US20110062203A1 - Disk carrier and method - Google Patents

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US20110062203A1
US20110062203A1 US12/561,746 US56174609A US2011062203A1 US 20110062203 A1 US20110062203 A1 US 20110062203A1 US 56174609 A US56174609 A US 56174609A US 2011062203 A1 US2011062203 A1 US 2011062203A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A45F5/021—Fastening articles to the garment to the belt

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  • This disclosure relates to sports equipment, including but not limited to equipment used to carry sports instruments, such as disks.
  • Disk golf is played with a variety of different types of disks, which include drivers, mid range disks and Putter-type disks, as is known.
  • a wide assortment of disks are carried by the player around the range during a game.
  • the assortment of disks makes it difficult to keep track of individual disks, to organize them such that an individual disk may be readily retrieved, and to carry the assortment of disks around the course during a round.
  • the foregoing issues may be alleviated or avoided by the a device and method for carrying disks in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • the disclosed device carries disks in a practical, organized, easy to use fashion, is integrated with the player, and requires little to no manual manipulation that may inhibit the player during the game.
  • a device in accordance with the present disclosure solves such shortcomings of known methods and devices by integrating the storage, retrieval, organization, and carrying functions into a clip-on product that is worn during the game.
  • the clip-on carrier or holster stores the disk and permits easy access to the disks during play.
  • the player disks are stored, arranged, and carried on the player. This allows for a hands free method of disk management with less gear to keep track of during a round of disk golf.
  • FIG. 1 is an outline view of one embodiment for a disk carrier in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the disk carrier in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the disk carrier in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a section view of the disk carrier having disks placed therein in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a front view of an alternative embodiment of a disk carrier in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is an outline view of a disk holder 100 in accordance with the disclosure.
  • the disk holder 100 of the illustrated embodiment generally has a clamshell construction that includes a back panel 102 connected with a cover 104 to define a pocket 106 therebetween.
  • a back panel 102 connected with a cover 104 to define a pocket 106 therebetween.
  • one or more disks are deposited and retained within the pocket 106 while disk holder 100 is attached to a player's garment.
  • the disk holder 100 of the illustrated embodiment includes additional features for conveniently securing other articles useful to the player, such as towels, and so forth.
  • FIGS. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 is made in the description that follows, where structural features of the disk holder 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals in each of the figures.
  • the back panel 102 defines a disk diameter portion 108 and a holder support portion 110 .
  • Each portion 108 and 110 has a generally semi-circular shape, as shown.
  • An outer diameter 112 of the disk diameter portion 108 is arranged to be large enough to accommodate the largest diameter disks, for example, the disk 200 shown in FIG. 4 in cross section.
  • the holder support portion 110 is narrow relative to the disk diameter portion 108 and includes a belt clip 114 formed by a U-shaped slit 116 that is cut through the material of the support portion 110 and that terminates at two stress relief openings 118 .
  • the belt clip 114 may be made as a separate component that is connected to the disk holder 100 by any type of suitable connection arrangement, such as snaps, rivets, stitches, adhesives, and so forth.
  • a strap may be used in addition to or instead of the belt clip 114 to provide the player with the option of hanging the disk holder 100 from a shoulder or neck.
  • the holder support portion 110 further includes a hole 120 extending through the thickness of the material of the holder 100 that can be used to hang the disk holder 100 when not in use.
  • the disk holder portion 108 forms one side of the pocket 106 and, in the illustrated embodiment, is substantially flat and lies on the same plane as the holder support portion 110 .
  • the disk holder portion 108 includes one or more openings 122 formed peripherally along the outer edge thereof.
  • the openings 122 are optional and may be used to accommodate hooks, clips, or other devices that can retain towels, tools, water bottles, or any other instruments a player may find useful during a game.
  • the openings and 122 may be used instead of or in addition to other features, such as hooks, clips, rings, or other such elements connected to or associated with the disk holder in a known fashion.
  • the cover 104 is generally cup shaped, as best shown in FIG. 3 , and is connected to the back panel 102 of the disk holder 100 peripherally along its outer diameter 112 .
  • a plurality of rivets 124 is disposed at predetermined radial locations around the outer, circular portion of the back panel 102 .
  • the cover 104 includes side openings 126 to provide access to the openings 122 , a bottom opening 128 , and an access opening 130 radially extending generally around a projected center 132 of the circular shape of the outer diameter 112 of the disk holder portion 108 .
  • a player When in use, a player may select and push a disk (not shown) disposed within the pocket 106 upward by reaching through the bottom opening 128 with one or more fingers. Thereafter, the player may pull the disk out from the pocket by grabbing hold of the disk through the access opening 130 .
  • the pocket 106 has a depth 134 that is arranged to accommodate a plurality of disks, for example, the disks 200 and 202 shown in cross section in FIG. 4 .
  • the depth 134 of the pocket 106 may be selected to accommodate a desired number of disks of different sizes, with the outer diameter 112 selected to accommodate the largest diameter disk.
  • FIG. 5 An alternative embodiment for a disk holder 500 is shown in FIG. 5 .
  • Like or similar features or elements of the disk holder 500 that are the same or equivalent to corresponding elements in the disk holder 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals as previously used for simplicity.
  • the disk holder 500 functions in a similar fashion as the disk holder 100 , but due to its structure provides greater flexibility in the size and number of disks that may be retained thereby.
  • the disk holder 500 includes a back panel 102 forming a plurality of openings 502 .
  • the openings 502 are disposed adjacent the outer diameter 112 and are used to suitably support an end of a cord 504 , for example, an elastic- or rubber-type cord.
  • the cords 504 may be connected by any suitable arrangement to the back panel 102 on one end.
  • the cords 504 are connected to a ring 506 , although other structures may be used, for example, a plate having holes for securing the ends of the cords 504 together (not shown).
  • the cords 504 have knots 508 securing each cord 504 to the ring 506 .
  • the disk holder 500 may retain one or more disks (not shown) that are placed between the back panel 102 and the ring 506 under the cords 504 . Due to their elastic nature, the cords 504 may resiliently apply the force necessary on the ring 506 to hold the disks in place against the back panel 102 .
  • the flexible and resilient nature of the cords 504 can accommodate disks of varied sizes and thickness, as well as allow the stretching necessary to accommodate multiple disks in a stack arrangement. Access to the retained disks may be provided around the diameter 112 for the player to select and pull the desired disk from the stack.
  • the back panel 102 is illustrated as flat, in an alternative embodiment the back panel may include a ledge or other features arranged to retain one or more disks into contact with the back panel 102 .
  • the disk holder may be made of a variety of different materials, including plastic, metal, leather, fabric, composite materials, and so forth.

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