JP2003341670A - Folding type ball-placing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a folding type ball-placing apparatus which is convenient for the housing and the taking out of balls, and also is convenient for the housing and the carrying because being foldable, and of which the assembly is easy. <P>SOLUTION: This folding type ball-placing apparatus is equipped with at least one pinching utensil in which a spherical body is fitted. The pinching utensil is equipped with a first pinching means and a second pinching means equipped with a housing groove on the bottom part. The first pinching means is pivotally installed in the housing groove of the second pinching means. Also, the first pinching means is equipped with first and second clamping arms, and the second pinching means is equipped with third and fourth clamping arms. The first and second clamping arms eccentrically cross each other, and form a first pinching port. The third and fourth clamping arms eccentrically cross each other, and form a second pinching port. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a kind of ball holder, and more particularly, a foldable ball holder which is convenient for storing and carrying by folding, convenient for storing and taking out the ball, and which allows a player to quickly supplement a ball. Regarding vessels.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the advanced development of industrial commerce, the income of people has increased rapidly, and many industrial commerce and social activities have gradually lost their commercial colour, and are developing toward leisure. Among them, the change of golf is the most remarkable. That is, golf, which has been regarded as a political and commercial social activity in the past, has been fully exercised, leisured and popularized, and is used as exercise, leisure and entertainment for the social masses. In response to this development, the manufacturing and sales of golf-related parts and peripheral equipment have also been rapidly developed, and various convenient and practical products have been sold. Are satisfied.

Among golf peripheral equipment, a ball rest for temporarily placing a golf ball is convenient, compact and widely used. The ball holder is supposed to be a cylindrical body at an early stage, and three to five golf balls are stacked on top of it. Such a ball holder can be hooked and carried by people, but it has a large volume. , Heavy and disturbed the swing. For this reason, it is usually caught in a golf bag that is carried or towed, and such usage is quite common in self-service golf courses in Europe and the United States. However, golf bags usually have a ball holder (bag), and the ball holder is limited to the function of increasing the number of spare balls.
It is no longer practical to wear and carry. But,
In many cases, the golf ball often falls into a water hazard or swings into an orbit after a swing, which often causes a complementary ball situation, especially in laymen.

In view of the above, the golf cart is slightly parked on the concrete road laid on the golf cart road and cannot climb to the ground.
There is a considerable distance between the player and the golf cart, so when the player wants to supplement the ball, he has to go to the golf cart or a ball holder attached to the golf bag to pick up the ball, which is troublesome. I wasted my time. This situation can be alleviated to some extent by hiring a caddy at golf courses in Taiwan, Japan, etc. or non-self-service golf courses in the West. However, usually one caddy serves several people, and asking a caddy for a complementary ball wastes a considerable amount of time during the actual complementary ball process, especially when the player is on the teeing ground. The inconvenience and waste of time still created considerable problems.

In view of the problem caused by such a complementary ball and the practicality of the known ball resting seat, a ball resting seat 90 as shown in FIG. 10 is provided.
Reference numeral 0 includes two identical sphere frames 91 used for sandwiching the sphere A and a separable fastener (not shown) for sandwiching the sphere A on the waist of the user, the sphere frame 91 being the first sandwiching means. 911 and a second holding means 912 pivotally mounted on the first holding means 911. The ball holding seat 90 is a holding tool 9
2, the first holding means 911 has a rotation function, and can be housed in the second holding means 912. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 1, it has the features of small volume, convenient to carry, convenient to store, and solves the problems caused in the direction of the complementary ball. That is, the player uses the ball rest 90 to play one or two golf balls,
You can wear it on your own and carry it with you.
0 is obviously convenient for supplementary spheres, fast, does not interfere with swings, is convenient to carry, and easy to store, and has been used up to now.

