JP3218508U - Wiping material containing balls - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wiping material containing ball that is easy to deliver a wiping material such as a ball cleaner. A wiping material accommodating ball includes a frame body 10 for accommodating the wiping material therein, and a fixture for attaching the wiping material to the frame body 10. The frame 10 has an opening 11 through which a wiping material is taken in and out. In addition to the opening 11, the frame 10 has a liquid passage opening 12 through which water or other liquid passes. The wiping material is stored in the frame body 10 in a contracted state in which air resistance is smaller than that of the expanded state. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a wiping material accommodation ball, and more particularly to a wiping material accommodation ball that accommodates a wiping material therein.

  For example, when playing golf on a golf course, a golf ball may be wiped with a ball cleaner such as a towel. This is performed to remove dirt on the golf ball or to remove grass attached to the golf ball. Particularly on the green, the attached turf can affect the direction of movement of the ball after putting, so the golf ball may be wiped off and the attached turf may be dropped.

  Also, in outdoor activities other than golf, dirt and moisture may be wiped off with a towel or the like. For example, in activities such as fishing, there are cases in which dirt and moisture on the carp are wiped off and dirty hands are wiped off when feeding the needle. The action of removing these deposits and the action of wiping off dirt and moisture can occur not only in outdoor activities but also in indoor activities. It can also occur during work or normal life.

  Further, a club cleaner for wiping off mud, lawn, water droplets or the like adhering to the hitting surface of the golf club head has been disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-130382 A

  When playing golf, a group of people goes around the course. As described above, the operation of wiping the golf ball on the green may be performed by a plurality of people. When a caddy is attached, the caddy has a ball cleaner and the caddy wipes the ball, or the player borrows the ball cleaner from the caddy and wipes the ball. When a player hits the ball, that is, when the ball is wiped, the caddy is often near the player.

  In recent years, however, so-called self-plays have become more frequent without caddies. When self-playing, a golf ball cleaner may be borrowed from another person. In other words, each person may share a golf ball cleaner within a group instead of bringing a golf ball cleaner and going around the course. In such a case, for example, on the green, each person is often in a different place where his golf ball is located, and the golf ball cleaner has to be taken to the place where the golf ball is located.

  Even if a golf ball cleaner is thrown (with a courtesy range such as light toss), it is usually difficult to reach the opponent because the air resistance is often large like a towel.

  Not limited to golf, it is difficult to throw a towel or the like that has a large air resistance in an open state (deployed state) by throwing it. For example, there may be a case where a towel or the like is desired to be handed over to the next person even in the above-described fishing scene. Such challenges can arise in other outdoor and indoor activities, work tasks, and even in normal life.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a wiping material-containing ball that can easily pass a wiping material such as a ball cleaner.

  The wiping material accommodation ball in one aspect of the present invention includes (a) a frame that houses the wiping material inside, and (b) an attachment that attaches the wiping material to the frame, and (c) the wiping material It has an opening for taking in and out the material.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the wiping material accommodation ball | bowl which is easy to deliver wiping materials, such as a ball cleaner, can be provided. For example, it is possible to throw a wiping material accommodation ball that accommodates the wiping material and pass it to the opponent.

The block diagram of the frame of the wiping material accommodation ball | bowl which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of a fixture. The figure which shows an example of a wiping off material. The figure which shows the state which attached the wiping off material in a modification. The block diagram of the wiping material accommodation ball | bowl which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

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

1. 1st Embodiment FIG. 1: is a block diagram of the frame of the wiping material accommodation ball | bowl which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 1A is a top view of the frame body 10, FIG. 1B is a bottom view of the frame body 10, and FIG. 1C is a side view of the frame body 10. For convenience of explanation, terms such as a top view, a bottom view, and a side view are used, but the top, bottom (or bottom), and side (or side) are not necessarily required. For example, FIG. It can also be interpreted as a figure. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a fixture. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wiping material. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where a wiping material is attached, and shows a configuration of a modified example of the first embodiment.

  The wiping material accommodation ball (hereinafter also referred to as accommodation ball) includes a frame body 10 and a fixture 20 (FIG. 2). The frame 10 accommodates the wiping material 30 (FIG. 3) inside. The attachment 20 attaches the wiping material 30 to the frame body 10. The wiping material 30 wipes a wiping target such as a golf ball. The state where the wiping material is attached is the same as that of the accommodation ball shown in FIG.

(Frame 10)
The frame 10 is made of a deformable material (hereinafter referred to as a soft material) that can maintain its own shape. As the soft material, for example, rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), soft plastic, or the like can be used. The frame body 10 is configured to be deformed by applying a force from the outside to the inside of the frame body 10 such as grasping by hand, and to return to the original shape by releasing the force. In addition, if a soft material is used, it is safe even when the accommodation ball is thrown.

