EP1888188A1

EP1888188A1 - Tee inserter

Info

Publication number: EP1888188A1
Application number: EP06742374A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Alfons Güldenring
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-06-04
Filing date: 2006-05-23
Publication date: 2008-02-20
Also published as: WO2006131091A1; US20090017942A1; DE112006002119A5; DE202005008740U1

Abstract

The tee inserter is characterized by a housing (1) and an adjusting body (4) which is movable in the housing, the lower side (2) of the housing being arranged as the surface against which the tee head (3<SUP>a</SUP>) is applied and the lower side (15) of the adjusting body (4) being arranged as the surface for placing on the ground or the lower side (15) of the adjusting body (4) being arranged as the surface against which the tee head (3<SUP>a</SUP>) is applied and the lower side (2) of the housing (1) being arranged as the surface for placing on the ground. With the aid of this inserter, the golfer can always push the tee into the ground to the same depth according to the setting of the inserter. The upper side of the tee head for supporting the ball is then always at the same optimum height above the ground, so that the player can tee the ball off from the best position for him.

Description

Tea monopusher

The invention relates to a tea impresser.

In the game of golf, a tee is a T-shaped peg with a flat head concave on the top, on which the ball is placed for knocking off at the start of the game. The tea is so far pressed by hand into the ground, which naturally give different Eindrückiefen with the result that the applied ball can have different distances from the soil surface. The width and accuracy of the deductions but is favored by experience of a constant tee height of the ball over the ground surface. Because of the various factors that should be taken into account at the tee-off, it would be an advantage if the golfer could always tee off the ball from an optimum height above the ground.

The invention has for its object to provide a device in whose use the golfer can always tee the ball from the same height above the ground. In particular, a device is to be created, with the help of which the tea can always be pushed so far into the ground that its top for the ball support is always at the same height above the ground, so that the ball always knocked off the best altitude for the golfer can be.

This object is achieved by a tea-impresser, which is characterized by a housing and a movable in the housing actuating body, wherein the underside of the housing are arranged as a bearing surface for the tee head and the underside of the actuating body as Aufsetzfläche on the ground, or the underside of the adjusting body are arranged as a contact surface for the tea-head and the underside of the housing as a contact surface on the ground. The tea impresser according to the invention thus comprises two embodiments in which the functions of housing and actuator body are reversed. After the first-mentioned execution of the tea-impresser, the underside of the housing is the contact surface for the tee-head and the actuating body a next to the contact surface of the housing differently far extendable shaft. To use the pusher, the shaft is extended out of the housing as far as the tea should protrude from the ground before the ball is applied to the tee. The tea is then placed with its head top against the pressure surface of the housing and then pressed into the ground by pressure on the housing until the surface of the housing touches the ground, thereby preventing further penetration of the tea. The indentor can be removed after 6ben and to the side of the depressed tea without the height of its support surface is changed above the ground. The tea impresser according to the invention thus ensures that the tea always protrudes from the ground by the extension length of the stem, so that the ground clearance of the applied ball is always the same. The golfer can therefore, on the basis of his experience from this ball position, make deductions, which in any case are no longer affected by different heights above the ground. The extension of the shaft from the housing can be done either by stepping or stepless by simple displacement or by rotation.

According to the preferred embodiment of the tea impresser, the shaft can be locked in the different extended positions. This ensures that at the end of Eindrückvorgangs when placing the shank on the ground no displacement of the shaft can be done relative to the housing.

In one embodiment of this tee indenter, the shaft guided in the housing carries a toothing with which a bolt can be brought into engagement. So the sliding shaft can be determined.

In another embodiment, the shaft carries a thread, with which it is screwed into a ^¬ arranged in the housing bore with internal thread ^¬ . This embodiment can do without special locking. But it can also be provided in this case, a longitudinal surface on the round shank on which a bolt can come to rest, so that the further screwing is blocked. Preferably, the shaft is locked by a displaceable in the housing, spring-loaded latch. The set extension position of the shaft is retained, in particular when the tea is pressed in; On the other hand, the shaft can be retracted when the bolt is pushed back against the spring force and thereby the lock is released. Conveniently, the latch is actuated directly or via a non-positively connected to him button on a side surface of the housing.

