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A washer for balls such as golf balls including an entry tube having an open entrance end and a second end joined at an angle to an adjoining end of an exit tube thereby forming an elbow-shaped housing. The exit tube has an inner wall lined with brushes near the adjoining end and sponges near the ex

A washer for balls such as golf balls including an entry tube having an open entrance end and a second end joined at an angle to an adjoining end of an exit tube thereby forming an elbow-shaped housing. The exit tube has an inner wall lined with brushes near the adjoining end and sponges near the exit end. A rotatable helical (spiral) array of brushes, or/and sponges, is arranged inside of and concentric with the exit tube. The washer is supported with the entrance and exit above the joining ends so that the housing will hold water up to a level that is determined by a weep hole to keep the brushes submerged. The helical array of brushes can be turned manually by a crank extending from the central shaft of the helical brush array to function as a lift mechanism. Balls are inserted into the entrance end of the housing and as the handle is turned, the ball is scrubbed as it is lifted by the helical brush array toward the exit end of the housing onto a sponge-lined tray having weep holes therein.

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A ball washer for washing a succession of identical balls which comprises in operative combination: (a) a housing forming a chamber having an entry section with an entry port joined substantially at right angles to an exit section having an exit port to define an elbow oriented to retain a washing f

A ball washer for washing a succession of identical balls which comprises in operative combination: (a) a housing forming a chamber having an entry section with an entry port joined substantially at right angles to an exit section having an exit port to define an elbow oriented to retain a washing fluid at the elbow junction of the entry and exit sections; (b) a shaft rotatably supported within said exit section; (c) a helical array of brushes radially attached to said shaft; (d) a layer of brushes lining said exit section disposed adjacent to said helical array; (e) means for supporting said washer with said entry and exit ports above said elbow junction thereby enabling said chamber to hold washing liquid; and (f) means for rotating said shaft to move said objects admitted through said entry port into said washing fluid retained in said elbow toward said exit port while said objects are scrubbed by contact with both said rotating array and said brush layer.