JP2017169914A - Head cover for golf club - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head cover for a golf club, a head cover that can indicate a desired type of club in accordance with a plurality of types of golf club, that can reduce inventory risk, and that can control possibility of loss of separate members like emblems and also manufacturing cost.SOLUTION: The head cover for a golf club of the present invention is a lidded cylindrical head cover for a golf club and is provided with an opening for inserting the head of a golf club. The head cover is characterized in that the hem part having an opening is provided in a manner multiply foldable to the lid side and outward and that, in the inner face of the hem part, the signs of a plurality of mutually different club types are arranged with spaces apart in the axial direction. On the outer face of the hem part, further signs of different club types are desirably arranged. It is still more desirable that the plurality of signs arranged in the inner face of the hem part are figures that are numerically larger toward the lid side. Also, the hem part is preferably provided with a fixed part that maintains the folded state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf club head cover.

  When a golf club is accommodated in a golf bag, a golf club head cover (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a “head cover”) is generally attached to the golf club head.

  For such a head cover, (1) in order to indicate the number of the mounted golf club, numbers such as 3, 5, 7, 9 are displayed on the outer surface.

  (2) In order to make the main body of the head cover common, the numbers of the head covers are changed by sliding, as in the case of attaching a numbered emblem to the main body of each head cover, or the utility model registration No. 3135976. Also known are those equipped with possible number indicators.

  However, (1) In the case where numbers are displayed on the outer surface of the head cover, it is necessary to manufacture a head cover corresponding to the type of the golf club and store it in a store or the like, which has a high inventory risk.

  In addition, (2) in the method using the emblem or number indicator, the inventory risk is reduced, but since a separate member such as emblem or number indicator is required to display the numbers, the manufacturing cost is reduced. In addition, the user (golfer) may lose the separate member.

Utility Model Registration No. 3135976

  The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and the problem of the present invention is that it is possible to perform marking of a desired club type corresponding to a plurality of types of golf clubs, and to reduce inventory risk. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf club head cover that can reduce the risk of losing another member such as a patch and the manufacturing cost.

  The golf club head cover according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a covered cylindrical golf club head cover having an opening into which a golf club head is inserted, and a skirt provided with the opening is a lid. A plurality of different types of club signs are arranged on the inner surface of the hem portion at intervals in the axial direction.

  In the golf club head cover, since the marking is arranged on the inner surface of the skirt, the marking on the inner surface of the skirt can be exposed to the outer surface by folding the skirt to the cover side and the outside. In addition, on the inner surface of the hem, a plurality of different types of club signs are arranged at intervals in the axial direction, so that the skirt starts from the mark closest to the opening and the mark adjacent thereto. By folding the part one step, the sign on the most opening side can be exposed to the outer surface side. From this state, the folded back part of the hem part is further folded one step on the lid side and the outer side to bring the adjacent sign to the outer surface side. Can be expressed. Therefore, the golf club head cover can be labeled with different types of clubs by changing the number of times the skirt is folded back.

  It is preferable that an indication of a different club type is disposed on the outer surface of the skirt. Thereby, by setting the skirt portion not to be folded back, it is possible to cause the marking of the club type different from the marking on the inner surface of the skirt portion to be displayed on the outer surface side, and select at least three types of club types by the golf club head cover. Can be expressed. In addition, by using the outer surface of the skirt as a place where the club-type mark is provided, it is possible to provide more marks in an area having a certain width of the skirt.

  In the golf club head cover, it is preferable that the plurality of marks arranged on the inner surface of the skirt portion are numbers that increase in numerical value according to the lid side. As a result, as the skirt is folded back in multiple stages as described above, the axial length of the entire golf club head cover is shortened, and the numerical value to be expressed is increased. On the other hand, in the fairway wood, for example, the club length decreases as the numerical value of the count increases. For this reason, when the fairway woods having different numbers with the respective golf club head covers are accommodated in a golf case or the like with the heads facing up, the indications of the golf club head covers mounted on the respective numbers are the same. Easy to align with height.

  The golf club head cover preferably includes a fixing portion that maintains the folded back state of the skirt portion. Thereby, it is easy to accurately maintain the state where the marking on the inner surface of the skirt portion is exposed on the outer surface side by the fixing portion.

