Classifications

• • 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
  • A63B47/024—Devices for handling or treating balls, e.g. for holding or carrying balls for picking-up or collecting for collecting by using a sweeping means moving across the playing surface
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2210/00—Space saving
  • A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport

Definitions

• the subject of the present invention is a golf accessory which makes it possible to recover golf balls which have fallen into a water obstacle, or in an obstacle where the ball cannot be naturally recovered by hand. It is just as well intended, according to the choice of the versions, to the players in order to recover a lost ball during the course of the play as to people carrying out a systematic collection of the balls, like for example a periodic collection of the balls fallen at the bottom of 'a water hazard.
• the invention therefore more particularly aims to eliminate these drawbacks by providing a handy, light and space-saving device constituting a golf accessory, this device which comprises a collecting receptacle makes it possible to easily recover golf balls dropped in obstacles where they cannot be naturally retrieved by hand, using a combing movement.
• a golf accessory comprising at least one perforated structure delimiting a collecting receptacle, this structure comprising two longitudinal edges spaced from each other by a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball so delimiting an opening through which the ball can be introduced into said receptacle, this golf accessory being characterized in that it comprises means for fixing a handle situated at one of the ends of said edges in such a way that this handle extends substantially perpendicular to said edges.
• these fixing means can cooperate with a hinge allowing said structure to fold parallel to the handle, this hinge being able in particular to be assisted by spring or be bevelled.
• the perforated structure of the golf accessory comprises at least one orifice whose surface is less than the projected surface of a golf ball on the plane where said orifice is arranged so that it can come lodge in the hole and be held there by gravity when raising the golf accessory.
• the golf balls placed in the axis of the raking movement can be introduced into the receptacle of the golf accessory and come to be housed in one of the orifices of said structure consequently, the possibility of carrying out the research of golf balls by systematic raking of the surface on which they fell, allows to facilitate this research and to optimize its chances of success.
• the golf accessory may include two openwork structures secured to one another at a longitudinal edge so as to delimit a collecting receptacle, these two structures having two edges respective spaced from each other by a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball so as to delimit an opening through which said ball can be introduced into said receptacle comprising: • fixing means of the above type d 'a handle located at one of the ends of the longitudinal edge so that this handle extends perpendicular to said edge; • articulation means arranged between the two structures so as to be able to articulate the two structures and thus to fold them against one another.
• each structure of the golf accessory according to this alternative embodiment of the invention may be constituted by a preferably rectangular frame, the maximum distance separating the two edges longitudinal of this frame then being slightly less than the diameter of a golf ball so that it can be housed in the space delimited by this frame while being held there by gravity during the ascent of the golf accessory.
• said handle may be constituted by a golf club, the head of which engages in retention means integral with one of the structures, these retention means constituting said fixing means.
• Figure 1 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to the invention comprising means for fixing a handle located at one of the ends of said edges so that this sleeve extends substantially perpendicular to said edges .
• Figure 2 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, the golf accessory comprising a series of pairs of recesses.
• Figure 3 is a schematic view of a bevel joint allowing the structure of the golf accessory according to the invention to fold parallel to the handle.
• Figure 4 is a schematic view of a joint resting on a tenon and mortise system allowing the structure of the golf accessory according to the invention to fold parallel to the handle.
• Figure 5 is a schematic view of a joint according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
• Figure 6 is a schematic view of a joint according to another alternative embodiment of the invention.
• Figure 7 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention comprising two perforated structures secured to each other at a longitudinal edge.
• Figure 8 is a schematic view of a person using the golf accessory according to the invention.
• Figure 9 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where retention means consist of latching means.
• Figure 10 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where the retention means consist of latching means.
• Figure 11 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where said retention means consist of an elastic clamp.
• Figure 12 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where said retention means consist of an elastic shoe.
• Figure 13 is a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where said retention means consist of straps.
• Figures 14 and 15 are a schematic view of a golf accessory according to an alternative embodiment of the invention where said retention means consist of a hook.
• the golf accessory 1 comprises an openwork structure 2 which delimits a collecting receptacle 3 comprising two longitudinal edges 4, 4 ′ separated from one another by a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball so as to delimit an opening 5 through which the golf ball can be introduced into said receptacle 3.
• said structure 2 can have a substantially tubular shape and include at least one orifice 6 whose surface is less than the projected surface of a golf ball on the plane where said orifice 6 is disposed in such a way that the latter can be housed in the orifice 6 and be held there by gravity when the golf accessory l is raised.
• said structure 2 may comprise pairs of orifices 6 of the above type arranged at regular intervals so that the orifices 6 constituting a pair are placed on either side of the median axis of said structure 2 on an axis substantially perpendicular to that of said edges 4, 4 '.
• two opposite ends of a golf ball having penetrated into said receptacle 3 can be inserted into the orifices 6 constituting the same pair thus making it possible to hold this ball by gravity inside the receptacle 3 during the ascent. of the golf accessory 1.