However, although this ball rest 90 is long and commonly used by players, it has a serious drawback to be improved. That is, 1. First pinching means 91 of the ball frame 91
It is not easy to insert the sphere A into the ball placing space 93 when the first and second holding means 912 are in the intersecting state to form the ball placing space 93. As shown in FIG. 12, the two ends of the first pinching means 911 are clearly higher than the two ends of the second pinching means 912, that is, the four ends do not form a plane (shown in the left sphere frame of FIG. 12). As you can see).
As a result, unless the sphere A is aligned with the center of the sphere frame 91, it cannot be pushed into the sphere placement space 93.
However, since the entire ball rest 90 is usually hooked behind the waist of the human body, it is difficult to properly align the sphere A, which is inconvenient when the sphere A is inserted. 2. When the sphere A is taken out from the sphere placing space 93, first, the elasticity of the first holding means 911 must be overcome, and further the elasticity of the second holding means 912 must be overcome. However, because of the design, the first holding means 911 is housed in the second holding means 912 to save the space, so that the first holding means 911 is used as the second holding means 9.
It must be smaller than 12 as shown in FIG. Generally, the size of the second holding means 912 is such that the sphere A can just move in and out and has an appropriate holding force, whereby the first holding means 911 is provided.
As a result, the ball A becomes inconvenient to move in and out of the ball A, and the clamping force is too tight.
A strong force is required in the process of moving in and out of the ball placing space 93. Similarly, the ball placing seat 90 is placed on the waist of the human body, and it is difficult to apply the force, and it is inconvenient to move the ball A in and out. 3. Note that the two ball frames 91 of the ball rest 90 are close to each other. That is, these two sandwiching means share the intermediate elastic rod B, and when the spherical body A is inserted into one of the spherical frame 91, the intermediate elastic rod B is inserted into the spherical body A.
Sphere frame 9 that has not been inserted due to pressure from
Biased in the direction of 1 (see the spherical frame on the left side of FIG. 12),
The sphere placement space 93 of the sphere frame 91 in which no sphere is inserted is obviously made smaller, which makes it difficult to insert and remove another sphere. 4. As shown in FIG. 12, when assembling the ball rest 90, the first clamping means 911 first moves to the second position.
The convex pin C of the pinching means 912 is fitted over it, and thereafter, the upper end of the convex pin C is melted and expanded by the heat and pressure means to form the limit portion C1. Centered at 912. Such a method not only increases the manufacturing cost, but also makes the limit portion C1 fragile and easily damaged after heat melting, and makes it easier to drop the first holding means 911.

The above-mentioned problems are caused by Taiwan Public Notice No. 18478.
Although it has been solved by No. 0, the ball frame described in it does not fundamentally have a rotating function and can not be merged and accommodated, it has a large volume, it takes up a storage place, and if reinforcement is insufficient, it will be pressed and destroyed. It was easy to be played, and the practicality was rather inferior to the ball storage seat 90. Substantially, this Taiwan Notice No. 184780 is an imperfect design and needs improvement.

