CN100502986C - Golf Ball Pickup Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a golf ball picking device, which comprises a ball picking device, wherein the ball picking device comprises a ball picking tube and a blocking piece. The ball picking tube is provided with an inner tube surface and an outer tube surface which respectively surround an axis and form an accommodating hole, an open ball picking end surface and a connecting end surface which respectively connect the inner tube surface and the outer tube surface, a ball outlet which penetrates through the outer tube surface and the inner tube surface, and a ball guide surface which is positioned at the inner side of the ball outlet, and the aperture of the accommodating hole is larger than the ball diameter of a golf ball. The blocking piece is fixed on the ball pick-up end face and can prevent the golf ball from falling off. Therefore, a user only needs to position the blocking piece above the golf ball and apply pressure to enable the golf ball to enter the accommodating hole and complete ball picking operation, and the golf ball picking device has the using characteristics of being quite convenient to use and capable of improving ball picking efficiency.

Description

Golf Ball Pickup Device

technical field

The invention relates to a golf equipment, in particular to a golf ball pick-up device capable of picking up golf balls.

Background technique

In order to improve the efficiency of picking up golf balls, there is the publication of the No. 413073 "Golf Picker" patent in Taiwan Province of China. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the picker 10 has a hollow rectangle whose top forms an opening 11 Box body 12, a bottom inlay hole 13 and four side inlay holes 14 respectively arranged on a bottom surface 121 and four sides 122 of the rectangular box body 12, and a set of telescopic rods arranged on the rectangular box body 12 and extending toward the top 15. The above-mentioned bottom embedding hole 13 and side embedding hole 14 can respectively provide a golf ball 20 for embedding and positioning.

During use, a golf ball 20 can be embedded in each of the above-mentioned bottom embedding hole 13 and side embedding hole 14 to achieve the purpose of picking up. Although the pick-up device 10 has the above-mentioned functions, it actually has the following defects:

1. When a golf ball 20 has been embedded in the bottom embedding hole 13, and it is necessary to use the four side embedding holes 14 to embedding other golf balls 20 scattered on the ground, for convenience, the aforementioned golf ball 20 is embedded in the These side embedding holes 14, either the user must squat down and change the direction of the pickup 10 so that the aforementioned side embedding holes 14 face the ground, or the aforementioned golf ball 20 must be driven to a place where it can be abutted against. Use less convenient missing.

2. After a golf ball 20 has been embedded in the bottom insert hole 13 and the side insert hole 14, the user must take out the golf balls 20 one by one, which actually has the disadvantage of poor ball picking efficiency.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball picking device which is quite convenient to use and can improve the ball picking efficiency.

The golf ball picking device of the present invention is characterized in that:

The golf ball pick-up device includes a ball picker, a ball outlet tube fixed on the ball picker, and a set of gripping parts arranged on the ball picker and extending toward the top end.

The ball picker includes a ball picker tube and a blocking piece. The ball-picking tube has an inner tube surface and an outer tube surface that surround an axis with unequal diameters and form a receiving hole, an open ball-picking end surface that connects the inner tube surface and the outer tube surface and a connection The end surface, and a ball outlet that passes through the outer tube surface and the inner tube surface and communicates with the accommodating hole, and the diameter of the accommodating hole is larger than that of a golf ball. The blocking piece is fixed on the end surface of the ball picking and has several blocking pieces extending toward the axis, so as to allow a golf ball to enter the accommodating hole without falling.

The ball outlet tube is fixed on the outer tube surface and located outside the ball outlet, and the ball outlet tube is inclined towards the ball picking end surface and forms an included angle less than or equal to 90 degrees with the outer tube surface.

The grip unit includes a ball guide block located in the accommodating hole, and a grip bar that passes through the connecting end surface from a top surface of the ball guide block and extends toward the top end, and the ball guide block also has a The top surface is a guide ball surface arranged in reverse and located inside the ball outlet.

