PORTABLE CASE FOR GOLF ACCESSORIES

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable case for a golf item. More specifically, the present invention relates to a case which enables persons enjoying golf to easily and comfortably carry golf items in a field when going out into the field. That is, the present invention relates to a portable case for a golf item, whereby a user can carry various golf items such as tees, markers, green repair devices, etc. as well as a golf ball by inserting the items into one case and wearing the case at the waist, can take out and use each of the items whenever needed, and easily insert each of the items again after using it.

Claims

1. A portable case for golf accessories, which allows various golf accessories including a golf ball to be stored and carried in one case, the portable case comprising: a lower case having a rear surface to which a belt hanger is coupled; an upper case coupled to the lower case to cover a front surface of the lower case, including a tee insertion groove and a green repair device coupling groove, which are formed on a region in which the upper case is coupled to the lower case, and having a front surface on which a marker attachment part is formed; and a golf ball holder coupled and fixed between the lower case and the upper case, and configured to grip and fix an outer surface of a golf ball with a pair of elastic support parts protruding from both sides of the golf ball holder, wherein the lower case includes: a protective wing for covering a rear surface of one of the pair of elastic support parts; and one annular protrusion formed on an inner surface of the lower case, so that a rear surface of the golf ball holder is seated on the inner surface of the lower case while making contact with the inner surface of the lower case, the upper case includes: an opening part having a same shape as the golf ball holder when viewed from a front side, so that the golf ball is inserted and fitted into the golf ball holder; and two covers protruding from both sides of the upper case based on the opening part, so that the cover covers a side surface and an upper end of each of the pair of elastic support parts, and the golf ball holder includes: a seating groove opened in a circular shape at a center of a bottom surface of the golf ball holder, so that the golf ball is seated in a center portion of the golf ball holder; and an annular protrusion part protruding toward the lower case along a circumference of the seating groove, so that the seating groove is fitted and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion.

2. The portable case of claim 1, wherein the lower case includes: at least one arc-shaped protrusion formed outside an outer circumferential surface of the annular protrusion, and the golf ball holder includes: an insertion part protruding from a position corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, and having an arc-shaped groove into which the arc-shaped protrusion is fitted.

3. The portable case of claim 1, wherein a height from a bottom of the annular protrusion part facing the inner surface of the lower case to a longitudinal end of each of the pair of elastic support parts is greater than a radius of the golf ball, a distance between the longitudinal ends of the pair of elastic support parts is less than a diameter of the golf ball, and a distance between longitudinal ends of the two covers is greater than or equal to the diameter of the golf ball.

4. The portable case of claim 3, wherein, when a thickness of an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion part is T, and the diameter of the golf ball is D, an inner diameter (W) of the seating groove has a size expressed by:
W=2{square root over (DTT.sup.2)}.

5. The portable case of claim 1, wherein a gripping part protruding toward the golf ball to grip the outer surface of the golf ball is formed at the upper end of each of the pair of elastic support parts.

6. The portable case of claim 5, wherein the gripping part extends from the upper end of the elastic support part to each of both side ends of the elastic support part.

7. The portable case of claim 5 or 6, wherein an inner surface of the elastic support part is formed as a curved surface with a curvature that is equal to a radius of the golf ball, and an inner surface of the gripping part is formed as a curved surface with a curvature that is less than the radius of the golf ball.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] FIG. 1 is a perspective view for describing a structure of a portable case for golf accessories and a method for storing golf accessories according to the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view for describing an overall structure of the portable case for the golf accessories according to the present invention.

[0031] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the portable case for the golf accessories according to the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a front portion of a golf ball holder included in the present invention.

[0033] FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a rear portion of the golf ball holder included in the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the golf ball holder included in the present invention, which shows sections of a portion A-A (FIG. 6a) and a portion B-B (FIG. 6b) of FIG. 4.

[0035] FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state in which a golf ball is inserted into the case for the golf accessories according to the present invention, which shows a section of a portion C-C of FIG. 2.

[0036] FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the golf ball is pushed toward one elastic support part when the golf ball is taken out from the case for the golf accessories according to the present invention (the section of the portion C-C of FIG. 2).

