Tennis Ball Pickup Device

Abstract

A tennis ball pickup device, including a first barrel in form of a hollow cylinder; a second barrel in form of a hollow cylinder arranged in the first barrel, and capable of moving telescopically up and down and / or moving rotatably therein; a first barrel cover arranged outside the first barrel; a second barrel cover, in which a resilient stopper is arranged, being replaceably hooded on the second barrel; and further including a solar battery being chargeable by sunlight and adapted for provision of electrical energy; a LED display arranged longitudinally on and along the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for displaying current time and score; and a speaker arranged on the first barrel for connecting with the solar battery and for playing sound. The barrel cover could be replaceably hooded on the barrel, whereby extending the lifespan thereof.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to sporting goods, and more particularly, to a tennis ball pickup device facilitating carrying and picking of tennis ball. In addition, the tennis ball pickup device can also be charged by solar energy.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Currently, the tennis has been very popular. Particularly, there usually are a variety of tennis competitions and training courses in various sports venues. As a large number of tennis balls will be used for training purposes, it will be very tiresome to bend over to pick up the balls one by one when needed.[0003]To this end, those skilled in the art have attempted to solve the above problem by enabling picking up the balls in a standing posture without bending over. For example, Chinese Utility Model Patent Application No. 201020014564.8 discloses a special ball picking tool for tennis teaching, which tool comprises a telescopic tube, wherein a ball inlet of which having a diameter larger than that of a tennis bal...

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Benefits of technology

[0005]One of the objects or technical problems to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel tennis ball pickup device, which not only tackles the foregoing problem of repeated use, but also enables charging operations and allows a stable self-standing on the ground.

[0025]The barrel cover of the tennis ball pickup device of the present invention could be hooded on the barrel and could be replaced when it becomes worn due to prolonged use, whereby extending the lifespan of the tennis ball pickup device. The additional suction cup arranged on the barrel cover enables the tennis ball pickup device to be stably sucked on ground and not to be tipped over. The solar charger on the tennis ball pickup device could be used to charge an external electronic device. The accompanying solar battery could satisfactorily make use of solar energy by which the battery could be charged while playing tennis, and then an electronic device (such as a mobile phone) could be charged via the USB interface port arranged therewith, such that it not only tackles the problem of enabling charging at any time, but also provides environmental benefits.

Problems solved by technology

As a large number of tennis balls will be used for training purposes, it will be very tiresome to bend over to pick up the balls one by one when needed.

Though the patent solves the problem by enabling picking up the balls in a standing posture, it has an obvious drawback in that the inclined elastic sheet arranged thereunder is non-replaceable, and thus the entire tool might not be used once the elastic sheet is damaged.

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