With the above-mentioned composition, the user only needs to move the ball pick-up tube and place the blocking member above a golf ball, and then exert some pressure, so that the golf ball can pass through the blocking member and enter the accommodating hole, and The ball can be dropped out from the ball outlet and the ball outlet pipe to complete the ball picking operation, and has the characteristics of being quite convenient to use and improving the ball picking efficiency.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view of the patent case of "golf picker" No. 413073 announced by Taiwan Province of China;

Fig. 2 is a usage diagram of the patent case of "golf picker" No. 413073 announced by Taiwan Province of China;

Fig. 3 is a front exploded sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the golf ball picking device of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a combined sectional view illustrating that the preferred embodiment is in a state of use;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, illustrating that the preferred embodiment is in a folded state;

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment, illustrating a first design of a carrying unit;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the use of the preferred embodiment;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6, illustrating a second design of the carrying unit;

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 6 illustrating a third design of the carrying unit;

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 4, illustrating that a guide spherical surface is formed in the ball picking tube.

Detailed ways

The golf ball pick-up device according to the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

Before the detailed description, it should be noted that the relative position terms used throughout the specification, such as "top" and "bottom", are based on the user's orientation.

As shown in Figures 3, 4, and 7, the preferred embodiment of the golf ball picking device of the present invention includes a ball picking device 3, a ball outlet tube 5 fixed on the ball picking device 3, and a set of The ball picker 3 and the handle 6 extending towards the top end.

The ball picker 3 includes a ball picker 30 and a blocking member 40 .

The pick-up tube 30 includes an inner tube surface 32 and an outer tube surface 33 that surround an axis I with unequal diameters and form an accommodating hole 31, and an outer tube surface 33 that connects the inner tube surface 32 and the outer tube surface 33 respectively. Open the ball picking end face 34 and a connecting end face 35, and pass through the outer tube face 33 and the inner tube face 32 and be close to the connecting end face 35, a ball outlet 37 and a top positioning hole 38 of the ball picking end face 34, respectively. A positioning hole 39 at the bottom.

The diameter of the accommodating hole 31 is larger than that of a golf ball 7 so that the golf ball 7 can move freely after entering the accommodating hole 31 .

The ball outlet 37 is surrounded by a closed ring surface 371, and the diameter of the ball outlet 37 is larger than the diameter of the golf ball 7, so that the golf ball 7 can drop out from the ball outlet 37 smoothly. .

The blocking member 40 is fixed on the ball picking end surface 34, has a collar 41 set and fixed on the outer tube surface 33, and a plurality of elastic-plastic parts extending from the collar 41 toward the axis I and spaced from each other. Block 42. The baffle 42 has the effect of allowing a golf ball 7 to pass through the accommodating hole 31 without falling from the accommodating hole 31. Specifically, when the golf ball 7 passes through the baffle 42, The aforementioned blocking piece 42 will be pushed and swing, but when the golf ball 7 enters the accommodating hole 31 , the aforementioned blocking piece 42 can reset due to elastic-plasticity and block the golf ball 7 .

The ball outlet tube 5 is fixed on the outer tube surface 33 and is located outside the ball outlet port 37, and the ball outlet tube 5 is inclined toward the ball picking end surface 34 and forms a gap less than or equal to the outer tube surface 33. The included angle θ of 90 degrees can also be said that the direction of gravity between the ball outlet tube 5 and the ball picking tube 30 is designed to be less than or equal to 90 degrees, so that the golf ball 7 can fall out of the ball outlet tube 5 smoothly.

The holding unit 6 includes a ball guide block 61 located in the accommodating hole 31, a grip bar 62 extending from a top surface 611 of the ball guide block 61 through the connecting end surface 35 and extending toward the top end, and a The positioning assembly 63 for fixing the guide ball block 61 in the accommodating hole 31 .

The ball guide block 61 has the top surface 611 and a ball guide surface 612 that are reversed, a peripheral surface 613 connecting the top surface 611 and the ball guide surface 612, and a blind that is arranged on the peripheral surface 613 along a radial direction. Hole 614.

