FR2491343A1 - Belt for holding tennis balls - has cells fixed to it and covered by band of elastic material - Google Patents

Abstract

The belt allows a tennis player to carry on him a reserve of 4 to 8 balls during a game. They are held round the waist at the back, front or on either hip, without impeding movement. The belt, which is fastened by a buckle, has a band of elastic material joined to it. Strong partitions are fixed to the belt and are covered by the elastic band to form compartments to hold the balls. The band can be either fixed to the belt or removable.

Description

 The object of the present invention is to allow the tennis player to see on him at his disposal a reserve of balls throughout a game.

 Generally, unless you have a collector like in big tournaments, it is quite difficult to hold several balls in your hand or to carry one in each poohe.

 The device, object of the invention, gives the possibility to each player to carry four or more balls, while being free to move.

If the support has four balls, in a single game players will have eight balls and in a double game sixteen balls, without having to arrange to pick them up at the four corners of the course. The serving player, when he has used his balls, can receive from his companion or opponent other balls without having to move.

 The accompanying drawing illustrates the embodiment according to the present invention.

 As it is represented, this device, support of four balls, comprises a strap or sengle I. of three to four centimeters in height buckled in front and widening behind the hips of the wearer to have in the back the height of the diameter d 'a tennis ball and the length of four ball diameters. Perpendicular to this dorsal part and integral with it, leave three partitions 2. of width slightly less than the diameter of a ball; on the other hand, the element and the height of these partitions will be equal to this diameter.

A strip of elastic fabric 3. always equal in height to the diameter of a ball and four diameters long, is stretched and fixed to its two extremists at the hips as well as on the three external edges of the partitions.

 The first two elements of the device will be obtained from a fairly resistant material, such as repais textile, braided cord or leather to prevent the sinking of balls in the kidneys of the player produced by pressure and tension of the plastic strip and thus avoid any gene.

 The three elements can be sewn together and are made of washable textile: standard model.

A luxury model would be composed of the first two integral leather elements, the removable plastic band using snaps at its ends and suto-adhesive bands on the edges of the partitions.

 This device could possibly be designed to support eight balls. In this case, the manufacturing would be the same as for the support of four balls, with only a thong of three to four centimeters in height at the level of a hip, thus connecting two dorsal and ventral supports and the other with a loop belt closing everything on the other hip.

 The looping of the support being carried out as for a belt above the circumference of the pelvis will tighten the elastic band even more, so that even after the release of one to three balls with a simple push of the fingers, the fourth ball will always be securely locked in its own compartment.

 The device can be used dorsally, windwardly or on one or the other hip by all individuals tennis players, children or adults

Claims (9)

 11 other hip, without any gene in the movements.  waist, dorsally, ventrally or on one or  reserve of four to eight balls, well fixed around  tennis tie to wear on him and have a I * Device allowing each Player, for one per  to maintain tennis balls.  forming several compartments intended to receive and  a sturdy lanyard or strap, all  fixed or removable elastic fabric band stretched over  Characterized by the fact that the active element is a 2. Device according to claim I, characterized by  fact that the way to carry tennis balls is  a sturdy strap or strap that buckles like a  belt around the waist. 3. Device according to claims I and 2, characterized  by the fact that this thong or strap three to four  centimeters in its ventral part widens behind  the wearer's hips to have the height in the back  of a tennis ball and the length of four diameter  of this ball. 4. Device according to claims 1,2 and 3 characterized  of  by the fact that this dorsal part leave perpendicular to  three partitions of the same resistant material as  the strap or strap each having a spacing and a  height equal to the diameter of a tennis ball and a  width a little less than this diameter. 5. Device the set of claims I, 2 and 3 and 4  characterized by the fact that the strap or strap thus  that the partitions are made of fairly thick material  sistant to compensate for bullet pressure. 6. Device according to claims I, 3 and 4 caraet4-  laughed at by the fact that an elastic band of tissue  height of a tennis ball and the length of four  diameters of this ball, is stretched and fixed at two points  of the strap or strap and on the outer edges of  partitions, thus forming compartments intended to re  receive and hold the balls securely but allow  both their easy release with a simple push of the fingers  upwards or downwards. 7. Device according to claim 6 characterized by  fact that the elastic band can be fixed or removable  with press studs and self-adhesive tape. 8. Device according to the set of seven pre claims  characterized in that the strap or strap can  be designed to support up to eight balls, dorsal  ment and ventrally. 9. Device according to the set of eight claims ca  characterized in that the thong or strap can between oon  designed and adapted for other ball sports such as  squash.