Table tennis ball picker

By adding an anti-slip structure to the surface of the elastic rope of the ping-pong ball retriever and installing a baffle assembly at the bottom, the problem of slippage of the elastic rope in existing ball retrievers is solved, achieving an efficient and stable ping-pong ball retrieval process.

CN223586519UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25金晶晶
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Application Number
CN202422969739.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-03
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing ping-pong ball retrievers lack a structure to gather the balls, causing the elastic rope to slip easily during retrieval, making the ping-pong balls slip out and wasting time and effort.

Method used

A ping-pong ball retriever was designed, which features an anti-slip structure on the surface of the elastic rope and a baffle assembly installed at the bottom of the basket. The baffle assembly has rollers at the bottom, which can gather ping-pong balls and facilitate movement. A mesh cover is added to the side wall of the basket to reduce weight.

Benefits of technology

It improves ball retrieval efficiency and stability, reduces the probability of the ping-pong ball slipping out, and enhances the convenience and flexibility of ball retrieval.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of sports equipment, in particular to a table tennis ball picking device which comprises a basket body, a ball picking opening is formed in the bottom of the basket body, a plurality of elastic ropes distributed in parallel at intervals are arranged on the ball picking opening, anti-skid structures are arranged on the surfaces of the elastic ropes, and in a free state, the distance between every two adjacent elastic ropes is smaller than the diameter of a ball. The distance between the adjacent elastic ropes can be larger than the diameter of the ball. The rear side of the basket body is connected with a support, the top of the support is connected with a hand lever, the bottom of the support is hinged to a baffle assembly, the hand lever can drive the bottom of the basket body to swing up and down relative to the baffle assembly, the baffle assembly at least comprises two baffles which are symmetrically arranged left and right, the overlook outlines of the left and right baffles on one side of the basket body are V-shaped, and the bottoms of the baffles are connected with rollers. The utility model is favorable for solving the problems that some existing ball picking devices do not have relevant structures for gathering balls, and the elastic rope is easy to slip to make the balls slip away during ball picking, so that time and labor are wasted during ball picking.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to sports equipment technical field, especially a table tennis ball picker. BACKGROUND

[0002] Table tennis is a sport for all ages, in the process of participating in amateur sports or professional training, a large number of practice balls are often used, and the biggest trouble is the ball picking problem, because of its small size, light weight, easy to roll and bounce, scattered on the floor. So there are table tennis ball pickers on the market, the pickers have basket or cylinder structure, the bottom is provided with an opening provided with a spring line, the spring line spacing is slightly smaller than the diameter of the table tennis ball, when the ball needs to be picked, the opening is squeezed from top to bottom table tennis ball, the spring line is squeezed and the spacing is increased, so that the table tennis ball enters the cylinder. Specifically, patent CN201033241Y discloses a table tennis ball picker, which is composed of a long handle, a container and elastic ropes, wherein the bottom of the container is composed of a plurality of elastic ropes, which are uniformly and parallelly arranged to form a wire fence, and the spacing is smaller than the diameter of the table tennis ball, and one end of the long handle is connected with the container. Using this ball picker, you only need to stand, hold the long handle, and press the table tennis ball with the container bottom, so that the table tennis ball can be easily collected in the container, and multiple table tennis balls can be collected at the same time.

[0003] However, this kind of ball picker does not have the related structure of gathering the ball body, that is, during use, the ball picker needs to be constantly lifted and pulled, and the person moves to align the scattered table tennis balls on the ground and presses them down, in the actual use process, the inventor finds that, because the surface of the elastic rope is relatively smooth, the pressing angle of the table tennis ball is flexible and variable, and the table tennis ball is often bounced away and slides out of the container bottom area, which leads to that when a large number of table tennis balls are scattered on the ground, the ball picking by using the ball picker also needs to spend a lot of time and energy. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model provides a table tennis ball picker, which is beneficial to solve the problem that some ball pickers do not have the related structure of gathering the ball body, and the elastic rope is easy to slip and let the ball body slide away during ball picking, resulting in time-consuming and labor-consuming ball picking.