BEST MODEL

[0037] According to the present invention, there is preferably provided a portable case for golf accessories, which allows various golf accessories including a golf ball to be stored and carried in one case, the portable case including: a lower case having a rear surface to which a belt hanger is coupled; an upper case coupled to the lower case to cover a front surface of the lower case, including a tee insertion groove and a green repair device coupling groove, which are formed on a region in which the upper case is coupled to the lower case, and having a front surface on which a marker attachment part is formed; and a golf ball holder coupled and fixed between the lower case and the upper case, and configured to grip and fix an outer surface of a golf ball with a pair of elastic support parts protruding from both sides of the golf ball holder, wherein the lower case includes: a protective wing for covering a rear surface of one of the pair of elastic support t parts; and one annular protrusion formed on an inner surface of the lower case, so that a rear surface of the golf ball holder is seated on the inner surface of the lower case while making contact with the inner surface of the lower case, the upper case includes: an opening part having a same shape as the golf ball holder when viewed from a front side, so that the golf ball is inserted and fitted into the golf ball holder; and two covers protruding from both sides of the upper case based on the opening part, so that the cover covers a side surface and an upper end of each of the pair of elastic support parts, and the golf ball holder includes: a seating groove opened in a circular shape at a center of a bottom surface of the golf ball holder, so that the golf ball is seated in a center portion of the golf ball holder; and an annular protrusion part protruding toward the lower case along a circumference of the seating groove, so that the seating groove is fitted and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion.

[0038] Further, in addition to the features described above, the lower case may preferably include: at least one arc-shaped protrusion formed outside an outer circumferential surface of the annular protrusion, and the golf ball holder may preferably include: an insertion part protruding from a position corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusion, and having an arc-shaped groove into which the arc-shaped protrusion is fitted.

Mode for Invention

[0039] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail so that the objects and the features described above may become clear, and thus a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of known technologies that are already well known in the art among the known technologies related to the present invention will be omitted when they may make the gist of the present invention unnecessarily unclear.

[0040] In addition, regarding terms used in the present disclosure, general terms that are currently used as widely as possible are selected. However, in certain cases, a term may be selected at discretion of the applicant. In this case, the meaning of the term will be described in detail at a corresponding part in the description of the invention, so that the present invention should be understood based on the meaning of the term without being simply limited to a name of the term. Terms used in descriptions of embodiments are merely used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the embodiments. An expression in a singular form includes a meaning of a plural form unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise.

[0041] Various modifications can be made to the embodiments, and various additional embodiments can be provided. In the present disclosure, specific embodiments are shown in the drawings and described in detail through the relevant detailed description. This, however, is by no means to restrict the embodiments to a specific form, and the present invention should be understood as encompassing all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the idea and technical scope of the embodiments.

[0042] In descriptions of various embodiments, expressions such as first, second, firstly, or secondly may modify various elements of the embodiments, but the elements are not limited by the expressions. For example, the expressions do not limit an order and/or importance of the elements. The expressions may be used to distinguish one element from another element.

[0043] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view for describing a structure of a portable case for golf accessories and a method for storing golf accessories according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view for describing an overall structure. In addition, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the portable case for the golf accessories according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the present invention may preferably provide a portable case for golf accessories, in which various golf accessories including a golf ball 10, that is, a long tee 21, a short tee 22, a green repair device 30, a marker 40, and the like, may be inserted and carried in one case, wherein the portable case includes a lower case 100, a belt hanger 400 is coupled to a rear surface of the lower case 100, an upper case 200 is covered and coupled to a front surface of the lower case 100, tee insertion grooves 151 and 152 and a green repair device coupling groove 153 are formed in a region in which the lower case 100 is coupled to the upper case 200, and a marker attachment part 250 is provided on a front surface of the upper case 200.

[0044] In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a golf ball holder 300 may be preferably coupled and fixed between the lower case 100 and the upper case 200, in which the golf ball holder 300 may preferably include a pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 protruding from both sides of the golf ball holder 300, so that the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 may grip and fix an outer surface of the golf ball 10 when the golf ball 10 is inserted into the golf ball holder 300. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the golf ball holder 300 may be preferably located on a left side or a right side of the case for the golf accessories (on the right side in the drawings), and a long tee insertion groove 151, a short tee insertion groove 152, the green repair device coupling groove 153, and the marker attachment part 250 may be preferably located on an opposite side of the golf ball holder 300 (on the left side in the drawings).

