JPH0924118A - Portable golf ball cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small and portable golf ball cleaner which can be kept in a pocked of trousers, and the dirt on the ball can be easily wiped off. SOLUTION: A brush 6 is attached on the inner surface of a plastic case 3 which is a half-cut hollow ball whose diameter is slightly larger than that of a golf ball 2. The brush 6 consists of plastic fibers 5 such as nylon fibers plated on the whole surface of a sponge-like water absorbing elastic mat 4 made of polyurethane foam. The dirt attached on the surface on the golf ball 2 is wiped off by rolling the ball inside the plastic case 3 while pushing the ball against the water absorbing elastic mat 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable cleaning tool for cleaning a golf ball while playing golf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art During golf play, a golf ball on the green can be picked up by hand to remove dirt and dirt adhering to the surface. When a caddy accompanies, the caddy usually wipes the golf ball with a towel to clean it, but in recent years, the caddy has not traveled with us, and some golf courses where players drive electric powered golf carts. is there. In such a golf course, the player himself has to clean the golf ball himself, and it is especially troublesome to wipe it off with a towel or the like before putting on the green.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a portable golf ball cleaning tool which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, is small in size, convenient to carry and easy to clean the golf ball. It is provided.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable golf ball cleaning tool having a water absorbing property on an inner surface of a container formed of a hollow half-sphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of a golf ball. It is characterized in that a brush with flocked hair is attached to the elastic mat.

In the portable golf ball cleaning tool according to claim 1 of the present invention, before playing, water is put in the container so that the sponge-like water-absorbing elastic mat absorbs the water, and then the pants. Play in your pocket. When cleaning the golf ball picked up on the green, put it in a container and rotate it while pressing it against the water-absorbent elastic mat, the soil adhering to the surface gets wet with the impregnated water and becomes soft Further, a brush made of plastic fiber scrapes off the soil on the surface of the ball and is wiped off by the surface of the water-absorbent elastic mat.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable golf ball cleaning tool in which a water-absorbing elastic mat is joined to the inner surface of a container formed of a hollow hemisphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of the golf ball. It is characterized in that a non-woven mat of plastic fibers is attached to the. This is because the water impregnated in the water-absorbent elastic mat exudes from the non-woven mat and wets the soil on the ball surface to soften it, and the non-woven mat made of a slightly hard plastic fiber rubs the surface to remove the soil. It is designed to be wiped off.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a portable golf ball cleaning tool in which a brush 6 is joined to the inner surface of a container 3 formed of a hollow hemisphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of the golf ball 2. The brush 6 is formed by implanting bristles of a sponge-like water-absorbing elastic mat 4 made of polyurethane foam or the like with plastic fibers 5 such as nylon fibers on the entire surface. The container 3 is made of soft plastic, the water-absorbent elastic mat 4 is formed to have a thickness of about 5 mm, and the plastic fibers 5 are flocked so as to protrude slightly from the surface.

In the above-mentioned portable golf ball cleaning tool 1, before playing, water is put into the container 3 so that the sponge-like water absorbent elastic mat 4 absorbs the water, and then the excess water is discharged. deep. In this way, the portable golf ball cleaning tool 1 is put in the pocket of the pants and played. When the golf ball 2 rides on the green, the player picks it up, puts it in the container 3 of the portable golf ball cleaning tool 1 taken out of the pocket, and presses the golf ball 2 against the water absorbent elastic mat 4 as shown in FIG. When rotated, the soil adhering to the surface becomes wet with the impregnated water and becomes soft, and the brush 6 formed of the plastic fiber 5 also enters the concave portion 7 of the golf ball 2 to remove the soil. The water-absorbent elastic mat 4 is dropped and wiped off on the surface thereof.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of plastic fibers 5 such as nylon fibers are bound in a U shape and the sponge-like water-absorbing elastic mat 4 is used. Brush 6 formed by cross-shaped bristles on
It is adhered to the inner surface of the container 3. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, when the golf ball 2 is put into the container 3 and rotated while being pressed against the water-absorbent elastic mat 4, the soil adhering to the surface gets wet with water, and the brush 6 softens the surface. The soil is removed and wiped off by the surface of the water-absorbent elastic mat 4.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a sponge-like water-absorbing elasticity is formed on the inner surface of the container 3 formed of a hollow half-sphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of the golf ball. A mat is joined, and further, a non-woven mat 8 formed into a loofah fibrous shape with a plastic fiber 5 such as a slightly hard nylon fiber is joined to this surface. A cap 9 made of plastic is attached to the opening of the container 3, and this cap 9 is connected to a protrusion 11 provided on the bottom of the container 3 with a string 10.

A portable golf ball cleaning tool 1 of this structure
Since the cap 9 is attached to the water-absorbing elastic mat 4
Water can be prevented from seeping out even if it is kept in a pocket while it contains water. When the golf ball 2 is wiped, the cap 9 is removed, and then the container is put in the container 3 and pressed against the non-woven mat 8 and rotated, whereby the water-absorbent elastic mat 4 is crushed and the impregnated water becomes loofah fibrous. The non-woven mat 8 exudes from the non-woven mat 8 to wet and soften the soil, and the non-woven mat 8 made of a slightly hard plastic fiber 5 rubs the surface to wipe off the soil.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a pick 12 for arranging green grass is connected by a string 10 to a projection 11 provided on the bottom of the container 3. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where nylon is used as the plastic fiber 5 has been shown, but other materials may be used, and the sponge-like water-absorbent elastic mat 4 is not limited to polyurethane foam, and is not limited to polyurethane foam. However, other materials may be used. The container 3 may be made of hard plastic, but a container made of deformable soft plastic or rubber fits well with the golf ball 2 and can be cleaned cleanly.

[0013]

As described above, according to the portable golf ball cleaning tool of the present invention, the size is about the size of a golf ball and it fits in the pocket of the pants. Therefore, it is compact and convenient to carry, and the golf ball is pressed and rotated. You can easily clean the surface of the caddy by simply doing it, which is convenient especially when playing without a caddy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a portable golf ball cleaning tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a golf ball is put in the portable golf ball cleaning tool shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a state where a golf ball is being cleaned by the portable golf ball cleaning tool shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a portable golf ball cleaning tool according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a sectional view of the portable golf ball cleaning tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a portable golf ball cleaning tool according to another embodiment of the present invention using a non-woven mat.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a portable golf ball cleaning tool according to another embodiment of the present invention with a pick attached.

[Description of sign]

 1 Portable Golf Ball Cleaning Tool 2 Golf Ball 3 Container 4 Water Absorbing Elastic Mat 5 Plastic Fiber 6 Brush 7 Recess 8 Nonwoven Mat 9 Cap 10 String 11 Projection 12 Pick

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable golf ball cleaning tool characterized in that a brush formed by bristling a water-absorbent elastic mat is attached to the inner surface of a container formed of a hollow half-sphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of a golf ball. . 2. A water-absorbing elastic mat is joined to the inner surface of a container formed of a hollow half-sphere having a diameter slightly larger than that of a golf ball, and a plastic fiber non-woven mat is attached to this surface. A characteristic portable golf ball cleaning tool.