JP2010207434A - Dirt wiper for golf ball - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dirt wiper for a golf ball with which dirt stuck to a golf ball is wiped off handily with one hand. <P>SOLUTION: The dirt wiper for the golf ball is formed by a bag body large enough to fit in one hand, an inner surface of the bag body is a wiping surface for wiping dirt off the golf ball, and allows the dirt of the golf ball stored in the bag body to be wiped off by gripping the bag body with one hand. The bag body includes a bottom part and a side part expanded diagonally upward from the bottom part whose inside serves as a ball storage part, has an upper end of the bag body opened to take the ball in and out of the ball storage part, and the width of the bottom part of the bag body is formed into one of almost the same diameter as the golf ball in the state that the ball storage part is flat. Thus, the golf ball stored in the ball storage part can be made in contact with the bottom part of the bag body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf ball dirt wiper.

  When dirt or water adheres to the golf ball and the golf ball becomes dirty, generally, the dirt is wiped off with a towel or the like.

  However, when a golf player carries a towel when playing golf, the towel interferes with golf play. Therefore, there has been a demand for a simple dirt wiper for removing dirt on a golf ball.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 1 proposes a dirt remover for golf equipment. The thing of this patent document 1 is provided so that cloth can be accommodated in a container by attaching a string to the cloth for dirt removal, and pulling a string.

  Patent Document 2 also proposes an invention that can wipe off dirt on a golf ball.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, the upper and lower ends of the ball holder main body 100 are opened, and the golf ball 101 is put out from the upper opening and pushed out from the lower opening. The golf ball 101 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the ball holder main body 100 so that dirt adhering to the golf ball 101 is wiped with the ball holder main body 100.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-70946 JP 2004-254802 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, in order to wipe off dirt adhered to the golf ball by wrapping the golf ball with a flat cloth, the golf ball slips from the cloth when the dirt attached to the golf ball is wiped off. There is a problem that it is difficult to wipe off dirt adhering to the golf ball.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 11, the golf ball 101 is passed through the ball holder main body 100 from the upper side to the lower side while the ball holder main body 100 is held with both hands. In order to wipe off the dirt adhering to the golf ball 101, both hands must be used when wiping off the dirt adhering to the golf ball 101, which is complicated and troublesome. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to wipe off dirt adhering to the golf ball 101.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the background art described above, and an object thereof is to provide a golf ball dirt wiping tool which can wipe off dirt adhered to a golf ball with one hand. is there.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a golf ball is formed of a bag body having a size that can be held in one hand, and an inner surface of the bag body serves as a wiping surface for wiping off dirt on the golf ball. A golf ball dirt wiper that can be wiped off by gripping the bag with one hand,
The bag body is composed of a bottom portion and a side portion that expands obliquely upward from the bottom portion, and the inside serves as a ball housing portion, and the upper end of the bag body opens and the ball enters the ball housing portion from the opening. The golf ball housed in the ball housing portion is formed so that the width of the bottom portion of the bag body is substantially the same as the diameter of the golf ball in a state where the ball housing portion is flattened. It is possible to contact the bottom of the bag.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the bag body has a sewing portion in which the cloths are sewn together, and the sewing portion is sewn by folding the end portion of the cloth inward. It is characterized by being formed.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bag body is accommodated in a housing case having a lateral width substantially the same as the lateral width of the bottom portion of the bag body in a state where the ball housing portion is flattened. And provided at one end side of a pull string to the bottom of the bag body, and pulling the pull string allows the bag body to be folded inward at a corner between the bottom and the side. It is characterized in that it can be accommodated by being pulled into the accommodation case.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein the housing case is provided in any of a head cover, clothes, a hat, a bag, a caddy bag, and a pouch of a golf club. is there.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the third or fourth aspect, a folding assisting portion for promoting the folding is provided at the opening end of the bag body at a position facing the corner portion. It is characterized by.

  A sixth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the folding assisting portion is formed by a notch provided at an opening end of the bag body.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the folding assisting portion is formed by providing a gradient toward the circumferential direction of the opening end of the bag body. It is.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the third to seventh aspects, the bottom of the storage case facing the opening end of the storage case is provided with a hole that communicates the inside and the outside of the storage case. The end side is inserted through the hole and guided out of the housing case, and the bag body is pulled and housed in the housing case by pulling the other end side.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 8,
The bag body is detachable from the pull string.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to any one of claims 3 to 9,
A pullout cloth piece is provided at an edge of the bag body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the bag body can be held with one hand, and the golf ball can be smoothly put into the bag body, and the golf ball adheres to the golf ball by rubbing with the inner surface of the bag body. You can clean the golf ball by removing dirt.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the end portion of the cloth is folded back inward and the folded portions are overlapped and sewn so that the sewn portion is formed. And the opening end of the bag body is slightly opened by the cloths in the vicinity of the sewing part being separated from each other by the restoring force of the cloth at the folded portion of the end part of the cloth. For this reason, the golf ball can be put into the bag body from the opening end of the bag body even more skillfully.