[0005] The utility model is implemented as follows:

[0006] The utility model provides a table tennis ball picker, including the basket body, the bottom of basket body is the ball picking mouth, is equipped with a plurality of parallel interval distribution's elastic rope on the ball picking mouth, the surface of elastic rope is equipped with antiskid structure, free state, the interval of adjacent elastic rope is less than the diameter of ball body, when picking up the ball, the interval of adjacent elastic rope can be greater than the diameter of ball body after the elastic rope abuts ball body and stretches, the basket body rear side is connected with a support, the support top is connected with the hand bar, and the support bottom is hinged with the baffle assembly, the hand bar can drive the basket body bottom to swing up and down relative to the baffle assembly, and the baffle assembly at least includes two left and right symmetrical baffle, and the left and right baffle is located in the side of basket body and the top view profile is'V' type, and the baffle bottom is connected with the gyro wheel.

[0007] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the basket body is a cylinder structure with upper and lower openings.

[0008] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the basket body side wall has a mesh cover.

[0009] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the baffle assembly includes a horizontally arranged connecting rod, the left and right sides of the connecting rod are connected with first baffles, and the first baffles are vertically arranged arc-shaped plates.

[0010] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the outer side end of the first baffle is movably connected with a second baffle, the second baffle is a vertically arranged arc-shaped plate, and the bottom of the first baffle and the second baffle is provided with a gyro wheel.

[0011] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the first baffle and the second baffle support are provided with a transversely extended adjusting structure.

[0012] On the basis of the above technical scheme, an angle adjusting structure is arranged between the first baffle and the connecting rod.

[0013] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the elastic rope includes a main body made of an elastic wire, the anti-slip structure includes a wrapping layer arranged on the outer side of the main body, the outer surface of the wrapping layer is provided with first anti-slip lines, and the first anti-slip lines are linear flange structures parallel to the axial direction of the wrapping layer.

[0014] On the basis of the above technical scheme, the outer surface of the wrapping layer is also provided with second anti-slip lines, the second anti-slip lines are annular flange structures perpendicular to the first anti-slip lines, and the first anti-slip lines and the second anti-slip lines form a grid structure on the outer surface of the wrapping layer.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least the following advantages:

[0016] 1. The utility model discloses a baffle assembly, which can gather the table tennis balls scattered on the ground to the bottom of the basket body when picking up the balls, greatly improving the ball picking efficiency.

[0017] 2. The anti-slip structure on the surface of the elastic rope can effectively prevent the table tennis from being bounced or rolled out during the picking process, further improving the stability and reliability of the picking process.

[0018] 3. The roller at the bottom of the baffle assembly facilitates the sliding and turning of the baffle assembly on the ground, making the picking process more flexible and convenient.

[0019] 4. The mesh cover on the side wall of the basket reduces the weight of the basket and improves the function of easy operation and flexibility.

[0020] 5. The structure of the utility model is simple and convenient to operate, and is suitable for table tennis picking requirements in various occasions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments, it should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the utility model, therefore should not be regarded as the limitation to the scope, for the ordinary skilled in the art, under the premise of not paying the creative labor, can also obtain other related drawings according to these drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of a table tennis picker in an embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 Structure schematic view of baffle assembly in an embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 Structure schematic view of basket in an embodiment;

[0025] Figure 4 It is the installation structure schematic view of elastic rope;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a partial structure schematic view of single elastic rope in an embodiment;

[0027] Figure 6 It is a partial structure schematic view of single elastic rope in another embodiment.

[0028] Marked in the figure: 1, basket;11, mesh cover;2, elastic rope;21, main body;22, wrapping layer;23, first anti-slip pattern;24, second anti-slip pattern;3, support;4, hand rod;5, baffle assembly;51, connecting rod;52, first baffle;53, second baffle;54, track groove;55, angle adjusting knob;6, roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of this utility model provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed utility model, but merely to represent selected embodiments of this utility model.

