GOLF TRAINER

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 2024224656789, filed Oct. 12, 2024, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates generally to sports equipment, and specifically to a golf trainer.

BACKGROUND

Golf trainers are widely used in daily life to improve the skills and swings of golfers. However, the existing golf trainers have their limitations. For example, the existing golf trainers are only adjustable with one hand, cannot be adjusted freely, and cannot be adapted to accommodate people of different ages and sizes. Therefore, the existing golf trainers are very inconvenient to use and are not adaptable to a broad range of usage situations.

SUMMARY

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key aspects or essential aspects of the claimed subject matter. Moreover, this Summary is not intended for use as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

A gold trainer is provided, comprising a first annular part, a second annular part, and an adjusting member, one end of the first annular part passes through the adjusting member and is fixedly connected to the second annular part, another end of the first annular part passes through the adjusting member and is movably connected to the adjusting member, one end of the second annular part passes through the adjusting member and is fixedly connected to the first annular part, the other end of the second annular part passes through the adjusting member and is movably connected to the adjusting member, and the adjusting member is movable to selectively change a length of the first annular part and a length of the second annular part.

The above aspects or examples and advantages, as well as other aspects or examples and advantages, will become apparent from the ensuing description and accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To illustrate the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure or in the prior art more clearly, the accompanying drawings for describing the embodiments or the prior art are introduced briefly in the following. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and persons of ordinary skill in the art can derive other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a golf trainer in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a golf trainer in another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a golf trainer in yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the adjusting member shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the adjusting member shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the adjusting member shown in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the adjusting member in an embodiment of the present invention.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

• • belt—1; first annular part—11; first surrounding portion—111; first adjusting end—112; first connecting end—113; second annular part—12; second surrounding portion—121; second adjusting end—122; second connecting end—123; adjusting member—2; first adjusting structure—21; second adjusting structure—22; first adjusting portion—23; first opening—231; second adjusting portion—24; second adjusting portion—24; second opening—241; connecting member—25; separating member—26.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings. A preferred embodiment is described in the drawings. However, the present disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. The specific embodiments are only explanations of the present disclosure, and the embodiments are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Rather, various modifications may be made in the details within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims and without departing from the present disclosure.

The present disclosure will be described in more details below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with specific embodiments. The examples are provided for better illustration of the invention and should not limit the scope of the invention. In practice, technicians skilled in the art might make small modifications and/or variations of the invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. For example, features described in part of one embodiment may be used in another to create a new embodiment. It is therefore desirable that the present disclosure encompass such modifications and/or variations falling within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

In the description of the present disclosure, terms like “longitudinal,” “transverse,” “up,” “down,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,”, “top,” and “bottom” denote orientation or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings and are intended for ease of description only, which in no way entails that the present disclosure must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation and therefore cannot be construed as limiting to the present disclosure. Terms like “joint,” “attach” and “set” used in the present disclosure should be understood in a broad sense, for example, may indicate a direct connection or indirect connection through intermediate components; and it may be a wired electrical connection, a radio connection, or a wireless communication signal connection. The exact meanings of the above terms may slightly differ and should be derived from the actual situation by technicians skilled in the art accordingly.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, in this exemplary embodiment the golf trainer 100 comprises a belt 1 and an adjusting member 2. The adjusting member 2 includes a first adjusting structure 21 and a second adjusting structure 22,. One end of the belt 1 passes through and is movably connected to the first adjusting structure 21. The other end of the belt 1 passes through and is movably connected to the second adjusting structure 22.

The belt 1 includes a first annular part 11 and a second annular part 12. The first annular part 11 is integrally connected to the second annular part 12 to form an integrated belt 1.

The first annular part 11 is partitioned into a first surrounding portion 111, a first adjusting end 112 for gripping, and a first connecting end 113 by the first adjusting structure 21. The first adjusting end 112 is disposed on one side of the first surrounding portion 111. The first connecting end 113 is disposed on the other side of the first surrounding part 111. The first surrounding portion 111, the first adjusting end 112, and the first connecting end 113 are connected as a whole.

