Portable golf ball cleaning device

Claim 2

A portable golf ball cleaning device comprising a cylindrical shaped canister having an open end and a closed end, a washer fixedly attached and circumferentially adjacent to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall of said canister and positioned in close proximity to sAid open end having an outside diameter approximately the same as the inside diameter of said canister as measured from canister wall to canister wall and having an inside diameter sufficient to allow the passage of a golf ball therethrough thereby providing sufficient width to the face of said washer to permit a liquid tight seal to be formed between the face of said washer and the surface of the outer rim of a seated cover for said canister, a cover having a flat circumferential portion comprising an outer rim thereby providing a surface capable of forming a flush fit with the face of said washer, fastening means for said cover and cleaning means positioned within said canister.

Claim 3

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the inner surface of said canister is provided with a circumferential groove positioned in close proximity to said open end, the size of said groove being sufficient to accept the outer portion of said washer thereby providing a snap fit positioning for said washer.

Claim 4

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the fastening means comprises screw threading positioned on the inner surface of said canister between said open end and said washer whereby the cover can be screwed onto the surface of said washer.

Claim 5

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the cover is inwardly concave with respect to the canister.

Claim 6

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the interior surface of the cover is roughened thereby providing an abrasive area for additional cleansing of a golf ball surface.

Claim 7

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the exterior surface of the closed end of said canister is roughened thereby providing an abrasive area for additional cleansing of a golf ball surface.

Claim 8

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the cleaning means is a sponge.

Claim 9

The device as described in claim 1 wherein the fastening means for said cover comprises two inwardly extended L shaped tongues situated on the peripheral rim of the open end of said canister and the outer rim of said cover contains two slots complementally shaped with respect to said tongues and positioned for passage therethrough of said tongues.

Claim 10

A portable golf ball cleaning device comprising a cylindrical shaped canister having an open end and a closed end, a washer assembly comprising a washer and two L shaped tongues positioned on the face of said washer and extending inwardly from the outer periphery of said washer, said washer being fixedly attached and circumferentially adjacent to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall of said canister and positioned in close proximity to said open end having an outside diameter approximately the same as the inside diameter of said canister as measured from canister wall to canister wall and having an inside diameter sufficient to allow the passage of a golf ball therethrough providing sufficient width to the face of said washer to form a seal between said washer and the surface of the outer rim of a seated cover for said canister, a cover having a flat circumferential portion comprising an outer rim of said cover, said outer rim having two slots complementally shaped with respect to said tongues and positioned for passage therethrough of said tongues whereby said cover is fastened by positioning it in contact with the surface of said washer and turning the cover causing the rim of said lid to be positioned under said L shaped tongues.

Claim 11

A portable golf ball cleaning device comprising a cylindrical shaped canister having an open end and a closed end, a washer assembly comprising a washer and two L shaped tongues positioned on the face of said washer and extending inwardly from the outer periphery of said washer, said washer being fixedly attached and circumferentially adjacent to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall of said canister and positioned in close proximity to said open end having an outside diameter approximately the same as the inside diameter of said canister as measured from canister wall to canister wall and having an inside diameter sufficient to allow the passage of a golf ball therethrough providing sufficient width to the face of said washer to form a seal between said washer and the surface of the outer rim of a seated cover for said canister, a cover having a flat circumferential portion comprising an outer rim of said cover, said outer rim having two slots complementally shaped with respect to said tongues and positioned for passage therethrough of said tongues whereby said cover is fastened by positioning it in contact with the surface of said washer and turning the cover causing the rim of said lid to be positioned under said L shaped tongues.

Claim 12

The device as described in claim 9 wherein the inner surface of said canister is provided with a circumferential groove positioned in close proximity to said open end, the size of said groove being sufficient to accept the outer portion of said washer thereby providing a snap fit positioning for said washer assembly.