JP2009118926A - Pickup aid for golf ball - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pickup aid for golf balls which enables players to play golf making no stooping actions on a putting green. <P>SOLUTION: The inner top face of an elastic cap holding a golf ball being wrapped from above is made to communicate with a marker housing chamber and a temporarily lock protruded part is so arranged protruding as to be retracted from the communication part with the marker housing chamber as the elastic cap is bent and deformed. The golf ball is held by the elastic cap to be picked up and the golf ball held with an operation rod sticking out into the elastic cap is set on the green. A marker housed in the marker housing chamber is dropped on the green with the deformation of the elastic cap to be set. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf ball pick-up aid for picking up a golf ball on a green without bending the waist, and more specifically, a golf ball for setting a marker without bending the waist at a position on the green where the golf ball is picked up. It relates to a pick-up aid.

  Picking up the golf ball on the putting green and setting the golf ball at the position picked up before putting is not only painful but also causes back pain and back pain. It was.

  Therefore, as a pick-up auxiliary tool that enables these operations without bending the waist, an elastic pinching member that exerts elastic force is projected and retracted from the grip end of the golf club, and the golf ball on the green is elastically pinched with the elastic pinching member. A golf ball picking device has been proposed in which a golf ball is placed on a green to be set by retracting an elastic pinching member holding the golf ball into the grip end and picking up the golf ball (patent) Reference 1).

  In addition, a storage tube in which the lower end of the support shaft protrudes and descends is attached to the lower end of the support tube in which the support shaft is inserted, and the storage tube is lowered from above the golf ball on the green and supported in the storage tube that stores the golf ball. When the golf ball is picked up by projecting the shaft and the golf ball is arranged, the ball auxiliary jig which places the golf ball on the green to be set by retracting the support shaft from the housing cylinder containing the golf ball. Has been proposed (Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, a golf ball pickup auxiliary tool 100 shown in FIG. 7 that performs the operation of picking up a golf ball and setting a marker without bending the waist has been proposed (Patent Document 3). The pickup assisting tool 100 is an assisting tool coupled to the lower end of the golf club 101, and includes a plurality of holding members 102, 102 arranged around the axis of the golf club 101, and the golf club 101 is moved in the axial direction to hold the holding member. The golf ball 110 is gripped and held between 102 and 102.

  One of the holding members 102 is formed with a support surface 103 that supports the back side of the marker 111 and a plate-like member 104 that is parallel to the support surface 103, and the protrusion of the marker 111 is inserted into the long hole of the plate-like member 104. Then, the marker 111 is temporarily held between the plate-like member 104 and the support surface 103.

  When the pickup assisting tool 100 is lowered from above onto the golf ball 110 on the green while the marker 111 is temporarily held, the golf ball 110 is held between the holding members 102 and 102, and the protrusion of the marker 111 turns green. Pierce. Thereafter, when the pickup assisting tool 100 is moved in the direction opposite to the direction in which the long hole of the plate-like member 104 is opened, the marker 111 remains set on the green, and the held golf ball 110 is bent at the waist. You can pick it up.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-50865 (claim for utility model registration, Fig. 2) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-103203 (Item 0006, FIG. 2) Japanese Patent No. 3657553 (page 6, line 9 to page 7, line 2, FIG. 9)

  The golf ball catching device described in Patent Document 1 and the ball auxiliary jig described in Patent Document 2 can perform golf ball pickup and set to a predetermined position without bending the waist. When setting a marker at the position where the mark is picked up or picking up the set marker, it is necessary to bend and bend the waist.

  On the other hand, according to the pickup auxiliary tool described in Patent Document 3, the golf ball pickup and the marker can be set without bending the waist, but the same pickup auxiliary tool is used to set the golf ball or the marker. Since these pickups cannot be performed, it is necessary to perform these operations by bending.

  In addition, in the pickup assisting tool described in Patent Document 3, since the temporary holding portion of the marker is formed on any holding member attached around the golf club, the shape around the axis is complicated, the size is increased, and the caddy back is accommodated. Attempts to do so would interfere with other golf clubs, making it impossible to accommodate. Furthermore, since the position where the marker is temporarily held is different from the position of the golf ball to be picked up around the axis of the golf club to be mounted, the pickup auxiliary tool is moved in the green direction while checking the direction of the holding member on which the marker is temporarily held. It was necessary to push it down.