  The frame 10 has an opening 11 for taking in and out the wiping material 30 and at least one liquid passage opening 12 through which water or other liquid passes. Further, the frame body 10 may have a hole 13 for fixing the fixture 20. The hole 13 may be omitted depending on the structure of the fixture 20 described later.

  The opening 11 is an opening for putting the wiping material 30 into or out of the frame 10. In a state in which the wiping material 30 is attached to the frame body 10 by the fixture 20, the wiping material 30 is pulled out from the inside of the frame body 10 through the opening portion 11 to wipe, for example, a ball and the frame body through the opening portion 11. The wiping material 30 is put inside 10. The diameter of the opening 11 is smaller than the maximum diameter of the frame body 10, for example. In other words, it is preferable that the frame 10 is not in a shape that spreads out like an umbrella. With such a configuration, the frame 10 can hold the wiping material 30 inside. The diameter of the opening 11 can be appropriately selected so that the wiping material 30 can be held inside the frame body 10 and the wiping material 30 can be taken in and out of the frame body 10. Depending on the diameter of the opening 11, the frame body 10 can hold the wiping material 30 without the fixture 20, but if the fixture 20 is present, the wiping material 30 can be more reliably removed even when thrown or dropped. It can be held inside the frame 10. The shape of the opening 11 is, for example, a circle (FIG. 1), but is not limited to this and may be an appropriate shape. A part of examples other than the circle will be described later.

  The liquid passage opening 12 is an opening through which water or other liquid passes. For example, when the containing ball 1 is put into water or other liquid with the wiping material 30 attached, the water or other liquid passes through the liquid passage opening 12 as well as the opening 11 and wets the wiping material 30. In other words, the wiping material 30 absorbs moisture or liquid. On the other hand, for example, when the accommodation ball 1 is grasped with a hand and a force is applied from the outside to the inside of the frame body 10 to squeeze the wiping material 30, the water or liquid contained in the wiping material 30 is removed from the opening 11 and / or the liquid. It is configured to be discharged to the outside through the passage opening 12. The liquid other than water may be, for example, water mixed with a cleaning agent. In the example of FIG. 1, the shape of the liquid passage opening 12 is formed of either a hexagon or a pentagon, but is not limited to this and may be an appropriate shape. Further, in the example of FIG. 1, the liquid passage opening 12 is disposed on the entire frame body 10, but may be disposed on a part of the frame body 10.

(Mounting tool 20)
The fixture 20 is a member that attaches the wiping material 30 to the frame body 10 in a detachable manner, for example. An example of the fixture 20 is shown in FIG. Similarly to the frame 10, the fixture 20 can be made of a soft material.

  The fixture 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 has a wiping material fixing part 21, a frame body fixing part 22, and a head part 23. The wiping material fixing part 21 passes through the hole 13 provided in the frame body 10 from the outside of the frame body 10, and the frame body fixing part 22 is caught in the hole 13 to fix the fixture 20 to the frame body 10.

  The wiping material fixing portion 21 is provided in the liquid passage opening 12 or the frame body 10 through a hole provided in the wiping material 30 or a ring (ring) formed of a string attached to the wiping material 30. It is hooked to the head 23 through another hole (not shown). Thereby, the wiping material 30 is attached to the frame 10. The diameter of the frame body fixing portion 22 can be the same as or slightly smaller than that of the hole 13, and the diameter of both ends of the frame body fixing portion 22 is larger than the diameter of the hole 13. The end of the frame fixing portion 22 that is larger than the diameter of the hole 13 can be deformed and pass through the hole 13. The head portion 23 has a locking portion on which the wiping material fixing portion 21 is hooked. The locking part can be constituted by, for example, a concave part or a convex part (projection).

  The fixture 20 may have an appropriate configuration for attaching the wiping material 30 to the frame body 10 other than the fixture illustrated in FIG. 2. For example, the wiping material fixing part 21 may have a gripping part that fixes the wiping material 30 with the wiping material 30 interposed therebetween. Further, the fixture 20 may be configured integrally with the frame body 10.

(Wiping material 30)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the wiping material 30. The wiping material 30 wipes a wiping target such as a ball. Examples of the material of the wiping material 30 include, but are not limited to, toweling cloth, cloth, non-woven fabric, and synthetic fiber. The wiping material 30 may be referred to as, for example, a ball cleaner, a cleaner, a cloth, a wiping sheet, a duster, or a cloth, depending on applications.

