GB2586574A - Anti-theft device for one or more sports articles - Google Patents

Abstract

An anti-theft device for one more sports articles having a shaft, the anti-theft device comprising a body, with a back section 4 configured retain a motion sensing component (e.g. in a compartment 8) which senses movement of the body and generate an alarm signal if movement is detected, a shoulder 10 extending from the back section, the shoulder and the back section forming a channel 13 to receive a portion of a sports bag for the device to hang from, and at least one clamp 20 arranged to receive a shaft of each of the sports articles, for example a golf club located within the sports bag so that each of the shafts are secured in spaced relationship. The clamp may have a pair of flexible jaws for receiving the shaft. Preferably there are gripping ribs 18 on the shoulder/back section to prevent removal from the edge of the sports bag. The motion sensing component may be a GPS device. The alarm may be audible or a signal to a mobile phone. The device is designed to prevent theft of golf clubs from a golf bag.

Description

-THEFT DEVICE FOR ONE 1W MORE SPORTS 41PFUlLE'.

The:preseht. inventionrelates to an a ti:4 for one or metre sports: ankles t)e nametilarly,:but not exclusiveN:the lcsc;Ttt invention.relates to anHanti-theft do viee Oi,..fiSiring i idr.

Known an he t devices use a chain or securing leans to secure sports articles within a bag. securing means is wrapped around all the sports articles and subsequently locked, This arrangement helps to prevent a thief from removing one or more sports articles from the bag. However theft of one or two golf clubs or fishing rods is more prevalent, A prohlem associated with such an le.vices is that s,mage the sports articles when attaching and removing the device. The damage may be caused 1 a through contact with the device itself or through the sports articles mbbing against each other when secured to'the device. A further problem, associated with such devices is that a' thief may simply steal the bag containing all the sports articles, The re invention seeks to o rercome the problem s of the ot According to an aspect caf the invention there is provided an a theft device for erne of ore sports articles, the anti-thett device comprising: a body; and a motion sensing component integral the body, tl e T11S tion sensing acumenent being coldly-cured to sense movement of the body and to al signal in response to said movement; the body comprising: a back. section t: crnfigure.d to rs tarsi t1Fc mrttoii s naing component; a shoulder extending amart the Faack sec shoulder having an aperture dimensioned to receive a portion of a sports bag so that the body may be secured to the sports bag, wherein the hack section is arranged to hang from in outer surface or an inner surface of the sports bagf when the(body is secured to the sports bag; and a clamp arranged to receive and secure a shaft of each of the sports located within the sports bag in an unlocked position when the body is secured to the sports bag so relationship in a locked the shahs are seen The, anti the.1t deer e i co ng to the invent: a otives in use t vent sports articles held by the body from being stolen by removal front the bag or theft of the entire bag. The motion sensing component is configured to generate the alarm when it senses movement of the body the spoils bag on which the anti-theft davit; in e poraon of the sports eneived a tlu aperture may be a laminar 1'Q g onion, such as an edge of an opening, strap or pocket.

The hack s face of the sports hag ty be arranged to hang from the male the inner it overlies the outer surface or the itu id securely main taro the sports articles in spaced relationshir preferably with the shafts being held in pa el spaced relationship, 'ThL has the advantage of preventing damage to the sports articles due to the sports articles rubbing against each other. Securing the sports articles within the (damp may also reduce ntedMOVernent of the sports artmles which may cause the motion sensing cocomponent to activate unnecessarily, thereby causing a false alarm.

lamp may he connected to the shoulder. Preferably, the shoulder is eiemflexible to intensify the effect th alarm signal is generated, roe mend of the sports nrttcles so that matively, the clamp mayhe A,Miteete have haves a longitudinal eross-section which is perpendic such which the back section extends it) a back section. The clamp may or s-abstarnially perpendleular to to aid securing the ho as downwardly from an edge of onship to the hack section. The The le have depending g. Nefetably, the depending clip member I raider so that it Is located in opposed spaced clip nnber and the back section may 130 arranged e spoils h 'ement cat o grasp and engag dy is i to the sports bag so as to prevent The clip member and/or the projections, Preferably the gripping projections are gripping projections help secure the body to the sports or or. ino e serrations or hooks, The gripping, the sports bag creing the sports I g projerc ions may also help to pi wept a thief from. sliding the body off a sports b A portion of the shoulder adjacent orientated sit an angle of between 40° to 500 relative to a plane through which the hack section odinalh' located..

Preferably the portion of the shoulder is on at an angle of bet cen 44' to 46'. The angled portion of the shoulder may be located adjacent the clip member. This helps to orientate the portion of the sports bag into a position within the aperture so that it is not damaged.

