Patent ID: 8283603

Claim:
A device for use by a user in heating a golf ball, the device comprising: a first lever arm, the first lever arm having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first proximal end and the first distal end being separated by a length of the first lever arm; a second lever arm, the second lever arm having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end and the second distal end being separated by a length of the second lever arm; a pivot attached to both the first proximal end and the second proximal end; a first golf ball receiving unit attached to the first distal end; a second golf ball receiving unit attached to the second distal end; wherein each of the first golf ball receiving unit and the second golf ball receiving unit includes a heating element; wherein at least one of the first golf ball receiving unit and the second golf ball receiving unit further comprises at least one structure on an internal heating surface thereof that is configured to orient a golf ball in a specific orientation when the golf ball is placed in the golf ball receiving unit, wherein the at least one structure comprises a pin extending from an internal heating surface of the golf ball receiving unit.