JP7029830B2 - Golf club headcover - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a golf club head cover.

Conventionally, a golf club head cover for protecting the head of a golf club (for example, wood, iron, utility, putter, etc.) when not in use is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

The head cover for a golf club described in Patent Document 1 has a main body bag portion for inserting a golf club head and a tongue portion that can be locked to the main body bag portion so as to close the opening of the main body bag portion after the head is inserted. The golf club head cover is attached to the head by inserting the head into the main body bag through the opening and then locking the tongue to the main body bag.

Utility Model Registration No. 3114460 Gazette

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, when the golf club head cover is attached to the head, the shaft of the golf club protrudes from the shaft penetrating portion provided at the peripheral edge of the opening. By the way, there are various types of golf clubs having different shaft positions with respect to the head, such as a center shaft putter and a right-handed or left-handed L-shaped putter. However, since the golf club head cover described in Patent Document 1 has fixed positions of the head storage space and the shaft penetrating portion, it is attached only to a golf club having a head and a shaft corresponding to these positions. It was not possible and it was difficult to attach it to other types of golf clubs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head cover that can be easily attached to the heads of various types of golf clubs having different shaft positions with respect to the head.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a cover body formed to accommodate the head of a golf club, and has an opening for projecting the shaft of the golf club to the outside while accommodating the head. A mounting means for mounting the cover body, the lid for opening and closing the opening, and the peripheral edge of the lid so as to be in close contact with the peripheral edge of the opening, depending on the position of the shaft protruding from the opening. The present invention provides a head cover for a golf club, comprising a mounting means configured so that the contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening varies.

According to the present invention (Invention 1), the contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening can be changed according to the position of the shaft protruding from the opening. Even when the head of the golf club is housed in the cover body, the peripheral edge of the lid can be attached to the peripheral edge of the opening in a state where the close contact position varies depending on the position of the shaft of the golf club. can. Therefore, it can be easily attached to the heads of various types of golf clubs in which the position of the shaft with respect to the head is different.

In the above invention (Invention 1), the mounting means includes a first magnet provided on one of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion and the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion, and the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion and the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion. It may be composed of a second magnet or a magnetic material which is provided on the other side and attracts the first magnet (Invention 2).

According to the present invention (Invention 2), the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion can be attached so as to be in close contact with the peripheral edge portion of the opening by the attractive magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet or the magnetic material.

In the above inventions (Inventions 1 and 2), the opening may be formed so as to open in a direction substantially orthogonal to the extending direction of the shaft (Invention 3).

According to the present invention (Invention 3), as compared with the case where the opening is formed so as to open in the same direction as the extending direction of the shaft, for example, the peripheral edge of the opening is prevented from being blocked by the shaft. Can be attached to the part.

In the above inventions (Inventions 1 to 3), the golf club head cover may be a putter head cover (Invention 4).

As described above, there are various types of putters having different shaft positions with respect to the head, such as a center shaft putter and a right-handed or left-handed L-shaped putter. According to the invention (Invention 4), for example, it can be easily attached to each head of a center shaft putter, a right-handed L-shaped putter, a left-handed L-shaped putter, and the like.

According to the golf club head cover of the present invention, it can be easily attached to the heads of various types of golf clubs in which the positions of the shafts with respect to the heads are different.

It is a figure which shows schematic the basic structure of the head cover for a golf club which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a front view of a golf club head cover with an open opening, and (b) is a side view of a golf club head cover with an open opening. (A) is a front view of a golf club head cover with an opening closed, and (b) is a side view of a golf club head cover with an opening closed. (A) to (b) are for explaining an example in which the contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening varies depending on the position of the shaft when the head of the golf club is housed. It is a figure.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this embodiment is an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a basic configuration of a golf club head cover (hereinafter, referred to as a head cover) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (a) shows a head cover in a state where an opening is opened. 2 (b) is a side view of the head cover in a state where the opening is open. Further, FIG. 3A is a front view of the head cover in a state where the opening is closed, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the head cover in a state where the opening is closed. Further, FIGS. 4A to 4B show an example in which the close contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening varies depending on the position of the shaft when the head of the golf club is housed. It is a figure for demonstrating.

As shown in FIG. 1, the head cover 10 according to the present embodiment protects the head H of a golf club (for example, wood, iron, utility, putter, etc.), and is a storage space for accommodating the head H. A bag-shaped cover body 11 and a lid portion 12 are provided so as to extend in the length direction (Y direction in the drawing). The lid portion 12 opens and closes an opening 11a formed on one end side in the length direction of the cover main body 11 in order to insert the head H into the accommodation space.