  In the golf club head cover, it is preferable that the skirt includes an initial folded portion having a predetermined width that is folded back from the unfolded state for the first time. Thus, by folding back the initial folding portion, the most opening side sign is exposed to the outer surface side, and then, by folding the initial folding portion as an axis, the other markings are easily exposed to the outer surface side. Can be made.

  As described above, the golf club head cover according to the present invention can display an indication of a desired club type on the outer surface corresponding to a plurality of types of golf clubs by changing the folded state of the bottom part. The inventory risk can be reduced, and a separate member such as a conventional number indicator is not used, so that the separate member can be lost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

1 is a schematic front view of a golf club head cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the golf club head cover of FIG. 1 with a skirt folded back one step. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the golf club head cover of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the inner surface of the skirt part of the head cover for golf clubs of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a schematic front view which shows the state which turned up the whole skirt part at once. FIG. 2 is a schematic partially enlarged front view showing a housing state of a plurality of golf clubs each mounted with the golf club head cover of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a golf club head cover different from FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the inner surface of the skirt part of the head cover for golf clubs of FIG. 6A, Comprising: It is a schematic front view which shows the state which folded the whole skirt part at once. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a golf club head cover different from FIG. 1.

  The golf club head cover of FIG. 1 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “head cover”) has a covered cylindrical shape having an opening into which the golf club head is inserted.

  Specifically, the head cover is provided with the above-described opening and a cylindrical portion 1 that covers the shaft when mounted on the golf club, and a lid portion provided at the top and a diameter larger than that of the cylindrical portion 1 to form a golf club. A head portion 3 that covers the head when worn is provided, and the cylindrical portion 1 and the head portion 3 are provided integrally.

  The size of the head cover can be appropriately changed according to the size of the golf club to be mounted. The vertical length (axial length) of the head cover is, for example, 15 cm to 100 cm, and the aperture diameter is, for example, about 3 cm to 15 cm. Further, the vertical length of the cylindrical portion 1 is, for example, not less than 10 cm and not more than 80 cm. The vertical length of the head 3 is, for example, not less than 10 cm and not more than 40 cm.

  The head cover is preferably flexible, and the material is not particularly limited as long as the skirt 10 is folded back in multiple stages as will be described later. As a material of the head cover, an appropriate material such as a fabric such as a knitted fabric or a woven fabric, a leather such as a synthetic leather, a synthetic resin, or the like can be used. Of these, considering the protection function of the golf club head, product cost, etc., a knitted fabric such as a knit is preferable.

  The skirt 10 is provided on the lid side (upper side) and the outer side so as to be folded back in multiple stages as shown in FIGS. Specifically, the skirt portion 10 is a portion on the opening side of the cylindrical portion 1 and is constituted by a certain region from the opening. As will be described later, club-type marks M are arranged on the skirt 10 on the outer surface and the inner surface. In this way, not only the inner surface but also the outer surface of the skirt 10 is used as a place for providing the club type M marking, so that more markings can be made in the region of the skirt 10 having a certain width (a certain length in the vertical direction). M can be provided.

  The skirt 10 includes an initial turn-up portion 10a having a predetermined width W1 that is turned back from the unfolded state as shown in FIG. 1 to the first time as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the skirt portion 10 is folded back by one step at the initial folding portion 10a as shown in FIG. 2, and then folded back to the lid side and outside as shown in FIG. 3 with the same width W1 as the initial folding portion 10a. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the skirt 10 folded back in two steps is further folded back on the lid side and outside with the same width W1 as the initial folding portion 10a. Since the skirt 10 is folded back in three steps with a predetermined width W1, the predetermined region from the opening of the cylindrical portion 1 constituting the skirt 10 as described above is the predetermined width W1 of the initial folding portion 10a from the opening. It is the area of the part of three times. In addition, as described above, the width W1 when folded in multiple stages is the same as the predetermined width W1 of the initial folded portion 10a is not intended to be completely the same. This includes increasing the thickness by 10.