  As described above, although various pick-up aids that can perform any of the operations on the putting green have been proposed, a golf ball pick-up and a marker set at that position, All the movements of the golf ball set to the marker position cannot be performed first, and all the movements on the green including the marker pickup operation before putting are not bent. Despite the traditional desire to do so, this has not been solved.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball pick-up aid that allows golf play without any crouching operation on the putting green.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide a golf ball pick-up assisting tool capable of picking up and setting a golf ball and a marker with a simple structure that can be accommodated in a caddy bag together with other golf clubs.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a golf ball pick-up assisting device according to claim 1 surrounds and grips the golf ball from above with an outer cylinder that slidably accommodates an operating rod along the axial direction of the cylinder. And a ball detachable body fixed to the lower end of the outer cylinder so that the lower end of the operation rod protrudes and retracts into the hollow spherical band-shaped elastic cap, and protrudes upward from the outer cylinder. A golf ball pick-up aid comprising an operating portion fixed to the upper end of the operating rod, and a return spring for biasing the operating portion upward with respect to the outer cylinder,
At the upper end of the elastic cap of the ball detachable body, a marker holding cylinder in which a marker accommodating chamber is formed is integrally connected, and an opening communicating with the marker accommodating chamber is formed on the inner top surface of the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap, A temporary fixing protrusion is integrally projected from the inner wall surface of the opening facing the marker storage chamber toward the center of the opening, and the marker is accommodated by the temporary fixing protrusion in a free state where no external force is applied to the elastic cap. Temporarily hold in the room, push the elastic cap onto the green with the outer cylinder, and in the deformed state where the hollow cap-shaped elastic cap bends, retreats from the center of the opening in the diameter expansion direction in conjunction with the bending elastic cap The marker that is temporarily disengaged in the marker housing chamber is arranged on the green by the temporarily fixing protrusion.

  When the outer cylinder is pushed down from above the golf ball on the green, the hollow ball-shaped elastic cap surrounds the golf ball from above, and the golf ball is generated by the elasticity of the hollow ball-shaped elastic cap that makes elastic contact with the golf ball. It is held in the elastic cap in the shape of a hollow sphere due to friction, and picked up from above the green.

  When the operation part is lowered against the return spring, the operation rod fixed to the operation part is lowered with respect to the outer cylinder, and the lower end of the operation rod protrudes into the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap and is held in the elastic cap. The golf ball is pushed out, and the golf ball is set at a desired position on the green. When the operation on the operation unit is released, the operation rod is retracted from the elastic cap by the elasticity of the return spring, and returns to the original position together with the operation unit.

  When the marker is placed in the marker storage chamber, the temporary fixing projection protrudes toward the center of the opening below the marker storage chamber without external force being applied to the elastic cap, so that the marker storage chamber does not fall down. Is temporarily held. When the outer cylinder is lowered on the green on which the marker is set, the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap is bent and deformed, the marker storage chamber is lowered, and the temporary fixing projection is the center of the opening in conjunction with the bending elastic cap. The temporary holding by the temporary fixing protrusion is released at a position close to the green and the marker is placed on the green to be set.

  The golf ball pick-up assisting device according to claim 2 is characterized in that the lower end of the operation rod protrudes and appears from the inner top surface of the marker housing chamber.

  The lower end of the operating rod is moved into the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap by lowering the operating cylinder when the outer cylinder is lowered and the temporary fixing protrusion is retracted from the center of the opening in conjunction with the elastic cap that is bent and deformed. The marker that protrudes and is temporarily held in the marker storage chamber is reliably pushed onto the green by the operating rod.

  When the marker temporarily held in the marker storage chamber is a marker having a protrusion, the marker can be pressed by the lower end of the operating rod, and the protrusion of the marker can be pierced into the green and set on the green.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf ball pick-up assisting tool, wherein a magnet for attracting a metal marker is accommodated in the operation portion.

  When the operation unit is brought close to the marker set on the green, the marker is attracted to the operation unit by the magnet accommodated in the operation unit, and can be picked up without bending the waist.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf ball pick-up assisting tool, wherein the upper surface of the operation portion is formed as a flat surface, and a disk-shaped marker is attracted and supported on the flat surface by a magnet.

  With the magnet used for picking up the marker, the picked-up marker is supported on the flat surface of the operation unit using the magnet while not in use.

  According to the invention of claim 1, the same pick-up auxiliary tool is used for the operation of picking up the golf ball from above the green, setting the marker at the picked-up position, and setting the golf ball to the position where the marker is set. And can be done without bending the waist.