The angled portion of the shoulder may comprisea threaded, hole extending h and a screw; the screw being configured to twistably engage within the led hole to aid in securing the bony to the edg=e of an opening of the sports bag.

The clamp may comprise one or more oha, :hannels being 20dimensioned to receive and secure a shaft of a sports article. Preferably, the inner dim f the channels minimises upward and downward movement ofthe shafts of the sports articles when located with the charnels; Each of the channels n iy include:a central axis which is parallel or sabst l atalel to a plane through which the back section is longitudinally loeat The clamp may include a pair of flexible, 'armed adjacent each channel, the flexible jaws being adapted to flex inwardly and outwardly to allow the shaft of the sports article to be placed withist he chammi so that the sports article b in the locked 3t3 position and taken out so nlocked position. Each pair of flexible jaws may define a The channels may he arranged is parallel spaced relationship. The flexible jaws ri may he composed of as rigid support member coated with a msiliently deformable coal ng, for example on rti roc or c It polymer or textile padding The back section may comprise a compartment dimensioned ° receive and secure the motion sensing component. The compartment may be a sealed compartment to protect the motions sensing component from weather conditions.

nponent and the dairy may d at opposite ends of the bod}r. The motion sensing component and the clamp sides of the body, orated at opposite The back t shoulder and the clamp may be Conned as unitary r one stricture. The-; be composed of a ible polymeric maters The body may comprise a clamping arrangement. The clamping arrangement may eumpnse one or more gripping projections. Preferably the gripping projections are ribs; teeth, serrations Cl hooks. Tbe gripping projections help secure the body to the sports bag by gripping the sports bag andlor piercing the sports bag material. The grippinu pa jections may also help to mevent a thief from sliding the body off a sports bag.

Alter atieel-, the clamping arrangement may comprise a tending.t>rough a portion of the body and a screw, the serew I-twistalils 'thin the threaded hole to aid in ecuring the body to of erring of tkac sports bag, The aperture may be a charnel. The channel may he cooperativelydefined by aii interior surface of the shoulder and back section. Alternatively, the channel may be defined by the interim surface of the shoulder.

The motion sensing component may _3ray be a vibration alarm sensor or a tremor sensor. The generated alarm signal may be an audio alarm or signal to a mobile phone or other receiver. The motion sensing component may include a GPS receiver.

The motion sensiFAcomponent may I ed on and tt sin an actuator ton. The motion sensing component be adjusted tc ermined of ce value which When exceeded, d e to movement ofthebody,,generates the alarm signal. Alternatively. or in addition to, ille motion sensing component may he remrnely turned onioff and or f,uljusted to a predetermined sensitivity/tolerance value via a remote control. Alte sensing I. may e remotely inured on and off andlor adjusted to a predetermined se toleiance a mobile device, for example a phone, embodiment there is provided an anti-trig tt device for one or more st ati--thell device comprising s body, the body comprising: a back section configured to retain a motion sensing component for sensing movement of the body and to generate an alan response to said movement; a shoulder extending from the back section, the shoulder having am aperture dimensioned to receive a portion of a sports bag so that the body may he secured to a sports bag 'wherein the back section is arranged to hang from an outer surface or an inner surface of the sports bag when the body is secured to the sports bag; and a clamp arranged to receive and secure a shaft of each of the sports articles located within:the sports bag in an unlocked position When the body is secured to the sports bag so that each of the shafts are secured in spaced relationship in a locked position.

e.3nbod 3nem there 3s pr deviceone or more c comprising: a body sensing component integral with motion sensing component being configured to sense movement of the body and io generate an alami signal in response to overnemt-p substantiatly laminar back section, the hack,se stirn including outwardly extending compartment dimensioned to receive and retain the motion sensing component; a shoulder ex from the back section, the shoulder comprising an aperture dimensioned to receivea por-don of a sports bag so that the body may be secured to the sports bag, the shoulder further comprising a depending clip tnember, the clip member and the back section being arranged alongside each other so that the clip member anti the back, section may grasp the sports bag therebetween when the body is secured to the sports bitg, wherein the back sectio,arranged to hang from an outer surface or an inner surface of sports bag when the ' is secured to the sports bag; and,t clamp connected to the sthoulder thntiori, the e amp comprising a plurality of channels; each channel being dimensioned to receive and sect ach of the sports articles located within the sports bag in an unlocked position when the body is secured to the sports hag so that each of the shafts are securec, in spaced relationship ina locked position so that the longitudinal cross-section of eachis substantially parallel with a plane t rough which the hack section longitu t arall, loaaten, wherein the champ further comprises a pair of flexible jaws arranged adjacent each channel, each pan of flexible jaws cooperatively defining an opening, the flexible jaws being adapted to flex inwardly and outwardly to allow the shafts of the sports articles to be placed within and taken out of each channel via the opening, wherein the motion sending compone nip re located on opposite. ends and opposite sides of the body.

