HK1131758A - Play and sport device for lobbing and catching a flying object, which can be played using one hand - Google Patents

Abstract

Play and sport device, by means of which a flying object can be both lobbed and caught one-handed thanks to a specially constructed diaphragm (1-8) which is tautened and fastened to the device, both in an embodiment according to numerals 9-18 and in an embodiment according to numerals 19-38. The abovementioned invention can be used both by one player (juggling, wall rebounding, hitting a target) and by two players, as a group or in teams.

Description

One-handed play and sport equipment for ejecting and capturing flying objects

The present invention relates to a game and sports apparatus with which small flying objects can be captured or ejected with one hand (independent of right-handed or left-handed habits). The daily use of the apparatus is particularly simple, but full operability can only be demonstrated by skill and practice.

Some games and sports equipment are capable of ejecting and launching flying objects (tennis, badminton, table tennis, and the like). But such devices do not capture flying objects. There are also catching gloves, chain wheels (klettscheben) etc., with which flying objects can be caught relatively simply. The flying object cannot be thrown back again with these devices alone, and therefore must be assisted with the other hand.

Well-designed play and sports equipment is capable of launching and capturing flying objects with one hand, but the equipment lacks power or lacks a competitive Element (spielerischen Element) and/or requires electrical support. But this is overcome in the present invention.

The invention thus provides a peculiar effect: it is almost unclear to the opponent when the flying object rebounds because the flying object is no longer visible after capture. Furthermore, the invention can be operated both by a single person (juggling, wall ball, catching an object) and by two persons in groups or teams.

The invention provides two embodiments. In both embodiments, a single diaphragm acts as the core element for capture and ejection. When the bulkhead is opened (tensioned), the flying object can be launched. When the baffle is closed, the flying object can be captured. In both of the foregoing embodiments, the primary technical difference is that one play and exercise apparatus tensions the spacer by gripping the hand, while the other play and exercise apparatus achieves the same result by releasing the hand.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 shows a view of a diaphragm (1), which diaphragm (1) is braced on two arched tension rods (2), the tension rods (2) each forming a semicircle in the embodied invention (but this is not mandatory). The tension rods cannot be closed into a circular ring, with a gap (aussapraung) (7) in the middle, which constitutes the catch (Fangtasche) and the "spring" of the flying object. The separator is stretched and sewn (4) (or glued, welded) so that stretching in the direction of stretching (5) is virtually impossible. Stretching in the opposite direction is desirable (willkommen) because additional space will be created in the baffle pocket (membrantacthe) when capturing a flying object (but only when the baffle is made of a material that will not bulge). Furthermore, the diaphragm is braced on the tension rod in such a way that the tension rod ends in the middle (catch) in front of the recess. In addition, another clearance (6) for the playing and sporting equipment fastener (Befestigung) is exposed at the apex of the tension rod. The tension rods on the long sides of the fastener are not bent but are squeezed so that they constitute two short straight lines (3). The apex of the tension rod is fitted with a "Stopper" (8). The "latch" itself is a simple bolt, which has a fixing (Halterung) (36), see fig. 7, with the purpose that the partition does not move forward when opening. The size of the spacer is not fixed, in said invention the diameter of the spacer size varies approximately between 15-25 cm.

Fig. 2 shows embodiment 1, in which case the partition is opened by the grasping hand and closed by the releasing hand.

The embodiment is such that, on the bow (B ü gel) (9), the bow (9) is slightly tensioned (10) by means of the material applied and always returns to the original state. This is facilitated by the installation of a compression spring (11), said compression spring (11) being necessary for capturing the flying object. The bow is firmly connected to a structural part (Konstrykton) (12-13), which enables the transmission of force to two movable "arms" (15) for opening the partition. The force-transmitting area (14) is protected. The force-transmitting component is formed by a toothed rack (16), wherein the toothed rack (16) drives a gear (17) by means of its own movement, and the gear (17) is firmly connected to the arm, on which a fastening element (18) for a tension rod is likewise provided. Fig. 2 shows the fastening element, which does not use a "locking device" (8) (see fig. 1), since this omission is also another variant in the corresponding competitive technology (Spieltechnik). Furthermore, a separator is applied according to fig. 1. No special means are required to hold the embodiment, and only a simple hand ring is required to hold the bow.

Fig. 3 shows a detailed view of embodiment 1 (fig. 2), showing the technical equipment (Technik) (15-17) that transmits force and speed.

Fig. 4 shows a detailed view of embodiment 1 (fig. 2), which shows a possible fastening element (18) that can be used when the use of the "locking device" (8) is dispensed with.