  The wiping material 30 is, for example, a flat shape in the expanded state, and can be deformed into an expanded state (for example, a state where the towel is expanded) and a contracted state (for example, a state where the towel is folded or rolled). The wiping material 30 is housed inside the frame 10 in a contracted state. For example, the wiping material 30 may be rolled and pushed into the inside of the frame 10 from the opening 11, or the wiping material 30 in the developed state may be pushed from the opening 11 to be in a contracted state. The wipe 30 has a lower air resistance in the contracted state than in the expanded state. Therefore, if the accommodation ball 1 is thrown in a state where the wiping material 30 is housed inside the frame body 10, it can be easily reached the target place without being affected by air resistance as compared with throwing the wiping material 30 alone.

  The wiping material 30 has, for example, a mounting hole 31 through which the inner cloth fixing portion 21 passes. The wiping material 30 may be, for example, a moisture absorber that appropriately absorbs moisture. In other words, a material that can wet the wiping material 30 and wipe an object such as a ball may be used. In addition to the shape and configuration illustrated in FIG. 3 of the wiping material 30, an appropriate shape and configuration may be used. The wiping material 30 may be a commercially available ball cleaner, towel, cloth, or the like.

(Modification)
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a wiping material is attached in a modification of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the wiping material 30 is attached in the accommodation ball 1 using the frame 10-2 and the fixture 20-2 in the modified example. In the first embodiment, the frame 10 and The state where the wiping material 30 is attached is the same for the accommodation ball 1 using the fixture 20.

  The accommodation ball 1 in this modification includes a frame 10-2 and a fixture 20-2. The frame 10-2 shows an example in which the shape of the opening 11-2 is other than a circle. For example, the opening 11-2 shown in FIG. 4 is an example in which the opening is formed by cutting and separating the plurality of liquid passage openings 12 from each other. 4 shows an example in which a gripping part is used as the wiping material fixing part 21. The fixture 20-2 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the wiping material 30 is taken out from the frame body 10-2 and spread out (development state).

2. Second Embodiment FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an accommodation ball according to a second embodiment. The accommodation ball 1 includes a frame 10-3 and a fixture 20-3. The frame 10-3 has a shape simulating lemon. As described above, the frame may be formed in an appropriate shape other than a sphere (or almost a sphere) such as an elliptical shape or an elongated shape. In the second embodiment, the opening 11-3 has, for example, an S shape (or an inverted S shape). If it does in this way, it will be easy to put out a wiping material 30 by putting a plurality of fingers into frame 10-3 from opening 11-3. The shape and position of the opening 11-3 are not limited to the illustrated example, and may be an appropriate shape and position.

In 2nd Embodiment, the liquid passage opening part 12-3 is small to such an extent that the shape (aesthetic appearance) of the lemon which the frame 10-3 imitated, for example, and is arrange | positioned in a part of frame 10-3 Has been. For example, the fixture 20-3 is disposed on the side facing the position where the fixture 20-3 is attached to the frame 10-3. When grasping the accommodation ball 1 having the shape shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the fixture 20-3 is held upward from the viewpoint of ergonomics. By disposing the liquid passage opening 12-3 in this way, the water or liquid inside the frame 10-3 can be easily discharged when the holding ball 1 is gripped after being put on water or other liquid.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the head of the fixture 20-3 may have a fixing portion that detachably fixes the accommodation ball 1 to a golf bag or the like, for example. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

3. Additional Notes The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments and the modifications described above, and may be modified as appropriate. Moreover, you may comprise combining the above-mentioned 1st and 2nd embodiment and a modification.

  The present invention can be used, for example, in industries that manufacture and sell golf equipment and outdoor equipment such as fishing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiping material accommodation ball 10, 10-2, 10-3 Frame 11, 11-2, 11-3 Opening part 12, 12-3 Liquid passage opening part 13 Hole 20, 20-3 Attachment tool 30 Wiping material 31 Attachment hole

Claims (8)

A frame that houses the wiping material inside,
A fixture for attaching the wiping material to the frame,
The frame body is a wiping material accommodation ball having an opening through which the wiping material is taken in and out.   The wiping material accommodation ball according to claim 1, wherein the frame is made of a soft material. In addition to the opening, the frame has a liquid passage opening through which water or liquid passes,
The wiping material-containing ball according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wiping material inside the frame body is configured to absorb water or liquid through the opening and / or the liquid passage opening. The frame is configured to be deformed by a force from the outside to the inside of the frame,
The wiping material housed inside the frame is squeezed by the force from the outside to the inside of the frame, and water or liquid is discharged through the opening and / or the liquid passage opening. The wiping material accommodation ball according to any one of claims 1 to 3 constituted as mentioned above.   The wiping material accommodation ball according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wiping material is housed in the frame body in a contracted state in which air resistance is smaller than that of the unfolded expanded state.   The wiping material-containing ball according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wiping material is a moisture absorber that absorbs moisture.   The wiping material accommodation ball according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the attachment is detachably attached to the frame body.   The wiping material accommodation ball according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the opening has an S shape or an inverted S shape.

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