EP3865193A1 - Dispositif de collecte pour une balle de golf, tige de drapeau dotée d'un dispositif de collecte fixé à celle-ci, et procédé de collecte d'une balle de golf - Google Patents

Dispositif de collecte pour une balle de golf, tige de drapeau dotée d'un dispositif de collecte fixé à celle-ci, et procédé de collecte d'une balle de golf Download PDF

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EP3865193A1
EP3865193A1 EP20157611.3A EP20157611A EP3865193A1 EP 3865193 A1 EP3865193 A1 EP 3865193A1 EP 20157611 A EP20157611 A EP 20157611A EP 3865193 A1 EP3865193 A1 EP 3865193A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B57/357—Markers for golf cups or holes, e.g. flags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3676—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf for putting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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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
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  • the invention relates to a catching device for a golf ball, a flagstick for a golf flag with a catching device attached to it, and a method for catching a golf ball.
  • the flag (golf flag) can now get stuck in the hole (golf hole) when putting and no longer needs to be removed.
  • the golf ball is therefore allowed to hit the unattended flagstick with no penalty. Golfers therefore leave the flag stick or the golf flag in the golf hole, for example to save time, or because they hope that the flag stick will help them to put the hole in the hole.
  • the flagstick is often pulled out by players in order to get the ball out of the golf hole with the help of the flag base. to pry out.
  • this often leads to the hole edge (golf hole edge) formed from soil or turf being damaged.
  • Subsequent players or the groundskeeper or greenkeeper then have to repair the edge of the hole or even poke a new hole and fill the old hole with a suitable piece of lawn. Reworking the green is time-consuming and can lead to a deterioration of the green surface.
  • the present invention has the task of simplifying the retrieval of a golf ball from a golf hole, in particular when the flagstick is stuck in the golf hole. Damage to the green, in particular the edge of the golf hole or the surface of the green, should be avoided as far as possible.
  • a collecting device for a golf ball according to claim 1 a flagstick for a golf flag according to claim 13, a method for collecting a golf ball according to claim 14 and the use of such a collecting device for collecting a golf ball according to claim 15.
  • a catching device for a golf ball for fastening to a flagpole of a golf flag comprising a, preferably ring-shaped, fastening body for fastening to a flagpole and at least one catching element which is movably attached to the fastening body in such a way that the catching element is supported by a
  • the catching position for a golf ball can be moved into a protective position and vice versa, wherein the catching element extends away from a longitudinal axis of the fastening body in the catching position, and the catching element in the protective position is tilted relative to the catching position towards the longitudinal axis of the fastening body.
  • One idea of the invention is to attach a catching device for a golf ball to a flagstick of a golf flag in order to make it easier to get a golf ball out of a golf hole, especially when the flagstick is inserted into the golf hole.
  • a golf ball caught by the catching device can be lifted out of the golf hole together with the catching device on the flagstick.
  • the collecting device is in particular as a (retrofittable) attachment for a Formed flagpole and is preferably attached above a flag base of the flagpole.
  • a further idea of the invention is a catching device which has a (single) catching element or several catching elements that can be moved back and forth between a catching position and a protective position.
  • the catching elements are in particular positioned in such a way that they are suitable for catching a golf ball that has fallen into a golf hole or a cup of a golf hole and preferably preventing it from sinking to the bottom of the golf hole or cup.
  • the collecting elements are positioned in particular such that the green, in particular a golf hole edge and / or a green surface, is protected from damage by the collecting device, in particular by the at least one collecting element.
  • the protective position can be understood as a position of a catch element that is tilted (rotated) relative to the longitudinal axis of the flagpole.
  • a movable attachment of the at least one catching element to the fastening body of the catching device prevents damage to the green (golf hole edge) when inserting a flagpole with a catching device attached to it into a golf hole or when placing the flagpole with a catching device attached to it on the green (green surface) or at least reduced.
  • a collecting element can in particular be moved back and forth between a collecting position and a protective position. A movement of the catching element from the catching position in the direction of the protective position or (completely) into the protective position can be generated by the catching element touching the green.
  • a collecting element can be moved by touching the edge of the golf hole when inserting the flagpole or by touching the green surface when putting down the flagpole.
  • the longitudinal axis of the fastening body coincides with the longitudinal axis of the flagpole (in the fastened state of the catching device).
