Telescopic Golf Ball Pickup Tool with Spring-Loaded Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf ball pickup tools require frequent attachment and detachment from a golf club, making them inconvenient to carry and use, especially when trying to pick up a golf ball from a cup with a flagstick, as they often need to be extended for comfortable posture but are not practical for carrying due to their length.
Innovation Solution
A golf ball pickup tool with an elongated grip and spring-loaded holder pieces that can be extended for easy ball retrieval and shortened for convenient carrying, featuring a movable support system allowing the holder pieces to slide or rotate within the grip, enabling adjustable length and secure ball holding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the pickup tool is made long to enable comfortable ball retrieval from the cup, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ease of carrying deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pickup tool incorporates a telescopic structure with movable support that allows the holder pieces to extend outward from the grip when needed for ball retrieval, and retract into the grip when not in use for compact carrying. This dynamic adjustment enables the tool to transition between long and short states, resolving the contradiction between operational comfort and portability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pickup tool is frequently attached to and detached from the golf club, then the adaptability is improved, but the loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pickup tool integrates a clip mechanism directly into the grip structure, allowing the tool to be quickly attached to and detached from the golf club without requiring separate attachment steps. This merged design reduces the time and complexity of attachment operations while maintaining adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The tool allows for comfortable and efficient golf ball pickup with adjustable length, reducing the likelihood of loss and enhancing usability during golfing by allowing the tool to be easily carried and attached to equipment items.
Implementation Method 1
two holder pieces that are made of a material having spring properties and configured to hold a golf ball therebetween
Implementation Method 2
the two holder pieces are urged so as to close distal ends of the two holder pieces
Data Source
AI summary
A golf ball pickup tool is provided. The golf ball pickup tool can be extended to an appropriate length when picking up a golf ball and can be shortened when carrying. The grip 10 is sized so as to accommodate holder pieces 11a and 11b that are slidable along the slide guide 17. The holder pieces 11a and 11 b are joined and fixed to each other at one ends thereof and are urged so as to close the other ends. A golf ball is held between the other ends of the holder pieces 11a and 11b in the state of the holder pieces 11a and 11b being taken out of the grip 10.