to lift the ball to give it a bell-shaped trajectory.

Une surface trop dure n'autoriserait pas ce jeu "aérien" qui nécessite un légère pénétration de la tête 4 du club dans la surface du terrain pour permettre à cette tête de passer sous la balle, de manière à lever celle-ci au moment de l'impact.A too hard surface would not allow this "aerial" game which requires a slight penetration of the head 4 of the club into the surface of the field to allow this head to pass under the ball, so as to lift it at the time of the impact.

Pour un diamètre de balle de l'ordre de 10 mm, le diamètre des trous 13 est de l'ordre de 12 mm. De manière analogue au jeu réel, cette balle est munie de cavités réparties sur sa surface.For a bale diameter of around 10 mm, the diameter of the holes 13 is around 12 mm. Analogous to the real game, this ball is provided with cavities distributed on its surface.

Les tables 10 et 11 sur lesquelles est disposé le terrain de jeu, peuvent présenter diverses dimensions et être réglables en hauteur par l'intermédiaire de dispositifs prévus à chacun de leurs pieds, tels que des vérins ou des crémaillères, afin de permettre non seulement le réglage en hauteur proprement dit du terrain de jeu, mais également de régler les pentes du terrain en jouant sur l'inclinaison de chaque table.The tables 10 and 11 on which the playing field is placed, can have various dimensions and be adjustable in height by means of devices provided at each of their feet, such as jacks or racks, in order to allow not only the height adjustment proper of the playing field, but also to adjust the slopes of the field by playing on the inclination of each table.

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  1. A striking utensil for golfing on a playing area disposed on a raised support (10, 11) such as a table or the like, the utensil forming a rigid assembly comprising a straight arm (1) having secured to one end a striking element (2) in the form of a golf club of reduced size, the other end of the arm (1) having a grip grippable by the user's hand (D), the striking element comprising in known manner a handle (3) secured at one of its ends to the corresponding end of the arm (1) to form an elbow therewith and carrying at its opposite end a head (4) bounding a surface (5) for striking the ball, the head being oriented laterally relatively to the handle, the length of the arm (1) being sufficient for the arm to have between its striking element (2) and the grip (1a) a zone adapted to bear on the user's other hand (G).
  2. A utensil according to claim 1, characterised in that the inclinations of the handle (3) relatively to the arm (1) and to the bottom surface (6) of the club head are such that the bottom surface (6) extends parallel to the arm (1).
  3. A utensil according to claim 1 and/or 2, characterised in that the handle (3) forms an angle (α) of approximately 120° with the arm (1) whereas the striking head (4) extends parallel to the arm (1), its bottom surface (6) forming an angle (β) of approximately 60° with the handle (3).
  4. A utensil according to any of the previous claims, characterised in that means are provided for adjusting the inclination of the club head relatively to the handle and means are provided for adjusting the inclination of the handle relatively to the arm.
  5. A utensil according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the club is unitary with the arm.
  6. A utensil according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the arm (1) and the surface (6) of the striking head are disposed in parallel planes and the rear part of the head (4) has a weight (7) for imparting a moment of inertia to the utensil, the striking surface of the head (4) being formed with a number of grooves which extend parallel to the bottom surface (6) of the head and parallel to the axis of the arm (1).
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