HAND BRUSH FOR CLEANING A GOLF CLUB HANDLE

Abstract

The invention relates to a hand brush for cleaning a golf club handle, wherein the hand brush comprises an elongate handle and a brush head attached to a distal end of the handle, wherein the brush head is annular in shape and surrounds a pass-through opening, on the circumferential surface of which a brush filament is formed on the inside.

Claims

1. A hand brush for cleaning a golf club handle, the hand brush comprising: an elongate handle and a brush head attached to a distal end of the handle, wherein, the brush head is annular in shape and surrounds a pass-through opening, on the circumferential surface of which a brush filament is formed on the inside.

2. A hand brush for cleaning a golf club handle, the hand brush comprising: an elongate handle and a brush head attached to a distal end of the handle, wherein, the brush filament is replaceable and consists of an elastic, elongated base body, on the elongated surface of which a plurality of bristles are arranged.

3. The hand brush according to claim 2, wherein, the elongated base body is elastically shaped in such a way that it can be shaped into a virtually closed ring with an internal bristle ring.

4. The hand brush according to claim 3, wherein, the brush filament, which is shaped into a virtually closed ring, can be inserted into an annular receiving device of the brush head, which is arranged on the circumferential surface of the pass-through opening and is designed to be complementary to the base body.

5. The hand brush according to claim 1, wherein, the circumferential surface has a gap, wherein a golf club shaft of a golf club can be inserted through the gap into the pass-through opening in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis.

6. The hand brush according to claim 2, wherein, a diameter of the pass-through opening can be enlarged by elastic deformation of the brush head and widening of the gap.

7. The hand brush according to claim 1, wherein, the brush filament consists of a plurality of bristles, hairs or fibres with radial extension, wherein the brush filament is uniformly distributed over the circumferential surface.

8. The hand brush according to claim 1, wherein, the handle has a first coupling element at a distal end and the brush head has a second coupling element, wherein the handle and the cleaning head are detachably connected via the coupling elements, wherein a first brush head with a first brush filament can be replaced by at least one second brush head with at least one second brush filament.

9. The hand brush (1) according to claim 1, wherein, the handle surrounds a hollow body which can be filled with cleaning fluid via a filling element located on the handle, wherein the circumferential surface has at least three outlet channels distributed evenly over the circumferential surface, wherein inside the hand brush the hollow body is fluidically connected to the outlet channels, so that the cleaning fluid can drip out of the outlet channels by jerky movement of the hand brush.

10. The hand brush according to claim 5, wherein, the filling element is formed along a circumferential direction within the first coupling element, wherein the hollow body can be filled through the filling element by releasing the coupling elements and the hollow body is fluidically connected to the outlet channels via the filling element by watertight connection of the coupling elements.

11. The hand brush according to claim 6, wherein, the filling element is formed along a circumferential direction within the first coupling element, wherein the hollow body can be filled through the filling element by releasing the coupling elements and the hollow body is fluidically connected to the outlet channels via the filling element by watertight connection of the coupling elements.

12. The hand brush according to claim 5, wherein, the first and second coupling elements form a screw coupling, wherein the first coupling element is designed as a thread and the second coupling element is designed as a screw cap.

13. The hand brush according to claim 6, wherein, the handle has a slide control, with which the hollow body can be closed in a watertight manner via a closing mechanism and can be separated fluidically from the outlet channels.

14. The hand brush according to claim 6, wherein, the handle can be elastically deformed by compression, so that the volume of the hollow body can be reduced and the cleaning liquid contained therein can be pressed through the outlet channels.

Description

[0041] The figures show:

[0042] FIG. 1 a hand brush for cleaning a golf club handle in a preferred embodiment;

[0043] FIG. 2 a hand brush with the brush head detached from the handle;

[0044] FIG. 3 an exemplary golf club;

[0045] FIG. 4 a hand brush with a brush head offset by a first angle in a first plane;

[0046] FIG. 5 a hand brush with a brush head offset by a second angle in a second plane;

[0047] FIG. 6 a brush head with two different brush filaments according to one embodiment of the invention;

[0048] FIG. 7 a coupling adapter for the hand brush according to the invention.