  The marker holding cylinder in which the marker holding chamber for temporarily holding the marker is formed and the elastic cap for holding the golf ball can be integrally formed with the same elastic material in a coaxial manner, so that the configuration of the auxiliary tool is complicated and does not increase in size. It can be set as the compact structure which can be accommodated in a caddy bag with another golf club.

  In addition, since the marker is temporarily held by the temporary fixing protrusion from the marker housing chamber on the extension of the axis of the outer cylinder and placed on the green, the direction in which the marker around the axis of the outer cylinder is arranged is considered. The marker can be set on the extension line of the outer cylinder without doing so.

  Furthermore, since the marker temporarily held in the marker storage chamber by the temporary fixing protrusion is released from the temporary storage at a position where the marker storage chamber is sufficiently close to the green by the bending of the elastic cap, the marker dropped from the marker storage chamber , It is not rolled and arranged at a position deviating from the extended position of the axis of the outer cylinder.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the marker accommodated in the marker accommodating chamber is set on the green, the operation of projecting into the elastic cap even if the temporary fixing projection is not sufficiently retracted in the diameter increasing direction. A marker is pushed out at the lower end of the section, so that the marker can be reliably set on the green.

  Further, even if the marker is a marker set by piercing the protrusion into the green, it can be set on the green by pressing the marker at the lower end of the operation unit and piercing the protrusion of the marker into the green.

  According to the invention of claim 3, all the operations performed on the green, such as picking up the golf ball and marker and setting on the green, can be performed using the same pickup assisting tool without bending the waist.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the marker used for picking up the marker can be supported on the upper surface of the operation portion while not in use, the marker can be green without losing the marker. When set up, it can be easily removed from the top surface and stored in the marker storage chamber.

  Hereinafter, a golf ball pick-up assisting tool 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pickup assisting tool 1, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a state in which a golf ball B is picked up, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing a state in which the markers 60 and 70 are set on the putting green (hereinafter referred to as green G).

  As shown in these drawings, the golf ball pick-up assisting tool 1 according to the present embodiment includes an operation rod 3 having an operation portion 2 fixed to the upper end portion, and the operation rod 3 along the axial direction in the cylinder. An outer cylinder 4 that is slidably accommodated, a ball detachable body 5 fixed to the lower end of the outer cylinder 4, and a return spring 6 that biases the operating portion 2 upward with respect to the outer cylinder 4 are provided.

  The outer cylinder 4 is made of hard plastic and formed into a cylindrical shape. When the ball attachment / detachment body 5 fixed to the lower end is grounded to the green G, the operation unit 2 above the outer cylinder 4 is connected to the waist of the golf player. The length in the axial direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1) is about 60 cm so as to have a height in the vicinity. However, the length in the axial direction may be different depending on individual differences, and may have a structure that can be expanded and contracted together with the operation rod 3.

  Further, a hooker 42 is fixed above the outer surface of the outer cylinder 4 by bending a strip-shaped metal spring piece downwardly in a U-shape. The hooker 42 is for carrying the pickup assisting tool 1 while being sandwiched between belts or the like so as not to interfere with putting or the like while the pickup assisting tool 1 is not used on the green G.

  On the inner wall surface above the outer cylinder 4, a spring receiving projection 41 is integrally formed in a ring shape around the axis of the outer cylinder 4, and the base end of the return spring 6 is supported on its upper surface as shown in FIG. ing. The lower surface of the spring receiving projection 41 is brought into contact with the retaining projection 31 that protrudes from the outer surface of the operating rod 3 that is inserted into the ring-shaped spring receiving projection 41, so that the operating portion 2 is moved by the return spring 6. The operating rod 3 that is biased upward is prevented from coming off.

  The operating rod 3 has a cylindrical shape made of hard plastic like the outer cylinder 4 with an outer diameter that passes through the spring receiving protrusion 41 and the spiral return spring 6 except for the above-described retaining protrusion 31 and the pushing portion 32 at the lower end. The axial length is such that the retaining protrusion 31 is in contact with the spring receiving protrusion 41 (hereinafter referred to as a non-operation state), the upper end projects upward from the outer cylinder 4, and the lower surface of the extruded portion 32 is The length is located near the lower end of the outer cylinder 4. Further, the pushing portion 32 has an outer diameter that is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the outer cylinder 4 so that the outer cylinder surface is loosely fitted in the outer cylinder 4.