[0045] As shown in FIG. 3, in a lower inner portion of the long tee insertion groove 151 and the short tee insertion groove 152, a separation prevention part 130 formed of a silicone material may be preferably provided in an inner space between the lower case 100 and the upper case 200, so that the long tee 21 or the short tee 22 stored in the case for the golf accessories may be stably stored without being separated. In addition, a long tee support groove 131 and a short tee support groove 132, which are formed therein with elastic protrusions to grip and support the long tee 21 or the short tee 22 may be preferably provided in the separation prevention part 130, so that the long tee 21 or the short tee 22 may not be arbitrarily separated when inserted. In this case, when the long tee 21 or the short tee 22 is inserted, the support grooves 131 and 132 and the elastic protrusions formed in the separation prevention part 130 grip each tee 20, so that the tee 20 may be stably stored without a risk of separation of the tee 20 during exercise or walking, and may be easily separated from each of the support grooves 131 and 132 when pulled out with a hand for use. In addition, a long tee penetration groove 151a and a short tee penetration groove 152a may be preferably formed in a lower portion of the separation prevention part 130 for a case in which a lower end portion of the long tee 21 or the short tee 22 penetrates through and sticks out of the separation prevention part 130.

[0046] In addition, a magnet 240 may be preferably provided in a center portion of an inner surface of the upper case 200 corresponding to the marker attachment part 250, so that the marker 40 may be easily attached to the marker attachment part 250. Furthermore, the marker attachment part 250 may include a stepped sill having a U-shape and arranged such that a region to which the marker 40 is attached may be slightly lower than a surrounding region (as much as a thickness of the marker) so as to allow the marker 40 to be firmly attached by a magnetic force of the magnet 240 and to allow an upper end surface of the marker 40 to be at the same height as the surrounding region when the marker 40 is pushed into the marker attachment part 250 through an opened inlet having a U-shape, so that the marker 40 may be stably attached to an inner side of the marker attachment part 250, and may be prevented from being caught on a garment or a tree branch and being swept off.

[0047] In addition, the green repair device 30 may be preferably foldable as shown in FIG. 1 to prevent a sharp blade 32 from piercing a waist or a side of a golfer when the green repair device 30 is stored and carried in a portable device for golf accessories. In other words, when the green repair device 30 is used for repair, a control button 31a may be preferably pushed down to draw out a blade 32a downward as shown in 30a of FIG. 1, and when the green repair device 30 is stored in the portable device for the golf accessories, a control button 31 may be preferably drawn upward so that the green repair device 30 may be in a state shown in 30 of FIG. 1, and fitted to and stored in the green repair device coupling groove 153. Since the present invention has the above configuration, the green repair device 30 may also be safely stored, and the control button 31a may be pushed down to draw out the blade 32a downward to repair a green when in use, thereby simultaneously achieving safety and comfortability.

[0048] Meanwhile, a protective wing 110 may be preferably formed at one upper end edge of the lower case 100 so as to surround a rear outer surface of one 310 of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, and the protective wing 110 may more preferably surround the elastic support part 310 at an upper edge portion of the lower case 100. Since the protective wing 110 surround an outer side of the elastic support part 310 located at an upper edge of the case for the golf accessories, the elastic support part 310 may be located on an inner side of the protective wing 110. Therefore, the elastic support part 310 may be prevented from being arbitrarily moved by an unintended external force or an obstacle such as a tree branch. The elastic support part 320 disposed on an opposite side of the elastic support part 310 may be protected by the upper case 200, which will be described below in the description of the upper case 200.

[0049] In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, one annular protrusion 160 may be preferably formed in the lower case 100, so that a rear surface of the golf ball holder 300 may be stably seated on the inner surface of the lower case 100 while making contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100. Further, more preferably, at least one arc-shaped protrusion 161 and 162 may be preferably formed on the inner surface of the lower case 100 outside an outer circumferential surface of the annular protrusion 160. It may be most preferable to provide two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 as shown in FIG. 3. When the two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 62 provided, outer circumferential surfaces may preferably face each other based on the annular protrusion 160. However, only one of the two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 may be formed.