  According to invention of Claim 3, a bag body can be accommodated in a storage case.

  According to invention of Claim 4, a bag body can be accommodated in the accommodation case provided in either the head cover of a golf club, clothes, a hat, a bag, a caddy bag, or a pouch.

  According to invention of Claim 5, a bag can be accommodated in a storage case in the state folded neatly.

  According to invention of Claim 6, a folding assistance part can be comprised by cutting.

  According to invention of Claim 7, a folding assistance part can be comprised by the gradient provided toward the circumferential direction in the opening end of the bag body.

  According to the invention described in claim 8, the bag body can be accommodated in the accommodation case by pulling the pull string.

  According to invention of Claim 9, a tension | pulling string can be provided with respect to a bag body so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  According to the invention described in claim 10, the bag body can be easily pulled out of the housing case by picking the cloth piece for pulling out and pulling the bag body.

It is a perspective view of the dirt wiping tool of a golf ball. It is the perspective view which flattened the dirt wiping tool of the golf ball. It is a front view of the dirt wiping tool of a golf ball. It is explanatory drawing explaining an effect | action. It is a figure explaining 2nd Embodiment of the dirt wiping tool of a golf ball. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 4th Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 5th Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 6th Embodiment. It is a figure explaining background art.

  A golf ball dirt wiper 1 according to this embodiment is formed of a bag body 2 having a size that can be accommodated in one hand. The bag body 2 is formed with a bottom from a bottom portion 3 and a side portion 4 that extends obliquely upward from the bottom portion 3, and the inside serves as a ball housing portion 5, and golf is contained in the ball housing portion 5. The ball 6 can be accommodated. The ball housing portion 5 is wide enough to accommodate one golf ball 6. The inner surface of the bag body 2 is a wiping surface 7 for wiping off dirt on the golf ball 6. Further, the upper end of the bag body 2 is an opening end 8 having a width that allows the golf ball 6 to be taken in and out of the ball housing portion 5.

  The bag body 2 can be manufactured by sewing a plurality of cloths 9 and 10, but the drawing shows a case where the bag body 2 is manufactured by sewing two cloths 9 and 10. And the sewing part 11 which sewn the two cloths 9 and 10 is provided in the bottom part 3 and the side part 4 of the bag body 2. The end portions 13 and 14 of the two cloths 9 and 10 are folded back inward and the folded portions are overlapped and sewn, whereby the sewing portion 11 is formed. The opening end 8 of the bag body is shown in FIG. 2 because the cloths 9 and 10 in the vicinity of the sewing part 11 are separated from each other by the restoring force of the cloths 9 and 10 at the folded portions of the end parts 13 and 14 of the cloths 9 and 10. As shown, the ball housing 5 is slightly open in a flat state.

  Here, the cloths 9 and 10 are preferably cloths made of a material capable of wiping off dirt, such as eyeglasses. The cloths 9 and 10 are preferably materials that do not fray after cutting.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the state where the ball housing portion 5 of the bag body 2 is flattened, the lateral width of the bottom portion 3 is formed substantially the same as the diameter of the golf ball 6, so that the golf ball 6 The golf ball 6 can come into contact with the bottom 3, and the golf ball 6 can come into contact with the side 4 of the bag 2, so that dirt such as soil and water adhering to the golf ball 6 can be removed. The side portion 4 can be wiped off.

  Next, the operation will be described. When a golf player plays a golf game, the dirt wiper 1 of the golf ball 6 is accommodated in a pocket of clothes, for example.

  It is assumed that dirt or water adheres to the golf ball 6 and the golf ball 6 becomes dirty during golf play. At this time, the golf player takes out the dirt wiper 1 from a pocket or the like and holds it with one hand to widen the opening 8. As shown in FIG. 2, the sewing part 11 of the dirt wiping tool 1 has a cloth 9, 10 in the vicinity of the sewing part 11 by the restoring force of the cloth 9, 10 at the folded part of the end parts 13, 14 of the cloth 9, 10. The openings 2 of the bag body 2 are slightly opened by being separated from each other. For this reason, the golf player can easily point the tip of the finger to the opening 8 and can easily widen the opening 8.

  Next, the golf ball 6 is put into the ball housing portion 5 from the open end 8 of the bag body 2 and the bag body 2 is grasped with one hand as shown in FIG. Then, the golf ball 6 is cleaned by wiping off dirt adhering to the golf ball 6.