  • a collecting element can, in particular, be perpendicular to one in a plane to the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or flagpole lying axis be tiltable (rotatable). In the catching position, the at least one catching element extends in particular radially to a longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole.
  • a collecting element can be designed or connected to the fastening body in one piece, in particular via an elastically deformable connection. Alternatively, the collecting element can be connected to the fastening body as a separate part, in particular via a movable, preferably articulated, connecting element.
  • Catching elements and the fastening body can be made of the same or different materials.
  • a (single) collecting element can in particular be designed as a collecting plate or collecting tray, which preferably (completely) surrounds the fastening body and is preferably mounted on the fastening body such that it can be tilted (in the middle). At least two collecting elements can form a collecting area (holding area) for a golf ball with one another.
  • a collecting element can be made in one piece or in several pieces.
  • a collecting element can be designed as a tilting or folding element, in particular as a tilting or folding lamella.
  • a collecting device has the advantage that the retrieval of a golf ball from a golf hole or a cup inserted into the golf hole is simplified.
  • a catching device attached to the flagpole a golf ball can be easily and conveniently lifted out of the golf hole by pulling the flagpole, the golf ball being held by the catching device.
  • Catching elements that can be moved from a catching position to a protective position can prevent or reduce damage to the green, in particular the edge of the golf hole and / or a green surface, when the flagpole is (re) inserted or put down.
  • the at least one catching element is movably attached to the fastening body in such a way that the catching element moves from the protective position to the catching position due to its own weight when a longitudinal axis of the fastening body is aligned in the direction of gravity.
  • the force of gravity usually acts in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole when the flagpole with the catching device attached is inserted into a golf hole in the ground (ie vertically downwards towards the ground).
  • the collecting elements are dimensioned or made of such (sufficient dense) material is made that the weight acting on a catching element (without a held golf ball) is sufficiently large to move the catching element (by itself) into the catching position or to let it fall (sink). This ensures that the catching device can only be brought into the catching position by inserting the flagpole (ie without the need to manually move the catching elements) in order to catch a golf ball (at any time).
  • the at least one catching element is resiliently connected to the fastening body, in particular such that the catching element is acted upon by a spring restoring force which acts in the direction of a movement of the catching element from the protective position into the catching position.
  • a resilient connection can be implemented by an elastically deformable material section between the collecting element and the fastening body and / or by an (additional) spring element, which is arranged in particular between the collecting element and the fastening body.
  • a (tapering) flexurally elastic material web (made of plastic or sheet metal) can be formed between the fastening body and the collecting element, which can in particular be formed in one piece with the collecting element and the fastening body.
  • a tension spring which is preferably arranged below the catching element, in particular fastened to the fastening body, or a compression spring, which is preferably arranged above the catching element, in particular fastened to the fastening body, can be provided as the spring element.
  • a tension spring which is preferably arranged below the catching element, in particular fastened to the fastening body
  • a compression spring which is preferably arranged above the catching element, in particular fastened to the fastening body
  • several, preferably three, collecting elements are provided, which are arranged distributed over the circumference of the fastening body, preferably evenly spaced from one another.
  • a catch element extends in particular along a longitudinal axis in the radial direction to the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole.
  • Two, three, four, five, six or more collecting elements can be provided.
  • these can be designed and formed relatively narrow in terms of construction, in particular as elongated collecting lamellae with each other nevertheless a sufficiently large, in particular spanned over the entire circumference of the fastening body, collecting space for a golf ball.
  • Three collecting elements have the advantage that they can be offset from the three bottom openings that are usually provided in cups for golf holes (for example to drain off rainwater).
  • Each of the three collecting elements can span a 120 ° sector of a collecting space for a golf ball.
  • a longitudinal axis of the catching element in the protective position of the catching element is (at least) substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fastening body and / or there is an angle (angle ⁇ ) between a longitudinal axis of the catching element and the longitudinal axis of the fastening body in the catching position of the Catching element 45 ° to 90 °, preferably 60 ° to 90 °, more preferably 60 ° to 80 °, particularly preferably about 70 °.
  • a catching element in the protective position (essentially or precisely) runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole, the catching elements can be prevented from protruding laterally (radially) from the flagpole and the green, especially when the flagpole is moved vertically, from the edge of a golf hole or the green surface was damaged when a flagstick was placed (flat) on the green. This achieves a protective effect for the green (the lawn), in particular for the edge of the golf hole.
