JPH045334Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a marking device for balls.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Tennis has become popular as a sport that can be enjoyed easily, and in order to make practice more efficient, each player brings a large number of balls and hits them into the opponent's court.
A method is adopted in which the collection is then repeated.

However, as is well known, there are only a few manufacturers of tennis balls, so there is a high probability of using the same type of ball from the same manufacturer, and even if you try to put an identification mark on it, it will be on a curvature surface and especially on hard balls, it will be fluffy, so you can use felt-tip pens, etc. However, there were problems in that marks could not be easily formed, it took time to collect the ball, and problems were likely to occur due to erroneous balls.

[Means for Solving the Problems] This invention was devised through research to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to mark tennis balls with identification marks for owners, givers, etc. To provide a practical mark stamper which can easily apply identification marks to flat articles such as cloth products by using the same member and by simple operations.

For this purpose, the present invention uses a plurality of stamp pieces having desired stamp parts such as characters and symbols on at least the lower surface, and a holder that holds the stamp pieces in a removable manner. The holder is configured so that one side is trapezoidal or fan-shaped, and the other set of surfaces are square, and the holder is also constructed of two types: one with a front fan shape and one with a square shape.

[Effect]

When marking a curvature article such as a ball, a holder with a fan-shaped front face is used, and the marking pieces are loaded into the holder so that the rectangular surfaces are in contact with each other. Since the stamp surface now has a curvature shape, a desired mark can be stamped by pressing it against the object.

Also, when marking cloth products such as towels and hats, paper products such as books, etc., select a holder with a square front, and arrange the stamp pieces on it so that the fan-shaped or trapezoidal surfaces are in contact with each other. to be loaded.
Since a linear stamp surface is thus obtained, a desired mark can be stamped on the article.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 8 show an embodiment of the mark stamping device according to the present invention, in which 1 indicates a plurality of stamp pieces;
2 and 2' are holders that hold these stamp pieces 1;
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, it consists of a first type holder 2 having a fan-shaped or trapezoidal shape from the front, and a second type holder 2' having a frontal shape, both of which are provided with an operating section 3. It is being Said contour shape is necessary for the inner wall of the holder, and the outer wall may have a different shape. Moreover, it is not necessarily necessary that all the parts are integrally molded.

Each of the stamp pieces 1, 1 is provided with a stamp portion 12 at its lower end. The stamp part 12 is configured as a convex part or a concave part having an arbitrary outline such as letters, symbols, figures, patterns, etc., and this stamp part 12 can be made of metal, plastic, rubber,
It is made of felt or the like, and is either integrally molded with the stamp piece 1 or made separately and integrated by gluing, pressure bonding, or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the stamp pieces 1, 1 have a pair of opposing surfaces that are fan-shaped or trapezoidal surfaces 10, 10.
The other set of surfaces are rectangular surfaces 11 and 1.
1, each side 10, 1
0, 11, and 11 have engaging portions 13 made of grooves, etc.
13 is formed.

The holders 2, 2' have an opening 20 formed on the lower surface to expose the marking part 12, and have engaging parts such as protrusions and undercuts inside that correspond to the engaging parts 13, 13 of the marking pieces 1, 1. Stop portions 21, 21 are provided, and at least a portion thereof is provided with a lid body 22 for inserting and removing the stamp piece.
are connected by a hinge 23. In the illustrated example, the lid 22 is provided at the longitudinal end of the holder, but it goes without saying that the lid may be provided on the side surface in the width direction of the holder or on the upper surface of the holder instead.

What is illustrated is an example of the present invention, and various other embodiments can be adopted. That is, for example, in addition to the engaging portions 13, 13, male and female coupling portions that engage with each other may be formed on the stamp pieces 1, 1.
Further, the marking portion 12 may be provided not only on the bottom surface but also on the top surface, and in this case, it is preferable that the direction of the characters etc. is displaced by 90 degrees from that on the bottom surface. This configuration is convenient for writing characters horizontally instead of vertically when the second holder 2' is used.

In other drawings, reference numeral 1' indicates an auxiliary piece for forming intervals, and is used when the number of characters or symbols composing a mark is small. This auxiliary piece 1' has the same structure as the stamp piece 1 described above except that it does not have a mark part.

[Effect of the embodiment]

To explain the usage and operation of the present invention shown in the examples, when marking a curved surface article A such as a tennis ball, a necessary mark is selected from a large number of marking pieces 1 to form a desired mark. select. Then, using the first type holder 2, the lid 22 is opened as shown in FIG. 7, and the necessary stamp pieces 1, 1 are sequentially loaded from there so that the rectangular surfaces 11, 11 are in contact with each other. During this loading, the engaging portions 13, 13 formed on the fan or trapezoidal surfaces 10, 10 are supported by the locking portions 21, 21 of the holder 2, so that the marking portions 12, 12 are supported as shown in FIG. protrudes from the opening 20 in a curvature shape. Therefore, paint or ink is applied to the marking parts 12, 12, and the marks are pressed against the surface of the curved article A fixed by an arbitrary method. Seal parts 12, 12
Since the arrangement is not horizontal but curved, it adapts well to the curved article A, and a clear mark consisting of a plurality of characters, symbols, etc. can be formed.

In addition, when marking a flat article A' such as a hat, towel, or shirt used in tennis or golf, use the second type holder only while using the combination of each stamp piece 1 and 1 described above. 2', open the lid 22 as shown in FIG. 8, and load the stamp pieces 1, 1 into the holder in such an arrangement that the fan faces or trapezoidal faces 10, 10 are in contact with each other. As a result, the stamp piece 1,
1 is an engaging portion 13,1 formed on a rectangular surface 11,11.
3 is supported by the holder, and the marking parts 12, 12 are aligned on the same plane as shown in FIG. Therefore, a desired mark can be easily formed on the flat article A'.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention described above, there are a plurality of stamp pieces 1, 1 having desired mark portions 12 such as characters and symbols on at least the lower surface, and holders 2, 2' that hold the stamp pieces 1, 1 in a removably insertable manner. The stamp pieces 1, 1 are configured so that one pair of facing surfaces 10, 10 are trapezoidal or fan-shaped, and the other pair of surfaces 11, 11 are square, and the holder has a front fan-shaped It is composed of two types: one that forms a square, and one that forms a square.
A desired mark can be easily applied to curved objects such as balls using one type of marking piece, and marks can also be applied to flat objects by changing the loading of the holder. It will be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are partially cutaway front views showing the use of the marking device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the marking piece according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a side view thereof, FIG. 6 is a bottom view, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views of the holder. 1... Seal piece, 2, 2... Holder, 10, 10...
...Trapezoid or fan surface, 11,11...Square surface, 1
3, 13... Engaging portion, 21, 21... Locking portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Consisting of a plurality of stamp pieces having desired stamp parts such as characters and symbols on at least the lower surface, and a holder that holds the stamp pieces in a removable manner, the stamp pieces face one
A mark characterized in that one set of faces has a trapezoidal or fan shape, and the other set of faces has a square shape, and the holder is composed of one face fan shape and a square face. Stamping device.