invention is further ilc scribed by means of exampl sense with reference in the accofli Finure 1 is view of tl e anti-theftaccording to the inventiar Figure 2 is a thi Cher perspective view of the anti-theft device; Figlire 3 iS a aide urea of the anti-theft device of Figures 1 and 2; Figure 4 is a rear v iew of the anti-theft device of Figures Ito 3; and Figure 5 is a anti-theft device of Figures 1 to 4; e 6 is a perspectvve view of the anti-theft device of Figures shed to a golf g Figure is a perspective view t anti-theft device,ot Figures I to S attached tt a fishing rod h Figures 1 to 7 show an anti-theft iistion. The ant theft device 1 comprises a body 2 and a motion sensing; component, 3, The body 2.ctuugularback section 4, although other shaped back sections are envisaged suchas triangular, square, circular or polynonal. The back section 4 includes front..S and rear 6 surfaces. front surface 5 includes an outwardly extending compartment 7 dimensioned to rec.eiv+a the motion sensing component 3. The compartment 7 is located at a lower end of the hack section 4. The compartment 7 may howt.liel be postortet, er up the back section 4. The back section 4 further includes an aperture 8 extending this front S and rear 6 our aces located adjacent the compartment 7, The back have no aner tare xtending between the front S and roar 6 surfaces, The front surface S also includes a rib 9 extending across opposing sides of the back section 4. The rib 9 is arranged to contact an upper end of the motion se component 3 and thereby help secure the motion sensing coinportent 3 within the comp attrnent 7.

The body 2 further comprises a shoulder 10 extending tram the hack section 4. The shoulder 10 is formed as a loop \lath at' upper portion 11 connected to and extending away from the rear surface, 6 of the back section 4 and a lower port on 12 extending towards the rear surface 6. An interior surface of the shoulder 10 and an adjacent portion of the back section 4 000peratively defines an open ended channel shoulder 10 includes a depending clip member 14 extending from the lower portion elip member 14 includes a main body section 15 aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface 6 of the back section 4, and an end section 16 angled away from the 6. The main body section 15 includes an array of gripping ribs 17 arranged for exampie I spaced apart consecutive, rows. A porn on of the rear surface 6 of the back section seated opposite the main body section 15 includes an array of gripping ribs 18 aligned as spaced apart consecutive rows. The gripping ribs 17/18 of the main body section 15 6 are aligned of nye to each other. The gripping ribs 17/18 don au'ay from the guider to a an edge of an opening of 'a -a the ribs 17/18 into the channel 12 when the body 2 is moved in a opening eta spoils bag to help prevent removal of the body 2 when the body 2 is oved in an opposite direction.

The lower 12 of the shoulder 10 is orientatedangle of between 40' to 50', preferably het 44' to 46', relative to the main body section 15 of the clip member and the rear surface 6 of -the back section 4. Alternatively, the shoulder 10 rrzay be orientated at an angle of between 40' to 50', preferably *between 44° to 46°, relative to the main body section 15 of the clip member or the rear surface 6 of the back section 4. The lower portion 12 comprises a threaded hole 19 extending therethrough and crew (not shown). The screw is configured to twistahly engage the dreaded hole to aid securing the body 2 to an edge of an opening of a sports hag when the edge of the opening Inc sports bag m the channel 12 The body 2 furher corcomprises lamp or Ins portion 10. In the CUM' Kiln:eat the damp 20 is connected to the upper portion 11 boulder portion 10. The clamp 20 may however be connected to the lower portion ae shoulder portion 10 or may be connected to both the upper portion 11 and lower portion 12 of the shoulder portion 10. The clamp 20 is rectangular in shape, although other shaped are envisaged such as triangular, square, circular or polygonal. The clamp tapered in 16 sports hag to sl first direction, and comprises two el -me le 2.aeh channel 21 being dimensim he haft of a sports article, Each. channel 21 may prevent upwa to receive and accuse" ownward, or lateral haft Of each sports article. The channel 21 are substantially cylindrical pe and are upwardly anal dodownwardly opening. The channels 2.1 may be tapered to :finer r Cif the sports article in an upward or downward direction.

