US2438773A - Ball cleaning and polishing device - Google Patents

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BALL CLEANING AND POLISHING DEVICE Filed May 5, 1947 Iu'ventor Sam J. Warlick Patented Mar. 30, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BALL CLEANING AND POLISHING DEVICE Sam J. Warlick, Kiowa, Kans Application May 5, 1947,-Serial No. 746,141

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for cleaning spherical bodies or balls of various sizes, such as bowling balls, billiard balls, or the like, and embodying means for rapidly rotating the ball while a cleaning cap or hood is held in position thereon.

An important object of the invention is to provide a ball-cleaning device of this character including a support for the cleaning cap or hood wherein the hood gravitates into position on the ball to automatically adjust itself thereon.

A further object is to provide interchangeable grinding and polishing bands for the ball, which are easily and quickly supported in position in the hood.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view;

Figure 2' is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the rollers and cleaning cap or hood for the ball;

Figure 3 is a top plan view with parts broken away and shown in section;

Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the grinding band; and

Figure 5 is a similar view of a polishing and cleaning band.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a portable stand of suitable construction and including a top 6 having an opening I therein.

A pair of rubber rollers 8 and 9 are provided with shafts Ill journaled in bearing brackets II secured to the sides of the stand 5, at the top thereof, the rollers being mounted in spaced parallel relation under the opening 'I.

The rollers 8 and 9 are concave, as shown at I2, to conform to the curvature of a spherical object or ball I3 supported thereon, and one end of the shaft IU of the roller 8 is provided with a pulley I4 driven by a belt I5 from an electric motor I6 supported on a platform I I supported 2 on the stand 5 under the top 6. The other roller 9 is an idler roller.

A round standard I8 is supported in an upright position on the top 6 by means of a flanged socket I9 and slidably and rotatably mounted on the standard I8 is a T-shaped sleeve to which the inner end of a horizontal arm 2| is attached. A collar 22 is suitably secured to the outer end of arm 2| and in which is supported a vertical stem 23 rising from the top of an annular cap or hood 24 positioned over the top of the ball I3. A pin 25 extending transversely of the stem 23 above the collar 22 prevents the hood from dropping downwardly out of the collar when the hood is removed from the ball.

The hood 24 flares at its lower end and frictionally held in the lower end of the hood is a grinding band or ring 26 or a cleaning and polishing band or ring 21 interchangeably mounted in 20 the lower end of the hood.

The grinding band 26 is constructed of an outer meta1 ring 28, an intermediate ring of felt, sponge rubber or the like, and an inner ring or lining 30 of emery cloth, said rings being suitably held together, one within the other.

The polishing band 2'! is constructed of the outer metal ring 3| and a felt lining or ring 32.

In the operation of the device, a spherical body such as a bowling ball or the like I3 is' placed in position on the rollers 8 and 9 and the hood 24 with either the grinding band 26 or polishing band 21 positioned therein lowered over the body. The roller 8 is then rapidly rotated by the motor I6 to thus spin the body while the hood 24 gravitates into position thereon.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by th spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A ball burnishing and cleaning device comprising a ball support including a pair of rollers, means for driving one of the rollers to rotate a ball resting thereon, a hood positioned on the 9 11 and having a lining in contact with the ball I to treat the surface thereof, and a support for the hood.

2. A ball burnishing and cleaning device comprising a ball support including a pair of rollers, means for driving one of the rollers to rotate a ball resting thereon, a hood positioned on the ball and having a lining in contact with the ball to treat the surface thereof, and means supporting the hood for vertical adjustment of the hood and for horizontal swinging movement of the hood 10 into and out of position over the ball.

3. A ball burnishing and cleaning device comprising a portable stand, a pair of rollers journaled on the stand for supporting aball thereon,

driving means for one of therollers to rotate the 15 .7 1,870,571

ball, a hood resting on the ball and having a 4 condition the surface thereof, a standard rising from the stand, an arm slidably mounted on the standard and swingable horizontally thereon, and means connecting the hood to the arm.

SAM J. WARLICK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number Name Re. 11,593 Conrader Mar. 23, 1897 1,233,701 'Pfeifer July 17, 1917 Kadzik Aug. 9, 1932 2,426,925 Ellis Sept. 2, 1947

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