[0050] In addition, the golf ball holder 300 may preferably include a seating groove 350 opened in a circular shape at a center of a bottom surface of the golf ball holder 300, so that the golf ball 10 may be seated in a center portion of the golf ball holder 300. FIGS. 4 and 5 show detailed structures of front and rear surfaces of the golf ball holder 300. As shown in FIG. 5, the golf ball holder 300 may preferably include an annular protrusion part 351 protruding toward the lower case 100 along a circumference of the seating groove 350, so that a surrounding portion of the seating groove 350 may be fitted and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion 160.

[0051] In addition, when the arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 are provided outside the outer circumferential surface of the annular protrusion 160, insertion parts 361 and 362 having arc-shaped grooves 361a and 362a into which the arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 may be fitted may preferably protrude from positions corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 of the lower case 100 on the rear surface of the golf ball holder 300, respectively.

[0052] Meanwhile, the upper case 200 may preferably include: an opening part 260 having the same shape as the golf ball holder 300 when viewed from a front side, so that the golf ball 10 may be inserted and fitted into the golf ball holder 300; and two covers 210 and 220 protruding from both sides of the upper case 200 based on the opening part 260 at a periphery of the opening part 260, so that each of the covers 210 and 220 may cover a side surface and an upper end of each of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320. Among the two covers 210 and 220, the cover 210 located on a side of the protective wing 110 may preferably cover the side surface and the upper end of the elastic support part 310, and the cover 220 located on an opposite side of the protective wing 110 may preferably cover a rear surface of the elastic support part 320 as well as the side surface and the upper end of the elastic support part 320.

[0053] Therefore, the rear surface of the golf ball holder 300 as well as the side surfaces, the upper ends, and rear surfaces of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 included in the golf ball holder 300 may be completely covered and protected by the lower case 100 and the upper case 200, and only front surfaces of the golf ball holder 300 and the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 included in the golf ball holder 300 may be exposed through the opening part 260 of the upper case 200, so that when the golf ball is inserted, the golf ball holder 300 may stably grip the golf ball 10 without being easily moved by an external force or an obstacle. In other words, the golf ball holder 300 and the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 included in the golf ball holder may exist between the lower case 100 and the upper case 200, so that the golf ball 10 may be stably gripped by elastic forces of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, and the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 may be prevented from being moved by an unintended external force applied from an outside or by an obstacle such as a tree branch.

[0054] Meanwhile, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the golf ball holder 300 included in the present invention, in which FIG. 6(a) shows a section taken along a portion A-A of FIG. 4, that is, an enlarged section of the elastic support part 310 taken in a horizontal direction, and FIG. 6(b) shows a portion B-B of FIG. 4, that is, an enlarged section of the golf ball holder 300 taken in a vertical direction to include the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 and the seating groove 350. In addition, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state in which a golf ball 10 is inserted into the golf ball holder 300 while the case for the golf accessories is assembled, which shows a section of a portion C-C of FIG. 2. Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. As shown in FIG. 6, according to the present invention, a height h2 from a bottom of the annular protrusion part 351 facing the inner surface of the lower case 100 to a longitudinal end of each of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 may be preferably greater than a radius r1 of the golf ball 10 (h2>r1), and a distance D1 between the longitudinal ends of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 may be preferably less than a diameter (D=2r1) of the golf ball 10 (D1<D). In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a distance D2 between longitudinal ends of the two covers 210 and 220 may be preferably greater than or equal to the diameter (D=2r1) of the golf ball.

[0055] Since the distance D2 between the longitudinal ends of the two covers 210 and 220 is greater than or equal to the diameter (D=2r1) of the golf ball, the golf ball 10 may smoothly pass through a portion between the two covers 210 and 220 so as to be fitted between the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, and since the distance D1 between the longitudinal ends of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 is less than the diameter (D=2r1) of the golf ball 10, and the height h2 to the longitudinal end of each of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320 is greater than the radius r1 of the golf ball 10, once the golf ball 10 is fitted between the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, the golf ball 10 may be firmly gripped above a center line HL of the golf ball 10 by elasticity of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, so that the golf ball 10 may be more stably fixed within the golf ball holder 300.

