Patent ID: 6695509
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball cleaning apparatus comprising:a pair of cylindrical chambers, said pair of cylindrical chambers defined by an upper chamber removably attachable to a lower chamber via a male coupling means of said upper chamber and a female coupling means of said lower chamber, and wherein said male coupling means and said female coupling means provide a coupling arrangement which allows user to turn said upper chamber and said lower chamber back and forth relative to one another, wherein said male coupling means is of a circular, hollow configuration which integrally projects outwardly and slightly recessed with respect to an outer external circumferential sidewall of said upper chamber, said male coupling means further defines a male raised locking lip formed about a periphery of said male coupling means for mating with a female lip-receiving channel of said female coupling means of said lower chamber, said female lip-receiving channel is integrally formed near an upper open portion of said lower chamber being anterior to said half-spherical scouring section of said lower chamber, wherein said male raised locking lip mates with said female lip-receiving channel to facilitate a semi-interference-type snap fit in a resilient deformational manner so as to provide removable attachment of said upper chamber to said lower chamber in a coupled arrangement which allows user to turn said lower chamber and said upper chamber back and forth relative to one another; an internal cleaning fluid reservoir, said internal cleaning fluid reservoir located within said lower chamber, said internal cleaning fluid reservoir serves as a storage container for golf ball cleaning fluid; a first half-spherical scouring section, said first half-spherical scouring section is integrally formed above said internal cleaning fluid reservoir of said lower chamber; a second half-spherical scouring section, said second half-spherical scouring section is integrally formed just above said male coupling means; and a fastener, said fastener facilitates removable connection of said golf ball cleaning apparatus to an exposed loop of a standard golf bag or user's belt loop.