Further, on the peripheral edge of the opening 11a and the peripheral edge of the lid 12 of the cover main body 11, a plurality of first magnets 13 and a plurality of first magnets 13 for attaching the peripheral edge of the lid 12 so as to be in close contact with the peripheral edge of the opening 11a. A second magnet 14 (shown in FIGS. 2 to 4) is provided. Here, the plurality of first magnets 13 and the plurality of second magnets 14 are examples of the "mounting means" of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the lid portion 12 is integrally formed with the cover main body 11 at the peripheral portion of the opening 11a of the cover main body 11. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the head cover 10 is a head cover for a putter (for example, a mallet type putter or the like) will be described as an example.

The cover body 11 has a shape and size (width (dimension in the X direction in the figure), length (dimension in the Y direction in the figure) and height (dimension in the Z direction in the figure) that can accommodate the head H in the internal accommodation space. ))have. The cover body 11 may be formed so as to accommodate only the head H, and may accommodate not only the head H but also the neck of the golf club (not shown) and the base portion of the shaft S (the portion on the head H side). It may be formed as possible.

The width (dimension in the X direction in the drawing) and height (dimension in the Z direction in the drawing) of the opening 11a are formed so as to allow the head H to be inserted. In the present embodiment, when the head H of the golf club is accommodated in the accommodation space inside the cover main body 11, the shaft S of the golf club protrudes from the opening 11a to the outside of the cover main body 11. Here, the opening 11a may be formed so as to open in a direction substantially orthogonal to the extending direction (Z direction in the figure) of the shaft S (Y direction in the figure). As a result, for example, the lid portion 12 is not blocked by the shaft S as compared with the case where the opening 11a is formed so as to open in the same direction as the extending direction of the shaft S (Z direction in the drawing). It can be attached to the peripheral edge of the opening 11a.

The lid portion 12 has a shape and a size so that the peripheral edge portion can be attached to the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a case where the lid portion 12 is formed in a flat plate shape will be described as an example, but the case is not limited to this case. For example, the lid portion 12 may be formed with a recess that can accommodate a part of the head H of the golf club.

Examples of the material of the cover body 11 and the lid portion 12 include, but are not limited to, a material having a cushioning property (for example, leather, synthetic leather, cloth, non-woven fabric, knit, etc.). Further, the cover body 11 may be formed of different materials on the outside and the inside (for example, synthetic leather on the outside, a brushed cloth on the inside, etc.), and the outer material and the inside may be enhanced in order to enhance the protective effect of the head H. For example, a cushioning material may be provided between the material and the material.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2B, a plurality of first magnets 13 are provided at intervals on the peripheral edge of the opening 11a of the cover main body 11. The number and magnetic force of the first magnet 13 may be appropriately set according to, for example, the ease of opening / closing operation of the lid portion 12.

Further, a plurality of second magnets 14 that attract each of the plurality of first magnets 13 are provided on the peripheral portion of the lid portion 12. As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B, each of the plurality of second magnets 14 has a plurality of first magnets when the lid portion 12 is attached to the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a so as to close the opening 11a. It is provided at a position facing each of the thirteenth. As a result, the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 can be attached so as to be in close contact with the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a by the attractive magnetic force between the plurality of first magnets 13 and the plurality of second magnets 14. The number and magnetic force of the plurality of second magnets 14 may be appropriately set in the same manner as in the first magnet 13.

In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of first magnets 13 and each of the plurality of second magnets 14 are provided at intervals, so that, as will be described later, depending on the position of the shaft S protruding from the opening 11a. Therefore, the contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a fluctuates.

A method of attaching the head cover 10 configured as described above to the head H of the golf club will be described. First, when the opening 11a is open as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a) and 2 (b), the head H of the golf club is inserted into the cover main body 11 through the opening 11a. Here, the head H of the golf club is inserted into the cover main body 11 in a state where the shaft S of the golf club extends in a direction substantially orthogonal to the opening direction (Y direction in the figure) of the opening 11a (Z direction in the figure). Will be done.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B, when the lid portion 12 is moved so as to close the opening 11a, a plurality of second magnets 14 provided on the peripheral portion of the lid portion 12 open. By attracting the plurality of first magnets 13 provided on the peripheral edge portion of 11a, the lid portion 12 is attached to the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a so that the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 is in close contact with the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4A, the peripheral edge of the opening 11a and the peripheral edge of the lid 12 are in close contact with each other at the portion where the shaft S is interposed among the peripheral edge of the opening 11a and the peripheral edge of the lid 12. However, in other places, the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a and the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 are in close contact with each other due to the plurality of second magnets 14 attracting the plurality of first magnets 13, so that the lid portion 12 has an opening 11a. It is possible to prevent the head cover 10 from being easily removed from the peripheral portion, and the head cover 10 can be stably attached to the head H of the golf club.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, even when the head cover 10 is attached to another type of golf club in which the position of the shaft S with respect to the head H is different, the peripheral portion of the opening 11a and the peripheral portion of the lid portion 12 are attached. Of these, the portion where the shaft S is interposed is different from the case of FIG. 4A, but in other portions, the plurality of second magnets 14 attract the plurality of first magnets 13 to attract the peripheral portion and the lid portion 12 of the opening 11a. Since the peripheral portion of the lid 12 is in close contact (that is, the close contact position is fluctuated as compared with the case of FIG. 4A), it is possible to prevent the lid portion 12 from being easily removed from the peripheral portion of the opening 11a. The head cover 10 can be stably attached to the head H of the golf club.

