JP2002263227A - Ball ejecting device and hole cup device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball ejecting device applicable to park golf and capable of ejecting a ball from a hole cup and handing a player the ball without requiring any bending motion. SOLUTION: This ball ejecting device is provided with a ball receiving pan 13 held freely movably along a shaft of a pin 3 for receiving and holding a ball B dropped into a hole cup 11 and an operation mechanism 14 moving the ball receiving pan 13 upward along the shaft of the pin 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball take-out device, and is particularly applicable to park golf.
The present invention includes a ball tray that is movably held along the axis of a pin, receives and holds a ball that is cupped into a hole cup, and a movable mechanism that moves the ball tray upward along the axis of the pin. With this arrangement, the ball can be taken out of the hole cup and be held without bending down.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in park golf, as in general golf, a ball is hit from a tee ground, and the number of hits required to make a cup-in is competed. Park golf uses a special club, a bigger ball than ordinary golf, and competes for the number of hits on a course that is shorter than ordinary golf. Not to be done.

[0003] In such a park golf, a cup almost equivalent to that used in general golf is used. That is, FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a hole cup of park golf. Park golf does not have the concept of green like general golf, whereby the hole cup 1 is formed by burying a metal cylindrical container 2 at a location corresponding to a fairway in general golf.

The metal cylindrical container 2 has a cylindrical through hole whose periphery rises in a wall shape.
It is made to be able to be inserted. As a result, a player of the park golf hits the ball from the tee ground using the flag attached to the pin 3 as a mark, and further allows the ball to be cupped in. The wall-shaped rising of the through hole also holds the disk-shaped ball receiver 4 floating above the bottom surface of the metal cylindrical container 2 so that the cupped-in ball does not get wet.

[0005]

By the way, even in park golf, a player takes out a ball that has been cupped in and moves to the next hole. In this case, the player bends down and inserts his hand into the cup to take out the ball from the cup. In such an operation to bend down, a so-called waist may occur.

[0006] In particular, in park golf, the gender difference,
Because handicap due to age differences is difficult to appear in the grades, older people and people who do not exercise regularly may play a lot, and in such a player, leaning down like this and going out of the hole cup When removing the ball, it is more likely that the lower back will be hurt than other players.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a ball take-out device and a hole cup device that can take out a ball from a hole cup and bend it without bending down. It is.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is applied to a ball take-out device installed in a hole cup of a park golf. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball receiving tray is movably held along the axis of the pin and receives and holds the ball to be cupped into the hole cup, and the ball receiving tray is moved upward along the axis of the pin. And a movable mechanism for moving.

In the invention of claim 2, claim 1
In this configuration, the movable mechanism is a pipe that is movably arranged on the pin along the axis of the pin, the handle having a handle disposed at the upper end, and the ball receiving tray being connected to the lower end. To do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the present invention is applied to a hole cup device, and includes the ball take-out device according to the first or second aspect and a pin.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the ball take-out apparatus according to the first or second aspect of the invention is applied to a hole cup apparatus, the pin is provided, and the cylindrical container is embedded and receives the pin. I do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention is applied to a ball take-out device installed in a hole cup of a park golf, and is movably held along an axis of a pin to receive a ball cup-in to the hole cup. By providing a ball tray and a movable mechanism that moves the ball tray upward along the axis of the pin, when the ball tray is cup-in and holds the ball, the ball tray is moved upward by the movable mechanism. Thus, the ball can be picked up above the hole cup, so that the ball can be taken out of the hole cup and picked up without bending down.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the movable mechanism is a pipe movably disposed on the pin along the axis of the pin, and a handle is disposed on an upper end side. In addition, since the pipe is formed by connecting the ball tray to the lower end side, the ball can be taken out of the hole cup and obtained by simply grasping the handle with one hand and moving the pipe upward. Thus, with a simple configuration, the ball can be taken out of the hole cup and picked up by a so-called manual operation without bending the waist.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ball take-out device according to the first or second aspect is applied to a hole cup device, and the pin is provided. Convenience can be improved by configuring a mechanism and preventing the ball tray from dropping off the pins.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the present invention is applied to a hole cup device, comprising the ball take-out device according to the first or second aspect, a pin, and a buried cylindrical container for receiving the pin. If necessary, for example, a movable mechanism can be integrally formed with the cylindrical container and the pin, and a device such as automatically operating the movable mechanism by cup-in can be devised, thereby further improving the convenience. .

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a hole cup according to a first embodiment of the present invention in comparison with FIG. The hole cup 11 is constructed by embedding a metal cylindrical container 12 and then inserting a pin 3 in the same manner as the conventional hole cup 1.