  The operation portion 2 is also formed of a synthetic resin such as hard plastic, and includes a connecting portion 21 that is fixed around the upper end portion of the operating rod 3 and a knob portion 22 that is integrally formed above the connecting portion 21. Yes. The connecting portion 21 is formed in a cylindrical shape in which the inner cylinder surface is externally fitted to the operation rod 3 and the outer cylinder surface is loosely fitted in the outer cylinder 4, and as shown in FIG. In a state where the return spring 6 is compressed and accommodated between the protrusion 41, the inner cylinder surface and the operation rod 3 are fixed with an adhesive and fixed to the upper end portion of the operation rod 3. Accordingly, the operating portion 2 is always urged upward by the compressed return spring 6, but the retaining protrusion 31 of the operating rod 3 integral with the operating portion 2 contacts the spring receiving protrusion 41 as described above. Therefore, in a non-operating state where the abutment is in contact, a part of the connecting portion 21 protrudes upward from the outer cylinder 4 and is positioned. Moreover, since the connection part 21 of the operation part 2 and the pushing part 32 of the operation rod 3 to which the operation part 2 is fixed are loosely fitted to the inner cylinder surface at the upper and lower positions of the outer cylinder 4, respectively. The part 2 is guided so as to slide along the axial direction of the outer cylinder 4.

  The knob 22 has a diameter larger than that of the connecting portion 21 in order to accommodate the magnet 7 having a size substantially the same as that of the disk-shaped marker 60 therein, and is continuously provided thereabove. When the knob 22 is pushed down from the non-operating state, the operating rod 3 is lowered along the axial direction of the outer cylinder 4. When the pushing operation is released, the operating rod 3 returns to the non-operating state by the elasticity of the return spring 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the maximum stroke of this push-down operation is the length d between the upper surface of the outer cylinder 4 and the enlarged knob portion 22, but here the non-operated push-out portion 32 is bent and deformed. The finger part of the hand holding the outer cylinder 4 in a non-operating state pushes down the knob 22 while it is longer than the bottom of the ball attaching / detaching body 5 (see FIG. 6C), that is, the length reaching the surface of the green G. Adjust the length so that it can be operated. The maximum stroke d of this push-down operation can be easily adjusted by adjusting the length of the connecting portion 21 protruding on the outer cylinder 4 in a non-operating state.

  On the upper surface of the knob 22, a circular positioning recess 23 for horizontally arranging the disk-shaped marker 60 is formed, and a metal marker adsorbed by the magnet 7 embedded in the knob 22 in parallel with the positioning recess 23. 60 can be held in the positioning recess 23.

  The ball attaching / detaching body 5 includes an elastic cap 51 formed in the shape of a hollow sphere that holds the golf ball B, a fixed portion 52 fixed around the lower end of the outer cylinder 4, and between the elastic cap 51 and the fixed portion 52. The marker holding cylinder 53 to be formed is integrally formed of synthetic rubber such as silicon rubber.

  The elastic cap 51 has a slightly larger curvature than the curvature of the spherical surface of the golf ball B, is formed in a hollow sphere shape surrounding the golf ball B from above, and the circumference of the ring-shaped bottom 51a that opens downward is the golf ball B The length is slightly shorter than the great circle. Therefore, when the elastic cap 51 is pressed downward from above the golf ball B, the ring-shaped bottom 51a spreads along the spherical surface of the golf ball B, and is maximum displaced in the diameter increasing direction at the position of the great circle. As a result, the golf ball B is supported without falling into the elastic cap 51 by the frictional force with the elastic cap 51 that elastically contacts the spherical surface. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the elastic cap 51 is formed in a shape that surrounds the lower hemisphere of the golf ball B, and the golf ball B is supported from below by a ring-shaped bottom 51a through which a great circle has passed. The golf ball B may be reliably supported.

  The inner top surface of the elastic cap 51 is opened by a circular opening 54, and a cylindrical marker holding cylinder 53 is erected around the opening 54. In the marker holding cylinder 53, a cylindrical marker storage chamber 55 having a size for receiving the disc-shaped marker 60 is formed, and the lower part thereof communicates with the elastic cap 51 through the opening 54 of the elastic cap 51. is doing. However, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 (a), a ring-like temporary fixing protrusion 56 is integrally projected on the inner wall surface of the opening 54 toward the center of the opening, and no external force is applied to the elastic cap 51. In the free state, the marker 60 housed in the marker housing chamber 55 has a structure in which the lower surface thereof is supported by the temporary fixing protrusion 56 and does not fall into the elastic cap 51.