  Thereafter, the dirt wiping tool 1 is accommodated in a pocket of a golf player, for example. Since the dirt wiping tool 1 is formed of the bag body 2, the wiping surface 7 inside the bag body 2 is soiled by wiping the dirt of the golf ball 6, but the outside of the bag body 2 is not soiled. For this reason, even if the golf player pushes the dirt wiper 1 into the pocket, the dirt is not transferred to the pocket, and there is little possibility that the pocket is soiled.

  It is also possible to repeat the front and back of the bag body 2, rub the golf club or the like with the wiping surface 7 with the wiping surface of the bag body 2 facing the front side, and wipe off the dirt adhering to the golf club or the like.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. The feature of the second embodiment is that the dirt wiping tool 1 is configured to be housed in the housing case K. The housing case K is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has one end serving as an open end 12, the other end serving as a closed end 13, and a hole (not shown) provided in the closed end 13. The shape of the open end 12 viewed from the front can be a perfect circle, an ellipse, or a polygon such as a rectangular parallelepiped.

  Moreover, the cloth piece N is provided in the opening part 8 side of the bag body 2, and is pinched with the fingertip of a hand. Furthermore, one end of a pull string 15 is attached to the outside of the bottom 3 of the bag body 2. The other end side of the pull cord 15 is inserted into the housing case K from the opening end 12 of the housing case K, and is passed through the housing case K and pulled out from the hole of the closed end 13 to the grip 16. It is attached. The gripping portion 16 is sized so as not to pass through the hole of the housing case K.

  The storage case K can be manufactured using resin, cloth, metal, or the like. The storage case K can be provided on an object used for golf play, such as clothes, a hat, a bag, a caddy bag, a pouch or the like.

  Next, the operation will be described. First, it is assumed that the bag body 2 is stored in the storage case K in advance. When it becomes necessary to wipe off the dirt adhering to the golf ball with the bag body 2, the golf player picks the cloth piece N of the bag body 2 with a fingertip and pulls the bag body 2 out of the housing case K. As in the first embodiment, the golf ball is cleaned by removing dirt from the golf ball. Thereafter, the golf player grips and pulls the grip 16 of the pull string 15 to pull the bag 2 into the storage case K and store it.

  In the second embodiment, since the bag body 2 can be stored in the storage case K, even if the bag body 2 becomes dirty, there is no possibility that the bag body 2 will contaminate clothes or the like of the golf player.

  Here, by making the width of the opening end 12 of the housing case K substantially the same as the width of the bottom 3 of the flat bag body 2, the following effects can be obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the bag body 2 is pulled into the housing case K, the corners A and A between the bottom portion 3 and the side portions 4 of the bag body 2 are slightly in the housing case K. When the pull string 15 is further pulled, the side part 4 of the bag body 2 comes into contact with the inner edge of the opening end 12 of the housing case K, so that both end sides B and B of the side part 4 of the bag body 2 are folded so as to approach each other. The bag body 2 is housed in the housing case K. Thus, since the bag body 2 is folded when accommodated in the accommodation case K, it is not bulky. For this reason, the bag body 2 can be accommodated also in the storage case K with a small volume, and it is beautifully accommodated in the storage case.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, by providing folding assisting portions X and X at the opening end 8 of the bag body 2, as described above, the housing case K is configured so that the bag body 2 is folded. Folding when accommodated inside can be facilitated. The folding assisting portion X shown in FIG. 5 is configured by providing a gradient θ at the opening end 8 toward the circumferential direction of the opening end 8 of the bag body 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the folding assisting portion X has an angle between the bottom portion 3 and the side portion 4 of the bag body 2 toward the retracting direction of the bag body 2 into the housing case K. It is provided at a position facing part A.

  In this way, when the folding assisting portion X is provided in the bag body 2, when the bag body 2 is pulled into the housing case K as shown in FIG. Similar to the form, it contacts the inner edge of the opening end 12 of the storage case K. At this time, both the corner A between the bottom 3 and the side 4 of the bag 2 and the folding assisting portion X are provided. Can be accommodated so as to be drawn into the accommodation case K while being folded so as to be easily bent along the straight lines L, L connecting the two.

  FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment. The feature of this third embodiment is that the folding facilitating portion X is constituted by a recess provided in the opening end 8 of the bag body 2.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when the bag body 2 is pulled into the housing case K, the side portion 4 of the bag body 2 opens the housing case K as in the second embodiment. Abutting with the inner edge of the end 12, at this time, along the straight line L connecting the corner portion A between the bottom portion 3 and the side portion 4 of the bag body 2 and the folding assisting portion X, or It can be accommodated so as to be drawn into the accommodation case K while being folded so as to be easily bent along the vicinity of the straight line L.

  FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment. The feature of the fourth embodiment is that the folding assisting portion X is configured by a cut provided at the opening end 8 of the bag body 2.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, when the bag body 2 is pulled into the housing case K, both the corner A between the bottom portion 3 and the side portion 4 of the bag body 2 and the folding assisting portion X are provided. It can be accommodated so as to be drawn into the accommodation case K while being folded along the straight line L to be joined or along the vicinity of the straight line L.