[0008] Therefore, there is a demand for a new ball placing device which solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional ball placing seats and has various advantages.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main object of the present invention is to provide a kind of newly designed foldable ball rest, which solves each of the drawbacks of known ball rests, as well as well known. It is to provide each of the advantages of the ball-placing seat so that the ball can be easily taken in and out, convenient, and easy to assemble.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a foldable ball holder, wherein the foldable ball holder comprises at least one holding tool for fitting and placing an object. The first clamp arm is provided with a first clamp arm and a second clamp arm on both sides of the bottom plate, and the first clamp arm and the second clamp arm intersect each other at an eccentric position and face each other for clamping. The first holding means and the second holding means are formed, and one convex plate is provided on each side of the seat plate to form a housing groove, which is used for pivoting the first holding means. Further, a third clamp arm and a fourth clamp arm are formed on each convex plate, and the third clamp arm and the fourth clamp arm intersect with each other at an eccentric position to form a second clamping port which is opposed to and is used for clamping. A second pinching means, Characterized, and the folding ball every instrument. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the foldable ball holder according to the first aspect, the sandwiching tool further includes third sandwiching means, and the third sandwiching means has side plates formed on both sides of the receiving plate. A fifth clamp arm and a sixth clamp arm are provided on each side plate, and the fifth clamp arm and the sixth clamp arm face each other in a straight manner to form a third clamping opening for clamping. It is a foldable ball holder. The invention of claim 3 is the folding ball holder according to claim 1, characterized in that a clip for pinching is provided on one side of the seat plate of the second holding means. It is used as a container. Claim 4
The invention of claim 2 is a folding type ball holder according to claim 2, wherein a clip for pinching is provided on one side of the receiving plate of the third holding means. There is. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the folding ball holder according to the first aspect, at least one first positioning means is provided on the seat plate of the second holding means, and the first positioning means is provided.
The foldable ball holder is characterized in that the bottom plate of the holding means is provided with the second positioning means corresponding thereto and is engaged with the first positioning means. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the folding type ball holder according to the second aspect, at least one third positioning means is provided on the receiving plate of the third holding means, and the bottom plate of the second holding means corresponds thereto. The foldable ball holder is characterized in that it is provided with a fourth positioning means for engaging with the third positioning means.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The folding type ball holder according to the present invention comprises:
With at least one clamp for fitting the sphere,
The clamping device includes a first clamping device and a second clamping device,
All the clamping means have the same height, the first clamping means includes first and second clamp arms, the second clamping means is provided with a first clamping port, and the third and fourth clamp arms are also eccentric. A second holding port is provided.

As a result, the first holding means rotates and the second holding means rotates.
When reaching a position perpendicular to the clamping means, the first, second, third,
The four clamp arms are similar in shape, they have the same size of gripping holes and have an average and appropriate elasticity, and the contoured ends jointly form one plane, which is convenient for the player. The sphere can be easily taken in and out of the holding tool. When the first holding means is combined with the second holding means, it has an advantage that it is easy to store and convenient to carry.

In addition, the second holding means is a convex pin having elastic expansion / contraction capability, the first holding means has a shaft hole corresponding thereto, and the first holding means is quickly assembled to the second holding means. In addition, the limit portion on the convex pin prevents any dropout of the first holding means.

[0014]

The following description utilizes a foldable ball rest for placing a golf ball as an example, but will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The problems that occur in many known ball placing devices can be solved by the technical means provided by the present invention.

Shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a foldable ball rest according to the invention, which comprises two grippers 10.
The holding tool 10 is used for fitting and placing one sphere A (for example, a golf ball) or its analog. The holding tool 10 serves as a first holding means 11, and has a first clamp arm 112 and a second clamp arm 1 on both sides of a bottom plate 111.
13 is provided, and the first clamp arm 112 and the second clamp arm 113 are formed so as to intersect at an eccentric position to form a first clamping port 114, and the first clamping means 11 is provided for clamping. , Second sandwiching means 12, convex plates 122 are provided on both sides of one seat plate 121 to form one accommodation groove 123, which is pivotally installed on the first sandwiching means 11, and each convex plate 122 has a second A third clamp arm 124 and a fourth clamp arm 125 are formed, and the third clamp arm 124 and the fourth clamp arm 125 are formed so as to intersect at an eccentric position to form a second holding port 126, which is used for holding. The second pinching means 12 is provided.

In this embodiment, the first holding port 114 and the second holding port 126 are both C-shaped and have the same size, and the depth of the receiving groove 123 is substantially equal to the thickness of the bottom plate 111. Therefore, after the combination, a circular arc shape without steps is formed, and the first, second, third and fourth clamp arms 112, 113,
When 124 and 125 are the same and the first clamping means 11 is expanded and crosses the second clamping means 12, they form a single flat surface so that the sphere A can be easily installed. As shown in the holding tool 10 on the left side of FIG. 2, it can be easily inserted into the holding opening formed by each holding means by simply pressing the sphere A lightly. Further, the first and second holding ports 1
14, 126 are approximately C-shaped and of the same size so that they have an average and proper clamping capacity,
2 is inserted into the human body, the sphere A can be easily inserted all at once, and as shown in the right-hand side clamping device 10 in FIG. It is convenient to take out the sphere A.