The metal cylindrical container 12 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and is formed such that the bottom surface 12A rises in a conical shape toward the center. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 2 as viewed from above, through-holes 12AA for drainage are formed at regular angular intervals along the wall surface 12B at which the center rises and is the lowest point. Thus, the metal cylindrical container 12 can efficiently penetrate rainwater into the ground through these through holes 12AA.

Further, the metal cylindrical container 12 has a bottom surface 12A.
A through hole 12AB is formed in the center of the hole 3 so that the pin 3 can be inserted into the through hole 12AB and held there. The pin 3 is made of a metal rod or the like having a cylindrical or cylindrical shape having a size that can be inserted into the through hole 12AB. On the side of the through hole 12AB, the tip is cut off diagonally to form a metal cylindrical container. 12
It can be easily pierced into the lower ground of the bottom surface 12A. A flag indicating the number of the hole is attached to the side opposite to the through hole 12AA.

Further, the metal cylindrical container 12 has a substantially flat bottom surface 12A at a portion surrounding the through hole 12AB, and the flat surface forms a stopper portion 12AC of the ball tray 13. ing.

Here, the ball tray 13 is a member for receiving and holding the ball B falling into the metal cylindrical container 12, and is formed in a disk shape having a size that fits completely inside the metal cylindrical container 12. The pin 3 is inserted into a through hole formed in the center of the ball tray 13, and is held by the metal cylindrical container 12 movably in a direction along the axis of the pin 3. In the ball tray 13, a buffer member made of an elastic member such as rubber is disposed at a portion facing the stopper portion 12AC formed on the bottom surface of the metal cylindrical container 12, and the collision member against the stopper portion 12AC is buffered by the buffer member. The buffer 13A is formed.

Further, the periphery of the ball receiving tray 13 rises in a wall shape on the opening side of the hole cup, so that even if the ball B is lifted upward from the metal cylindrical container 12, the ball B does not fall down. Thereby, the wall surface 13B formed around the ball tray 13 constitutes a fall prevention portion for preventing the ball from falling.

Further, as shown in a plan view from above in FIG. 3, the ball tray 13 is provided with openings 13D for draining at predetermined angular intervals, thereby allowing rainwater to flow through the bottom surface 12D.
It is made to flow out to the A side.

In the hole cup 11, the ball receiving tray 13, which is disposed on the metal cylindrical container 12 by the pins 3 and receives the ball B to be cupped in, is moved by a predetermined movable mechanism 14. Can be moved upward along the axial direction of the pin 3, so that the ball B can be taken out of the hole cup 11 without bending down.

Here, the movable mechanism 14 has handles 16A and 16B arranged on the upper end side of a pipe 15 movably held in the direction of the axis of the pin 3 on the pin 3, and the lower end of the pipe 15 It is configured by connecting a ball tray 13. Thus, the movable mechanism 14 grips the handle 16A or 16B with one hand and lifts the handle 16A or 16B so that the ball on the ball tray 13 can be gripped with one hand. Is set. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the handles 16A and 16B are set to have the same height. However, the heights may be different so that one is for children and the other is for adults.

(1-2) First Embodiment In the above configuration, the hole cup 11 (FIG. 1) has a metal cylindrical container 12 embedded in a fairway.
After passing the pin 3 through the pipe 15 constituting the movable mechanism 14, the pin 3 is inserted into the through hole 12 AB of the metal cylindrical container 12.
It is installed by piercing the ground through. As a result, the buffer portion 13A of the ball tray 13 connected to the tip of the movable mechanism 14 abuts against the stopper portion 12AC formed on the bottom surface 12A of the metal cylindrical container 12, whereby the hole cup 11 The ball tray 13 is disposed on the bottom surface 12A side.

The metal cylindrical container 12 is left in this state.
When rain or the like invades the hole cup 11, the hole cup 11 is removed by a drain hole 13 </ b> D provided in the ball tray 13 (FIG. 3), and a gap between the wall surface 13 </ b> B of the ball tray 13 and the wall surface of the metal cylindrical container 12. Thereby, rainwater is guided to the bottom surface 12A of the metal cylindrical container 12. In addition, this bottom surface 12A
The rainwater led to the bottom surface 12A is formed by a conical shape in which the central side rises, and is collected near the wall, and the drainage hole 12AA (FIG. 2) provided near the wall allows the rainwater to flow toward the bottom surface 12A. Guided to the ground, soaks into the ground. As a result, the hole cup 11 does not accumulate rainwater when left unattended, and does not hinder play.

On the other hand, when the player plays, the hole cup 11 is placed on the bottom surface 12A of the metal cylindrical container 12 in such a manner that the ball is received by the operation of the club by the player. Be cupped in. In park golf, unlike general golf, there is no concept of green,
The player makes the cup-in with the pin 3 standing on the hole cup 11.

