Golf Ball Storage and Heating Assembly

• US 20160361606A1
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Published: 12/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jack Holder
• Original Assignee: Jack Holder
• Inventors: Holder, Jack
• Application Number:
  US14/737,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20160361606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/74 with powered illuminating means, e.g. lights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/005 Ball heating devices
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/00 Golfing accessories
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/008 for heating of inner spaces

Abstract

A golf ball storage and heating assembly includes a housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending therebetween and the top wall is substantially open to access an interior of the housing. A support is positioned within the housing and a mesh member is positioned upon the support. A lid is hingedly coupled to the housing. A heating unit is positioned within the housing to selectively heat the interior of the housing. A containment unit is positioned within the interior of the housing such that the containment unit is in thermal communication with the heating unit. The containment unit may contain a plurality of golf balls thereby facilitating the golf balls to be heated such that a driving distance of the golf balls is increased.

Claims

1. A golf ball storage and heating assembly configured to warm a plurality of golf balls to a selected temperature thereby increasing a driving distance of the golf balls, said assembly comprising:

a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending therebetween, said top wall being substantially open to access an interior of said housing;

a support positioned within said housing;

a mesh member being positioned upon said support;

a lid hingedly coupled to said top wall;

a heating unit being positioned within said housing, said heating unit selectively heating said interior of said housing; and

a containment unit being positioned within said interior of said housing such that said containment unit is in thermal communication with said heating unit, said containment unit being configured to contain a plurality of golf balls thereby facilitating the golf balls to be heated such that a driving distance of the golf balls is increased.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said, said peripheral wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said bottom wall having an upper surface, said peripheral wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said housing having a dividing wall positioned within said interior, said dividing wall extending between said top wall, said bottom wall, said first lateral side and said second lateral side, said dividing wall having an interior surface facing said back side, said dividing wall being positioned closer to said front side than said back side to define a control space between said dividing wall and said front side and a storage space between said dividing wall and said back side, each of said top wall and said bottom wall extending outwardly from said front side, said back side, said first lateral side and said second lateral side.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said support has a lowermost wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from an outer edge of said lowermost wall, each of said lowermost wall and said perimeter wall having an exterior surface, said support being positioned within said interior, said exterior surface of said perimeter wall abutting said inner surface corresponding to each of said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said back side, said exterior surface abutting said interior surface of said dividing wall, said exterior surface of said lowermost wall abutting said upper surface of said bottom wall of said housing, said perimeter wall having an upper edge, said perimeter wall extending upwardly along said inner surface of said peripheral wall and said interior surface of said dividing wall such that said upper edge is positioned between said bottom wall and said top wall of said housing.

4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said mesh member extends between said inner surface corresponding to each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side, said mesh member extending between said inner surface corresponding to said back side and said interior surface of said dividing wall.

5. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

said peripheral wall has a front side;

said bottom wall has an upper surface;

said housing has a control space; and

said heating unit comprises a control extending through said front side, said control having an exposed side with respect to said front side, said control having a slide positioned on said exposed side, said slide being slidably positionable between a minimum position and a maximum position.

6. The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a socket being coupled to said upper surface of said bottom wall such that said socket extends upwardly through said exterior surface of said lowermost wall, said socket being electrically coupled to said control, said socket having a distal end with respect to said bottom wall, said distal end being open.

7. The assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a light emitter being positioned within said distal end such that said light emitter is electrically coupled to said socket, said light emitter emitting a maximum amount of heat energy when said slide is positioned in said maximum position such that said light emitter heats said interior to a maximum temperature, said light emitter emitting a minimum amount of heat energy when said slide is positioned in said minimum position such that said light emitter heats said interior to a minimum temperature.

8. The assembly according to claim 7, further comprising a thermometer having a gauge and a probe extending downwardly from said gauge, said probe extending downwardly through said top wall such that said probe is positioned within said control space, said probe being in thermal communication with said heating unit such that said gauge indicates a temperature of said interior, said gauge abutting said top wall such that said gauge is configured to be visible.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a power cord being electrically coupled to said socket, said power cord extending outwardly from said back side, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said back side, said power cord having a plug electrically coupled to said distal end, said plug being configured to be electrically coupled to a power source.

10. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said containment unit comprises a box having an upper wall, a lower wall and an outer wall extending therebetween, said outer wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, said first lateral side being open to access an interior of said box, said lower wall being positioned upon said mesh member such that said box is in thermal communication with said heating unit.

11. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of tubes each having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end being open, each of said tubes being positioned within an interior of said box, said second end of each of said tubes abutting said second lateral side of said box, said first end of each of said tubes being aligned with said first lateral side, said tubes being distributed between said front side and said back side of said box, said first end of each of said tubes being configured to insertably receive the golf balls such that each of said tubes contains a selected number of the golf balls, said tubes being configured to place the golf balls in thermal communication with said heating unit when said box is positioned within said housing.

12. The assembly according to claim 11, further comprising a door hingedly coupled to said first lateral side, said door being positionable in a closed position to cover said first end of each of said tubes, said door being positionable in an open position to access said first end of each of said tubes.