Fig. 5 shows the embodiment 2 in an open front view, in which the release hand opens the partition and the grip hand closes the partition. The basic structure of this embodiment consists of a solid ring (19) on one side and two guide rods (21) on the other side, which are connected to a half ring (20), both sides being connected to each other by a hinge (30), see fig. 6. In embodiment 2 of fig. 5, the thumb, as well as the ring and index fingers, are tightly secured to the device to enable opening and closing of the structure. Wherein the thumb is fixed on the 'disc' (22) by means of an adjustable fixing strap (23). The disc in turn rests on a sleeve (38), see fig. 6 and 7, while the sleeve (38) rests on a tie-rod (24), said tie-rod (24) passing through the sleeve (25), said guide being mounted so as to allow both the rotation (ergonomic) and the forward and backward movement of the thumb and "disc" (this allows the opening of the hand at a greater angle with respect to the equipment) and the sliding (force/speed transmission, ergonomic) along the tie-rod (ergonomic) and the guide (fig. 7). The other fingers are fixed to a half-disc (27) (for example made of plastic, aluminum, etc.) by means of two fixing straps (26), wherein the lower fixing strap (28) is folded in the middle to create two openings for the fingers. Thereby resulting in greater safety on hand.

The two semi-circles (29) above the basic structure of embodiment 2 are tensioned by the material with high torsion (the torsion of the material is not mandatory) so that the flying object can also bounce back or pass through directly and through the trampoline (Trampolin) effect.

Fig. 6 shows a rear view when embodiment 2 is opened. It also shows the hinge (30) depicted in fig. 5, said hinge (30) enabling the opening and closing of the sports and gaming apparatus (and of the partition). The lower half circle (31) is made of plastic (or aluminum, etc.) similar to the half disc (27) in fig. 5. The thumb fastening straps, like the other finger fastening straps, are also embodied on the double-layer base plates (32) by means of guide grooves (33). The fastening strap is adjustable by means of a connecting element (34) fastened to the fastening strap, for example, on the rear side of the double-layer plate (31) and can be adjustably engaged in a hole (35) (or embodied as a snap-in clip, a nylon zipper, etc.).

Fig. 7 shows a fastening element (36) which is mounted on the tensioned base structure, said fastening element (36) fastening the diaphragm described in fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 7, the mount (36) prevents the catch and pop-up structures from sliding and moving forward when the partition is opened by virtue of the grooves (Kerbe) (37) and the rails of the "latch" (8). Since the fastening elements of the partition can be pushed together when closed, there is the possibility that the fastening elements are made of a material which produces a noise, for example, a snap, when closed. Basically, the fastening elements (and the closure device) are glued, but there is also the possibility of a rattling sound being generated during the closing.

Fig. 8 shows a detailed view of the thumb fixing of embodiment 2.

Claims (6)

1. A game and sports apparatus operable with one hand, characterised in that it comprises a partition, the partition board is propped open (1-7) to capture the flying object from any direction and eject the flying object to any direction, the outer side surface of the partition board can be used as a racket substitute in a closed state to directly eject the flying object, so that the flyer is always pushed into the "catcher" (7) when it is caught, so that the same preconditions are always created each time the flyer is ejected, i.e. when closing the partition, the flying object cannot fall from the "catcher" regardless of the direction of catch, and the "catcher" simultaneously constitutes a "spring" (7), the "spring" (7) being configured so that upon ejection of the flying object, so that the flying object is always ejected as far as possible and always accurately as the target.

2. Game and sport equipment, according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that said partitions are protected by means of "locking devices" (8) and fastening elements (36 and 37) against sliding forward and sideways when opened, so that also flying objects from below can be caught without problems, and that in addition the partition is sounded by the fastening elements when closed.

3. Game and sport equipment as claimed in claims 1-2, characterised in that said partition is opened by gripping the hands and closed by releasing the hands, see reference numerals 9-18.

4. Game and sport equipment as claimed in claims 1-2, characterised in that said partition is opened by releasing the hand and closed by grasping the hand, see reference numerals 19-37.

5. Game and sport equipment as claimed in claims 1-2 and 4, characterised in that energy is also transmitted by means of the thumb, which can be moved tightly around the shaft, so that the necessary opening of the equipment is achieved in an ergonomically efficient manner for children and adults, see reference numerals 21-23 and 38.

5. Game and sports equipment as per claims 1-2 and 4-5, characterised by the fact that in the intermediate layer there is implemented an adjustable fixing strap and on the back of the double plate there is adjustably engageable by means of connecting elements, see reference numbers 32-35.