JPH0425152Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a portable container for golf balls.

(Prior Art) When playing on a golf course, it is necessary to carry several golf balls, and conventionally these have been stored in a pocket provided in a carrier bag. This pocket is fixed to the side of the carrier bag, and the opening is closed with a fastener.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Retrieving the golf ball from the pocket is as follows:
It would be desirable to be able to do this easily and quickly, but this is not always possible with conventional pockets.

In other words, when taking out the golf ball,
First, the player must open the pocket fastener, remove the ball from deep inside the pocket, and then close the fastener again. If you forget to close the fastener, the ball will fall off and be lost.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, that is, to provide a golf ball carrying container that allows golf balls to be stored and taken out easily and quickly and that does not cause the container to fall.

(Means for Solving the Problems) For the above purpose, the present invention provides a cylindrical body for accommodating a plurality of golf balls stacked in a vertical line, an outlet provided at the bottom of the cylindrical body, A shutter for closing the outlet, a means for always biasing the shutter to a closed state, a restraining piece for restraining the second golf ball from the bottom in the cylindrical body, and an interlocking member provided on the shutter. The restraint piece is characterized in that it is interlocked with the shutter so as to release the restraint of the golf ball when the shutter is in the closed position.

(Function) When the shutter is opened to take out the golf balls, the lowest layer of golf balls inside the cylindrical body is
It rolls out from the outlet. At that time, 2 from the bottom
Since the second ball is restrained by the restraining piece, it remains at its current position and is not released.

Next, when the shutter is closed, the restraining piece releases the restraint of the ball due to the action of the interlocking member, so the ball that was restrained until then is only about one ball.
It descends within the cylindrical body, and the balls above it also descend one by one in preparation for the next extraction. Thus, each time the shutter is opened, one ball will be released.

(Example) The figure shows an example of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a cylindrical body made of synthetic resin, and can accommodate golf balls 2 stacked in a vertical row. The bottom 3 of the cylindrical body 1 is tilted forward, and the front surface of the bottom is attached to the golf ball 2.
A notch is provided to form an outlet 4 large enough to allow the passage of. The upper end of the cylindrical body 1 is open,
This will be the ball input port 5. This ball inlet 5 is closed with a lid 7 pivotally attached with a hinge 6. The outlet 4 is closed by a shutter 8 having a U-shaped cross section.
The shutter 8 can be slid up and down by fitting a groove 10 into a protrusion 9 provided on the side surface of the cylindrical body 1.
In the raised position, the outlet 4 is opened. The shutter 8 is urged in the closing direction by the force of a spring 11 stretched between it and the cylindrical body 1. Note that 12 and 13 are knobs provided on the front surface of the shutter 8 and the front surface of the cylindrical body 1, respectively. By pinching these with the thumb and forefinger and bringing them close to each other, the shutter 8 can be moved. Perform release. Reference numeral 14 denotes a hook constituted by a spring, and the tubular body 1 is attached to the carrier bag or cart by hooking it onto a suitable position. Numeral 15 is a tee holder projecting like a canopy from the side surface of the cylindrical body 1, and is provided with a plurality of holes 16' for inserting and holding the tee 16. A large diameter portion of a cone-shaped coil spring 17 as shown in FIG. 4 is fixed in the hole 16', and holds the tee 16 by its elasticity. Reference numeral 18 denotes a pin made of an arc-shaped spring wire, and the pin 18 is a stopper that protrudes inwardly by passing both ends of the pin through holes 19 provided on both sides of the lower end of the shutter 8 to prevent the shutter 8 from falling out. to act as

Two protrusions 20 are provided on the inner surface of the front wall of the cylindrical body 1, and a restraining piece 22 made of a leaf spring is arranged in a trough 21 formed between them. The upper end of the restraining piece 22 is fixed to the upper edge of the cylindrical body 1 by clamping it there.
2a is the second ball 2b from the bottom inside the cylindrical body 1
(See Figure 5). This tip 22a rides on the cam 23 and is pressed against it. The cam 23 is fixed in a cantilever manner to the lower end of the inner surface of the shutter 8, and extends upward along the inner surface, and is formed in a stepped shape with only the tip thereof serving as a lower portion 23a.

In the state shown in FIG. 5 in which the shutter 8 is lowered and the outlet 4 is closed, the tip 22a of the restraining piece 22 is
is in pressure contact with the lower portion 23a of the cam 23 which is in the lowered state, and is therefore separated from the ball 2b and does not restrain any of the balls 2a to 2c. Therefore, the lowest ball 2a is supported by the bottom 3 and the shutter 8, and the balls 2b and 2c above it are supported by the bottom 3 and the shutter 8.
are stacked on top of ball 2a.

In order to take out the ball, when the shutter 8 is moved upward by pulling the knobs 12 and 13 together, the take-out port 4 is opened, and the ball 2a in the lowest layer rolls from there. At this time, the cam 23 rises and its high portion 23b pushes up the restraint piece 22, so its tip 22a protrudes toward the second ball 2b from the bottom and holds it. Therefore, even if the lowest ball 2a rolls, the second ball 2b and the ball 2c above it remain approximately at their current position.

When the fingers are released from the knobs 12 and 13, the shutter 8 is lowered by the force of the spring 11 and closes the outlet 4. Along with this, the cam 23 also descends and releases the extrusion of the restraint piece 22, so that the tip 22a of the restraint piece 22 releases the restraint of the ball 2b. As a result, the ball 2b descends together with the ball 2c and is supported on the bottom 3.

In the above embodiments, a sliding type shutter is used, but the shutter may slide in any direction, and other than the sliding type, for example, a rotating type can also be used. Further, the means for interlocking the shutter and the restraining piece is not limited to the cam, but a link mechanism may also be used. Furthermore, the restraint piece may restrain the ball by means other than holding it. for example,
The restraint piece may press the ball from the side and press it against the opposite wall, or the ball may be held between two or more restraint pieces. In short, all you have to do is prevent it from descending due to gravity. Although a spring is used in the above embodiment as a means for biasing the shutter to the closed state, it is also possible to simply utilize the weight of the shutter.

(Effects) As described above, with this invention, balls can be taken out one by one just by opening the shutter.
Extra balls do not roll out and can be taken out quickly and easily. Furthermore, since the shutter is automatically closed by the action of the biasing force, it is possible to prevent the ball from being lost due to forgetting to close it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure shows an embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a front view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the - section of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the - section of FIG. , FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cylindrical body, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c... Golf ball, 3... Bottom, 4... Outlet, 8... Shutter, 11... Spring, 22... Restriction piece,
23...cam.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A cylindrical body that accommodates a plurality of golf balls stacked in a vertical line; an outlet provided at the bottom of the cylindrical body;
A shutter that closes the outlet, a means for always biasing the shutter to a closed state, a restraint piece that restrains the second golf ball from the bottom within the cylindrical body, and an interlocking member provided on the shutter. A portable container for golf balls, wherein the restraining piece is interlocked with the shutter so as to release the restraint of the golf ball when the shutter is in the closed position.