In this way, the head cover 10 according to the present embodiment can be easily attached to the head H of various types of golf clubs in which the position of the shaft S with respect to the head H is different.

When the head cover 10 is removed from the head H, the peripheral portion of the lid portion 12 is pulled away from the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a to open the opening 11a, and the head H is taken out from the cover main body 11. As a result, the head cover 10 can be easily removed from the head H.

As described above, according to the head cover 10 according to the present embodiment, the contact position of the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 with respect to the peripheral edge portion of the opening 11a can be changed according to the position of the shaft S protruding from the opening 11a. Therefore, for example, even when the head H of a certain type of golf club is housed in the cover main body 11, the peripheral edge portion of the lid portion 12 is brought into close contact with each other according to the position of the shaft S of the golf club. It can be attached to the peripheral edge of the opening 11a in a state where the position is changed. Therefore, it can be easily attached to the head H of various types of golf clubs in which the position of the shaft S with respect to the head H is different.

The head cover 10 of the present embodiment may be used for any golf club such as wood, iron, utility, putter, etc., but the configuration of the present embodiment is used particularly when the head cover is for a putter. Is valid. That is, there are various types of putters, such as a center shaft putter and a right-handed or left-handed L-shaped putter, in which the position of the shaft S with respect to the head H is different. In addition, the head cover 10 of the present embodiment can be easily attached to each head H of, for example, a center shaft putter, a right-handed L-shaped putter, and a left-handed L-shaped putter. It is extremely effective to use the configuration of this embodiment for the putter head cover.

The embodiments described above are described for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and are not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the case where a plurality of first magnets 13 and a plurality of second magnets 14 are provided has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, instead of one of the plurality of first magnets 13 and the plurality of second magnets 14, a magnetic material (for example, an iron plate or the like) that attracts the other magnet may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where a plurality of first magnets 13 and a plurality of second magnets 14 are provided has been described as an example, but even if the number of the first magnet 13 and / or the second magnet 14 is one. good. In this case, the first magnet 13 may be continuously provided over the entire peripheral edge of the opening 11a, or the second magnet 14 may be continuously provided over the entire peripheral edge of the lid 12. ..

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the plurality of first magnets 13 and the plurality of second magnets 14 are provided as mounting means has been described as an example, but the mounting means may be, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener. , It may be a seal, or it may be a button, a hook, or the like.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the lid portion 12 is formed integrally with the cover main body 11 has been described as an example, but the lid portion 12 may be formed separately from the cover main body 11.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the cover body 11 is formed so that the head H of the golf club is inserted through the opening 11a has been described as an example. However, for example, a slit for inserting the head H of the golf club has been described. May be provided in the cover main body 11 separately from the opening 11a.

The golf club head cover of the present invention can be suitably used as a golf club head cover that can be easily attached to the heads of various types of golf clubs having different shaft positions with respect to the head. The availability is extremely high.

10 ... Golf club head cover 11 ... Cover body 11a ... Opening 12 ... Cover 13 ... First magnet 14 ... Second magnet H ... Head S ... Shaft

Claims (4)

A cover body formed to accommodate the head of a golf club, and a cover body having an opening for projecting the shaft of the golf club to the outside while accommodating the head.
A lid that opens and closes the opening,
A mounting means for mounting the peripheral edge of the lid so as to be in close contact with the peripheral edge of the opening, and the peripheral edge of the lid with respect to the peripheral edge of the opening, depending on the position of the shaft protruding from the opening. A mounting means configured so that the close contact position of the portion varies.
Head cover for golf clubs. The mounting means is provided on one of the peripheral edge of the lid and the peripheral edge of the opening, and on the other of the peripheral edge of the lid and the peripheral edge of the opening. The head cover for a golf club according to claim 1, which is composed of a second magnet or a magnetic material that attracts the first magnet. The golf club head cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the opening is formed so as to open in a direction substantially orthogonal to the extending direction of the shaft. The golf club head cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the golf club head cover is a putter head cover.

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