The guide ball surface 612 can be a concave arc surface or a guide slope, and has a guide ball high portion 615 that is flush with the closed ring surface 371 of the ball outlet 37, and a concave arc trajectory from the guide ball high portion 615. It extends to the lower portion 616 of the guide ball connecting with the peripheral surface 613 . When the golf ball 7 moves close to the ball outlet 37 , it can roll along the ball guide surface 612 and enter the ball outlet 37 smoothly.

The positioning assembly 63 has a stopper 631 that can move in the blind hole 614, a clamping post 632 that protrudes from the stopper 631 and has a reduced diameter, and is installed between the stopper 631 and the blind hole. Elastic member 633 between 614.

The diameter of the block 631 is smaller than the aperture of the blind hole 614, and larger than the apertures of the top positioning hole 38 and the bottom positioning hole 39. As for the clamping column 632, it can extend into and retract from the top positioning hole. 38. The bottom positioning hole 39.

In this preferred embodiment, the elastic member 633 is a compression spring, which can make the clamping column 632 automatically enter the top positioning hole 38 or the bottom positioning hole 39 by virtue of its elastic tension, so that the handle 6 Get positioned.

As shown in Figure 4, when the holding unit 6 is pulled out, the locking column 632 of the positioning assembly 63 can enter the top positioning hole 38 to generate a locking effect, so that the holding unit 6 is positioned and the The ball picker 3 is in use.

As shown in FIG. 5 , it is only necessary to press the clamping column 632 into and away from the top positioning hole 38 , and then press the holding unit 6 toward the direction of the ball-picking end surface 34 , then the clamping column 632 can Automatically enter the bottom positioning hole 39, so that the ball picker 3 is in the retracted state.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, preferably, this preferred embodiment also includes a ball bag 8, and a carrying unit 9, which is used to enable the ball bag 8 to be placed in a position relative to the ball picker 3. An attached position and a disengaged position move.

The carrying unit 9 includes two Velcro strips 91 , and each Velcro strip 91 includes a male button body 911 and a female button body 912 that can be bonded and detached from each other. The two male buttons 911 are respectively fixed on the outer tube surface 33 and the inner surface 81 of the bag 8, and the two female buttons 912 are respectively fixed on the outer tube surface 33 and the bag. Another pocket inner surface 82 of 8. Of course, the positions of the male button body 911 and the female button body 912 can be interchanged. With this design, the two pocket inner surfaces 81 , 82 of the ball bag 8 can be respectively bonded to the outer tube surface 33 and the ball outlet tube 5 is located inside the ball bag 8 .

When in use, just move the pick-up tube 30 so that the stopper 40 is located above a golf ball 7, and then apply pressure to the grip unit 6, so that the golf ball 7 can pass through the blocking pieces 42 and enter the golf ball 7. The golf balls 7 that enter the accommodation hole 31 will be blocked by the above-mentioned blocking piece 42 and will not fall. If multiple golf balls 7 are continuously picked up, they will enter the accommodation hole 31 one after another. The several golf balls 7 will generate an upward thrust to the several golf balls 7 located in the accommodating hole 31. When the golf balls 7 are pushed up to touch the ball guide surface 612, they can follow the ball guide surface 612 Roll and enter the ball outlet 37, continue to enter the ball outlet tube 5 and automatically fall into the ball bag 8 due to gravity, when the plurality of golf balls 7 scattered on the ground 100 have been picked up, the user will The ball bag 8 can be torn away from the ball picker 3, and then directly carry the ball bag 8 to move to the next destination.

When the number of golf balls 7 to be picked up is small, the ball picking tube 30 can be turned upside down, and then several golf balls 7 located in the accommodating hole 31 can also fall out from the ball outlet tube 5 along the ball guide surface 612 .