  The fixing portion 52 is fixed to the periphery of the lower end portion of the outer cylinder 4 by bonding the inner wall surface of the insertion hole through which the outer cylinder 4 is inserted and the lower end portion of the outer cylinder 4 with an adhesive. Therefore, the lower end of the outer cylinder 4 inserted through the fixing portion 52 communicates with the marker housing chamber 55, and the push-out portion 32 of the operating rod 3 that slides inside the outer cylinder 4 moves from the inner top surface of the marker housing chamber 55. It appears and disappears in the elastic cap 51 in the shape of a hollow sphere. Further, when the outer cylinder 4 is pushed downward, a downward pressing force acts on the periphery of the opening 52 of the elastic cap 51 via the fixing part 52 and the marker holding cylinder 53 and is sandwiched between the green G. The elastic cap 51 is bent and deformed as shown in FIGS. 5B, 5C and 6B, 6C.

  Hereinafter, an operation of picking up or setting the golf ball B and the disc-shaped marker 60 using the golf ball pickup assisting tool 1 configured as described above will be described. When picking up the golf ball B falling on the green G, as shown in FIG. 3A, hold the outer cylinder 4 of the pick-up auxiliary tool 1 and move the elastic cap 51 downward from above the golf ball B. The golf ball B is surrounded and held by the elastic cap 51 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the golf ball B does not fall from the elastic cap 51 and can be picked up while being held by the elastic cap 51.

  When the marker 60 is set at a position on the green G where the golf ball B is picked up, the golf ball B is taken out from the elastic cap 51, and the marker 60 is temporarily attached to the protrusion 56 as shown in FIG. It is bent and accommodated in the marker accommodating chamber 55. Subsequently, the pickup assisting tool 1 is erected at the position where the golf ball B is picked up, and the outer cylinder 4 is pressed downward as shown in FIG. 5B to compress the elastic cap 51 with the green G. As a result, the elastic cap 51 formed in the shape of a hollow sphere is bent and deformed as the outer cylinder 4 is lowered, and the marker housing chamber 55 is lowered, and at the same time, the temporary fixing protrusion is interlocked with the bending deformation of the elastic cap 51. 56 recedes from the center of the opening 54 in the diameter increasing direction. When the outer cylinder 4 is further lowered and lowered to a position where the marker accommodating chamber 55 approaches the green G as shown in FIG. 5C, the temporary fixing projection 56 protruding below the marker accommodating chamber 55 is completely formed. The marker 60 falls on the green G by its own weight, and the marker 60 is set. At this time, the operating portion 2 is pushed down while grasping the outer cylinder 4 so that the pushing portion 32 protrudes into the elastic cap 51 so that the marker 60 is reliably placed on the green G from the marker housing chamber 55. Good.

  When the set marker 60 is picked up when putting, the pick-up auxiliary tool 1 is turned upside down to bring the knob 22 of the operation unit 2 closer to the marker 20. The marker 20 made of metal can be picked up by being attracted to the knob 22 by the magnet 7 embedded in the knob 22. The picked-up marker 20 can be placed in the positioning recess 23 of the knob 22 and held in the positioning recess 23 while being attracted to the magnet 7.

  When the golf ball B is set at the position where the marker 20 is picked up, the elastic cap 51 holding the golf ball B on the green G to be set in a state where the golf ball B is accommodated and held in the elastic cap 51. To move. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the operation unit 2 is pushed down while holding the outer cylinder 4, and the golf ball B held by the elastic cap 51 is pushed out by the push-out unit 32, and the golf ball B is placed on the green G. set.

  In the golf ball pick-up assisting tool 1, even the marker 70 for setting the protrusion 71 into the green G can be set at a predetermined green G position. Referring to FIG. 6, the method of setting the marker 70 will be described. The metallic marker 70 provided with the protrusion 71 temporarily surrounds the marker 70 with the protrusion 71 protruding downward, as shown in FIG. It is supported by the stop projection 56 and accommodated in the marker accommodating chamber 55. Subsequently, when the pickup auxiliary tool 1 is raised at the position where the golf ball B is picked up and the outer cylinder 4 is pushed downward to bend and deform the elastic cap 51, as shown in FIG. Is lowered, and the protrusion 71 of the marker 70 is in contact with the green G. In this state in which the outer cylinder 4 is pushed down, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the operation unit 2 is further pushed down against the spring pressure of the return spring 6, it protrudes from the marker housing chamber 55 into the elastic cap 51. The extruding part 32 presses the upper surface of the marker 70, and the protrusion 71 sticks into the green G, and the marker 70 is set.