  • Such an advantageous effect can also be achieved (to a correspondingly lesser extent) if a longitudinal axis of the collecting element in the (maximum) protective position is at an angle (angle ⁇ ) of a maximum of 25 °, preferably a maximum of 20 °, more preferably a maximum of 15 ° , more preferably by a maximum of 10 °, more preferably by a maximum of 5 °, is tilted (twisted) with respect to the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole.
  • the collecting elements can also be tilted inwards beyond the longitudinal axis, in particular up to a contact stop on the flagpole.
  • the specified ranges for an angle (angle ⁇ ) between the longitudinal axis of the fastening body or the flagpole and a longitudinal axis of a collecting element enable, on the one hand, a sufficiently large collecting space for a golf ball to be set up by the collecting elements and on the other hand, prevent a held golf ball from rolling down (to the side) (outwards) from the catching elements.
  • a preferred (maximum) tilt angle between the catching position and the protective position of the catching element can be between and 30 ° and 90 °, preferably between 40 ° and 90 °, more preferably between 50 ° and 80 °, more preferably between 60 ° and 80 °, particularly preferably about 70 °.
  • angle ⁇ is 70 °
  • the (maximum) tilt angle is 70 °.
  • the at least one catching element has a connecting section facing the fastening body and a catching section, in particular arranged radially further outwards, for catching a golf ball, the catching section being wider than the connecting section in the circumferential direction of the fastening body.
  • the collecting element widens from the connecting section to the collecting section (i.e. in the radial direction outwards), in particular continuously or abruptly.
  • a catching section forms in particular a (straight or curved) catching surface for catching or holding a golf ball.
  • the collecting elements or the collecting sections can have (upward or inward) curved (outer) edge sections in order to increase a holding effect for a golf ball.
  • the connecting section can be connected to a swivel joint or form part of a swivel joint or hinge, for example an axis of rotation or a receptacle for an axis of rotation.
  • the connecting section could be connected in one piece to the fastening body, wherein the connecting section can be a (tapered) material web.
  • the at least one collecting element is attached to the fastening body within an outer circumference of the fastening body, preferably axially above an annular section of the fastening body, preferably on an axially extending connecting section of the fastening body. This can result in a lateral (Radial) protrusion of the catching elements beyond the fastening body can be prevented or reduced in the protective position. This improves the protective effect and reduces the risk of possible damage to the green.
  • the fastening body has a recess in a circumferential surface in which a connecting section of the catching element facing the fastening body is arranged, a swivel joint for connecting the catching element to the fastening body preferably being arranged in the recess.
  • the fastening body in particular along the longitudinal axis of the fastening body, has a, preferably central, through opening for receiving a flagpole.
  • the fastening body can be designed as an open or closed ring and, in particular, can be designed to be pushed or pushed axially onto a flagpole.
  • the fastening body can be designed as a clip, in particular as an open ring that can be clipped radially onto the flagpole, for example made of (elastically deformable) sheet metal or plastic.
  • the fastening body has clamping and / or latching means, preferably at least one radially adjustable clamping element, for (axial) fastening of the catching device to a flagpole.
  • Clamping means in particular generate a clamping force between the fastening body and a peripheral surface of the flagpole.
  • Latching means can interact with corresponding recesses in the flagpole.
  • Clamping means can comprise one or more clamping elements, which are preferably provided (evenly) distributed over the circumference of the fastening body.
  • Clamping means can be designed in the form of a (radially oriented) internal thread provided in the fastening body and a screw as a clamping element, preferably a grub screw.
  • the at least one collecting element is connected to the fastening body in an articulated manner, preferably via a swivel joint.
  • a swivel joint or hinge is preferably arranged within an (outer) circumferential surface of the fastening body.
  • the at least one collecting element is made in one piece with the fastening body.
  • the collecting element is preferably designed as a spring element.
  • the collecting element is preferably connected to the fastening body via an elastically deformable spring section.
  • a spring section can be designed as a (thin) material web, which is designed in particular towards the fastening body as a cross-sectional taper of the collecting element, in particular made of plastic or metal (sheet metal).
  • a flagpole for a golf flag with a catching device according to the invention being attached to the flagpole.
  • the collecting device can preferably be fastened to conventional flagpoles, in particular retrofitted.