Conveniently, the contact surface of the shank is enlarged relative to the cross section of the shank. It is thus prevented that in addition to the tea and the shaft accidentally penetrates into the ground. To avoid this altogether, the outer end of the shaft is advantageously designed as a foot. In this case, the underside of the foot forms said contact surface. The foot may further have a recess which is open on the side facing away from the shaft and is wider than the shaft diameter of the tea. As a result, the foot when applying the tea to the pressure ^¬ surface is not a hindrance, on the other hand arises when placing the foot on the ground a stable support of the device under its center of gravity.

Conveniently, the housing or the adjusting body is provided with the position of the adjusting body relative to the housing indicating markings. These markings allow the golfer to easily pull the adjusting body always to a certain, preferred by him length, whereby the height of the bearing surface is determined for the ball above the ground.

In the above-mentioned second embodiment, the housing is formed zweischenklig, the underside of at least one leg is set up as a contact surface and has the movable in the gap between the two legs actuating body on the underside the contact surface for the tea head on. When using this embodiment of the indentor of the actuating body fitting upper part of the tea protrudes into the gap between the legs, and as far as the tea should protrude after pressing from the ground. The tea is then pressed by pressure on the housing in the ground as in the embodiment described above until the undersides of the housing legs put on the ground. The housing can then be removed up and / or to the side of the depressed tea.

Also in this embodiment, the actuating body can be locked at different distances from the contact surface. This ensures that the actuator can not move when pressing the tea and when placing the case on the floor.

In this embodiment, the adjusting body is displaceable between the legs in leg longitudinal direction and lockable on at least one of the legs. Conveniently, the displaceable adjusting body is also guided by the system on the legs.

Conveniently, the actuator on one or both sides of a spring-loaded latch and are the or the latch by a button on the actuator against spring pressure extendable. The bars are normally pressed inwards by the springs, so that the adjusting body can be moved. By pressing the button, the latch or bars can be brought into engagement with the bolt receptacle or receptacles provided in the legs, as a result of which the adjusting element is locked in its position. By pressing the button in the opposite direction, the lock is released, so that the bolts are automatically withdrawn by the spring pressure from their recordings in the legs and thus the actuator body is again displaced.

In a modified embodiment of this tea-impresser is formed in the housing or on the inner sides of its legs, an internal thread and the actuating body carries an external thread, so that this through

Screwing movement in the housing or in the gap between the legs is movable. Due to the screwing movement of the actuating body, the surface for the tea-head are adjusted continuously. Accordingly, the indentation depth of the tea is infinitely adjustable. The actuator is accessible between the legs and can therefore be rotated directly by attacking the fingers and thereby adjusted axially.

Conveniently, the tea impresser according to the invention in its various embodiments may serve other purposes. Thus, a swing-fork can be articulated in the housing of the tea impresser. This fork can serve to equalize the dent created when the ball hits the green. Further, ^% can be formed in the housing a recess for receiving and holding a brand or a marker chip. This mark is used to mark the location place of the out roll ^¬ th ball when the ball is taken upon the location.

The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawing. Show it

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the tea impresser with the shaft extended and with a tea pressed into the ground;

FIG. 2 shows the tea impresser shown in FIG. 1 with the shaft retracted;

Figure 3 is a section along the line III-III of Figure 1;

Figure A is a section along the line IV-IV of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a section similar to Figure 3, but in a second embodiment of the tea-impresser.

FIG. 6 a perspective view of a third embodiment of the tea impresser;

Figure 7 is a section along the line VII-VII of Figure 6; FIG. 8 shows the front view of a fourth embodiment of the tea impresser with an inserted tea; and

9 shows a section along the line IX-IX of Figure 8.

According to Figures 1 and 2, the housing 1 has approximately the shape of a cuboid with a semi-cylindrical upper end. The underside 2 is formed as a flat pressure surface on which the head 3 of a tea 3 abuts when pressed into the ground. From this pressure surface as a control body 4, a shaft extendable and shown in Figure 1 in an extended position. The shaft 4 'is in the illustrated embodiment of quadrangular cross section, but may also have a different cross section. At the lower end of the shaft 4 ', a foot 5 is formed, which extends parallel to the bottom 2 and below a part of it. The foot 5 has a recess 6 which is open at the end remote from the shaft 4 'end of the foot. As can be seen from Figure 1, protrudes when pressing the Tees 3 its shaft 3 through the recess 6. The opening of the recess 6 allows the tea impressions after pushing the Tees 3 to the side and upwards move away without the Tea is still touched or changed in position. When the "tea impresser is not in use, the adjusting body 4 can be moved into the housing 1, so that the foot 5 rests against the underside 2, as shown in Figure 2. As can be seen in Figure 1, the stem 4 carries ^{1 1} markings 17th with numbers (not shown) that are useful in setting a certain extension length of the actuator 4.