[0030] In the description of this utility model, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0031] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0032] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0033] Example 1: Combination Figures 1-5 This embodiment discloses a ping-pong ball retriever, including a cylindrical basket 1 with openings at the top and bottom, serving as a container for holding collected ping-pong balls. The bottom of the basket 1 is the ball-collecting opening, allowing the ping-pong balls to enter the basket 1 from bottom to top during retrieval. The ball-collecting opening is provided with several parallel, spaced elastic cords 2, which are taut and straight. Figure 4, the interval between adjacent elastic ropes 2 is less than the diameter of the ball in the free state, and the interval between adjacent elastic ropes 2 can be greater than the diameter of the ball after the elastic ropes 2 abut the ball and expand during ball picking. During ball picking, the basket body 1 presses the scattered table tennis balls from top to bottom, the elastic ropes 2 abut the table tennis balls at the bottom and continue to press, the table tennis balls are squeezed in the process to force the elastic ropes 2 to expand radially, the interval between adjacent elastic ropes 2 corresponding to the position of the ball becomes larger, the table tennis ball passes through the gap and enters the inside of the basket body 1, and then the elastic ropes 2 contract and reset. After the gap is reset, it is smaller than the diameter of the table tennis ball, so that the table tennis ball will not fall out again.

[0034] It should be noted that the surface of the elastic rope 2 is provided with an anti-skid structure to prevent the table tennis ball from being bounced or sliding out during ball picking, thereby improving the success rate of ball picking. Specifically, in combination with Figure 5 In the embodiment, the elastic rope 2 includes a main body 21 made of an elastic wire, and the anti-skid structure includes a wrapping layer 22 arranged on the outer side of the main body 21. The outer surface of the wrapping layer 22 is provided with a first anti-skid pattern 23 which is a linear flange structure parallel to the axial direction of the wrapping layer 22.

[0035] The side wall of the basket body 1 is provided with a mesh cover 11, as Figure 3 shown, so as to reduce the weight of the basket body 1 and make the structure more portable, labor-saving and flexible. In order to prevent the ball from bouncing out of the top of the basket body 1, the ball taking opening at the top of the basket body 1 is provided with a controllable mesh in other embodiments.

[0036] The basket body 1 is connected to a support 3 which is an inclined hollow pipe structure relative to the side wall of the basket body 1. The support 3 and the basket body 1 are connected by a reinforcing rib plate to strengthen the connection structure and make the connection between the two more stable and reliable.

[0037] The top of the support 3 is connected to a hand lever 4 which is a telescopic rod. The specific structure and working principle of the hand lever 4 are not described here, and those skilled in the art can select and implement it according to the actual working condition. The hand lever 4 is used for hand holding by the user during ball picking, and is used for pushing and pulling the device or controlling the up and down swinging of the basket body 1 to realize the pressing and picking operation.

[0038] The bottom of the support 3 is hingedly connected to a baffle assembly 5, and the hand lever 4 can drive the bottom of the basket body 1 to swing up and down relative to the baffle assembly 5. Specifically, referring to Figure 2 , the baffle assembly 5 includes a horizontally arranged connecting rod 51, and the bottom of the support 3 is provided with left and right through holes matched with the connecting rod 51. The support 3 is sleeved on the connecting rod 51 by means of the left and right through holes, and the support 3 can pivot up and down relative to the connecting rod 51, thereby realizing the swinging effect of the basket body 1 relative to the baffle assembly 5.

[0039] The baffle assembly 5 comprises at least two left and right symmetrical baffles. The left and right baffles are located on one side of the basket body 1 and have a "V" shape in the top view. The bottom of the baffle is connected with a roller 6. In this embodiment, the first baffle 52 is connected with the left and right sides of the connecting rod 51. The first baffle 52 is an arc-shaped plate arranged vertically. The outer side of the first baffle 52 is movably connected with the second baffle 53. The second baffle 53 is an arc-shaped plate arranged vertically. The bottom of the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 is provided with a roller 6. The roller 6 is a universal wheel, which can slide at various angles flexibly. The first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 can move flexibly. The roller 6 raises the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53, but the gap between the bottom of the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 and the ground is smaller than the diameter of the ping pong ball. When the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 move forward, they can gather and collect the ping pong balls scattered in the front area. The collected balls roll to the bottom area of the basket body 1, which facilitates quick and large-scale ball picking.

[0040] In order to flexibly adjust and control the length of the baffle, the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 are provided with a transversely extended adjustment structure. The structure comprises a track groove 54 on the first baffle 52 and a locking bolt (not marked in the figure) on the second baffle 53. The locking bolt passes through the track groove 54 to fix the second baffle 53 on the first baffle 52. The extended length of the baffle is controlled according to the installation position of the locking bolt in the track groove 54. In this embodiment, only a single locking bolt is used. In other embodiments, multiple locking bolts can be used to further improve the connection stability.