  FIG. 9 shows a fifth embodiment. The feature of this fourth embodiment is that a storage case 24 is formed on the head cover 21 by attaching an auxiliary cover 23 to the head cover 21 of the club head. The auxiliary cover 23 has an edge other than one end thereof attached to the outer surface of the head cover 21 covering the sole portion of the club head by means of sewing or the like, so that a space 25 between the auxiliary cover 23 and the head cover 21 is formed. The accommodation space 25 is opened as an opening end 26 at one end of the auxiliary cover 23, and a hole 28 is formed in the closing end 27 facing the opening end 26.

  In the fifth embodiment, the other end side of the pull string 15 attached to the golf ball dirt wiper 1 is inserted into the housing case 24 from the opening end 26 of the housing case 24, After passing, the gripping portion 16 is attached by pulling out from the open end 25 of the storage case 24 to the outside of the storage case 24.

  In the fifth embodiment, the bag body 2 can be housed in a housing case 24 provided on the head cover 21 of the club head so that it can be pulled out.

  FIG. 10 shows a sixth embodiment. The sixth embodiment is characterized in that the housing case 33 is provided on the head cover 31 by attaching the auxiliary cover 32 to the portion of the head cover 31 that covers the upper surface of the club head by means such as sewing. The auxiliary cover 32 has an edge other than one end thereof attached to the outer surface of the head cover 31 that covers the upper surface of the club head by means of sewing or the like, so that a space between the auxiliary cover 32 and the head cover 31 is set as an accommodation space. The accommodation space opens as an opening end 34 at one end of the cover 32, and a hole 36 is formed in a closed end 35 facing the opening end 34.

  In the sixth embodiment, the other end side of the drawstring 15 attached to the golf ball dirt wiper 1 is inserted into the accommodation case 33 from the opening end 34 of the accommodation case 33, After passing, the gripping part 16 is attached by being pulled out of the housing case 33 from the hole 36 of the housing case 33.

  In the sixth embodiment, the bag body 2 can be housed in a housing case 33 provided on the head cover 31 of the club head so that it can be pulled out.

  The present invention can be used in the manufacturing industry of golf ball dirt wipers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Golf ball dirt wiping tool 2 Bag body 3 Bottom part 4 Side part 5 Ball accommodating part 6 Golf ball 7 Ball accommodating part 8 Open end

Claims (10)

The bag body is formed with a size that fits in one hand, and the inner surface of the bag body serves as a wiping surface for wiping off dirt on the golf ball. Golf ball dirt wiper that can be wiped off with
The bag body is composed of a bottom portion and a side portion that expands obliquely upward from the bottom portion, and the inside serves as a ball housing portion, and the upper end of the bag body opens and the ball enters the ball housing portion from the opening. The golf ball housed in the ball housing portion is formed so that the width of the bottom portion of the bag body is substantially the same as the diameter of the golf ball in a state where the ball housing portion is flattened. A golf ball dirt wiping tool capable of contacting the bottom of a bag.
The said bag body has a sewing part which sewed cloth, and this sewing part is formed by folding the edge part of a cloth inside and sewing. Golf ball dirt wiper.
The bag body is provided so as to be able to be accommodated in a housing case having a width substantially the same as the width of the bottom portion of the bag body in a state where the ball housing portion is flattened. The bag body can be accommodated by being pulled into the housing case while being folded inward at a corner portion between the bottom portion and the side portion by being attached and pulling the pull string. The golf ball dirt wiper according to 1 or 2.
4. The golf ball dirt wiper according to claim 3, wherein the housing case is provided in any one of a golf club head cover, clothes, a hat, a bag, a caddy bag, and a pouch.
5. The golf ball dirt wiper according to claim 3, wherein a folding assisting portion for promoting the folding is provided at an opening end of the bag body at a position facing the corner portion.
6. The golf ball dirt wiper according to claim 5, wherein the folding assisting portion is formed by a notch provided at an opening end of the bag body.
6. The golf ball dirt wiper according to claim 5, wherein the folding assisting portion is formed by providing a gradient in a circumferential direction of the opening end of the bag body.
The bottom of the storage case facing the opening end of the storage case is provided with a hole that communicates the inside and the outside of the storage case, and the other end side of the pulling string is inserted through the hole and guided out of the storage case. The golf ball dirt wiper according to claim 3, wherein the bag body is pulled by being pulled and accommodated in the accommodation case.
9. The golf ball dirt wiping tool according to claim 3, wherein the bag body is detachable from the pull string. 10.
  The golf ball dirt wiper according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein a pull-out cloth piece is provided at an edge of the bag body.

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