• said structure 2 may be constituted by a preferably rectangular frame and preferably made of metal wire, the maximum distance separating the two longitudinal edges of this frame then being slightly less at diameter of a golf ball so that it can be housed in the space delimited by the frame while being held there by gravity when raising the golf accessory 1.
• the golf accessory 1 also comprises means 7 for fixing a handle 8 located at one of the ends of said edges 4, 4 'so that this handle 8 extends substantially perpendicular to said edges 4, 4 .
• fixing means 7 can also cooperate with a hinge 9 allowing said structure 2 to fold back parallel to the handle 8.
• Said articulation 9 may in particular be spring-assisted, be beveled or operate according to a tenon and mortise system.
• the structure 2 of the golf accessory 1 may comprise a substantially tubular element 10 fixed at one of the ends of said edges 4, 4 'so that it extends substantially perpendicular to said edges 4, 4 ′, this element having a diameter substantially equal to that of the handle 8.
• a fixing means 7 which may be a screw, and will be bevelled at the same angle â which will preferably be equal to 45 °.
• the handle 8 can then take two positions: • a deployed position in which the lower end of the handle 8 and the upper end of the tubular element 10 are arranged in the same axis which is substantially perpendicular to that of said edges 4, 4 '; • a folded position obtained by imparting a rotational movement to the handle 8 or to the tubular element 10 thus, a rotation of 180 ° of one of these elements allows when the angle â is equal to 45 ° to ensure that the handle 8 in the folded position is perpendicular to the tubular element 10.
• the articulation 9 may also consist of a ball joint assembly (not shown) in which the handle 8 has at its lower end a sphere, either hollow or solid, while the upper end of the tubular element 10 comprises a spherical cavity in which comes to engage the sphere.
• the dimensions of the sphere and of the cavity are provided so that the sphere is held captive in the cavity while being able to "swivel" and that consequently, a user can pivot the handle 8 and thus position it according to his need.
• the upper end of the tubular element 10 may comprise a sphere, either hollow or solid and the lower end of the handle 8 may include a spherical cavity of the above type in which comes '' engage the sphere.
• said articulation 9 can also rest on a tenon and mortise system.
• the lower end of the handle 8 will have substantially the shape of a tenon 12 shaped so as to be able to cooperate with the upper end of the tubular element 10 which has a substantially mortise shape 13, the lower end of the handle 8 being linked to the upper end of the tubular element 10 by means of a fixing means 7 which may be a screw. In this way, a user can rotate the handle 8 and thus position it as needed.
• the upper end of the tubular element 10 may have substantially the shape of a pin shaped so as to be able to cooperate with the lower end of the handle 8 which presents substantially a form of mortise, the lower end of the handle 8 being linked to the upper end of the tubular element 10 by means of a fixing means 7 which may be a screw.
• the lower end of the handle 8 can be introduced into the upper end of a connecting piece 14 which comprises on one of its lateral faces a recess 15 in which comes s 'introduce one end of one of said structures 2, 2' in such a way that this structure 2, 2 'is perpendicular to the handle 8.
• connecting piece 14 and the structure 2, 2' are linked to using a semi-rigid link 16, one of the ends of which is connected to the structure 2, 2 ′ while the other end engages in a slot 17 provided on said lateral face of the connecting piece 14
• the link will be introduced through said slot 17 in the body of the connecting piece 14 thus allowing said structure 2 to be placed, 2 'parallel to the handle 8.
• the device according to the invention 1 comprises a connecting piece 15 comprising an upper end into which the lower end of the handle 8 can be slidably inserted, and a lower end into which the upper end of the tubular element 10 can also be inserted in a sliding manner, so that the structure 2, 2 'is perpendicular to the handle 8.
• a junction piece 30 will join the end of this structure 2, 2 'to the connecting piece 15. In this way, a traction exerted on the handle 8 or on the structure 2, 2' will cause the latter to pivot thereby allowing said structure 2, 2 'to be placed parallel to the handle 8 .
• the handle 8 may be telescopic or foldable.
• the golf accessory 1 according to the invention comprises two perforated structures 2, 2 ′ secured to each other at level d '' a longitudinal border
• These two structures 2, 2 ′ have two respective edges 4, 4 ′ spaced from each other by a distance greater than the diameter of a golf ball so as to delimit an opening 5 through which said ball can be introduced into said receptacle 3
• fixing means 7 of the above type of a handle 8 which can be telescopic or foldable, and which are located at one of the ends of the longitudinal edge 11 or at one of the ends of one of the edges 4, 4 'so that this handle 8 extends substantially perpendicular to said edge 11; • articulation means 12 arranged between the two structures 2, 2 'so as to be able to articulate the two structures 2, 2' and thus to fold them one against the other.
