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US 4,381,574 AGranted
Portable golf ball washer
OwnerMichael Benkovskyinventor
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Abstract
A portable, motor operated, golf ball washing device which comprises a liquid retaining foam lined receptacle which rotates over the surface of a golf ball restrained in one position whereby the ball is cleaned without the need for manual application of force; said device suitable for carrying on golf bag or cart by means of a spring-clip or the like.
Claims5
A portable golf ball washing apparatus comprising
- a. a case having a lower section and an upper section;
- b. a ball receptacle defined in said upper which is accessible from the top of said upper section;
- c. a hinged door on said upper section which seals said receptacle when closed;
- d. a generally cylindrical, water-tight ball holder rotatably mounted in said receptacle and accommodatingly larger than a golf ball;
- e. a liquid-retaining foam liner mounted within said ball holder;
- f. a motor mounted in the lower section of said case;
- g. means for transmitting said motor rotation to said ball holder;
- h. a power source electrically connected to said motor by a circuit;
- i. a switch in said circuit;
- and
- j. means for restraining the motion of a golf ball placed in the holder whereby the liner can move over the surface of the ball when the holder rotates.
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