[0056] Meanwhile, gripping parts 311 and 321 protruding toward the golf ball 10 to grip the outer surface of the golf ball 10 may be preferably formed at the upper ends of the pair of elastic support parts 310 and 320, respectively, and the gripping parts 311 and 321 may preferably extend from the upper ends of the elastic support parts 310 and 320 to both side ends of the elastic support parts 310 and 320, respectively. In addition, more preferably, inner surfaces of the elastic support parts 310 and 320 may be preferably formed as curved surfaces with a curvature that is equal to the radius r1 of the golf ball 10, and inner surfaces of the gripping parts 311 and 321 may be preferably formed as curved surfaces with a curvature r2 that is less than the radius r1 of the golf ball 10. In this case, the golf ball 10 may be gripped more firmly by the gripping parts 311 and 321, and may be stably gripped even when a force for separating the golf ball 10 to an upper side or a lateral side is applied after the golf ball 10 is gripped.

[0057] Meanwhile, when the golf ball 10 is stored in the case for the golf accessories, a lower portion of the golf ball 10 may be preferably ensured to make close contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100 as much as possible. When the lower portion of the golf ball 10 makes close contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100 as much as possible as described above, the height of the case for the golf accessories may be decreased so that an overall size of the case for the golf accessories may be compact. Therefore, the present invention may provide a method for determining a specific size of the seating groove 350, so that the lower portion of the golf ball 10 may make close contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100 as much as possible when the seating groove 350 is formed in the golf ball holder 300. In other words, when a thickness of an inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion part 351 formed on the circumference of the seating groove 350 is T, and the diameter of the golf ball is D (the radius is r1), an inner diameter W of the seating groove 350 may preferably have a size satisfying a calculation formula W=2{square root over (DTT.sup.2)}. In this case, the thickness T of the inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion part may refer to a height from the bottom surface of the golf ball holder 300 to a longitudinal end of the annular protrusion part as shown in FIG. 6.

[0058] The formula for calculating the inner diameter W of the seating groove described above may be derived from a relation formula

[00001]$r1=\frac{W^2+4T^2}{8T}$

that expresses a relation among a radius r1 of an arc, a length W of a chord, and a height T of the arc, [0059] in which since r1=D/2,

[00002]$\frac{D}{2}8T=W^2+4T^2,$ [0060] which becomes W.sup.2=4DT4T.sup.2, [0061] so that W=2{square root over (DTT.sup.2)}.

[0062] Therefore, when the formula W=2{square root over (DTT.sup.2)} is satisfied, the lower portion of the golf ball 10 may make close contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100 as much as possible.

[0063] Meanwhile, FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the golf ball is pushed toward one elastic support part 320 when the golf ball is taken out from the case for the golf accessories according to the present invention (the section of the portion C-C of FIG. 2). According to the present embodiment, the two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 may be provided. As described above, the lower case 100 included in the case for the golf accessories according to the present invention may include one annular protrusion 160 and two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162, which are formed on the inner surface of the lower case 100, so that the rear surface of the golf ball holder 300 may be seated in the inner surface of the lower case 100 while making contact with the inner surface of the lower case 100, in which the two arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 may face each other based on the annular protrusion 160. In addition, the golf ball holder 300 may include: the seating groove 350 opened in a circular shape at the center of the bottom surface of the golf ball holder 300, so that the golf ball 10 may be seated in the center portion of the golf ball holder 300; and the annular protrusion part 351 protruding toward the lower case 100 along the circumference of the seating groove 350, so that the seating groove 350 may be fitted and coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the annular protrusion 160, and the insertion parts 361 and 362 having the arc-shaped grooves 361a and 362a into which the arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 may be fitted may protrude from the positions corresponding to the arc-shaped protrusions 161 and 162 on the rear surface of the golf ball holder 300, respectively. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the golf ball 10 is pushed toward the elastic support part 320 on one side to take out the golf ball 10, the elastic support part 320 may be pushed (a red circle A1), whereas the elastic support part 310 on an opposite side may not be moved because the arc-shaped protrusion 161 is fitted to the arc-shaped groove 361a, so that a gap may be generated between the golf ball 10 and the elastic support part 310 (a red circle A2), and thus the golf ball 10 may be easily separated from the golf ball holder 300.

[0064] Although various examples of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the examples, and may be implemented with various modifications without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the examples disclosed in the present disclosure are provided in a descriptive sense without being intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the examples. The scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the appended claims, and the scope of the present invention should be construed as encompassing all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof.

Industrial Applicability

[0065] The present invention relates to a portable case for golf accessories. More specifically, the present invention relates to a case for accessories, which enables persons enjoying golf to easily and comfortably carry golf accessories required in a field when the persons go out into the field.