Wearable golf ball cleaning and storage device
A golf cleaning and storage device having a cleaning chamber formed between two sidewalls. An elongated aperture on a side edge provides for easy user insertion of a hand and ball from the side edge facing the user's hand. The cleaning chamber is lined with buffing material and has a sponge or other liquid reservoir located in a lower portion. The sponge is removably engageable for replacement.
1 . A golf cleaning and storage device comprising:
said storage device having a first sidewall engaged to a second sidewall and having an upper edge, a lower edge, and two side edges communicating therebetween;
a cleaning chamber defined by an area in between said first sidewall and said second sidewall, said cleaning chamber having an upper portion and a lower portion;
an elongated aperture formed along one of said two side edges communicating with said cleaning chamber;
means for engagement of said storage device to one of said to the pants or belt of a user with said first sidewall adjacent to said pants;
means for moisture storage removably engageable in said lower of said cleaning chamber; and
said first sidewall having a moisture barrier substantially preventing moisture in said cleaning chamber from passing therethrough, whereby a user may wear said golf cleaning storage device on their belt or pants and clean golf balls by insertion thereof through said aperture, into said cleaning chamber.
2 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 1 further comprising:
said means for moisture storage being a sponge, said sponge having an exterior dimension;
said lower portion of said cleaning chamber having an interior dimension; and
said exterior dimension of said sponge adapted for removable engagement in said interior dimension of said lower portion of said cleaning chamber.
3 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 2 further comprising:
said sponge being from a plurality of said sponges each being pre-moistened with a liquid and sealed in a package whereby said sponge can be replaced with any of said plurality.
4 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 3 further comprising:
at least one of a detergent and a scent mixed with said liquid.
5 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 4 further comprising:
said scent providing means to identify a golf ball cleaned in said cleaning chamber.
6 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 2 further comprising:
said lower portion of said cleaning chamber having a moisture barrier covering an area of least said interior dimension, thereby providing a means to prevent said liquid from said sponge from traversing through either of said first or second sidewalls.
7 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 3 further comprising:
said lower portion of said cleaning chamber having a moisture barrier covering at an area of least said interior dimension, thereby providing a means to prevent liquid from said sponge from traversing through either of said first or second sidewalls.
8 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 1 wherein said means for engagement of one of said first sidewall or said second sidewall to the pants or belt of a user comprises:
a strap formed of loop fabric adapted to engage hook fabric;
said strap having a first end engaged adjacent to said first sidewall and having a distal end opposite said first end;
said hook fabric positioned on an exterior surface of said second sidewall facing away from said pants; and
said hook fabric so positioned proving means to removably engage said distal end and also providing means for scrubbing an exterior surface of said golf ball.
9 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 2 wherein said means for engagement of one of said first sidewall or said second sidewall to the pants or belt of a user comprises:
a strap formed of loop fabric adapted to engage hook fabric;
said strap having a first end engaged adjacent to said first sidewall and having a distal end opposite said first end;
said hook fabric positioned on an exterior surface of said second sidewall facing away from said pants; and
said hook fabric so positioned proving means to removably engage said distal end and also providing means for scrubbing an exterior surface of said golf ball.
10 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 3 wherein said means for engagement of one of said first sidewall or said second sidewall to the pants or belt of a user comprises:
a strap formed of loop fabric adapted to engage hook fabric;
said strap having a first end engaged adjacent to said first sidewall and having a distal end opposite said first end;
said hook fabric positioned on an exterior surface of said second sidewall facing away from said pants; and
said hook fabric so positioned proving means to removably engage said distal end and also providing means for scrubbing an exterior surface of said golf ball.
11 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 8 additionally comprising:
said hook fabric positioned adjacent to said upper edge;
at least one aperture formed between a top edge of said hook fabric and said second sidewall; and
said aperture providing an access to a storage pocket formed between said hook fabric and said second sidewall.
12 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 9 additionally comprising:
said hook fabric positioned adjacent to said upper edge;
at least one aperture formed between a top edge of said hook fabric and said second sidewall; and
said aperture providing an access to a storage pocket formed between said hook fabric and said second sidewall.
13 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 10 additionally comprising:
said hook fabric positioned adjacent to said upper edge;
at least one aperture formed between a top edge of said hook fabric and said second sidewall; and
said aperture providing an access to a storage pocket formed between said hook fabric and said second sidewall.
14 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 1 additionally comprising:
a pair of said apertures with one each of said pair located in a respective one of said side edges;
means for releasable closure of each of said-pair of apertures; and
said pair of apertures providing means to adapt said storage device for either of a right or left handed user by opening one of said pair of apertures, said opening thereby providing an access to said cleaning chamber by a hand of said user moving toward said from a mounting on either of two sides of a user on which said device is positioned.
15 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 2 additionally comprising:
a pair of said apertures with one each of said pair located in a respective one of said side edges;
means for releasable closure of each of said pair of apertures; and
said pair of apertures providing means to adapt said storage device for either of a right or left handed user by opening one of said pair of apertures, said opening thereby providing an access to said cleaning chamber by a hand of said user moving toward said from a mounting on either of two sides of a user on which said device is positioned.
16 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 8 additionally comprising:
a pair of said apertures with one each of said pair located in a respective one of said side edges;
means for releasable closure of each of said pair of apertures; and
said pair of apertures providing means to adapt said storage device for either of a right or left handed user by opening one of said pair of apertures, said opening thereby providing an access to said cleaning chamber by a hand of said user moving toward said from a mounting on either of two sides of a user on which said device is positioned.
17 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 9 additionally comprising:
a pair of said apertures with one each of said pair located in a respective one of said side edges;
means for releasable closure of each of said pair of apertures; and
said pair of apertures providing means to adapt said storage device for either of a right or left handed user by opening one of said pair of apertures, said opening thereby providing an access to said cleaning chamber by a hand of said user moving toward said from a mounting on either of two sides of a user on which said device is positioned.
18 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 11 additionally comprising:
a pair of said apertures with one each of said pair located in a respective one of said side edges;
means for releasable closure of each of said pair of apertures; and
said pair of apertures providing means to adapt said storage device for either of a right or left handed user by opening one of said pair of apertures, said opening thereby providing an access to said cleaning chamber by a hand of said user moving toward said from a mounting on either of two sides of a user on which said device is positioned.
19 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 11
engagement of said distal end of said strap to said hook fabric providing means for closure of said storage pocket.
20 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 18
engagement of said distal end of said strap to said hook fabric providing means for closure of said storage pocket.
21 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 2 additionally comprising:
a surface of said cleaning chamber having a buffing textile positioned thereon, said buffing textile proving a means to buff a golf ball subsequent to a moistening by said sponge.
22 . The golf cleaning and storage device of claim 21 additionally comprising:
an exterior surface of said second sidewall having said buffing textile thereon thereby providing a second said means to buff said golf ball.