Although two rebat e shoo t e clamp 20 may comprise one or more channels. Each e fitly spaced apart so cacti of the sliallts ctf the sports articles:are secured it spaced relationship. Each of the chin is 21 include a e axis which may be parallel or substantially parallel to a plane through which the tear I back section 4 is longitudinally located.

The clamp 20 further comp air of flex'1 lo, ac,is 22 arran djacent each 3 The s:Of:the charmi Each pair of flexible.jas s 212 cooperath 1 y define an fltsp'ihle Jaws 22 are adapted to flex inwardly and outwardly to allow sports art to be placed within and taken out of each channel 21 via I body 2 is positioned over edge of an opening of a sports bag so that the back section 4 overhangs an outer surface of the sports bag. A user may then push the body 2 so that the edge of the opening of the sports bag is forced over the ribs 7!l li rat the mail 'body section 15 and the rear surface 6 and into the channel 12, The motion toinponent 3 may be placed within the compartment 7 before or atter seemMg the body 2 to the sports bag. The user may then subsequently push each of the shafts of the sports articles through the openings 23 of the flexible jaws 22 so that the shafts arc secured withi The motion sensing component 3 may then be turned on and if required adjusted to a predetermined sensitivity/tolerance value which when exceeded, due to movement of the body, generates an alarm signal, The motion sensing component normally be turned on when the sports bag is not in use. The sensitivity/ tolerance value may be adjusted to compensate for adverse weather conditions produce false alarms when the anti weft demce I is in use Various modifications will he apparent o those skilled in th alternative embodiment the clamp 20 may be connected to the front surface 5 o section 4, so that the clamp 20 and the motion sensing component 3 are loca same side of the back section 4. This arrangement allows the back section 4 to e back on the a an inner surface of the sports bag so that the motion sensing component 3 is coat ine within a sports bag when the body 2 is secured to the sports bag In a further emhodime the compartment 7 may be a sealed compartment to protect the motion sensing component 3 'from weather conditions,

Claims (1)

1. CLADdevice for one or more sports articles. the anti i,eftdevice contpt a body; and a 'ng, component integral with ody, the motion sensing component being configured to sense movement of the body and to generate an alarm signal in response to said movement; the body comprising: a hack section c)",ured b FetaEn them e0113pOntim., a shoulder extending from the back sectiosi. the shoulder having an aperture dimensnmed receive a portion of a s ts bag so that the body may be secured to the sports ed from an outer surface or an inner ire of the s when the body is secured to the sports nag; and a clamp arranged to receive recei e and secure a shaft of each of the sports art Iles located within the sports hag in at unlocked posit k when the body is secured to the sports bag so t each of the shafts are secured in spaced relationship in a locked position, theft wherein the restraint is connected shisild^r remot theft d claim l or tuber, the clip member.:and the hack 8 Breen when body is secured to the sports ban.4, An,anti theftde-vice as claimed in clarin 3, dvherein the clip member andlor the hack sects. include one or more gripping projections= preferably the gripping projections are ribs.S. An anti-theft den in claim 3 or 4, wherein a rtion of the shoulde is orientated at an angle of between old° to 50' relative to a Plane through which the back section is longitudinally locatedpreferably fe ably 3etwTen.'44° to 46".6. An anti-theft de., rce as claimed in claim wherein1110.0(1 portion of the shoulder comprises a threaded hole extending therethrough and a screw, the scret% configured to twistahly engage the threaded hole to aid securing the IR-rdy to the sport bag.An anti theft device as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein ttre clamp a; one or more channel. secure the shaft of the sports artic leis being dimensioned to re( 8. as claimed in claim 7, h.rein lamp a.air nged adjacent emit' chatmel, the flexible jaws being a flex inwardly and outwardly to allow the shaft or the sports article to be placed within and taken out of the flannel, 9. An anti-theft device as claimed in preceding claim, s, comprises a compartment dimensioned to receive the motion sensing co An anti-theft device as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the motion sensing component and the clamp are located at opposite ends of the body.An anti th s claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the lotion g component and the clamp are located at opposite sides of the body.a An anti-theft device as claimed in y preceding wherein the back seetin the ol alder and the clamp are termed as a rnitar y canc piece structure.ft cl ice as t lat ed in any preceding claim, wherein the apart-i 4. An:anti-theft device as claimed in claimwherein the channel channeltis coot 1 ed by an interior surface of the shoulder and the back section.anti-theft device claimed in any preceding claim, wherein component is a vibrationsensor,.antiNice as claimed in any leveed sinnal is an audio alarm signal or a stolal to a m phone Of other r I?. An anti-thef device as eta sensing co iprnanetat includes a GPS tee