13. The assembly according to claim 12, further comprising a handle coupled to said upper wall, said handle being configured to be gripped such that said box is inserted within said housing and removed from said housing.

14. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said lid has a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween, said perimeter edge having a rear side, said top wall having a rearmost edge, said rear side being hingedly coupled to said rearmost edge, said lid being positionable in a closed position having said bottom surface engaging said top wall to close said housing, said lid being positionable in an open position to access said interior, a knob coupled to and extending upwardly from said top wall, said knob being positioned adjacent to said front side, said knob being configured to be gripped to position said lid between said closed position and said open position.

15. A golf ball storage and heating assembly configured to warm a plurality of golf balls to a selected temperature thereby increasing a driving distance of the golf balls, said assembly comprising:

a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending therebetween, said top wall being substantially open to access an interior of said housing, said peripheral wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said bottom wall having an upper surface, said peripheral wall having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said housing having a dividing wall positioned within said interior, said dividing wall extending between said top wall, said bottom wall, said first lateral side and said second lateral side, said dividing wall having an interior surface facing said back side, said dividing wall being positioned closer to said front side than said back side to define a control space between said dividing wall and said front side and a storage space between said dividing wall and said back side, each of said top wall and said bottom wall extending outwardly from said front side, said back side, said first lateral side and said second lateral side;

a support having a lowermost wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from an outer edge of said lowermost wall, each of said lowermost wall and said perimeter wall having an exterior surface, said support being positioned within said interior, said exterior surface of said perimeter wall abutting said inner surface corresponding to each of said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said back side, said exterior surface abutting said interior surface of said dividing wall, said exterior surface of said lowermost wall abutting said upper surface of said bottom wall of said housing, said perimeter wall having an upper edge, said perimeter wall extending upwardly along said inner surface of said peripheral wall and said interior surface of said dividing wall such that said upper edge is positioned between said bottom wall and said top wall of said housing;

a mesh member being positioned upon said upper edge of said support, said mesh member extending between said inner surface corresponding to each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side, said mesh member extending between said inner surface corresponding to said back side and said interior surface of said dividing wall;

a lid having a top surface, a bottom surface and a perimeter edge extending therebetween, said perimeter edge having a rear side, said top wall having a rearmost edge, said rear side being hingedly coupled to said rearmost edge, said lid being positionable in a closed position having said bottom surface engaging said top wall to close said housing, said lid being positionable in an open position to access said interior;

a knob coupled to and extending upwardly from said top wall, said knob being positioned adjacent to said front side, said knob being configured to be gripped to position said lid between said closed position and said open position;

a heating unit being positioned within said housing, said heating unit selectively heating said interior of said housing, said heating unit comprising;

a control extending through said front side, said control having an exposed side with respect to said front side, said control having a slide positioned on said exposed side, said slide being slidably positionable between a minimum position and a maximum position;

a socket being coupled to said upper surface of said bottom wall such that said socket extends upwardly through said exterior surface of said lowermost wall, said socket being electrically coupled to said control, said socket having a distal end with respect to said bottom wall, said distal end being open;

a light emitter being positioned within said distal end such that said light emitter is electrically coupled to said socket, said light emitter emitting a maximum amount of heat energy when said slide is positioned in said maximum position such that said light emitter heats said interior to a maximum temperature, said light emitter emitting a minimum amount of heat energy when said slide is positioned in said minimum position such that said light emitter heats said interior to a minimum temperature;

a thermometer having a gauge and a probe extending downwardly from said gauge, said probe extending downwardly through said top wall such that said probe is positioned within said control space, said probe being in thermal communication with said heating unit such that said gauge indicates a temperature of said interior, said gauge abutting said top wall such that said gauge is configured to be visible; and

a power cord being electrically coupled to said socket, said power cord extending outwardly from said back side, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said back side, said power cord having a plug electrically coupled to said distal end, said plug being configured to be electrically coupled to a power source; and

a containment unit being positioned within said interior of said housing such that said containment unit is in thermal communication with said heating unit, said containment unit being configured to contain a plurality of golf balls thereby facilitating the golf balls to be heated such that a driving distance of the golf balls is increased, said containment unit comprising;

a box having an upper wall, a lower wall and an outer wall extending therebetween, said outer wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side and a back side, said first lateral side being open to access an interior of said box, said lower wall being positioned upon said mesh member such that said box is in thermal communication with said heating unit;

a plurality of tubes each having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end being open, each of said tubes being positioned within an interior of said box, said second end of each of said tubes abutting said second lateral side of said box, said first end of each of said tubes being aligned with said first lateral side, said tubes being distributed between said front side and said back side of said box, said first end of each of said tubes being configured to insertably receive the golf balls such that each of said tubes contains a selected number of the golf balls, said tubes being configured to place the golf balls in thermal communication with said heating unit when said box is positioned within said housing;

a door hingedly coupled to said first lateral side, said door being positionable in a closed position to cover said first end of each of said tubes, said door being positionable in an open position to access said first end of each of said tubes; and

a handle coupled to said upper wall, said handle being configured to be gripped such that said box is inserted within said housing and removed from said housing.