The second annular part 12 is partitioned into a second surrounding portion 121, a second adjusting end 122 for gripping, and a second connecting end 123 by the second adjusting structure 22. The second adjusting end 122 is disposed on one side of the second surrounding portion 121. The second connecting end 123 is disposed on the other side of the second surrounding portion 121. The second surrounding portion 121, the second adjusting end 122, and the second connecting end 123 are connected as a whole.

Referring to FIG. 1, in one example of the golf trainer 100, the adjusting member 2 is a one-piece structure. In this embodiment, the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 are integrally connected.

Referring to FIGS. 2-3, in another example of the golf trainer 100, the adjusting member 2 is a separated structure. In this embodiment, the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 are independent parts.

Referring to FIGS. 4-7, in this exemplary embodiment, the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 are of the same structure, and both include a first adjusting portion 23 and a second adjusting portion 24. The first adjusting end 112 passes through the first adjusting structure 21 and is movably connected to the first adjusting portion 23 corresponding to the first adjusting structure 21. The first connecting end 113 passes through the first adjusting structure 21 and is fixedly connected to the second connecting end 123. The first connecting end 113 is movably connected to the second adjusting portion 24 corresponding to the first adjusting structure 21. The second adjusting end 122 passes through the second adjusting structure 22 and is movably connected to the first adjusting portion 23 corresponding to the second adjusting structure 22. The second connecting end 123 passes through the second adjusting structure 22 and is fixedly connected to the first connecting end 113, and the second connecting end 123 is movably connected to the second adjusting portion 24 corresponding to the second adjusting structure 22.

The first connecting end 113 passes through the second adjusting portion 24 of the first adjusting structure 21. The second connecting end 123 passes through the second adjusting portion 24 of the second adjusting structure 22. The first connecting end 113 and the second connecting end 123 are connected as a whole.

It is understandable that, in some embodiments, the structure of the first adjusting structure 21 is different from that of the second adjusting structure 22, which is possible as long as the necessary functions are available.

The first adjusting structure 21 is selectively movable relative to the first annular part 11 to adjust the size of the area formed by the first surrounding portion 111. The second adjusting structure 22 is selectively movable relative to the second annular part 12 to adjust the size of the area formed by the second surrounding portion 121.

The first adjusting portion 23 has a first opening 231. The first adjusting end 112 is selectively movable through the first opening 231 of the first adjusting portion 23 of the first adjusting structure 21 to make the first adjusting structure 21 selectively move relative to the first annular part 11. The second adjusting end 122 is selectively movable through the first opening 231 of the first adjusting portion 23 of the second adjusting structure 22 to make the second adjusting structure 22 selectively move relative to the second annular part 12.

The second adjusting portion 24 has a second opening 241. The first connecting end 113 is selectively movable through the second opening 241 of the second adjusting portion 24 of the first adjusting structure 21 to make the first adjusting structure 21 selectively move relative to the first annular part 11. The second adjusting end 122 is selectively moved through the second opening 241 of the second adjusting portion 24 of the second adjusting structure 22 to make the second adjusting structure 2 selectively move relative to the second annular part 12.

The first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 can adjust the size of the area formed by the first surrounding portion 111 and the size of the area formed by the second surrounding portion 121, respectively. When being used, the user's two arms are surrounded by the first surrounding portion 111 and the second surrounding portion 121, respectively. The size of the area formed by the first surrounding portion 111 and the size of the area formed by the second surrounding portion 121 can be adjusted by pulling the first adjusting end 11 and pulling the second adjusting end 12, respectively, to adjust the tightness of the wrapping of the first surrounding portion 11 and the tightness of the wrapping of the second surrounding portion 15, respectively. Thus, the user can choose to pull the corresponding first adjusting end 11 or the corresponding second adjusting end 12 by either of the two hands or can choose to pull the first adjusting end 11 and the second adjusting end 12 at the same time, according to his or her needs.