[0049] FIG. 1 shows a hand brush 1 for cleaning a golf club 31 in a preferred embodiment. As shown, the hand brush 1 comprises a cylindrical handle 10 and a brush head 20, the brush head 20 being attached to a distal end of the handle 10 in an extension thereof. The brush head 20 is annular in shape and encloses a circular pass-through opening 25 with a flat extension in the depth direction. A brush filament 23 is located on the circumferential surface 21 of the pass-through opening 25, which corresponds to the inner circumferential surface of the brush head. The brush filament 23 consists of a plurality of bristles with a radial extension, which is evenly distributed over the circumferential surface 21, with the individual bristles running parallel in the depth direction. The gap 26 interrupts the ring-shaped brush head 20 and is located opposite the handle 10. The gap 26 is just wide enough to allow a golf club shaft to be inserted into the pass-through opening 25. The edges of the gap 26 are bevelled at an angle of 45. The gap 26 allows the diameter D of the pass-through opening 25 to be increased by elastic deformation of the brush head 20 and widening of the gap 26. On the circumferential surface 21, nine outlet channels 24 are evenly distributed along a circumferential direction in the form of drilled holes. The outlet channels 24 are fluidically connected to a hollow body 11 inside the handle 10 via a cavity inside the brush head 20. The hollow body 11 extends within the handle 10 in an axial and radial direction and is enveloped by a thin outer and end surface of the handle. The handle 10 further comprises a slide control 14 which can be operated with the thumb of a comprehensive hand. Viewed in the direction of the brush head, a filling element 13 is located in the hand brush in front of the slide control 14. The handle 10 and the brush head 20 are detachably connected to one another via coupling elements 12, 22 and coupling adapter 43. The coupling elements 12, 22 and the coupling adapter 43 form a watertight connection so that no cleaning fluid can penetrate from the hollow body 11 between the first and second coupling elements 12, 22 and the coupling adapter 43.

[0050] FIG. 2 shows a hand brush 1 with a brush head 20 detached from the handle 10, whereby a filling element 13 for filling the hollow body 11 with cleaning fluid is exposed and can be filled. The filling element 13 is formed within a circumferential direction of the first coupling element 12 in the form of a circular opening in the centre of the end face of the handle 10. First and second coupling elements 12, 22 with the coupling adapter 43 form a screw coupling, wherein the first coupling element 12 is a thread and the second coupling element 22 is a screw cap.

[0051] FIG. 3 shows an example of a golf club 30 with a golf club handle 31, a golf club shaft 32 and an associated longitudinal axis L.

[0052] FIG. 4 shows a hand brush 1 with a brush head 20 offset by a first angle in a first plane relative to the handle 10.

[0053] FIG. 5 shows a hand brush 1 with a brush head 20 offset by a second angle in a second plane relative to the handle 10.

[0054] FIG. 6 shows a brush head with two brush filaments in unmounted form. It can be seen from this top view that the brush filaments 23 each comprise an elastic, elongate base body 23b and associated bristles 23a. Such a brush filament thus has an elongate base body 23b, which consists of a preferably elastic plastic material and can be moulded into a ring in such a way that it forms a virtually closed ring with bristles 23a inside. This almost closed ring with an opening in the gap area of the brush head can then be inserted as a brush filament into an annular receiving device 40 of the brush head 20. For this purpose, for example, a ring-shaped cover can be unscrewed from the brush head 20 by means of recognisable screws in order to have the radial and ring-shaped receiving device 40 exposed. The brush filament is then inserted here in an annular shape and the cover is screwed back on. Alternatively, without removing the cover, the brush filament can simply be inserted into a shell-like annular recess, whereby this is pressed outwards by its elasticity alone and is thus firmly arranged in the brush head 20. Advantageously, the brush filament is thus arranged in an annular shape on the circumferential surface 21 of the pass-through opening 25.

[0055] FIG. 7 shows a coupling adapter 43, as may be arranged between the handle 10 and the brush head 20 according to FIG. 1. The coupling adapter 43 has, at a first distal end, a third coupling element 44 for connection to the first coupling element 12 and, at a second distal end, a fourth coupling element 45 for connection to the second coupling element 22. A slide control 14 can be moved from left to right according to double arrow 14a to close or open the cleaning fluid flow.

[0056] The applicant reserves the right to claim all features disclosed in the application documents as being essential to the invention, provided that they are new, either individually or in combination, compared to the prior art. It should also be noted that the individual figures also describe features which may be advantageous in themselves. The skilled person immediately recognises that a particular feature described in a figure can also be advantageous without the adoption of further features from this figure. Furthermore, the skilled person recognises that advantages can also result from a combination of several features shown in individual figures or in different figures.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

[0057] 1 Hand brush [0058] 10 Handle [0059] 11 Hollow body [0060] 12 First coupling element [0061] 13 Filling element [0062] 14 Slide control [0063] 20 Brush head [0064] 21 Circumferential surface [0065] 22 Second coupling element [0066] 23 Brush filament [0067] 24 Outlet channels [0068] 25 Pass-through opening [0069] 26 Gap [0070] 30 Golf clubs [0071] 31 Golf club handle [0072] 32 Golf club shaft [0073] 40 Receiving device [0074] 43 Coupling adapter [0075] 44 Coupling element [0076] 45 Coupling element [0077] D Diameter [0078] L Longitudinal axis [0079] First angle [0080] Second angle