• Said articulation means 12 may consist of at least one hinge
• the structures 2, 2 ′ of the golf accessory 1 may include: • at least one orifice 6 arranged longitudinally and whose surface is less than the projected surface of a golf ball on the plane where said orifice 6 is arranged so that the latter can be housed in the orifice 6 and be held there by gravity during the ascent of the golf accessory 1; or • pairs of orifices 6 arranged at regular intervals so that the orifices 6 constituting a pair are placed on either side of the longitudinal edge 11 on an axis substantially perpendicular to that of said edges 4, 4 ', of this way, two opposite ends of a golf ball having penetrated into said receptacle 3 can be inserted into the orifices 6 constituting the same pair thus making it possible to maintain by gravity this ball inside the receptacle 3 during the ascent of the 'golf accessory 1; or • each be constituted by a preferably rectangular frame and preferably made of metal wire, the maximum distance separating the two longitudinal edges of this frame then being slightly
• the fixing means 7 can also cooperate with an articulation 9 of the aforementioned type allowing the structures 2, 2 ′, which have been previously folded against each other, to fold back parallel to the handle 8.
• the user of a golf accessory 1 may, after positioning the handle 8 substantially perpendicular to the edges 4, 4 ′ of the receptacle 3 of said structures 2 , 2 ', carry out a raking operation of the surface on which the desired golf ball fell in this way, the golf balls placed in the axis of the raking movement can be introduced into the receptacle 3 of the golf accessory 1 and come to be housed in one of the orifices 6 (or pair of orifices) of said structure 2 where they will be held by gravity when the golf accessory 1 is raised.
• the head 22 of the handle 10 may come to engage in retention means 20 integral with one of the structures 2, 2 ', these retention means 20 constituting said fixing means 7.
• the structure 2 of the device according to the invention 1 may include an orifice 23 constituting the retention means 20 and shaped so that the head 22 of a handle 8 can partially engage therein so as to remain engaged therein.
• the orifice 23 may include a narrowing 24 opening at one end of the structure 2, said narrowing 24 having a width slightly greater than that of the handle 8 so as to allow the head 22 of the handle 8 to be easily extracted from said orifice 23 in printing on the handle 8, the head 22 of which has been partially introduced into the orifice 23, a push allowing the lower end of the handle 8 to be opposite said narrowing 24, followed by a lateral pull allowing the sliding of this end in the constriction 24.
• the structure 2 of the device according to the invention 1 may include a part 45, constituting a retention means 20, having substantially the form of a housing and comprising an orifice 43 shaped so that the head 22 of a handle 8 can partially engage therein so as to remain in engagement therewith.
• the structure 2 of the device according to the invention 1 may include an elastic piece 55, constituting a retention means 20, having substantially the shape of 'an elastic clamp shaped so that the head 22 of a handle 8 can partially engage therein so as to remain engaged therein.
• the structure 2 of the device according to the invention 1 may include an elastic piece 65, constituting a retention means 20, having substantially the shape of 'An elastic shoe shaped so that the head 22 of a handle 8 can partially engage therein so as to remain engaged therein.
• the structure 2 of the device according to the invention 1 may include a part 75 comprising straps 76 which may be strips constituting disconnectable connection means such as strips comprising a loop / hook system 77, this piece constituting a retention means 20, these strips making it possible to grip the head 22 of the handle 8 which will thus be held on said piece 75.
• straps 76 which may be strips constituting disconnectable connection means such as strips comprising a loop / hook system 77, this piece constituting a retention means 20, these strips making it possible to grip the head 22 of the handle 8 which will thus be held on said piece 75.
• the longitudinal edge 11 as well as the lower edge 4 of the golf accessory 1 comprising two perforated structures 2, 2 ′ may extend in the same direction in such a way that their respective ends are bent upwards in a plane substantially perpendicular to that delimited by said edge 11 and said lower edge 4, these ends thus forming a hook 90.
• the 'upper edge 4 can be connected to said end of the lower edge 4' by a clamping cable 80.
• the head 22 of the handle 8 can engage in the orifice 81 defined by the extension of said edges 4 , 4 ', from the edge 11 and by the tightening cable 80, a pull on the tightening cable 80 making it possible to hold the head 22 of the handle 8 in said orifice 81.
• the end of the tightening cable 8 0 will be able to engage in a control mechanism 85 comprising a push button 86 enabling this button 85 to be controlled by simple pressing of this button 85, this control mechanism being able to be fixed on the upper edge 4.
• the handle 8 may be constituted by a real golf club whose head 22 engages in said retention means 20 secured to one of the structures 2, 2 '.
• At least one net may be placed on the external surface of the 'one of said structure 2, 2' so that it is placed opposite said orifices 6.
• the golf accessory 1 according to the invention can be used as a golf ball storage device so, after having placed golf balls in said holes 6, the two structures 2, 2 'can be folded down. one against the other thanks to the articulation means 12 in this way, these structures 2, 2 ′ will exert pressure on the golf balls thus making it possible to keep them in the receptacle 3, the user of the golf accessory 1 can then use it to store his golf balls.
• the golf accessory 1 according to the invention may advantageously be made of materials having a low density in order to limit the weight and / or the size and being stainless.

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