  • the catching device is preferably attached to the flagpole above a flag base.
  • a golf flag which comprises a flagpole according to the invention or a collecting device according to the invention.
  • a golf flag can include a (textile) flag attached to an upper end of the flagpole.
  • the method according to the invention can implement some or all of the procedural features that are described in connection with the collecting device according to the invention.
  • the method has advantages similar to those that can be achieved by the collecting device.
  • the movement of the at least one catching element into the catching position is achieved in particular (by itself) by the own weight of the catching element and / or a resilient connection between the fastening body and the catching element.
  • the collecting element preferably moves on contact with the green and springs back as soon as the green is no longer touched.
  • Moving a catch element into a catch position can (alternatively or additionally) be carried out before inserting the flagpole, for example when the flagpole is brought into a vertical position.
  • the method can include further steps, such as placing the flagpole on the green, the at least one collecting element moving from a collecting position to a protective position, in particular when it comes into contact with the green (green surface).
  • the method can include lifting the flagpole out of the cup or from the golf hole together with the catching device, in particular while the catching device is holding a caught golf ball.
  • the stated object is also achieved in particular by the use of a catching device according to the invention for catching a golf ball in a golf hole, the catching device being attached in particular to a flagpole of a golf flag.
  • the Figures 1 and 2 each show basic representations of various catching devices 1 according to the invention, which are attached to a flagpole 2 of a golf flag 3.
  • the collecting device 1 each has a fastening body 10 on which (precisely) a collecting element 20 (see Figure 1 ) or several collecting elements 20 (see Figure 2 ) is or are movably attached.
  • the catching element (s) 20 are movably, in particular tiltable or foldable, fastened to the fastening body 10 so that they move from a catching position P1 for a golf ball 9 (shown in FIG Figure 3a ) is movable into a protection position P2 for protecting the green, and vice versa.
  • a catching element 20 extends away from the longitudinal axis B of the fastening body 10, which coincides with the longitudinal axis F of the flagpole 2.
  • a catch element 20 is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis B or F.
  • the collecting device 1 can be understood as an annular attachment for a flagpole 2 of a golf flag 3, which is attached to a lower end of the flagpole 2.
  • This collecting device 1 has at least one In the catching position P1 laterally extending catching element 20, which can, at least partially, be applied to the flagpole 2 or applied by itself when a force is applied.
  • the collecting element 20 is preferably designed as a folding element 20 which, in the unfolded state, is suitable for catching a golf ball falling into a golf hole 5.
  • the golf ball can easily be lifted out of the golf hole by lifting the flagpole 2 with the catching device 1 attached to it by a golfer.
  • the catching elements 2 prevent damage to both the edge of the golf hole and the green when the golf flag is placed on the green.
  • a single catching element 20 can be tilted or folded back and forth between a catching position P1 and a protective position P2 relative to the longitudinal axis B of the fastening body 10.
  • the collecting element 20 can be designed to be round, in particular rotatable, plate-shaped or key-shaped, and are mounted on the fastening element 10 so as to be rotatable about an axis. What is achieved thereby is that a longitudinal axis A of the collecting element 20 tilts towards the longitudinal axis F or B in the protective position P2 or rests against the flagpole 2.
  • the catch element 20 can have two opposing pivot pins which engage in receptacles in the fastening body.
  • a plurality of catching elements 20 can each be tilted or folded back and forth between a catching position P1 and a protective position P2 relative to the longitudinal axis B of the fastening body 10.
  • the collecting elements 20 can each be designed as hinged, for example elongated lamellar or flat-spreading wings, and are each pivotably mounted on the fastening element 10 so as to be rotatable about an axis.
  • the collecting elements 20 can thus be directed towards the flagpole 2 (in Figure 2 up) are tilted or folded towards each other so that they are less far away from the flagpole 2 in the protective position P2 than in the catching position P1.
  • the respective longitudinal axes A of the interception elements 20 move towards one another during the movement from the interception position P1 into the protective position P2 and align themselves more in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the flagpole 2 or the fastening body 10.
  • a collecting device 1 is shown, which is attached to a flagpole 2.
  • the collecting device 1 takes one Catch position P1 and sticks in a cup of a golf hole and is held in a vertical position.
  • the collecting device 1 is shown in a protective position P2.