The sectional views of Figures 3 and 4 show that in the housing 1, a first to the bottom 2 vertical guide recess 7 is formed for the shaft 4 ^f movable therein. Further, in the housing 1, a second, to the recess 7 vertically extending guide recess 8 is provided, which opens on the side wall 9 to the outside. In the guide recess 8, a bolt 10 is slidably received, with its right end as a push button 10 'protrudes outward. The shaft 4 'carries on its side facing away from the side surface 9 a plurality of locking recesses 11. The bolt 10 has a recess 12 for the passage of the shaft 4, as shown in Figure 4 can be seen. On the side facing away from the housing side 9 of Ausneh ^¬ tion 12 10 latches 13 are provided in the latch, which can come with the Rastvertie ^¬ tests 11 of the shaft 4 'in engagement. An inserted between the left end of the guide recess 8 and the left end of the bolt 10 spring 14 biases the latch 10 in the direction of engagement of the

Rest 11,13. The latch 10 forms on the side of the housing 9, the push button 10 ', with the bolt 10 can be pushed back against the force of the spring 14, so that the recesses / notches 11,13 disengage and the actuator body 4 from the housing 1 so far extended as desired or can be retracted in this.

In a tea 3 with slightly conical shaft 3, the width of the recess 6 may be such that the shaft 3 is clamped in the recess when the top of the head 3 ^a from the bottom 2 distance. When pressing the top of the head places 3 ° on the bottom 2, wherein the clamping of the shaft 3 is released in the recess 6. After pushing in, the pusher can be pulled away from the tea to the side. In this case, unlike the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is not necessary to hold the head 3 ^a with two fingers on the underside 2 before the tea is pressed in.

Figure 5 shows a second embodiment of the tea-impresser, in which the distance of the Aufsetzfläche 15 from the bottom 2. By rotation of the shaft can be changed continuously. For this purpose, the housing 1 instead of the guide recess 7 has a threaded bore 16. The shaft 4 'is formed as a threaded bolt, which can be screwed more or less far into the threaded bore 16 corresponding to the desired depth of depression of the tea 3. Unlike the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 4, the indentation depth can be adjusted continuously here. A locking of the extended shaft is not provided in this embodiment, since the extended position of the shaft 4 'when placing the foot 5 on the ground practically can not change. However, it is also possible, the tea-impresser of Figure 5 with a crossbar analogous to that in the figures 3 and 4 shown embodiment. In this case, the threaded shaft can have an axially parallel, planar, the locking recesses corresponding segment ^¬ surface, and the bolt can then have a corresponding, the locking ^¬ projections 13 corresponding planar engagement surface, so that the threaded bolt locked in mutual contact of these two surfaces against further rotation is.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 6 and 7, the a b housing 1 has two mutually parallel legs 1 and 1, between which a gap 27 is formed, which opens down into the recesses 6 of the feet 5. The actuating body 4 has the shape of a cuboidal carriage 30, which is guided displaceably on both sides by protruding tabs 30 'on the inner sides a b of the legs 1 and 1. The insides of the

Legs 1 and 1 have a series of blind holes 19 and 20, the meaning of Figure 7 is understood.

According to Figure 7, the carriage 30 includes a key pin 18 and two locking bodies 21 and 22. The locking body 21,22 have outwardly projecting

Pins 21 'and 22', respectively, which can engage in the blind bores 19 and 20 on the inner sides of the legs 1 and 1. The locking bodies 21, 22 are pressed against the key pin 18 by helical compression springs 23 and 24 and are then in the position shown in FIG. 7, in which the pins 21 ', 22' are not in engagement with the legs 1a and 1b. By pressure on the

Button bolt 18 in the direction of the arrow, the latch body 21,22 can be moved against the spring pressure to the outside until the elevations 21 ", 22" engage in the circumferential recess 26. In this case, the pins 21 ', 22' engage in the blind holes 19 and 20, so that the carriage 30 is locked in this position relative to the housing. The lock can be canceled again by pressing on the other side of the carriage against the direction of the arrow on the key pin 18, so that this and the latch body 21,22 return to the position shown in Figure 7. The Terük- ken of the tea is similar to the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2. After inserting the tea 3 in the gap 27, wherein the top of the head 3 ^{a is placed} on the underside 15 of the carriage 30, by pressure pressed on the case 1, the tea in the ground until the bottom 2 sitting on the ground. Subsequently, the housing 1 is lifted upwards and to the side of the pressed tea 3.