  On the inner surface of the skirt portion 10, three different club type markings M are arranged with an interval W2 (see FIG. 4) in the axial direction (vertical length direction). The three markings M on the inner surface of the skirt 10 are numbers that increase in value according to the lid side, and specifically, “5”, “7”, and “9” from the opening side to the lid side. For this reason, by folding back the skirt 10 (initial folding portion 10a) starting from between “5” and “7”, “5” appears on the outer surface as shown in FIG. Then, from the state of FIG. 2, the skirt 10 is further folded one step starting from between “7” and “9”, so that “7” appears on the outer surface as shown in FIG. Furthermore, “9” appears on the outer surface by further folding back the skirt 10 from the state of FIG. 3. As described above, the plurality of displays M on the inner surface are arranged at positions where they are exposed to the outer surface by being folded a predetermined number of times. For this reason, the head cover can perform the marking M of three types of clubs by changing the number of times the skirt 10 is folded back. FIG. 4 is not a diagram for explaining an actual use state, but a diagram for explaining the marking M on the inner surface of the skirt 10.

  Also, on the outer surface of the skirt 10, a sign M of a club type different from the mark M on the inner surface of the skirt 10 is arranged. Specifically, the marking M on the outer surface of the skirt 10 is “3” as shown in FIG. That is, the number (mark M) on the outer surface of the skirt 10 is smaller than “5”, which is the smallest number on the inner surface of the skirt 10. In addition, the marking M on the outer surface of the skirt 10 is arranged at a location that is hidden by the folded portion when the initial folded portion 10a is folded back (a portion that does not appear on the outer surface). For this reason, when the initial folded portion 10a is folded one step, only “5” is displayed on the outer surface as shown in FIG. It should be noted that the marking M on the outer surface is hidden as described above if it is disposed within a range twice the width W1 from the opening, but it is preferably provided on the outer surface of the initial folded portion 10a as in the illustrated example. As a result, when accommodated in a golf bag as will be described later, the golf club head covers mounted on other clubs are easily aligned at the same height as the marking M (see FIG. 5).

  The arrangement | positioning method of the said mark M is not specifically limited, For example, it can perform by sticking, such as printing or a seal | sticker. However, when the head cover is made of a cloth product such as a knit material, the indication M is preferably displayed by pattern knitting or pattern weaving. That is, as a method of arranging the marking M, it is preferable that the marking M is integrally formed with the skirt portion 10, and thereby, there is an advantage that there is little risk of detachment of a marking member (for example, the seal). Have.

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The head cover is attached to the golf club by inserting the head of the golf club through the opening, and protects the head portion of the golf club.

  In the head cover, only “3” can be exposed on the outer surface as shown in FIG. 1 when the skirt 10 is not folded, and “5” is displayed on the outer surface as shown in FIG. ”Can be exposed, and only“ 7 ”can be exposed on the outer surface as shown in FIG. 3 by folding the skirt 10 in two steps, and can be exposed on the outer surface by folding the skirt 10 in three steps. “9” can be expressed. For this reason, since the head cover can change the marking M of the four types of clubs depending on the folded state of the skirt 10, the head cover can be applied to various types of clubs. For this reason, it is not necessary to prepare a plurality of types of head covers for each club type as in the conventional case, and the inventory risk is low.

  In addition, since the head cover can change the marking M of the club type according to the folded state of the skirt 10 as described above, a separate member such as a number indicator is not required as in the prior art, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. It is done.

  Further, in the head cover, the three numbers (indicator M) on the inner surface of the skirt portion 10 are larger according to the lid side, and the numbers on the outer surface of the hem portion 10 are smaller than the numbers on the inner surface of the skirt portion 10. The signs M of the head covers mounted on the clubs are easily aligned at the same height. More specifically, the head cover is attached to the No. 3 fairway wood with the skirt 10 unfolded as shown in FIG. 1, and the head cover is attached to the No. 5 fairway wood as shown in FIG. Install the head cover in a folded state, attach the head cover to the 7th fairway wood with the skirt 10 folded in two steps as shown in FIG. 3, and attach the head cover to the 9th fairway wood in the three-stage folded state of the skirt 10 When the No. 3, No. 5, No. 7 and No. 9 fairway woods are accommodated as shown in FIG. 5 with the head facing up in the golf case, the indications of the golf club head covers attached to the respective counts M is easily aligned at the same height. In this way, the user can easily find a plurality of types of fairway wood by aligning the display at almost the same height.

[Other Embodiments]
The present embodiment has the above-described configuration and has the above-described advantages. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the design can be changed as appropriate within the intended scope of the present invention.

