Inventors:
Lawrence M. Burke - De Leon Springs FL
Ronald L. Shalla - De Land FL
International Classification:
A63B 4704
Abstract:
An apparatus for conditioning the surface of spheroidal game balls including a spherical enclosure, a hand crank, an array of fixed, compliant surface-shear pads, a top port for inserting soiled game balls, a rotating disc shaped member to ensure firm contact between game ball and shear pads and propel them along the surfaces of the pads, a reservoir of conditioning fluid covering a portion of pads and disc shaped member and a bottom drain port for flushing out weakened, spent or dirty conditioning fluid.