With this cup-in, the ball B is held in the ball tray 13, and the player finishes playing this hole. Hole cup 1
1 grasps the handle 16A or 16B arranged above the pipe 15 of the movable mechanism 14 with one hand and pushes it up, whereby the pipe 15 moves upward along the center axis of the pin 3, whereby The ball tray 13 attached to the tip of the pipe 15 is pulled out of the metal cylindrical container 12 and lifted to a height that can be gripped with the ball B with the other hand. As a result, the player can take out the ball B from the hole cup 11 without having to bend the hips each time, which can prevent lower back pain and the like caused by bending the hips.

When the ball tray 13 is lifted in this way, in the hole cup 11, the ball tray 13 is formed in a disk shape and the wall 13
Since the ball B is created, it is possible to prevent the ball B from falling, thereby improving usability.

Thus, when the player lifts the ball tray 13 in such a manner and picks up the ball B, and then releases the handle 16A or 16B, the hole cup 11 causes the pipe 15 to drop naturally. Is reproducible. At this time, in the ball tray 13, a shock-absorbing portion 13 </ b> A made of an elastic member is provided at a portion facing the stopper portion 12 </ b> AC, so that the impact of the ball tray 13 when hitting the stopper portion 12 </ b> AC can be reduced. Accordingly, the ball tray 13 can be used for a long period of time while preventing deformation of the bowl 13.

(1-3) Effects of the Embodiment According to the above configuration, a ball tray which is movably held along the axis of the pin and receives and holds a ball to be cup-in to the hole cup, and this ball By providing a movable mechanism for moving the saucer upward along the axis of the pin, the cupped-in ball can be obtained without bending the hip.

At this time, the movable mechanism is a pipe movably disposed on the pin along the axis of the pin, the pipe having a handle disposed at an upper end and a ball receiving tray connected to a lower end. This makes it possible to configure a simple and manually movable mechanism.

(2) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, the case where the buffer portion is made of rubber made of an elastic member has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The buffer may be constituted by a member, and furthermore, the buffer may be constituted by a spring, various dampers and the like.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described where a handle and a ball tray are arranged above and below a pipe movably held with respect to a pin to constitute a movable mechanism. The present invention is not limited to this, and can be widely applied to a case where a movable mechanism is configured by various configurations for moving a ball tray upward. That is, for example, the ball tray may be suspended by a wire, the wire may be manually pulled up, and the wire may be wound up above the pin, thereby moving the ball tray upward. Further, the lever may be operated downward by using a gear or the like to move the ball tray upward. Further, the ball tray may be moved upward by a guide using a spiral groove and a spiral slit. Further, in such a moving method, for example, a pin is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a magnet arranged in the cylinder is moved upward, and a ball tray is formed of a magnetic material and arranged outside the cylinder,
The magnetic coupling between the magnet and the ball tray may move the ball tray upward. In such a case, the ball tray may be moved upward by using a driving force of a motor or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the movable mechanism is configured to be detachable from the pin has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured integrally with the pin. In this way, it is possible to widely apply the driving mechanisms of the various types described above, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent the ball tray from falling off the pins.
Further, a movable mechanism may be configured integrally with the cylindrical container and the pin. In this way, for example, the end of the play by the player is detected by the cup-in of the ball, and the ball tray can be automatically moved upward.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ball tray which is movably held along the axis of a pin and receives and holds a ball to be cupped into a hole cup, and this ball tray is connected to the axis of the pin. By providing a movable mechanism for moving the ball upwards along the line, the ball can be taken out of the hole cup and be held in hand without bending the hips.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a hole cup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a metal cylindrical container of the hole cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a movable mechanism of the hole cup of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the movement of the hole cup of FIG. 1 by a movable mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a conventional hole cup.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 11 ... hole cup, 2, 12 ... metal cylindrical container, 3 ... pin, 13 ... ball tray, 14 ... movable mechanism, 15 ... pipe, 16A, 16B ... handle, B ...
…ball

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ball take-out device installed in a hole cup of a park golf, comprising: a ball receiving tray movably held along an axis of a pin and receiving and holding a ball to be cupped into the hole cup; A ball take-out device, comprising: a movable mechanism that moves the ball tray upward along the axis of the pin. 2. The pipe, wherein the movable mechanism is movably disposed on the pin along the axis of the pin, wherein a handle is disposed at an upper end and the ball receiving tray is connected to a lower end. The ball take-out device according to claim 1, wherein the ball take-out device is a pipe. 3. A hole cup device comprising the ball take-out device according to claim 1 or 2 and a pin. 4. A hole cup device comprising the ball take-out device according to claim 1 or 2, a pin, and a cylindrical container embedded and receiving the pin.