More importantly, the first and second clamp arms 112 and 113 face each other so as to intersect at an eccentric position, and the bottom view thereof is

[Outer 1] The third and fourth clamp arms 124, 125 having a shape
Also face each other so as to intersect at the eccentric position, and the bottom view,

[Outside 2] When the first clamping means 11 is pivotally mounted on the second clamping means 12, it forms a complementary relationship and when the first clamping means 11 is merged with the second clamping means 12, The first and third clamp arms 112 and 124 are adjacent to each other, and the second and fourth clamp arms 113 and 125 are adjacent to each other, and are folded to have an I shape as shown in FIG.
It does not take up space and is convenient for storage and carrying.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a shaft hole 115 is provided in the bottom plate 111 of the first holding means 11 and corresponds to the shaft hole 115 of the seat plate 121 of the second holding means 12. A convex pin 127 is provided in the portion to form the shaft hole 115.
Is inserted into the convex pin 127 and has a split groove D provided therein for elastic expansion / contraction capability, and a relatively large limit portion E is provided at the upper end of the convex pin 127, and a shaft hole 115 of the limit portion E is provided. The facing surface is a slope. As a result, the convex pin 127 is easily inserted into the shaft hole 115, and any dropout is prevented. Compared with the known ball rest 90, such a design has the advantages of clearly convenient assembly, quick assembly, and reliable quality, and is sufficiently inventive. As a matter of course, this is a kind of pivotal means, or the shaft hole 115 and the convex pin 128 are exchanged and installed, or the pivotal relation between the first clamping means 11 and the second clamping means 12 is established by other technical means. Can be completed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first holding means 11
1, at least one first positioning means 116 is provided on the bottom of the bottom plate 111, and as shown in FIG. 1, at least one first positioning means 116 is provided at a portion of the seat plate 121 of the second clamping means 12 corresponding to the first positioning means 116. Two positioning means 128 are provided to engage each other. In the present embodiment, the first positioning means 116 is a kind of locking groove, and the second positioning means 128 is a convex locking part which engages in correspondence with the locking groove.
This is as shown in FIG. Of course, the relationship between the two is exchangeable, or when the first holding means 11 comes to a predetermined position by other technical means, the first and second
The positioning can be obtained by installing the positioning means 116, 128. In this embodiment, when the first holding means 11 is combined with the second holding means 12, the second positioning means 1
28 (convex locking portion) is the first positioning means 116 (locking groove)
, The first clamping means 11 rotates and the second clamping means 1 rotates.
The same applies when reaching a position perpendicular to 2.

In the present embodiment, the seat plate 12 of the second holding means 12
A clip 129 having elasticity is provided on one side of 1.
Can be worn on the waist of the human body.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which a ball placing device provided with only one holding device 10 is used for fitting and placing one golf ball. The structure of the gripping tool is completely the same as that of the gripping tool 10 of the above-described embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. As will be understood from this, during a specific operation, one holding tool 10 or a plurality of holding tools 10 is used to form one ball holder, and one or more spheres A are used for fitting and placing. Can be done, which is determined by market requirements. Further, FIG. 7 shows a ball placing device having two holding tools 20 and capable of inserting two spheres A. The holding tools 20 are

The first holding means 21 is an imitation of the first holding means 11 described above, and the clamp arm 212 and the clamp arm 213 of the first holding means 21 face each other so as to intersect at an eccentric position. The first clamping means 21 and the second clamping means 22 are imitations of the second clamping means 12 described above, and the clamp arm 224 and the clamp arm 225 of the second clamping means 22 face each other so as to intersect at an eccentric position. ,
Further, the second holding means 2 having a housing groove 226 at the bottom.
2 and third holding means 23, one side plate 232 is provided on each side of one receiving plate 231, and a relatively deep accommodating chamber 233 is provided.
The clamp means 22 is pivotally provided, and each side plate 232 is provided with a fifth clamp arm 234 and a sixth clamp arm 235, and the fifth clamp arm 234 and the sixth clamp arm 235 are directly opposed to each other and a third clamp is provided. The third holding means 23 is provided, which forms the mouth 236 and is used for insertion.