From Figure 6 it is also seen that on the outer narrow side of the leg 1, a longitudinal slot 31 is formed, in which a pivotable about the hinge axis 29 Pitch fork 28 is housed. The fork 28 can serve to equalize the dent formed upon impact of the ball. Further, the housing 1 includes a recess 32 in which a mark (not shown) can be received. The mark can be used to mark the location of the ball

The embodiment of the tea pusher shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 differs from the embodiment according to FIGS. 6 and 7 essentially in that the adjusting body 4 is a cylindrical body with external thread 33. As in the embodiment of Figure 6, the top of the tea-head 3 is located on the underside 15 of the actuating body 4 • The legs 1 and 1 have on the inside a partial thread 1 "which extends approximately over an arc of 75 °. The actuator 4 is screwed into these two corresponding partial thread.

The essential core of the invention is that the distance between the underside of the housing and the underside of the actuating body and thus also the height of the projecting from the bottom of the depressed tee tee can be varied. The tea impresser according to the invention allows the golfer to put the tea with the desired supernatant to the ground, so that it is possible for the player to cut off the ball from the optimum height for him.

The housing shape shown in Figures 1 and 2 has the advantage that two larger areas are available for Werbeaufdrucke. However, the housing may also have a more compact, handier form.

Claims

claims

1. tea impressions, characterized by a housing (1) and in the housing (1) movable adjusting body (4), wherein the underside (2) of the housing as a contact surface for the tea-head (3) and the bottom (15 ) of the adjusting body (4) are arranged as a contact surface on the ground or the underside (15) of the actuating body (4) as a contact surface for the tee head (3) and the bottom (2) of the housing (1) as Aufsetzfläche on the ground are set up.

2. tea-impresser according to claim 1, characterized in that the underside (2) of the housing (1) is the contact surface and the adjusting body (4) adjacent to the contact surface of the housing (1) is different far extendable shaft.

3. tea pusher according to claim 2, characterized in that the shaft is lockable in the different extended positions.

4. tea impresser according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that in the housing (1) guided shaft carries a toothing (11), with the locking a bolt (10) can be brought into engagement.

5. tea pusher according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the shaft carries a thread with which it is screwed into a housing (1) arranged bore (16) with internal thread.

6. tea impresser according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the shaft in different extended positions by a in the housing (1) spring-loaded latch (10) is lockable.

7. tea pusher according to claim 6, characterized in that the bolt (10) directly or via a frictionally connected with him pressure button (10 ^! ) on a side surface (9) of the housing is actuated.

8. tea impresser according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized marked ^¬ characterized in that the contact surface is enlarged relative to the cross section of the shank.

9. tea impresser according to one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the outer end of the shaft is designed as a foot (5).

10. tea impresser according to claim 9, characterized in that the foot (5) has a recess (6) which is open at the end remote from the shaft.

11. tea impresser according to claim 10, characterized in that the recess (6) of the foot (5) is wider than the shank diameter of the tea (3).

12. tea impresser according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the housing (1) or the adjusting body (4) with the position of the adjusting body relative to the housing indicating markings (17) is provided.

13. tea impresser according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Housing (1) is formed zweischenklig, the underside (2) at least from a leg (1, 1) is set up as Aufsetzfläche and in the from gap (27) between the legs (1, 1) movable actuating body (4) on the Bottom (15) has the contact surface for the tea-head (3 ^β ).

14. tea impresser according to claim 13, characterized in that the adjusting body (4) at different distances from the bottom (2) can be locked.

15. tea impresser according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the adjusting body (4) between the legs (l ^a , l) slidably and from at least one of the legs (1, 1) is lockable.

16. tea impresser according to one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that the adjusting body (4) on one or both sides of a spring-loaded latch (21,22) and the or the bolt (21,22) by a key (21,22) 18) on the adjusting body (4) are extendable against the spring pressure.

17. tea pusher according to claim 13, characterized in that on the inner sides of the legs (1, 1) ^■ partial internal thread are formed and the adjusting body (4) carries an external thread, so that it by screw from movement in the gap (27 ) is movable between the legs (1, 1).

18. tea impresser according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that in the housing a swing-pitch fork (28) is mounted.

19. tea pusher according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that in the housing (1) has a recess (32) is formed for receiving and holding a mark.