Patent ID: 7870632

Claim:
A portable golf ball cleaning device carried in a golfer's pocket, comprising: a cleaning element having an upper surface and a lower surface, said cleaning element comprising a soft, flexible, absorbent material, said cleaning element of sufficient size to absorb and retain an adequate amount of a cleaning liquid for cleaning a golf ball and to wipe a portion of a golf ball on said upper surface, said cleaning element having a hole or multiple holes reaching upwardly from said lower surface to said upper surface; an open container holding said cleaning element, said open container comprising a soft, flexible, resilient, waterproof material, said open container having a bottom and a wall reaching upwardly from said bottom, said bottom and said wall forming a waterproof cavity, said wall having an upper edge, said upper edge forming an opening in said waterproof cavity, said waterproof cavity containing said cleaning element, said waterproof cavity having a height greater than the height of said cleaning element thereby forming a vertical gap between said upper surface of said cleaning element and said upper edge of said wall, said vertical gap of sufficient size to keep said cleaning element from prolonged contact with a golfer's pocket when carried therein, said wall contiguous with said vertical gap forming a lateral cushion, said lateral cushion of sufficient size to keep a golf ball engaged on said cleaning element during wiping, said open container sized to fit in a golfer's pocket, said open container having a projection or multiple projections reaching upwardly from said bottom such that said projections pass through said holes in said cleaning element to a level above said upper surface of said cleaning element; and a securing means for retaining said cleaning element in said waterproof cavity.