US4701968A
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Portable golf ball washer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-09-08
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2006-09-08
Abstract
Abstract A portable hand-held golf ball washer comprises a housing having an elongated ball cleaning chamber with an elongated opening for inserting and holding the golf ball and an enclosed cleaning fluid chamber with a conventional manually operable pump and spray head for directing cleaning fluid into the ball cleaning chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary L. Stoltzman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:57
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B47/00; A63B47/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
In a portable hand-held golf ball washer having a partially walled-in ball cleaning chamber and an enclosed chamber for containing cleaning fluid, the improvement comprising: a vertically movable hand-operable plunger for pumping fluid out of the cleaning fluid chamber, said plunger extending upward from the cleaning fluid chamber outside the wall of the ball cleaning chamber and having a spray orifice at its upper end; an opening through the wall of the ball cleaning chamber; and means for directing said spray orifice toward said opening to spray cleaning fluid into said ball cleaning chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
In a portable hand-held golf ball washer having a partially walled-in ball cleaning chamber and an enclosed chamber for containing cleaning fluid, the improvement comprising: a vertically movable hand-operable plunger for pumping fluid out of the cleaning fluid chamber, said plunger extending upward from the cleaning fluid chamber outside the wall of the ball cleaning chamber and having a spray orifice at its upper end; an opening through the wall of the ball cleaning chamber; and means for directing said spray orifice toward said opening to spray cleaning fluid into said ball cleaning chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said means for directing the orifice toward the opening in the ball cleaning chamber comprises: a guide slot in the wall of the ball cleaning chamber; and guide means attached to said plunger for slidably engaging said guide slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
168 words
A portable manually operable golf ball washer, comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an elongated ball cleaning chamber in said housing having front, rear and side walls, said chamber having an elongated opening in its front wall for manually inserting and moving a golf ball in the chamber for cleaning; (c) an enclosed cleaning fluid chamber in said housing outside said ball cleaning chamber, one wall of said cleaning fluid chamber being common with the lower portion of the rear wall of said ball cleaning chamber; (d) a vertically movable manually operable plunger for pumping fluid out of said cleaning fluid chamber, said plunger extending upward from the cleaning fluid chamber outside the ball cleaning chamber and having a spray orifice at its upper end; (e) the upper portion of the rear wall of the ball cleaning chamber having an opening for receiving cleaning fluid; and (f) means for directing the plunger spray orifice toward said cleaning fluid receiving opening to spray cleaning fluid into the ball cleaning chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
168 words
A portable manually operable golf ball washer, comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an elongated ball cleaning chamber in said housing having front, rear and side walls, said chamber having an elongated opening in its front wall for manually inserting and moving a golf ball in the chamber for cleaning; (c) an enclosed cleaning fluid chamber in said housing outside said ball cleaning chamber, one wall of said cleaning fluid chamber being common with the lower portion of the rear wall of said ball cleaning chamber; (d) a vertically movable manually operable plunger for pumping fluid out of said cleaning fluid chamber, said plunger extending upward from the cleaning fluid chamber outside the ball cleaning chamber and having a spray orifice at its upper end; (e) the upper portion of the rear wall of the ball cleaning chamber having an opening for receiving cleaning fluid; and (f) means for directing the plunger spray orifice toward said cleaning fluid receiving opening to spray cleaning fluid into the ball cleaning chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The invention as described in claim 3 wherein said means for directing the spray orifice toward said cleaning fluid receiving opening, comprises: a guide slot in the outside of the rear wall of said ball cleaning chamber; and guide means attached to said plunger for slidably engaging said guide slot.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-10-26 | 1991-04-27 | 1991-10-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-10-26 | 1995-04-27 | 1995-10-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-10-26 | 1999-04-27 | 1999-10-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |