EP0359687A2 - Device for picking up playing balls - Google Patents

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EP0359687A2
EP0359687A2 EP89450011A EP89450011A EP0359687A2 EP 0359687 A2 EP0359687 A2 EP 0359687A2 EP 89450011 A EP89450011 A EP 89450011A EP 89450011 A EP89450011 A EP 89450011A EP 0359687 A2 EP0359687 A2 EP 0359687A2
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Raymond Cazes
Georges Decrecy
Emile Balencie
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B47/00—Devices for handling or treating balls, e.g. for holding or carrying balls
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  • the present invention relates to devices intended to pick up from the ground, without bending down, spherical objects of various sizes and weights. They are therefore useful, in particular, for the elderly or disabled.
  • the device object of the invention, makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks.
  • a solid or hollow rod (1) which can be in several parts fitted one into the other to reduce the bulk, these parts being able to snap or be screwed between them.
  • the claws are curved in a vertical plane and a horizontal plane so that on the one hand the catch of ball is easy by making oscillate the device around its high end and on the other hand, that once in place, the ball cannot escape while rolling on the claws.
  • a variant in inserting therein a graduated rod (4) or an interior compass (5) secured to a plug (6) clipped or screwed, making it possible to measure the gaps between the balls.
  • a second variant consists in sliding on the rod (1) a slide (7) also making it possible to measure the spacings between the balls by bringing the lower base of the element (3) into contact with one and the face. element (7) with the other.

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The invention relates to devices for picking up spherical objects of differing dimensions and weights from the ground, without bending down. The device, forming the subject of the invention, is constituted by a solid or hollow shaft, made of one or more elements, carrying at its end two double grippers which are arranged symmetrically in relation to the shaft and the separations of which make it possible to pick up, on the one hand, playing balls and on the other, the ball known as the jack. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne les appareils destinés à ramasser au sol, sans se baisser, des objets sphériques de dimensions et poids variés. Ils sont donc utiles, en particulier, aux personnes âgées ou handicapées.The present invention relates to devices intended to pick up from the ground, without bending down, spherical objects of various sizes and weights. They are therefore useful, in particular, for the elderly or disabled.

Les appareils connus du même genre sont magnétiques et constitués par un aimant fixé à l'extrémité d'un élément souple : ficelle, cordon, chaînette, etc... avec les inconvénients que cela suppose: risque de décrochage, impossibilité d'utilisation pour des matériaux non magnétiques, etc...Known devices of the same kind are magnetic and consist of a magnet fixed to the end of a flexible element: string, cord, chain, etc. with the drawbacks that this implies: risk of dropping out, impossibility of use for non-magnetic materials, etc.

L'appareil, objet de l'invention, permet d'éviter ces inconvénients.The device, object of the invention, makes it possible to avoid these drawbacks.

Il a la particularité d'être constitué de deux éléments:
. Une tige (1) pleine ou creuse qui peut être en plusieurs parties emboîtées les unes dans les autres pour diminuer l'encombrement, ces parties pouvant s'encliqueter ou se visser entr'elles.
. Une tête de ramassage (2) fixée à l'extrémité de la tige de manière amovible ou non, constituée par deux doubles griffes disposées symétriquement par rapport à la tige, dans un plan pratiquement perpendiculaire à celle-ci, et dont les écartements diffèrent de telle sorte qu'un côté sert à ramasser les boules de grand diamètre et l'autre celles de petit diamètre telle "le cochonnet" du jeu de boules dit "pétanque".It has the distinction of being made up of two elements:
. A solid or hollow rod (1) which can be in several parts fitted one into the other to reduce the bulk, these parts being able to snap or be screwed between them.
. A pick-up head (2) fixed at the end of the rod removably or not, constituted by two double prongs arranged symmetrically with respect to the rod, in a plane practically perpendicular to the latter, and whose spacings differ from so that one side is used to collect the balls of large diameter and the other those of small diameter such as "the jack" of the game of balls called "pétanque".

Les griffes sont incurvées dans un plan vertical et un plan horizontal de telle sorte que d'une part la prise de boule soit aisée en faisant osciller l'appareil autour de son extrémité haute et d'autre part, qu'une fois en place, la boule ne puisse s'échapper en roulant sur les griffes.The claws are curved in a vertical plane and a horizontal plane so that on the one hand the catch of ball is easy by making oscillate the device around its high end and on the other hand, that once in place, the ball cannot escape while rolling on the claws.