  • the collecting device 1 is attached above a conically widening flag base 4 of the flagpole 2.
  • the collecting device 1 can rest with the underside of the fastening body 10 on the flag base 4 or be fastened axially to the flagpole 2 by fastening means, in particular clamping and / or latching means 14.
  • the catching position P1 shown here extend radially away from the longitudinal axis B or F, but are positioned slightly upwards in order to be able to catch a golf ball 9 (shown in dashed lines) or to be able to hold it in a stable manner.
  • the catching elements 20 have a radially inner connecting section 21 for connection to the fastening body 10 and a catching section 22 lying radially further out for catching a golf ball.
  • the catching section 22 can be made wider than the connecting section 21 in order to form or span a support surface or a catching space for the golf ball 9.
  • the fastening body 10 is made ring-shaped and encloses the flagpole 2, but can also be designed as an open clip.
  • the collecting elements 20 are shown aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis B and F, respectively.
  • the collecting elements 20 can assume such a protective position P2, for example, when the flagpole 2 is placed (horizontally) on the green of a golf course or when they touch the golf hole edge 6 when the flagpole 2 is inserted into a golf hole 5.
  • the catching elements 20 preferably move automatically from the protective position P2 to the catching position P1, for example due to gravity by their own weight or alternatively or additionally by a spring force.
  • the collecting elements 20 would therefore automatically move into the collecting position P1 (see Figure 3a ) move.
  • the catching elements 20 are each attached to the fastening body 10 such that they can be tilted about a swivel joint 30.
  • the catching elements 20 can be resiliently connected to the fastening body 10 so that they are acted upon by a spring return force which acts in the direction of a movement of the catching element 20 from the protective position P2 into the catching position P1.
  • Such a spring restoring force can be achieved by an elastic, preferably one-piece, material connection, for example in the form of an elastic plastic or Metal connection, are generated between the collecting element 20 and the fastening body 10.
  • an elastic, preferably one-piece, material connection for example in the form of an elastic plastic or Metal connection
  • separate spring elements for example tension springs, can be provided on the underside of the collecting elements 20, which reset the collecting elements 20 into the collecting position B1.
  • the collecting elements 20 are preferably longer than the standard diameter of a golf ball, but can also be made shorter as long as they form a sufficient support surface for the golf ball to prevent it from falling through to the bottom of the cup 7 in the collecting position P1.
  • FIGs 4a and 4b an embodiment of a collecting device 1 according to the invention without a flagpole 2 is shown.
  • the fastening body 10 has a central through opening 13 in a ring section 16 for receiving the flagpole 2.
  • the collecting elements 20 are attached to an axially extending connecting section 17 of the fastening body 10 via swivel joints 30.
  • the collecting position P1 of the collecting device 1 is shown, in which the collecting elements 20 extend away in the radial direction at an angle ⁇ of approximately 70 ° between the respective longitudinal axes A of the collecting elements 20 and the longitudinal axis B of the fastening body 10.
  • the swivel joints 30 are preferably designed such that the angle ⁇ is between 45 and 90 ° in order to be able to hold a golf ball securely.
  • the collecting device 1 is shown in the protective position P2, in which the collecting elements 20 are tilted towards the longitudinal axis B, so that their longitudinal axes A are aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis B.
  • An angle ⁇ between the longitudinal axis A and the longitudinal axis B is 0 ° here, but could also be an acute angle of preferably up to 25 °.
  • the swivel joints 30 are arranged within an outer contour of the fastening body 10, namely on the inside of the connecting sections 17, in order to make the collecting device 1 as slim as possible, ie with as few radially outwardly protruding parts as possible.
  • the catching device 1 assumes a protective position P2 when a catching device 1 attached to the flagpole 2 is placed on a green of a golf course, so that a catching element 20 on contact with the green surface, ie the sensitive lawn, to the longitudinal axis B of the flagpole 2 or to the longitudinal axis B of the fastening body 10 is tilted.
  • a protective position P2 or an intermediate position between the catching position B1 and the maximum protective position P2, is also assumed by a catching element 20 of the catching device 1 if a catching element 20 is attached to the flagpole 2 when the one is inserted
  • Catching device 1 in a golf hole 5 touches the sensitive edge of the golf hole 6.
  • the collecting element 20 is then tilted or folded inwards, ie towards the flagpole 2.
