ES1275578U - BALL CONTAINER DEVICE FOR PADEL COURTS (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Ball container device for paddle tennis courts; comprising: a container (1) provided with side walls (11) and a bottom wall (12) that delimit a cavity, provided with an upper mouth (13), for the placement of paddle balls; characterized in that it comprises a loading suction cup (2) whose vacuum fixing surface (21) is arranged in a protruding vertical plane relative to the contour of the container (1), said loading suction cup (2) forming removable fixing means from the container (1) to one of the glass walls (P) of the paddle tennis court. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Ball container device for paddle tennis courts

Technique sector.

The present invention is applicable in sports facilities and more specifically in paddle tennis courts to contain game balls.

State of the prior art.

Currently, paddle tennis coaches have some ball containers from which they collect the balls to perform different training exercises.

These containers have a base, with or without wheels, to support them on the floor of the paddle tennis court, which often hinders the normal functioning of the classroom as the ball in play impacts against said containers. In addition, during training the player can collide with these containers while running, looking at the trajectory of the ball to hit it, with which said containers also constitute a hindrance and can cause a fall or physical damage to the player.

Since the paddle tennis courts have glass perimeter walls that delimit the playing area and are suitable for hitting and bouncing the ball, the floor of the court forms a valid playing surface in its entirety and does not have any area where ball containers can be placed without the problems mentioned above.

Explanation of the invention

The ball container device for paddle tennis courts, object of the invention, comprising a container, properly speaking, provided with side walls and a lower wall that delimit a cavity, provided with an upper mouth, for the placement of the paddle balls , has technical characteristics that allow it to be arranged inside the court, minimizing the risk of interference in the development of the game and of constituting a hindrance or a risk of damage to the players.

For this, and in accordance with the invention, the aforementioned ball container device comprises a loading suction cup whose fixing surface is arranged in a protruding vertical plane with respect to the contour of the container; said loading suction cup forming removable fixing means of the container to the inner surface of one of the glass walls of the paddle tennis court.

The technical effect provided by this feature is that it allows the ball container device to be located inside the paddle tennis court, keeping the floor of the same clear in its entirety, taking advantage of the fact that the paddle tennis courts already have adequate glass walls for a strong and stable fixation of the loading suction cup that supports the ball container, without damaging its surface and with the possibility of changing the position of the container device as many times as it is considered appropriate and arranging it at the desired height, so that the balls contained therein can be easily accessed, without the need to repeatedly bend down to pick up the balls, as is the case with most ball containers currently in existence.

In one embodiment of the invention, the container device comprises a support structure to which the container is fixed at least by its upper mouth, so that said structure keeps the upper mouth of the container open. In this embodiment, the loading suction cup is fixed to the aforementioned support structure of the container.

Said container can be made of a semi-rigid material, for example plastic, or a flexible material, such as a fabric, a plastic sheet or the like.

An additional characteristic of the container device is that the lower wall of the container comprises a plurality of holes, to avoid the accumulation in its interior of the sand present in the paddle tennis courts and dirt in general.

Brief description of the content of the drawings.

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, the present specification is accompanied by a set of drawings in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an example embodiment of the ball container device for paddle tennis courts, according to the invention.

- Figure 2 shows a side view of the container device of the previous figure, in a position of use fixed by means of the loading suction cup to a glass wall of a paddle tennis court.

- Figure 3 corresponds to a top plan view of figure 2, in which the container device fixed in the same position of use and with paddle balls housed inside can be seen.

Detailed exposition of embodiments of the invention.

In the embodiment shown in the attached figures, the ball container device for paddle tennis courts comprises a container (1) provided with side walls (11) and a lower wall (12) that delimit a cavity, provided with an upper mouth. (13), suitable for holding paddle balls.

The aforementioned device comprises a loading suction cup (2) provided with a fixing surface (21) by means of a vacuum to one of the glass walls (P) of the paddle tennis court and holding the container in a raised position with respect to the floor of the track.

The fixing surface (21) of the loading pad (2) is arranged in a protruding vertical plane with respect to the contour of the container (1) to facilitate its removable fixation to one of the glass walls (P) of the track. paddle, so that the container (1) is close to or in contact with said glass wall (P).

In the embodiment shown, the container (1) is made of a flexible laminar material, specifically fabric, and fixed by its upper mouth (13) to a support structure (3), represented by a perimeter frame, which keeps said upper mouth (13) and that acts as a connecting element between the suction cup (2) and the container (1).

In the example of the figures, the frame that forms the support structure (3) lies in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the fixing surface (21) of the loading pad (2), that is to say, substantially horizontal; However, the union of the support structure (3) to the loading pad (2) can be fixed, or articulated, allowing in the second case the adjustment of the inclination of said support structure (3), and therefore of the upper mouth (13) of the container (1), with respect to the vertical.

As shown in figure 3, the lower wall (12) of the container (1) that supports the paddle balls comprises a plurality of holes (14), like a grid, to prevent accumulation inside the container (1 ) of the sand present in the paddle tennis courts and dirt in general.

Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as an example of a preferred embodiment, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials, shape, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration. of the essential characteristics of the invention that are claimed below.

Claims (5)

1. Ball container device for paddle tennis courts; comprising: a container (1) provided with side walls (11) and a bottom wall (12) that delimit a cavity, provided with an upper mouth (13), for the placement of the paddle balls; characterized in that it comprises a loading suction cup (2) whose vacuum fixing surface (21) is arranged in a protruding vertical plane with respect to the contour of the container (1), said loading suction cup (2) forming removable fixing means from the container (1) to one of the glass walls (P) of the paddle tennis court. 2. Container device according to claim 1; characterized in that it comprises a support structure (3) to which the container (1) is fixed at least by its upper mouth (13), and which keeps said upper mouth of the container open. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the loading suction cup (2) is fixed to the support structure (3) of the container (1). 4. Device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the container (1) is made of a flexible material. Device, according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the lower wall (12) of the container comprises a plurality of holes (14) to prevent the accumulation inside the container (1) of the sand present in the paddle tennis courts and of dirt in general.