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The invention generally relates to a device for cleaning and accelerating objects which are globular. In particular the invention relates to a device for cleaning golf balls with a high throughput of balls. Devices of this kind are mainly used on golf courses for practice operations as for that purp

The invention generally relates to a device for cleaning and accelerating objects which are globular. In particular the invention relates to a device for cleaning golf balls with a high throughput of balls. Devices of this kind are mainly used on golf courses for practice operations as for that purpose, on the one hand, a great number of golf balls is used and, on the other hand, the balls get dirty when they touch the soil or have contact with very short grass residues, which result from the cutting of the greens. Especially the dirt sticking between the dimples of the golf balls, which might dry and become hard, leads to an extremely negative influence on the flight properties of the golf balls. In order to guarantee smooth and economic practice operations, a device of this kind must ensure a high degree of cleaning power as well as a high throughput of balls.

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Device for cleaning and accelerating globular objects, especially golf balls, comprising: a.) means for accelerating and precleaning the objects, said means being a unit which is configured to develop, by using a working fluid which is fed under pressure, a pressure difference whereby the object bei

Device for cleaning and accelerating globular objects, especially golf balls, comprising: a.) means for accelerating and precleaning the objects, said means being a unit which is configured to develop, by using a working fluid which is fed under pressure, a pressure difference whereby the object being cleaned is accelerated in a first direction, said unit having an inlet and an outlet, said unit further including an annular nozzle portion between the inlet and the outlet wherein said working fluid contacts the object being cleaned in form of a jet, washes it for precleaning purposes and at the same time sweeps the object being cleaned into the direction of the outlet by means of said jet; and b.) an elongated brush tube which is disposed downstream of said unit and adjacent the outlet thereof, said brush tube further being generally aligned with the unit and the first direction, said brush tube including a plurality of annularly arranged bristles extending from an interior wall thereof, contacting the object to be cleaned and loosening and removing the remaining dirt sticking to the object after it has passed from said unit, said jet of said working fluid flowing through said brush tube, and said jet washing away said dirt from the objects to be cleaned and from said bristles, the velocity given the object to be cleaned by the unit being such that it passes entirely through said brush tube, after which said object may be collected.