JP3201067U - Baseball ball decoration - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a base for a baseball ball for indoor decoration, for storing, displaying and appreciating a baseball ball signed by a star player. A base for a baseball ball 4 includes a hitting ball part obtained by folding a baseball bat and a grip part, and forms one or more recesses 5 on which a baseball ball 8 can be placed. A support base 7 is disposed between the side surface of the hit ball portion and the floor surface to prevent the hit ball portion comprising the grip portion from moving and rotating. Moreover, the slit 11 which can insert the card holder 17 which pinched | interposed the sign card or the sign card can be provided in the hitting ball surface. For baseball ball decorations made of broken baseball bats used by star players, the bat history information and certification can be obtained by attaching the attached hologram seal 16 with the serial number. it can. [Selection] Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a base for a baseball ball that is used to display a commemorative ball such as a baseball ball with a signature of a famous player on a display shelf or a desk.

  For the purpose of decorating the ball, a table for placing the ball in a recess is known as an instrument that holds the ball without rolling. Or, a combination of three bats and a decoration table provided with a concave portion on which a ball can be placed are often used.

  In addition, for the purpose of decorating a sign or the like in an easy-to-view state, a case-equipped decoration stand has been devised in which a spherical case made of a transparent material for housing a ball is fitted into an annular recess (Patent Document 1).

Furthermore, a sign ball stand has been devised in which a player who has signed the ball holds the baseball ball in a bronze image and can be held by the finger portion (PTL 2). ).

In addition, a design has been created as an exercise ball decoration stand that has two stages of depth of the recess, and can place a small ball in a small circle and a large ball in a large circle opening (non-patent) Reference 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-20097 Utility Model Registration No. 3057547

Design Registration No. 1314814

However, in any of the above-described examples, a separate material must be prepared for manufacturing the decoration stand, and a mold or the like must be prepared in accordance with the material.

On the other hand, although the baseball equipment used by the star players is traded for a large amount of money, other uses are extremely limited rather than discarding the damaged equipment. For example, broken wooden bats are not used except for processing into chopsticks.

In consideration of the above-mentioned actual situation, the present invention is inexpensive, and does not impair the history of the original equipment that has become the material of the mounting table as well as the ball itself. Is to provide.

The base for the baseball ball of the present invention can be prevented from falling even when a baseball is placed on the surface of the baseball bat and can be prevented from rolling and / or a card or card holder is inserted and left to stand. A slit that can be prevented is provided, and the baseball bat and a support base that prevents rolling of the baseball placed on the recess are configured.

For baseball bats, not only wooden bats, but also metal bats, wood pieces and bamboo joint bats are used, and the present invention can be applied to both, but professional baseball is only allowed to use wooden bats. Metal bats, wood pieces and bamboo joint bats are used only when approved by amateur baseball, and the present invention is most effective when the baseball bat is used by a star player. In view of these, the following description mainly describes the shape of the wooden bat used in professional baseball.

The tip with the larger diameter is the butt tip. Although the cylindrical shape is a basic shape and the axis passing through the center of the circumference is the central axis of the bat, the diameter at each location of the bat is not uniform. The diameter of the thickest part is 2.61 inches (66 mm) or less. The length must be 42 inches (1067 mm) or less. Starting from the tip with the thicker diameter, the ball hitting part where the diameter is approximately constant, the taper part where the diameter gradually decreases, the grip part where the batter grips when hitting, the grip part at the other tip It consists of each part of a disc-shaped grip head that is larger than the diameter. There is no standard for the size of each part except that the grip part is 18 inches (457 mm) from the grip head, and the batter can use a bat having a different dimension according to each habit and preference.

A baseball ball, on the other hand, is made by winding a thread around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, wrapping it in two pieces of white horseskin or cowhide, and sewing it firmly, with a weight of 5 -5.25 ounces (141.7-148.8 grams), 9-9.25 inches (229-235 mm) circumference is standard. Accordingly, the diameter is in the range of 72-75 mm.

In the present invention, a concave portion on which a baseball can be placed is installed on the surface of the baseball bat. Since the baseball is placed in the concave portion for the purpose of appreciating the baseball, the concave portion needs to have a size and a shape so that the placed baseball does not roll. As a result, the number of recesses that can be installed in the hitting portion of the baseball bat is limited to 1 to 4.
Further, since the diameter of the baseball bat hitting portion cannot exceed 70 mm, the concave portion has a maximum width (the diameter when the concave portion is circular) of 20 to 40 mm, preferably about 30 mm. Further, the concave portion has a maximum depth of 2 to 15 mm, preferably 4 to 10 mm from the surface of the hit ball portion. If the spherical shape of the baseball is taken into consideration, even if the depth is increased without limitation with respect to the maximum width of the recess, the ball does not contact the bottom of the recess when the depth exceeds a certain level.
If this is seen about a baseball, when it is mounted in the above-mentioned recess, 1/7 to 1/3 of the ball will be located below the surface of the original baseball bat.