As shown in Figure 8, the carrying unit 9 may also include two sets of fastening assemblies 92, and each set of fastening assemblies 92 includes a male button 921 and a female button 922 that can be fastened and disengaged from each other, and The above-mentioned male buckle 921 and the female buckle 922 are two carrying straps 83 respectively fixed on the ball bag 8, and the above-mentioned buckle combination 92 also has the function of allowing the ball bag 8 to be attached to the ball picker 3 and Contain many golf balls 7 (see Fig. 7), and the effect that this ball bag 8 is taken off from this ball picking device 3.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the carrying unit 9 may also include a tongue 93 fixed to the bag 8 and a hook and loop 94 . The Velcro 94 has a male button body 941 and a female button body 942 that are respectively fixed on the tongue piece 93 and an outer bag surface 84 of the ball bag 8 and can be bonded and torn apart. The ball bag 8 is attached to the ball picker 3 and accommodates a plurality of golf balls 7 (see FIG. 7 ), and the ball bag 8 is removed from the ball picker 3 .

It is worth noting that, as shown in FIG. 10 , the present invention can omit the holding unit 6 , and directly manufacture the guide ball surface 612 at the junction of the inner tube surface 33 of the ball picking tube 30 and the connecting end surface 35 at the junction of The inner side of the ball outlet 37 also has the function of guiding the golf ball 7 into the ball outlet 37 .

In addition, the present invention can also omit the ball outlet tube 5, although the golf ball 7 will fall out directly from the ball outlet 37, but it does not affect the use function of the present invention for conveniently picking up the aforementioned golf ball 7.

To sum up the above, the golf ball picking device of the present invention has the following effects and advantages, so it can really achieve the purpose of the present invention:

1. Because the present invention is in use, the user only needs to move the ball pick-up tube 30 so that the stopper 40 is located above the golf ball 7, and then apply pressure to make the golf ball 7 pass through the aforementioned blocking piece 42 and To enter the accommodating hole 31 and complete the operation of picking up the ball, the user does not need to squat down or change the direction of use of the ball picking tube 30 , so it has the effect and advantage of being quite convenient to use.

Two, because the several golf balls 7 picked up by the present invention can automatically fall out from the ball outlet 37 and the ball outlet pipe 5 after entering the accommodating hole 31, so there are effects and advantages that can improve the efficiency of picking up balls.

Claims (3)

1. golf fetcher is characterized in that:

This golf fetcher comprises that a ball picker, goes out bulb, reaches a gripping unit;

This ball picker comprises 10 bulbs and a block piece;

This picks up bulb and has an inner tube surface and an outer tube surface that centers on an axis and form a containing hole with not isometrical degree, an open pommel face and that picks up that links this inner tube surface and this outer tube surface respectively links end face, connect this outer tube surface and this inner tube surface and be communicated with this containing hole and near a ball mouth of this binding end face, and the sphere of leading that is positioned at this ball mouth inboard, the aperture of this containing hole is greater than the sphere diameter of this golf;

This block piece is to be fixedly arranged in this to pick up the pommel face, uses for a golf by entering this containing hole and preventing that this golf from dropping;

This ball picker comprises that also one connects the top locating hole of this outer tube surface and this inner tube surface and close this binding end face;

This goes out bulb and is fixedly arranged on this outer tube surface and is positioned at this ball mouth outside, and this go out bulb towards this pick up the pommel face tilt and and this outer tube surface between form the angles smaller or equal to 90 degree;

This gripping unit comprise one be positioned at this containing hole lead the ball piece, a holding rod that passes this binding end face and extend from this end face of leading the ball piece, and usefulness is fixed on the interior location assembly of this containing hole so that this leads the ball piece towards the top;

This is led the ball piece and has one opposite with this end face direction and be positioned at the sphere of leading of this ball mouth inboard and a blind hole that is disposed radially;

This location assembly has a block that is positioned at this blind hole, a holding post that protrudes out and move at a holding position and a disengaging configuration with respect to this top locating hole from this block, and an elastic component that is installed between this block and this blind hole.

2. golf fetcher as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This ball picker comprises that also this outer tube surface of perforation and this inner tube surface and close this pick up the end locating hole of pommel face.

3. golf fetcher as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

This elastic component is a compression spring.

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