  That is, in the said embodiment, although the said head cover demonstrated the thing provided with the cylinder part 1 and the head part 3, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the magnitude | size of a diameter is uniform in an axial direction. It may be a covered cylinder.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the marking M is arranged also on the outer surface of the skirt 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the marking is arranged on the outer surface of the skirt 10. It does not have to be.

  In the above embodiment, the number M is used as the club type mark M. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a sign or the like can be used as the mark. Furthermore, even when a number is used as the sign, it is not limited to the arithmetic number in the illustrated example, and may be a Chinese number or the like. Further, the indications of the plurality of club types are not limited to those using the same type, and numbers and symbols can be used in combination. Specifically, for example, when four signs are arranged, numbers are used for signs of three club types used (purchased) by many users (golfers), and signs for one club type are used. May use a symbol (for example, the letter “X”), and this symbol may be used as a sign indicating a club that is relatively rarely used (purchased).

  Further, even when numbers are used as signs, the numbers are not limited to the odd numbers such as “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” as in the above embodiment, but consecutive numbers The number used as a sign can be appropriately changed in design.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the three markings M are arranged on the inner surface of the skirt 10 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and there are two markings on the inner surface of the skirt 10. It may be one, or four or more.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the three markings M of the inner surface of the skirt part 10 were distribute | arranged by the equal space | interval W2, and what was folded in multiple steps with the width W1 of the initial folding | turning site | part 10a was demonstrated, this invention is limited to this. Instead, the interval between the markings M on the inner surface of the skirt 10 may be widened according to the lid side, and the width of folding may be widened as the number of times of folding is increased.

  Further, in the head cover, it is preferable that the skirt portion 10 includes a fixing portion 11 that maintains the folded state as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. Thereby, the state where the marking M on the inner surface of the skirt 10 is exposed to the outer surface side can be accurately maintained by the fixing portion 11. As the fixing portion 11, various types can be adopted, and for example, the fixing portion 11 can be configured by an engaging portion such as a button or a hook-and-loop fastener that is detachably engaged with each other in a predetermined folded state of the skirt portion 10. In FIGS. 6A and 6B, a plurality of pairs of fixing portions 11 are illustrated, but only a pair of fixing portions 11 may be provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the skirt 10 preferably includes an easy folding means that can be easily folded at the initial folding portion 10a. As this folding-back means, for example, a thin-walled portion can be provided at the boundary (broken line 12 in FIG. 7) between the initial folding portion 10a and the other region of the skirt 10. As a result, the skirt portion 10 is easily folded back starting from the thin portion. Further, as an easy folding means, for example, an area closer to the opening than the broken line 12 in FIG. 7 (initial folding part 10a) can be provided to be harder than other areas of the skirt 10. This makes it easier for the relatively hard initial folded portion 10a to be folded first. Further, when the head cover is formed of a knitted fabric, the region closer to the opening than the broken line 12 in FIG. 7 (the initial folded portion 10a) is a portion in which rubber yarn is inlaid, The initial folding portion 10a is easily folded first. Furthermore, the folded state is easily maintained by the inlay-knitted rubber yarn, and the fixing portion can be configured by the rubber yarn.

  As described above, the present invention can reduce inventory risk and manufacturing cost, and can be suitably used as a head cover attached to the head of a golf club.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tube part 3 Head part 10 Bottom part 10a Folding part 11 Fixing part M Marking W1 Width of folding part W2 Space | interval between markings

Claims (5)

A head cover for a covered golf club having an opening into which a golf club head is inserted,
The hem where the opening is provided is provided so that it can be folded back in multiple stages on the lid side and outside,
A golf club head cover, wherein a plurality of different types of club markings are arranged on the inner surface of the skirt at intervals in the axial direction.   The golf cribe head cover according to claim 1, wherein a sign of a different club type is further arranged on the outer surface of the skirt part.   3. The golf club head cover according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of marks arranged on the inner surface of the skirt portion are numbers whose numerical values increase according to the lid side.   4. The golf club head cover according to claim 1, wherein the skirt includes a fixing portion that maintains a folded state. 5.   The golf club head cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the skirt includes an initial turn-up portion having a predetermined width that is turned back from the unfolded state for the first time.

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