Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Stationary implement with material supply
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-27
2001-11-20
Till, Terrence R. (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Stationary implement with material supply
C015S160000, C015S210100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06317916
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to accessories for golf clubs and, more specifically, a portable device for cleaning the head of the golf club.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There is a myriad of golfing accessories available to golfers. Some accessories are directed towards maintaining the golfer's equipment. After swinging a club, the head of the club often comes into contact with the ground and creates what is commonly referred to as a divot in the ground. Consequently, grooves in the head of the club become filled with dirt and the toe or heal of the club becomes scuffed. Typically, at a driving range, a container of water is provided so that the golfer is able to brush and clean the head of his club. However, these containers are not suited for transportation between holes during a round of golf.
Most holes of golf require more than one swing of the club to complete the hole. Consequently, once the golfer has left the tee after the first shot on a hole of golf, there is no device for cleaning the club. Therefore, if the golfer is to clean his club while in the middle of completing a hole of golf, he typically has to use a towel, preferably with water, to clean the club head.
Therefore, there is a need for an individually portable cleaning device for golfers. This new cleaning device must provide an ample supply of water during a round of golf while also being capable of being packed away with the golfer's other equipment at the end of the day.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention solves the above-identified problem by providing a portable golf club cleaning device. This novel golf club cleaning device allows golfers to clean their club heads while on the move. After a game of golf, the cleaning device is collapsed to be stored in a minimum of space.
Generally described, the portable golf club cleaning device of the present invention includes a collapsible chamber having an opening at an upper end to receive and contain cleaning liquid. A housing having a plurality of brushes is coupled to the upper end of the collapsible chamber. The brushes engage the club head when the club head is received through the housing and into the collapsible chamber.
In one aspect of the present invention, the collapsible container is a flexible bladder which may be collapsed when emptied of the cleaning liquid. Preferably, the housing is removable from the flexible bladder to clean the bladder or the bladder may be replaced with another bladder.
The foregoing has broadly outlined some of the more pertinent aspects and features of the present invention. These should be construed to be merely illustrative of some of the more prominent features and applications of the invention. Other beneficial results can be obtained by applying the disclosed information in a different manner or by modifying the disclosed embodiments. Accordingly, other aspects and a more comprehensive understanding of the invention may be obtained by referring to the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in addition to the scope of the invention defined by the claims.
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Lafferty Wm. Brook
Till Terrence R.
Troutman Sanders LLP
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