Patent ID: 8853598

Claim:
A bowling ball maintenance device for performing a de-oiling process on a bowling ball, the maintenance device comprising: a generally sealable container sized to store at least one bowling ball within the container and structured to receive the bowling ball, the bowling ball including a plurality of pores formed on a shell; a heating element structured to warm an internal environment of the container between about 100° F. to 160° F. at which oil that may have accumulated in the pores of the ball begins to flow out of the pores; and a ball support cup placeable within the container and having a generally concave center portion and walls or edges structured to contain the oil that has flowed out of the pores of the ball, the ball support cup including three or more ball support extensions structured to support the ball in a stationary position over a height of the walls or edges of the ball support cup during operation of the maintenance device.