[0041] In order to flexibly control the size of the inner corner of the left and right baffles, an angle adjustment structure is provided between the first baffle 52 and the connecting rod 51. Specifically, a connecting blade is provided on the inner side of the first baffle 52. An angle adjustment knob 55 is bolted on the connecting blade. After adjusting the angle, the first baffle 52 and the connecting rod 51 are fixed by tightening the angle adjustment knob 55. This can flexibly adjust the angle required for gathering balls according to actual needs.

[0042] In the specific implementation process, the user holds the handrail and pushes the baffle assembly 5 and the basket body 1 forward, so that the entire device slides forward. It should be noted that by controlling the inclination angle of the handrail, the bottom of the basket body 1 is suspended and does not contact the ground. During this process, the scattered ping pong balls on the ground are gathered by the first baffle 52 and the second baffle 53 to the bottom of the basket body 1. With the swinging of the handrail, the basket body 1 is pressed from top to bottom, and the ping pong balls at the bottom of the basket body 1 are picked up. The pressed ping pong balls pass through the gap between the elastic ropes 2 and enter the basket body 1. Repeating the above actions can conveniently and easily pick up the balls.

[0043] Embodiment 2: Based on embodiment 1, combined with Figure 6As shown, in order to further improve the anti-skid effect of the elastic cord 2, the outer surface of the wrapping layer 22 is further provided with a second anti-skid pattern 24, which is a ring-shaped flange structure perpendicular to the first anti-skid pattern 23, and the first anti-skid pattern 23 and the second anti-skid pattern 24 form a grid structure on the outer surface of the wrapping layer 22.

[0044] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for part of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A table tennis ball pick-up device, characterised in that, The utility model relates to a ball collecting device, including the shell (1), the shell (1) bottom is the ball collecting mouth, and the ball collecting mouth is equipped with a plurality of parallel interval distribution elastic rope (2), and the elastic rope (2) surface is equipped with antiskid structure, and in the free state, the interval of adjacent elastic rope (2) is less than the diameter of the ball, and when collecting the ball, the elastic rope (2) abuts against the ball and extends, and the interval of adjacent elastic rope (2) can be greater than the diameter of the ball, the shell (1) rear side is connected with a support (3), and the support (3) top is connected with hand bar (4), and the support (3) bottom is hinged with baffle assembly (5), and hand bar (4) can drive the shell (1) bottom relative baffle assembly (5) and swing up and down, and baffle assembly (5) includes at least two left and right symmetrically arranged baffle, and the left and right baffles are located in the side of shell (1) and the top view profile is " V" type, and the baffle bottom is connected with the gyro wheel (6).

2. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 1, characterised in that, The shell (1) is a cylindrical structure with an upper opening and a lower opening.

3. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 2, wherein, The shell (1) side wall has a mesh cover (11).

4. The table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 1, wherein The baffle assembly (5) includes a horizontally arranged connecting rod (51), and the left and right sides of the connecting rod (51) are connected with first baffles (52), and the first baffles (52) are vertically arranged arc-shaped plates.

5. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 4, wherein, The outer side end of the first baffle (52) is movably connected with a second baffle (53), and the second baffle (53) is a vertically arranged arc-shaped plate, and the bottom of the first baffle (52) and the second baffle (53) is provided with a gyro wheel (6).

6. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 5, wherein, The first baffle (52) and the second baffle (53) are provided with a transversely extended adjusting structure.

7. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 4, wherein An angle adjusting structure is arranged between the first baffle (52) and the connecting rod (51).

8. The table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 1, wherein, The elastic rope (2) includes a main body (21) made of an elastic wire, the anti-skid structure includes a wrapping layer (22) arranged on the outer side of the main body (21), the outer surface of the wrapping layer (22) is provided with a first anti-skid pattern (23), and the first anti-skid pattern (23) is a linear flange structure parallel to the axial direction of the wrapping layer (22).

9. A table tennis ball pick-up device according to claim 8, characterised in that, The outer surface of the wrapping layer (22) is also provided with a second anti-skid pattern (24), and the second anti-skid pattern (24) is an annular flange structure perpendicular to the first anti-skid pattern (23), and the first anti-skid pattern (23) and the second anti-skid pattern (24) form a grid structure on the outer surface of the wrapping layer (22).

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    CN201033241Y