  • the catching device 1 has clamping and / or latching means 14 in order to fasten the fastening body 10 to a peripheral surface of the flagpole 2.
  • FIG. 5a and 5b is a fastening body 10 of a collection device 1 according to the invention in a side view (see Figure 5a ) or in a top view (see Figure 5b ) shown.
  • the ring section 16 has three radial through openings evenly distributed over the circumference, in particular bores with an internal thread, in which a clamping element 15 is received in a radially adjustable manner.
  • the clamping element 15 can be designed as a grub screw with an external thread.
  • a clamping force can be exerted on the fastening body 10 by the clamping element 15, for example by screwing a grub screw into the through opening 13 in order to clamp the fastening body 10 firmly on the flagpole 2 in the axial direction of the longitudinal axis B.
  • FIG. 6a and 6b an embodiment of the collecting device 1 according to the invention with three collecting elements 20 evenly distributed over the circumference is shown in a top view.
  • the collecting elements 20 are connected to swivel joints 30 via connecting sections 21.
  • the swivel joints 30 are partially, optionally also completely, arranged in recesses 12 of the circumferential surface 11 of the fastening body 10.
  • a slimmer outer contour of the collecting device 1, in particular in the protective position P2 is achieved.
  • only two, for example semicircular or half-shell-shaped collecting elements 20, or more than three collecting elements 20, for example four, six or eight collecting elements 20, could be provided.
  • collecting devices 1 are shown with three collecting elements 20, which are in the Figures 7 and 8 but are shaped differently.
  • the catch elements 20 in Figure 7 widening collecting sections 22 and tapering connecting sections 21 form.
  • the collecting elements 20 can form bowl-shaped depressions in order to be able to hold a golf ball better.
  • the catch elements 20 in Figure 8 are shaped with a constant width, in particular lamellar, and, for example, as sheet metal strips executed.
  • the collecting elements 20 can be bent outwards upwards.
  • a collecting device 1 is arranged in a cup 7 of a golf hole 5, the three equally spaced collecting elements 20 each being arranged between bottom openings 70 of the cup 7.
  • the collecting device 1 is in the collecting position P1, in which a golf ball 9 rolling over the golf hole edge 6 into the golf hole 5 can be caught by the collecting elements 20 at any time.
  • Catching device 1 positioned in a golf hole 5 can catch a golf ball if it falls or is putted into the golf hole 5. The golf ball is then held between the flagstick 2 and the inner surface of the cup 7 or the edge of the golf hole 5.
  • the flagstick 2 and the golf ball 9 are not shown.
  • the catching device 1 is first attached to a flagpole 2 of a golf flag 3, preferably above the flag base 4 (see FIG Figures 3a and 3b ).
  • the catching device 1 has a fastening body 10 on which at least one, in the present case three, catching elements 20 attached movably to the fastening body 10 are provided.
  • the flagpole 2 with the catching device 1 attached to it is inserted with the flag base 4 into the cup 7, which is inserted into a golf hole 5 in the green surface 8.
  • the collecting device 1 is located inside the golf hole 5 or the cup 7.
  • a collecting element 20 touches the golf hole edge 6, this collecting element 20 tilts relative to its in Figure 9 shown catching position P1 towards the longitudinal axis F of the flagpole 2. Damage to the golf hole edge 6 can thereby be prevented. As soon as the collecting element 20 is no longer in contact with the golf hole edge 6, the collecting element 20 moves (back) into the collecting position P1. The catching element 20 can fall into the catching position P1 due to gravity and / or spring back to it.
  • a golfer can easily lift the golf ball 9 out of the golf hole 5 by pulling out the flagstick 2.
  • the golf ball is held by the catching device 1. Getting the golf ball out of the hole is done thereby facilitated.
  • the collecting device 1 according to the invention and the method described prevent damage to the golf hole edge 6, since the collecting elements 20 tilt inward, preferably elastically, when they come into contact with the green surface or the sensitive golf hole edge 6 formed in the lawn or fold away. Damage to the edge of the golf hole when inserting the golf flag 3 is thus prevented.
  • a similar advantageous effect is achieved if the flagstick 2 with the catching device 1 attached is placed on the green by the player. By tilting the collecting elements 20 inwards towards the flagpole 2, damage to the green by the laterally protruding collecting elements 20 can be prevented or at least reduced.

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