FR2770414A1 - Device for picking up bowls and jack - Google Patents

Abstract

The device for picking up steel bowls (14) and the jack (13) without stooping is fixed to the bottom of a fixed or telescopic cane (1). There are two rounded parts (5, 7) forming a clamp or cavity extended by two curved parts onto the ends of which are fixed four magnets (8). Inside the cavity the recovery of the jack is made by applying a simple pressure on the top of the cane that the jack passes between the four magnets. A small spring (12) locks the jack in the cavity. The bowl is held by the magnets.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for mainly picking up, without bending down and without physical effort, a jack and the steel pétanque balls.
This device is fixed to the bottom of a fixed rod or a telescopic rod.

For some players, the action of picking up the balls causes them significant back pain, and even for experienced players, arriving at the end of the day, the fatigue is becoming stronger, and the accuracy is less and less good .

Some ball collecting devices already exist, not allowing the picking of the jack, or the balls being under significant obstacles (e.g. car).

The device according to the invention overcomes these drawbacks.

According to a first characteristic, it comprises an element serving as a support for the device, consisting of a fixed rod or a telescopic rod.

Our device comprises two crossed rounded elements extended by two curved parts on which are fixed at the ends four magnets, thus forming a clamp.

Inside this constituted cavity, the recovery of the pig is carried out by giving a simple pressure on the top of the cane. Therefore, the jack passes between the 4 magnets.

The jack will be blocked by a small spring fixed under the 2 small rounded elements.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:
Figure 1 shows in section, the device according to the invention.

FIG. 2 represents a top view of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 represents a partial view of a variant of our element serving as a support for the device according to the invention.

With reference to these drawings, the device comprises a support, which can be fixed (1) or telescopic (16); in the lower part of the support (l) or (16), an element (2) is crimped, allowing to screw our device without any effort.

This element (2) is crimped leaving a vacuum (3), so that the thread (15) of this element (2) is not damaged during operation with the fixed support (1) serving walking stick.

Our device is screwed into the element (2) using a threaded rod (4), on which are screwed our two crossed rounded elements (5) and held together perpendicularly, by two nuts (6), forming thus pliers.

The extension of the rounded parts (5) by curved parts (7) receive 4 small magnets (8) which make it possible to recover the ball (14) without effort.

(As an indication, each magnet can raise 800 grams, thus giving a lifting power of more than 3 kilos to the device).

Inside this cavity thus formed by all of the elements (5), (7), (8), a small spring (12) is fixed to the threaded rod (4).

The jack (13) will be absorbed by giving a slight pressure on the top of the rod (1) or (16), passing between the 4 magnets (8).

Once inside this space thus created thanks to the elements (5), (7), (8), the jack (13) is held inside by the spring (12) and the 4 magnets (8) .

To bring it out, the elements (5), (7), being removable, it suffices to simply withdraw the jack (13) outwards by exerting a simple pull.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the support of our device is telescopic (16), allowing on the one hand a measurement of the points between the balls, on the other hand, obtaining a very limited space requirement during the game of balls, because of its size once nested between 18 and 40 cm, and preferably between 20 and 23 cm.

Thanks to our device, back problems will be reduced to the maximum and more, with the telescopic support (16), this will allow people moving in a wheelchair to be able to exercise the seated pétanque, by adjusting the whole device, provided with the telescopic support (16), at their height, between 30 and 60 cm, in order to pick up the balls (14) and the jack (13).

Indeed, the seated petanque grows more and more, which opens the way to a large number of additional players.

Our device allows its use in all weathers, by everyone, and because of its very small size, with its telescopic support (16), between 18 and 40 cm, and preferably between 20 and 23 cm, and its weight very small, (maximum 200 g.) it can be stored anywhere, taking up very little space.

Claims (6)

CLAIMS 10 / Device for picking up without stooping and without physical effort, the jack and the balls, characterized in that it comprises a set of elements (5), (7), forming a clamp on which 4 magnets are fixed ( 8) for picking up the ball (14), and forming a cavity for picking up the jack (13), provided with a small spring (12) thus blocking the jack (13). 20 / Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a small spring (12) in the center of the clamp so as to block the jack (13), without hampering the collection of the ball (14) of adherent steel to the 4 magnets (8). 30 / Device according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a telescopic support (16) which can be used for a measurement of the points between the balls during the game. 40 / Device according to claim 3 characterized by its small size once the telescopic support (16) fitted, allowing me to store it anywhere, taking only very little space because of its dimensions between 18 and 40 cm and preferably between 20 and 23 cm. 50 / Device according to claim 3 and 4 characterized in that it relates to the use by people moving in a wheelchair, of being able to exercise the seated pétanque, by adjusting the entire device provided with the telescopic support (16), at their height between 30 and 60 cm in order to collect the ball (14) and the jack (13). 60 / Device according to claim 1 characterized with regard to its use for recovering the ball (14) under significant obstacles (eg cars etc.), because these are the 4 magnets (8) which adhere to the ball ( 14). 70 / Device according to claim 1 characterized with regard to the use of the fixed support, once the device unscrewed from the element (2), in a walking stick.