Compared to the above-mentioned clamp 10, the function and action of the clamp 20 are almost the same as those of the clamp 10, except that the clamp 10 has only four clamp arms. A is clamped, but the clamping tool 20 is the third clamping means 2
By adding three, six clamp arms are provided so that the sphere A can be held more firmly. As a matter of course, each clamping means of the clamping device 20 corresponds to the clamp arm thereof, and its bottom view has an I shape, and the first and second clamping means 21, 2
2 abuts its long side and is housed as shown in FIG. 8 to form an I-shape. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a ball holder having only one set of the holding tools 20 can be used. As is clear from the description of these drawings, during a specific operation, one holding tool 20 or a plurality of holding tools 20 form one ball holder, and one or a plurality of spheres A are formed. Can be put into containment, as determined by market requirements.

Further, similarly to each of the above-described embodiments, between the second and third clamping means 22 and 23, the same locking groove and convex locking as the above-mentioned first positioning means 116 and second positioning means 128 are provided. Positioning means which is the same as or similar to the portion (the convex locking portion is shown as F in FIG. 7) is provided, and the operation and purpose thereof are also the same, and therefore description thereof will be omitted. In addition, in the present embodiment, the first and second holding means 21 and 22 are respectively provided with the shaft holes G, and the third holding means 23 is provided with the convex pin 237 corresponding to the shaft holes G. The first and second clamping means 21 and 22 are inserted into the shaft hole G and the third and second clamping means 2 are connected to each other.
The means for pivoting on 3 is also a mimicry of the above, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In fact, a deep analysis of the above-mentioned first, second and third clamping means reveals that they are two clamping arms, and the clamping means are opposed to each other so that the respective clamping arms intersect. When the holding port formed by the holding means using the clamp arm is U-shaped, that is, a cube or a similar body can be held. In other words, the shape of the holding port is determined by carrying the object to be placed. Of course,
The shape of the gripping aperture determines the shape of the clamp arm.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the first, second and third clamping means have a slight difference in their inherent configurations, but the main parts are substantially the same. That is, the design method of the clamp arm of each holding means is the same, but the connecting portion of only two clamp arms is different depending on the position.
Furthermore, if it says, it is necessary to pivotally install the 2nd clamping means in the 1st clamping means, and to form the accommodation groove which has a depth in the seat plate, and the depth of this accommodation groove and the bottom plate of the 1st clamping means. Since they have the same thickness and thus form a stepless arc shape after combination, and the width of the accommodation groove is the same as the width of the bottom plate of the first clamping means, the accommodation groove allows the accommodation space to rotate in the first clamping means. I will provide a. According to the same principle, the third holding means is the first,
The second holding means is provided for pivotal installation, and a receiving chamber having a deeper depth is formed in the receiving plate. Specifically, the first and second
The pinching means

[Outside 3] When presenting the state of, that is, the most devised embodiment of the present invention,

[Outside 4] When the above state is exhibited, the eccentric positions are crossed in the forward and reverse directions, and after the assembly, a straight line is formed by the convex and concave complementary. The first and second clamping means are assembled to form a sphere-shaped space having a cruciform structure, and the first and second clamping means are assembled on the third clamping means to form a ball-shaped space formed in * shape. , And any of these assembling methods, these clamping means are all used to form a flat surface when the ball is opened and to place a ball.
When folded, they are overlapped to form a single letter and save space, which is the main point of the present invention. In addition, from another angle, the second and third clamping means are provided by a derivative form of the first clamping means, and the purpose of use of the first, second, and third clamping means is actually the same or different, When sandwiched between the waist of a human body or other articles, a clip is provided at the bottommost layer.

