Patent ID: 8151395

Claim:
A motorized golf ball cleaning device comprising: a lower housing having a cavity for holding a cleaning fluid; an upper housing connected to the lower housing; two brushes for cleaning a golf ball, the brushes being operatively connected to at least one electric motor; a control unit operatively connected to the at least one electric motor, to a battery, and to a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect the presence of the golf ball in a cleaning position between the brushes; a feeder channel extending through the upper housing to the cleaning position between the brushes; and a feeder configured to slide within the feeder channel and feed the golf ball through the feeder channel from outside the motorized golf ball cleaning device to the cleaning position between the brushes, wherein the control unit activates the at least one electric motor for a predetermined amount of time after the sensor detects the golf ball in the cleaning position, and wherein the golf ball remains in the cleaning position substantially stationary while being cleaned.