Golf ball warmer

Abstract

A golf ball warming apparatus structured to retain up to six golf balls in a warming pouch with a flip-top closure having a configuration of dual vertical, parallel channels connected, at their respective distal ends, by a U-shaped channel and having a plurality of warming pockets for containing heating elements for warming and re-warming the golf balls, the warming pockets being located immediately adjacent to and in thermal conduction with the warming pouch. Additionally, the walls between the warming pouch and the warming pockets may contain a series of slots to augment the warming and re-warming of the golf balls.

1 . An apparatus for warming golf balls made of a durable lightweight material and dimensioned to closely contain a plurality of golf balls in a continuous pathway comprising:
 a warming pouch located in the interior of the golf ball warmer capable of holding the plurality of golf balls within a duality of parallel vertical channels connected by a U-shaped pathway at their respective distal ends;   plural warming pockets located within the golf ball warmer immediately adjacent to the warming pouch;   plural heating elements located inside of the plural warming pockets producing heat for warming the golf balls; and,   a top end-cap to keep out ambient cold air and moisture while simultaneously retaining the heat produced by the heating elements within the warming pouch ensuring an endless supply of warmed golf balls.   
     
     
         2 . The golf ball warmer of  claim 1 , being capable of holding up to six golf balls within the warming pouch at a time. 
     
     
         3 . The plural heating elements of  claim 1  may be selected from the group consisting of one-use chemical or microwave reheatable pouches. 
     
     
         4 . The top end-cap of  claim 1 , being of a flip-up type to facilitate easy insertion and retrieval of the golf balls from within the unit. 
     
     
         5 . The warming pouch of  claim 1 , having a plurality of slots to augment the transfer of radiated warmth from the heating elements to the plurality of golf balls contained in the continuous pathway within the warming pouch. 
     
     
         6 . A method of warming a plurality of golf balls temporarily housed within a container made from a durable lightweight material comprising the steps of:
 creating a two side ingress and egress warming pouch in which the plurality of golf balls are inserted into a first channel from the top and are pushed through a U-shaped pathway connecting to a second channel and rising up through the second channel to be ready for extraction from the top of the second channel;   providing a plurality of warming pockets located immediately adjacent to the warming pouch and being capable of conducting heat thereinto, having a plurality of heating elements located inside for producing heat for warming the golf balls;   providing a cover to keep out ambient cold air and moisture while simultaneously retaining the heat produced by the heating elements within the warming pouch, ensuring a continuous rotation of warmed golf balls through the combined channels of the warming pouch.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  including the additional step of selecting a heating element from the group consisting of one-use chemical or microwave reheatable pouches. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  including the additional step of providing a plurality of slots between the heating elements and the warming pouch to augment the transfer of radiated warmth from the heating elements to the plurality of golf balls contained in the continuous pathway within the warming pouch.