Golf ball holder and method thereof

Abstract

An apparatus has a golf ball holder including a receiver assembly having a resilient wall. The resilient wall is configured to: (A) form a stressed shape in response to the application of a stressing force to the resilient wall of the receiver assembly, and in the stressed shape, a golf ball is releasable from the receiver assembly; and (B) form an unstressed shape in response to the removal of the stressing force from the resilient wall of the receiver assembly, and in the unstressed shape, the receiver assembly is ready to receive and to hold the golf ball.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a golf ball holder, including:
 a receiver assembly having a resilient wall being configured to:
 form a stressed shape in response to application of a stressing force to the resilient wall of the receiver assembly, and in the stressed shape, a golf ball is releasable from the receiver assembly; and 
 form an unstressed shape in response to removal of the stressing force from the resilient wall of the receiver assembly, and in the unstressed shape, the receiver assembly is ready to receive and to hold the golf ball. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the resilient wall of the receiver assembly is further configured to return to the unstressed shape from the stressed shape in response to removal of a pressure from the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly defines an inner surface that surrounds an inner cavity, and the inner cavity is shaped, at least in part, to match, at least in part, a shape of an outer wall of the golf ball.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly is configured to receive a squeezing force in such a way that the receiver assembly transfers a force to the golf ball, and the force is large enough to urge exit of the golf ball from the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a clip assembly attached to the receiver assembly, and the clip assembly is configured to attach the receiver assembly to an item.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a finger assembly extending away from an opening defined by the receiver assembly, and the finger assembly is configured to extend, at least in part, around the golf ball once the golf ball is inserted into the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly includes any one of:
 a single instance of a finger extending from the receiver assembly and extends at least partly around the golf ball held by the receiver assembly; 
 two instances of the finger extending from the receiver assembly, and extend at least partly around the golf ball held by the receiver assembly, and may be positioned on opposite sides of the receiver assembly; 
 three instances of the finger extending from the receiver assembly, and extend at least partly around the golf ball held by the receiver assembly, and may be positioned equidistant relative to each other on of the receiver assembly; and 
 four instances of the finger extending from the receiver assembly, and extend at least partly around the golf ball held by the receiver assembly. 
   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly includes any one of:
 at least two instances of a finger that extend from the receiver assembly, and extend at least partly around the golf ball held by the receiver assembly. 
   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly is configured to hold the golf ball; and   the finger assembly is configured to contain the golf ball in the receiver assembly once the golf ball is received by the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly is configured to hold the golf ball; and   the finger assembly is configured to contain the golf ball in the receiver assembly once the golf ball is received by the receiver assembly;   as the golf ball is introduced into the receiver assembly, the finger assembly is configured to spread open in such a way as to allow the golf ball to continue to enter the receiver assembly; and   once the golf ball is positioned in the receiver assembly, the finger assembly is configured to fan inwardly in such a way that the finger assembly is configured to enclose, at least in part, the golf ball that is held by the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 to release the golf ball from the receiver assembly, the receiver assembly is configured to receive a pressure applicable, at least in part, to opposite sides of the receiver assembly, in such a way as to squeeze the golf ball out from the receiver assembly, and as the golf ball moves away from the receiver assembly, the finger assembly is urged to fan outwardly.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly is resilient, and is configured to flex in such a way as to open so that the golf ball is receivable in an inner chamber defined by the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly includes:
 instances of a finger each defusing a rounded frontal portion, with sides sections that are spaced apart from each other, and side sections of the instances of the finger are joined at a connection zone where each instance of the finger connects to the receiver assembly. 
   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly provides instances of a finger, and each instance of the finger has sides that touch the sides of adjacently located instances of the finger when the receiver assembly does not receive the golf ball.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 once the golf ball has been received by the receiver assembly, the finger assembly is configured to enclose, at least in part, a first portion of the golf ball, while the receiver assembly is configured to enclose, at least in part, a second portion of the golf ball.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a cleaning medium being operatively installed to an inner wall of the receiver assembly; and   the cleaning medium is configured to wipe, at least in part, debris from the golf ball in response to application of a rotational force to the golf ball while the golf ball is received in the receiver assembly.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a finger assembly extending away from an opening defined by the receiver assembly, and the finger assembly is configured to extend, at least in part, around the golf ball once the golf ball is inserted into the receiver assembly; and   
       the cleaning medium is configured to cover at least in part, any one of:
 the inner wall of the receiver assembly; and 
 an inner-facing surface of the finger assembly. 
 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the cleaning medium is adhered to the inner wall of the receiver assembly by an adhesive.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly is configured to present the golf ball to a user in such a way that the user applies a rotational force to the golf ball held by the receiver assembly, in order to clean the golf ball.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the finger assembly is configured to present the golf ball to a user in such a way that the user applies a rotational force to the golf ball held by the receiver assembly, in order to clean the golf ball.   
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an actuator assembly positioned at a base area of the receiver assembly, and the actuator assembly including:
 a motor assembly; 
 a battery assembly being connected to the motor assembly; 
 a switch configured to connect the battery assembly to the motor assembly; 
 a gear assembly being configured to transfer rotational force from the motor assembly to the golf ball being held in the receiver assembly. 
   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the receiver assembly includes
 an access mechanism being configured to permit user access to the golf ball held in the receiver assembly, and in response to application of a pressure to the access mechanism, the access mechanism being configured to urge the golf ball to move outwardly and away from the receiver assembly.