When processing a wooden bat surface and installing a recessed part, it can cut out the column which is the above-mentioned size or a polygonal prism with a polygonal bottom, and make it into a recessed part toward the central axis direction of a baseball bat. At this time, contact between the baseball bat and the processed baseball bat by chamfering the edge portion between the surface of the baseball bat hitting portion and the surface perpendicular to the central axis of the baseball bat formed after drilling. The baseball can be prevented from rolling by making the surface wide and utilizing the frictional force acting between them.

In the present invention, a slit into which a card with a star player's signature or a card case for storing the card can be inserted on the surface of the baseball bat. Since a slit is installed for the purpose of appreciating the sign card, the slit needs to be deep enough to prevent the inserted card or card case from falling. The number of slits is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 to 4.
In addition, the slit can be installed so as to intersect the concave portion. In this case, even if a plurality of recesses are installed and the number of baseballs to be placed is small, the card or card case can be decorated at the position of the recesses where no balls are placed. It is possible to make the decoration look beautiful as a whole.

In the baseball bat, a plane having an intersection point between the bat center axis and the inside of the bat can be cut out to increase the contact area between the baseball bat and the floor, thereby preventing the bat from moving. By applying anti-slip processing such as providing unevenness to the cut surface, it is possible to further prevent the bat from rotating.

Originally, the center of gravity of the baseball bat itself is located inside the hitting ball portion. When the ball is placed near the tip of the bat with the bat after the cut surface is provided, the bat itself easily moves when the center of gravity is located near the tip of the bat. Therefore, a support base can be installed in the vicinity of the tip in order to prevent the bat itself from moving and the mounted baseball ball.
The support base is not particularly limited as long as it has a shape and material satisfying the space formed between the vicinity of the tip of the baseball bat and the floor surface, but the bat striking part is fitted using the part composed of the grip head and the grip part. It is possible to create a cylindrical hollow that can be formed and to provide a support base as a pillow against the bat tip.

The baseball bat may be attached with a hologram seal on which a serial number is written so as to be able to contact or authenticate information relating to the history of the bat. A bat whose history can be known or whose history is guaranteed has a higher memorial value with the addition of information. The location where the hologram seal is attached is not particularly limited.
As a method of using the hologram seal, there is a method in which two parts that cannot be counterfeited are partly attached to the bat and partly attached to the certificate. There is also a method of building a database so that the history of baseball bats can be searched from the serial number.

The baseball ball decoration stand of the present invention can be used for storing and displaying commemorative balls. The base material can be cheaper than conventional products, which is advantageous in terms of cost.

Since the present invention can be applied to broken wooden bats, it does not incur costs and greatly contributes to effective use of resources. That is, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the commemorative ball placed on the placing table made from the wooden bat used by the star player is compatible with the placing table having a memorial value derived from the history of the bat. You can make a stronger impression on the viewer.

Baseball bats that have been used not only for baseball balls but also for bases can be used to impress the surroundings with a larger memorial value than if they were used by a star player.

Conventionally, the bat that was broken during use could only be discarded or processed into chopsticks. However, since it can be used for the baseball ball decoration of the present invention, it is possible to reuse resources and reduce environmental impact. Contributes to reduction.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (a) of the general baseball bat used for the base for the baseball ball of this invention, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state folded before (b). It is (a) top view, (b) perspective view, (c) FIG. 2 (a) cc sectional drawing of the base for the baseball ball of one embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the base for the baseball ball of the embodiment shown in FIG. It is a left view of the base for the baseball ball of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the baseball ball decoration part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. (A) A plan view of another embodiment of the base for a baseball ball of the present invention, (b) a plan view of still another embodiment, (c) a plan view of another embodiment, (d) It is a top view of another embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the base for the baseball ball of embodiment shown in FIG.6 (d).

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A shows a single baseball bat 1, and FIG. 1B shows a hitting ball portion 2 and a grip portion 3 obtained by folding the single baseball bat 1.
FIG. 2 is a top view of a baseball ball display 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is located between the hitting ball portion 2 provided with a recess 5 and the hitting ball portion 2 and the floor surface 6. It is comprised by the support stand 7 which prevents the hit | ball hitting part 2 from rolling.

The recess 5 can be provided as desired, but the width can be 20 to 40 mm, and the maximum depth from the surface of the hit ball 2 can be 2 to 15 mm. Preferably, it has a circular shape with a diameter of about 30 mm and a depth of 4 to 10 mm. If it is out of this range, there are problems such as that the placed ball 8 is not stable or the processing for installing the recess 5 becomes difficult.

In the concave portion 5, when the surface of the hit ball portion 2 and the edge portion 9 of the surface in the depth direction formed in the concave portion 5 have a right angle or an acute angle, the contact surface between the ball and the base for the baseball ball 4 becomes narrow, and rolling There may be situations where the frictional force that is effective to prevent cannot be used. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a chamfered portion 10 having a chamfered edge portion 9 can be formed to widen the contact surface between the ball 8 and the base for the baseball ball 4 and prevent the ball 8 from rolling. .

