Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B63/00—Targets or goals for ball games
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2210/00—Space saving
  • A63B2210/50—Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an arrangement for golf in connection with the training of ball strokes aimed at specific targets, consisting of a ball trap which includes an opening arranged to receive a number of balls and is capable of being attached to a frame capable of erection on a base.
• the principal object of the present invention is thus, in the first instance, to make available a golf training arrangement of the indicated kind, which solves said problems by simple means, and which is so arranged as to be capable of occupying little space in conjunction with storage and transport.
• the frame which is made up of a lower supporting frame component and an upper supporting frame component with a number of hinges situated between said two frare components and between frame component elements forming part of the frame components, is so arranged as to be capable of being folded between a collapsed storage position and an ⁇ nfolded receiving position, for which purpose said upper supporting frame component is in the shape of an arch of essentially concave form, viewed in a direction from the intended ball-striking place, and in that the opening in the cloth is elongated and is so arranged as to extend vertically centrally along the central area of the cloth.
• Fig. 1 shows a golf training arrangement executed in accordance with the present invention as a perspective view at an angle from the front;
• Fig. 2 shows the arrangement viewed from below and from behind
• Fig. 3 shows a ball trap forming part of the arrangement, viewed in perspective
• Fig. 4 shows a frame forming part of the arrangement arranged in the unfolded receiving position;
• Fie. 5 shows the frame in the course of being folded;
• Fig. 6 shows the frame in tne collapsed storage position.
• an arrangement 1, which is so arranged as to be used by golfers in connection with the training of strokes and other movements associated with striking the ball towards a specific target consists of a ball trap 2 and a frame 3.
• the arrangement 1, which is intended to be so arranged as to be capable of being collapsed into a compact unit so as to take up little space during storage and transport of same, for this reason comprises a frame 3 which exhibits means enabling it to be folded between an unfolded storage position I, as shown in Fig. 6 in the drawings, and an unfolded receiving position II, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 in the drawings, in which it can be erected on a suitable base.
• the frame 3 When in the storage position I, the frame 3 is collapsed enabling it to be accommodated in a bag 4, or to be enclosed in some other way within some other kind of cover, as illustrated in Fig. 6, for example.
• Said means can consist of hinges 5--13, which are situated between frame components 31, 3 II forming part of the frame 3, frame component elements 14--19 and a support 3 III .
• the frame 3 can be formed from a lower supporting frame component 31 and and an upper supporting frame component 3 II with a number of hinges 5 situated between both said components and between frame component elements 14--15, 16--17, 18--9 forming part of the components 3 I , 3 II , so that the upper supporting frame component 3 II , which may be in the shape of an arch of essentially concave form, viewed in the direction 20 from the intended ball--striking place 21, can be folded cowr in the directicr 22 o f the lower supporting frame component 3*, before the frame component elements 14--15, 16--17, 18--19 can be folded together in pairs in the direction 23, 24 towards the centre 25 of the frame.
• 3 I I I are so arranged as to extend diagonally, for example, and in the example illustrated said supports are in the form of stays 26, 27, which exhibit hinges 12, 13 enabling same to be folded together with the frame components 3 I , 3 I I .
• the supports 3 III are appropriately provided with locks 28, 29 enabling them to be connected in a detachable fashion to the supporting frame component
• the frame 3 is constructed in such a way that it forms two frame ends 3A, 3B situated at a certain distance from one another, which ends can be formed so as to resemble a curved 'L' viewed from the side, and which are mutually connected via frame component elements 14--19 fitted with hinges.
• the frame 3 can be folded between said positions II; I, with the rear frame component elements 16, 17 and the front elements 14, 15; 18, 19 being capable of being folded in opposite directions 24 and 23 in relation to one another, and with the ends 3A, 3B being so arranged, when in the collapsed position, as to be capable of being moved in a direction towards 30 and away from 31 one another.
• the frame component elements 14—19 can be arranged at a level in relation to one another such that they can be held with one of the frame component elements situated above another frame component element, and in the illustrative example the rear frame component elements 16, 17, which can be lockable to associated ends 3A, 3B via clasps or other detachable connecting means 22, 23, ane so arranged as to be acccmrrodatec socve the two front frame component elements 14, 15; 18, 19 which are stacked one above the other.
• the ball trap 2 which contains at least one opening 34 for receiving a number cf balls 35 which are to be hit from the striking place 21, which may be situated at a certain distance X from the arrangement 7, for example a couple of metres in front of the ball trap 2, is capable of being attached to said frame 3, appropriately in a detachable fashion, so that the frame 3, after the removal of said ball trap 2, can be folded together as previously stated.
• the ball trap 2 appropriately consists of a preferably bag—shaped cloth made of a strong and resistant material, such as nylon or some other synthetic fibre material, for example, in conjunction with which the ball—receiving opening 34 is elongated and is so arranged as to extend vertically centrally along the central area 2A of the cloth.
• the opening 34 discharges appropriately into a ball—receiving pocket 36 attached to the front part 2 I of the cloth.
• a picture 37 for example cf a golf flag, can appropriately be arranged on said pocket 36 and visible in a direction from the ball—striking place 21, although a picture 38 of a golf course can also appropriately be arranged on that part of the ball trap 2 which surrounds the opening 34 of said front part 21.
• said ball trap 2 can be passed over the frame 3 in the direction of the arrow 39 for the purpose of receiving the frame 3 when it is being held in the unfolded receiving positicr II.
• the ball trap 2 can be retained effectively when the arrangement is taken into service after repositioning the supports 3 III following their introduction through holes in the ball trap 2 and locking of the locks 28, 29 to the frame 3.
• the function of the arrangement 1 should have emerged from the foregoing, although briefly it can be stated that, depending on the type of golf club used, the balls 35 will be distributed over the height of the opening if the strokes have been correctly executed, and will be received by the bag 36 so that t hey can subsequently be emptied from same. Any balls 35 which do not pass through the opening 34 will effectively be caught and arrested by that part of the ball trap which surrounds the opening 34, and will drop down onto the base 40, which may be be a floor or the ground, depending on where the arrangement 1 is erected.
• the arrangement 1 is easy to operate, since it can be used anywhere, and it is also easy to transport and store thanks to its collapsibility.
• the ball trap 2 may be modified and need net, as stated, consist of a bag--shaped item which is so arranged as to be passed over and thus attached to upright frame components, but may also consist of a single cloth capable of attachment at its opposite edges to frame components, for example by means of a thicker section of the cloth which is held in cloth--securing grooves extending along said frame components.
• the hinges between the frame components can also be modified, and accordingly these may be so arranged and dimensioned as to permit the stays between the upper and lower frame components
• the opening in the cloth can also be modified with regard to its width, extent and construction, and it may be executed as a slit in the cloth, for example, with a ball—receiving pocket behind.

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• Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
• Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
• Golf Clubs (AREA)
• Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)

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Citations (7)

• 1987
  • 1987-11-17 SE SE8704528A patent/SE459395B/sv not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1988
  • 1988-10-27 JP JP50927488A patent/JPH03501569A/ja active Pending
  • 1988-10-27 WO PCT/SE1988/000571 patent/WO1989004700A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 1988-10-27 EP EP19880910152 patent/EP0386099A1/en not_active Withdrawn
  • 1988-10-27 AU AU27216/88A patent/AU2721688A/en not_active Abandoned
• 1990
  • 1990-05-16 FI FI902426A patent/FI902426A0/fi not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 1990-05-16 DK DK121190A patent/DK121190A/da not_active Application Discontinuation

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