D'autre part, dans le cas où la tige est creuse, une variante consiste à y insérer une pige graduée (4) ou un compas d'intérieur (5) solidaire d'un bouchon (6) clipsé ou vissé, permettant de mesurer les écarts entre les boules. Enfin, une deuxième variante consiste à faire glisser sur la tige (1) un coulisseau (7) permettant également de mesurer les écartements entre les boules en mettant en contact la base inférieure de l'élément (3) avec l'une et la face supérieure de l'élément (7) avec l'autre.On the other hand, in the case where the rod is hollow, a variant consists in inserting therein a graduated rod (4) or an interior compass (5) secured to a plug (6) clipped or screwed, making it possible to measure the gaps between the balls. Finally, a second variant consists in sliding on the rod (1) a slide (7) also making it possible to measure the spacings between the balls by bringing the lower base of the element (3) into contact with one and the face. element (7) with the other.

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1. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer caractérisé en ce qu'il se compose d'une tige (1) munie à l'une de ses extrémités de deux doubles griffes opposées deux à deux et d'écartement différents.1. An apparatus for picking up playing balls characterized in that it consists of a rod (1) provided at one of its ends with two double claws opposite two by two and of different spacing. 2. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que les griffes sont incurvées.2. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that the claws are curved. 3. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la tige (1) est constituée de plusieurs éléments emboîtés les uns dans les autres.3. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that the rod (1) consists of several elements fitted into each other. 4. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la tige (1) creuse contient une pige graduée (4) solidaire d'un bouchon d'extrémité (6).4. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that the hollow rod (1) contains a graduated rod (4) secured to an end plug (6). 5. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que la tige (1) creuse contient un compas d'intérieur (5) solidaire d'un bouchon d'extrémité (6).5. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that the hollow rod (1) contains an interior compass (5) secured to an end plug (6). 6. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'il ne possède une double griffe que d'un seul côté.6. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that it has a double claw only on one side. 7. Appareil à ramasser les boules à jouer selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'il possède un coulisseau (7) glissant sur la tige (1).7. Apparatus for picking up playing balls according to claim 1 characterized in that it has a slide (7) sliding on the rod (1).
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FR8812218A FR2636244B1 (en) 1988-09-13 1988-09-13 APPARATUS FOR PICKING UP PLAYING BALLS

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AU637842B2 (en) * 1990-11-01 1993-06-10 Hoxie Holdings Pty. Limited Bowl pick-up
WO1996000600A1 (en) * 1994-06-29 1996-01-11 Yelverton Holdings Pty. Limited Apparatus for retrieving lawn bowls and the like
AU676222B2 (en) * 1991-09-30 1997-03-06 Don Sherman Pty Ltd A bowling ball pick-up
FR2853842A1 (en) * 2003-04-16 2004-10-22 Jacques Casano Pentanque ball picking up and carrying device, has base with maintaining unit to maintain ball housed in orifice, where maintaining unit is returned to projection position to preserve ball in orifice when device is being lifted
GB2487410A (en) * 2011-01-21 2012-07-25 Charles Alan Wood Jack placement aid
USD857815S1 (en) * 2018-01-15 2019-08-27 John Henry Wilson, Jr. Bocce ball retriever

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FR70281E (en) * 1956-06-22 1959-03-25 Device for picking up spherical objects from the ground
FR1372535A (en) * 1963-07-25 1964-09-18 Device for picking up so-called pétanque balls
FR1452169A (en) * 1965-07-26 1966-02-25 Ball-collecting cane
EP0088732A1 (en) * 1982-03-10 1983-09-14 Dessaux, Claude Ball retriever

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FR70281E (en) * 1956-06-22 1959-03-25 Device for picking up spherical objects from the ground
FR1372535A (en) * 1963-07-25 1964-09-18 Device for picking up so-called pétanque balls
FR1452169A (en) * 1965-07-26 1966-02-25 Ball-collecting cane
EP0088732A1 (en) * 1982-03-10 1983-09-14 Dessaux, Claude Ball retriever

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU637842B2 (en) * 1990-11-01 1993-06-10 Hoxie Holdings Pty. Limited Bowl pick-up
AU676222B2 (en) * 1991-09-30 1997-03-06 Don Sherman Pty Ltd A bowling ball pick-up
WO1996000600A1 (en) * 1994-06-29 1996-01-11 Yelverton Holdings Pty. Limited Apparatus for retrieving lawn bowls and the like
FR2853842A1 (en) * 2003-04-16 2004-10-22 Jacques Casano Pentanque ball picking up and carrying device, has base with maintaining unit to maintain ball housed in orifice, where maintaining unit is returned to projection position to preserve ball in orifice when device is being lifted
GB2487410A (en) * 2011-01-21 2012-07-25 Charles Alan Wood Jack placement aid
USD857815S1 (en) * 2018-01-15 2019-08-27 John Henry Wilson, Jr. Bocce ball retriever

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