Since the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 are provided respectively, the user can adjust with either hand or both hands at the same time so that free adjustment can be made according to the specific needs, which makes it possible to accommodate people of different ages and different sizes, is convenient for the user to use, and can suit a broader use scenario.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, in an example of the adjusting member 2, the adjusting member 2 is a one-piece frame. The adjusting member 2 further includes a separating member 26. The adjusting member 2 is divided into a first adjusting structure 21 in a frame shape having an opening and a second adjusting structure 22 in a frame shape having an opening by a separating member 26. The first adjusting structure 21 is integrally connected to the second adjusting structure 22. Each of the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 has a separating member 26. The first adjusting structure 21 is divided into a first adjusting portion 23 in a frame shape having a first opening 231 and a second adjusting portion 24 in a frame shape having a second opening 241 by the corresponding separating member 26. The second adjusting structure 22 is likewise divided into a first adjusting portion 23 in a frame shape having a first opening 231 and a second adjusting portion 24 in a frame shape having a second opening 241 by the corresponding separating member 26. The first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 have the same structure.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 5, in another example of the adjusting member 2, the adjusting member 2 includes a first adjusting structure 21 and a second adjusting structure 22 which are independent to each other. Each of the first adjusting structure 21 and the second adjusting structure 22 is a one-piece frame having three separating members 26. The first adjusting structure 21 is divided into a first adjusting portion 23 in a frame shape having a first opening 231 and a second adjusting portion 24 in a frame shape having a second opening 241 by the corresponding separating member 26. The second adjusting structure 22 is likewise divided into a first adjusting portion 23 in a frame shape having a first opening 231 and a second adjusting portion 24 in a frame shape having a second opening 241 by the corresponding separating member 26. The first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 have the same structure. Each of the first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 corresponds to a separating member 26. The first adjusting portion 23 is divided into two frame-shaped structures each of which has an opening by the corresponding separating member 26. The second adjusting portion 24 is likewise divided into two frame-shaped structures each of which has an opening by the corresponding separating member 26.

Referring to FIG. 6, in another example of the adjusting member 2, the first adjusting portion 23 is fixedly connected to the second adjusting portion 24. The fixing connection may be welded, and it is understandable that, in some embodiments, the fixing connection is also possible to be threaded connection, riveted connection, etc., but not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 7, in another example of the adjusting member 2, a connecting member 25 is located between the first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24. Both the first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 are rotatably connected to the connecting member 25. The connecting member 25 may be a tube shape. The portion of the first adjusting portion 23 corresponding to the connecting member 25 may be a column shape, and the second adjusting portion 24 corresponding to the connecting member 25 may be a column shape. The column-shaped portion rotates within the tube-shaped portion to make it possible to rotatably connect as previously described.

It is understandable that, in some embodiments, the first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 are set independently, and the first adjusting portion 23 and the second adjusting portion 24 are independent of each other and do not have any connecting relationship.

It is understandable that, in some embodiments, the structure of the first adjusting portion 23 and that of the second adjusting portion 24 are also different, which is possible as long as the necessary functions are available.

The golf trainer 100 is primarily used in golf swing training. When in use, the user adjusts the golf trainer 100 to a distance suitable for the spacing of his or her own arms, and the user's two arms are respectively inserted into the hole formed by the surrounding portion 111 of the first annular section and the hole formed by the surrounding portion 121 of the second annular section, thereby making the user's two arms respectively surrounded by the first surrounding portion 111 and the second surrounding portion 121. The user is able to pull the first adjusting end 11 or the second adjusting end 12, or pull the first adjusting end 11 and the second adjusting end 12 at the same time according to their needs, thereby adjusting the first annular section 11 to wrap the person as needed, and the first adjusting end 11 or the second adjusting end 12 is pulled at the same time, thereby adjusting the tightness of the wrapping of the first annular part 11 around the user's arm and the tightness of the wrapping of the second annular part 15 around the user's arm according to the need. When a suitable tightness is adjusted, the user can comfortably swing the golf club.

The embodiments described above are merely examples of the present disclosure, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present disclosure, which may have various modifications and variations made by specialists in the field. Any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement made within the spirits and principles of the present disclosure shall be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.