Further, a slit 11 into which a sign card (not shown) or a card holder (not shown) sandwiching the sign card can be inserted on the surface of the hitting ball portion 2. The slit 11 may be deep enough that the inserted sign card does not fall upright and can be manufactured in a range of 2 to 10 mm.
The slit 11 may be juxtaposed with the recess 5 or may be formed so as to intersect with the recess 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hitting ball portion 2 can be provided with a flat surface 12 in contact with the floor surface 6 for the purpose of preventing the hitting ball portion 2 itself from rolling. Specifically, the hitting ball portion 2 is cut along a plane having an intersection point in the center of the hitting ball portion 2 and the hitting ball portion 2 to expose the flat surface 12.
The flat surface 12 thus obtained can be subjected to anti-slip processing.

When an excessive force is applied to the baseball bat 1 other than the vicinity of the center of gravity, a portion having a small diameter is particularly easily broken. Therefore, when the present invention is implemented using the broken baseball bat 1, the support base 7 can be manufactured by cutting the grip portion 3. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, a punched portion 13 is formed in the grip portion 3 so as to fit the hit ball portion 2 according to the diameter of the hit ball portion 2. If the hitting ball portion 2 is placed on the punched-out portion 13, the hitting ball portion 2 does not move stably.

As shown in FIG. 5, the support base 7 includes a grip end 14 of the grip portion 3 and a main body portion 15. Part 13 is formed.
On the other hand, a tapered surface 15a is formed on the side portion of the main body portion 15 opposite to the side portion where the hollow portion 13 is formed. By having this tapered surface 15a, the elasticity inherent in the grip portion 3 and the weight of the hit ball portion 2 in a state where the peripheral curved portion 2a near the tip end portion of the hit ball portion 2 is fitted to the punched portion 13 are balanced. A part of the grip end 14 and the entire surface of the tapered surface 15 a abut against the floor surface 6, and the tip of the hitting ball portion 2 is supported by the support base 7. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hitting ball portion 2 as a whole is stably placed on the floor surface 6 by the support base 7 and the flat surface 12, and has a tip portion outer peripheral curved portion 2a. The part 2 is prevented from rolling on the floor surface 6.

FIG. 6 shows various embodiments of the base for the baseball ball of the present invention. FIG. 6 (a) shows an embodiment in which two recesses 5 are formed in the hitting ball portion 2, and FIG. The aspect which forms the single recessed part 5 is shown. FIG. 6C shows a mode in which two concave portions 5 are formed in the hit ball portion 2 and a sign holder or a card holder insertion slit 11 sandwiching the signature card is formed so as to intersect each concave portion 5.
Further, FIG. 6D shows an embodiment in which a hologram seal 16 is attached to the side of the hit ball portion 2.
The base 4 for the baseball ball cannot be folded and used as shown in FIG. 1B, or it may be a baseball bat 1 used by a star player, even if it is a baseball bat 1 that does not retain its original form. For example, it has a history that gives a strong impression to lovers. Therefore, the hologram sticker 16 on which the serial number is written can be attached to the decoration table 4 so that information relating to the history can be quickly extracted. For example, there are uses such as retrieving the history of the baseball bat 1 from the serial number and obtaining history authentication from the hologram sticker 16.

FIG. 7 shows a card in which a ball 8 is actually placed on the baseball ball display 4 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 (d), a hologram seal 16 is further attached, and a sign card with the hologram seal 16 is sandwiched between them. An embodiment in which the holder 17 is inserted into the insertion slit 11 is shown.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Single baseball bat, 2 ... Hitting part, 3 ... Grip part, 4 ... Baseball ball decoration stand, 5 ... Recessed part, 6 ... Floor surface, 7 ... Support base, 8 ... ball, 9 ... edge portion, 10 ... chamfered portion, 11 ... slit, 12 ... flat surface, 13 ... curved portion, 14 ... grip end , 15... Body portion, 15 a... Taper surface, 16 hologram seal.

Claims (9)

It consists of a hitting ball part obtained by folding a baseball bat and a grip part. One or more recesses on which a baseball can be placed are formed in the hitting part, and a support base using the grip part is arranged between the hitting part side surface and the floor surface where the hitting part faces the floor surface. This is a base for a baseball ball. 2. The base for a baseball ball according to claim 1, wherein a chamfered portion is formed at the edge portion of the recess. The base for a baseball ball according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a slit into which a card or a card holder can be inserted is formed on the surface of the hitting portion. The base for a baseball ball according to claim 3, wherein the recess and the slit intersect. The baseball ball decoration according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a flat surface is formed on a side portion of the hitting ball portion opposite to the concave portion in a direction intersecting with a central axis of the hitting ball portion. Stand. The base for a baseball ball according to claim 5, wherein the flat surface is processed to prevent slipping. The base for a baseball ball according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a concave portion into which a tip of a hitting ball portion can be fitted is formed on the support base. The base for a baseball ball according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the hitting ball portion and the grip portion are a set obtained by folding a single baseball bat. . 9. A base for a baseball ball according to claim 1, further comprising a hologram seal.

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