  Thereafter, when the pick-up auxiliary tool 1 is removed and the pressure on the operation unit 2 is released, the operation rod 3 and the entire operation unit 2 are returned to the upper non-operational position by the elasticity of the return spring 6. Further, the marker 70 set by piercing the protrusion 71 into the green G can be picked up by being attracted to the knob portion 22 by the magnet 7 embedded in the knob portion 22 like the marker 60.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the positioning recess 23 that holds the marker 60 is formed on the upper surface of the knob portion 22 of the operation unit 2, and thus has a larger diameter than the coupling portion 21. However, the positioning recess 23 is formed. If there is no need to do this, the upper portion of the connecting portion 21 may be used as the knob portion 22.

  Moreover, although the operation part 2 was demonstrated with the structure fixed to the operation rod 3, the operation part 2 can also be integrally shape | molded on the upper part of the operation rod 3. FIG.

  Further, the shape of the elastic cap is not necessarily limited to the above-described shape as long as it has a hollow sphere-shaped outline that surrounds and holds the golf ball from above.

  The present invention is suitable for a golf ball pick-up aid used on a golf green.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pick-up auxiliary tool 1 which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. 1 is a front view of a pickup assisting tool 1. An operation for picking up the golf ball B is shown, (a) shows a state where the elastic cap 51 is in contact with the golf ball B, and (b) shows a state where the golf ball B is held by the elastic cap 51. FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state where a golf ball B is set on a green G. An operation of setting the marker 60 on the green G is shown. (A) shows a state in which the marker 60 is housed in the marker housing chamber 55, (b) shows a state in which the outer cylinder 4 is pushed down, and (c) shows a state in which It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which pushed down the outer cylinder 4 further and set the marker 60, respectively. An operation of setting the marker 70 on the green G is shown. (A) shows a state in which the marker 70 is accommodated in the marker accommodating chamber 55, (b) shows a state in which the outer cylinder 4 is pushed down, and (c) It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the state which stabbed the protrusion 71 of the marker 70 to the green G, and set the marker 70, respectively. It is a principal part front view which shows the conventional pick-up assistance tool 100 of a golf ball.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Golf ball pick-up assistance tool 2 Operation part 3 Operation rod 4 Outer cylinder 5 Ball attaching / detaching body 51 Elastic cap 53 Marker holding cylinder 54 Opening part 55 Marker storage chamber 56 Temporary fixing protrusion 6 Return spring 7 Magnet 60 Marker 70 Marker 71 Protrusion B Golf Ball G Green

Claims (4)

An outer cylinder that slidably accommodates the operation rod along the axial direction in the cylinder;
A ball detachable body that has a hollow spherical belt-like elastic cap that surrounds and grips the golf ball from above, and is fixed to the lower end portion of the outer cylinder so that the lower end of the operating rod protrudes and disappears in the hollow spherical belt-like elastic cap When,
An operating part that protrudes above the outer cylinder and is fixed to the upper end of the operating rod;
A golf ball pick-up aid having a return spring that biases the operating portion upward with respect to the outer cylinder,
At the upper end of the elastic cap of the ball detachable body, a marker holding cylinder in which a marker accommodating chamber is formed is integrally connected, and an opening communicating with the marker accommodating chamber is formed on the inner top surface of the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap, From the inner wall surface of the opening facing the marker storage chamber, a temporary fixing protrusion is integrally projected toward the center of the opening,
In a free state where no external force is applied to the elastic cap, the marker is temporarily held in the marker housing chamber by the temporary fixing protrusion.
With a temporary fixing projection that retreats in the diameter-enlarging direction from the center of the opening of the opening in a deformed state in which the elastic cap is pressed onto the green by the outer cylinder, and the hollow spherical belt-shaped elastic cap is bent. A golf ball pick-up aid, wherein the marker, which has been temporarily held in the marker housing chamber, is disposed on the green. The golf ball pick-up aid according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the operation rod protrudes from an inner top surface of the marker housing chamber. The golf ball pick-up assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein a magnet that attracts a metal marker is accommodated in the operation portion. 4. The golf ball pick-up assisting device according to claim 3, wherein an upper surface of the operation portion is formed as a flat surface, and a disk-shaped marker is attracted and supported on the flat surface by a magnet.

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