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US3365739A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic golf ball washer

Assignee: LOWELL D OLINGHOUSE
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Filing: 1966-06-10
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Granted: 1968-01-30
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Expires: 1986-06-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lowell D Olinghouse

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 16:32
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B47/00; A63B47/04; A63B2047/046

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 229 words
A BALL WASHER COMPRISING: A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR HOUSING HAVING A SEMICIRCULAR END, SAID SEMICIRCULAR LIQUID HAVING A CIRCULAR OPENING INTO WHICH A CYLINDRICAL LIQUID CONTAINER IS INSERTED, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID LIQUID CONTAINER TO SAID HOUSING; SAID LIQUID CONTAINER HAVING MEANS UPWARDLY EXTENDING FROM SAID HOUSING TO THREADABLY RECEIVE A CAP FOR SAID LIQUID CONTAINER; A MOTOR SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; A BATTERY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING FOR OPERATING SAID MOTOR, SAID HOUSING HAVING A HINGED MEANS FOR ACCESS TO SAID BATTERY, SAID BATTERY COUPLED TO SAID MOTOR; A DRIVE SHAFT ETENDING FROM SAID MOTOR; SPEED REDUCTION MEANS COUPLING SAID DRIVE SHAFT TO A SECOND SHAFT JOURNALED THROUGH A WALL OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING THE FREE END OF SAID SECOND SHAFT IN AN OPPOSITE DISPOSED ABOUT SAID SECOND SHAFT ABUTTING SAID CONTAINER WALL TO PREVENT LIQUID FROM REACHING SAID BATTERY AND SAID MOTOR; SAID SECOND SHAFT CARRYING A DEFORMED WHEEL-LIKE MEMBER WHICH IMPARTS UNEQUAL FOR ASYMMETRICAL ACTION ON A BALL RESTING THEREON AS SAID WHEEL-LIKE MEMBER ROTATES; SAID BALL BEING SPUN AGAINST A PAIR OF SPACED BRUSHES, SAID BRUSHES BEING AFFIXED TO THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER ABOVE SAID DEFORMED WHEEL MEMBER; AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID BALL WASHER TO AN UPRIGHT OBJECT, SAID MOUNTING MEANS AFFIXED TO AN OUTER WALL OF SAID HOUSING, AND EXTERNAL MEANS FOR ACTIVATING AND DE-ACTIVATING SAID MOTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 229 words
A BALL WASHER COMPRISING: A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR HOUSING HAVING A SEMICIRCULAR END, SAID SEMICIRCULAR LIQUID HAVING A CIRCULAR OPENING INTO WHICH A CYLINDRICAL LIQUID CONTAINER IS INSERTED, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID LIQUID CONTAINER TO SAID HOUSING; SAID LIQUID CONTAINER HAVING MEANS UPWARDLY EXTENDING FROM SAID HOUSING TO THREADABLY RECEIVE A CAP FOR SAID LIQUID CONTAINER; A MOTOR SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING; A BATTERY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING FOR OPERATING SAID MOTOR, SAID HOUSING HAVING A HINGED MEANS FOR ACCESS TO SAID BATTERY, SAID BATTERY COUPLED TO SAID MOTOR; A DRIVE SHAFT ETENDING FROM SAID MOTOR; SPEED REDUCTION MEANS COUPLING SAID DRIVE SHAFT TO A SECOND SHAFT JOURNALED THROUGH A WALL OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER, MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING THE FREE END OF SAID SECOND SHAFT IN AN OPPOSITE DISPOSED ABOUT SAID SECOND SHAFT ABUTTING SAID CONTAINER WALL TO PREVENT LIQUID FROM REACHING SAID BATTERY AND SAID MOTOR; SAID SECOND SHAFT CARRYING A DEFORMED WHEEL-LIKE MEMBER WHICH IMPARTS UNEQUAL FOR ASYMMETRICAL ACTION ON A BALL RESTING THEREON AS SAID WHEEL-LIKE MEMBER ROTATES; SAID BALL BEING SPUN AGAINST A PAIR OF SPACED BRUSHES, SAID BRUSHES BEING AFFIXED TO THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID LIQUID CONTAINER ABOVE SAID DEFORMED WHEEL MEMBER; AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID BALL WASHER TO AN UPRIGHT OBJECT, SAID MOUNTING MEANS AFFIXED TO AN OUTER WALL OF SAID HOUSING, AND EXTERNAL MEANS FOR ACTIVATING AND DE-ACTIVATING SAID MOTOR.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-01-29 1971-07-31 1972-01-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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