[0026]

As can be seen from the above description of the embodiments, the ball placing apparatus of the present invention is a fully known ball placing seat 90.
Each of the drawbacks is improved, and the advantages of the well-known ball resting seat 90 are combined, and the insertion and removal of the sphere are considerably convenient, easy, and easy to assemble, and the effect of practicality and inventive step is provided. have.

In summary, the present invention has novel utility because it has industrial applicability and inventive step, and among similar products, no similar product has been found or announced. ,
Has patent requirements. The above examples are merely preferred examples of the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention, and any modification or alteration of details that can be made based on the present invention is within the scope of the present invention. Shall belong.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a state diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention when the holding means is housed.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the first holding means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a positioning structure between the first and second clamping means of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a state diagram of the third embodiment of the present invention when each holding means is housed.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a state diagram of a known ball placing seat when the first holding means is not folded.

FIG. 11 is a state diagram after the first pinching means of the known ball holder is folded.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a known ball placing seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20 Clamping tool 11, 21 First clamping means 111 Bottom plate 112 First clamp arm 113 Second clamping arm 114 First clamping port 115, G shaft hole 116 First positioning means 12, 22 Second clamping means 121 Seat plate 122 Convex plate 123 Housing groove 124 Third clamp arm 125 Fourth clamp arm 126 Second clamping port 127, 237, C Convex pin 128 Second positioning means 129 Clip 23 Third clamping means 231 Seat plate 232 Side plate 233 Storage chamber 234 Fifth Clamp arm 235 6th clamp arm 236 3rd clamping port D Split groove E Limiting part F Convex locking part 90 Well-known ball holder 91 Ball frame 911 1st clamping means 912 2nd clamping means 93 Storage space A Sphere B Intermediate Elastic rod C1 Limit part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A foldable ball holder, wherein the foldable ball holder comprises at least one holding tool for fitting and placing an object, the holding tool being a first holding means, and a first holding means on both sides of the first holding means. A first clamp means provided with a first clamp arm and a second clamp arm, wherein the first clamp arm and the second clamp arm intersect with each other at an eccentric position to form a first clamp port which is opposed to and is used for clamping; The second clamping means is provided with one convex plate on each side of the seat plate to form a housing groove and is used for pivoting the first clamping means, and each convex plate has a third clamp arm and a third clamp arm. A fourth clamp arm is formed, and the third clamp arm and the fourth clamp arm are formed.
A foldable ball holder comprising: the second holding means, wherein the clamp arms intersect with each other at an eccentric position to face each other and form a second holding opening for holding. 2. The folding ball holder according to claim 1, wherein the sandwiching tool further comprises third sandwiching means, and the third sandwiching means has side plates formed on both sides of a receiving plate. And a fifth clamp arm and a sixth clamp arm, and the fifth clamp arm and the sixth clamp arm are directly opposed to each other to form a third clamp opening, which is used for clamping. Ball holder. 3. The foldable ball holder according to claim 1, wherein a clip for pinching is provided on one side of the seat plate of the second holding means. . 4. The folding ball holder according to claim 2, wherein a clip for pinching is provided on one side of the receiving plate of the third holding means. . 5. The folding type ball holder according to claim 1, wherein at least one first positioning means is provided on the seat plate of the second holding means, and the bottom plate of the first holding means corresponds thereto. A foldable ball holder, wherein two locating means are provided to engage with the first locating means. 6. The folding ball holder according to claim 2, wherein at least one third positioning means is provided on the receiving plate of the third holding means, and the bottom plate of the second holding means is provided with the corresponding third positioning means. Foldable ball holder, characterized in that four positioning means are provided and are engaged with the third positioning means.