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Athletic surface water removing apparatusRelated Patent Categories: Brushing, Scrubbing, And General Cleaning, Implements, Fabric, Wiper, Dauber, Or Polisher, Rotary, Roller With HandleAthletic surface water removing apparatus description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060179596, Athletic surface water removing apparatus. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/653,402 filed Feb. 16, 2005, which application is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present inventive subject matter relates generally to tools for athletic field maintenance, and, more particularly, to an athletic surface water removing apparatus. BACKGROUND INFORMATION [0003] Many sports, such as baseball, are played on substantially level surfaces that inevitably include low spots, or depressions in the turf. These low spots collect water, forming puddles, when rain is received, or even during irrigation. Drying these puddles is a common, time-consuming task for field maintenance personnel. Some tools exist to assist in this drying task, but each have shortfalls. [0004] One tool is an absorbent pillow that is placed in a puddle to absorb water. The pillow must then be wrung out before it can be used again. This can be a time consuming process when puddles are large and numerous. [0005] Another tool is a roller for pushing water in the rolling direction. The roller is often made of a closed-cell rubber that forms a seal with the surface being dried to create a moving seal. This type of tool operates as a rolling squeegee to move the water. However, this tool works best on a hard surface with low porosity, such as a concrete or asphalt surfaced tennis court. When such a tool is used on soil, the soil is often unacceptably disrupted. Further, in operation, water is often moved out of one low spot to another. Thus, although one puddle may be removed, another forms. [0006] Yet another roller tool is a large rolling drum having an absorbent material around its circumference. In operation, the drum is pushed or pulled through a puddle and the absorbent material absorbs water from the puddle. The absorbent material, as the drum is moved, rotates around the circumference of the drum to a pressure roller that applies a force to the absorbent material causing water to be discharged inside of the drum. Thus, as water is collected, the weight of the drum increases. Some such drums include six gallon and fourteen gallon tanks. The weight of the drum as it fills makes this tool difficult to maneuver around an athletic field and difficult to drain. SUMMARY [0007] The present subject matter includes various arrangements of a water removing apparatus for collecting and dispensing water from athletic playing surfaces. These arrangements provide an apparatus that provides minimal disruption to the surface and allows for quick removal of standing water. This apparatus also provides for the relocation of water to another area. [0008] Some embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a handle, a frame connectable to the handle, and an absorbent material on a roller, the roller installable in the frame on its longest axis, wherein the absorbent material is capable of absorbing a liquid and discharging the liquid when rotated quickly about its axis. In some embodiments, the absorbent material is lambs wool. The apparatus allows for quick removal of water from puddles on athletic fields and relocating that water to adjacent and less water-soaked areas of the field. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example embodiment of a water removing apparatus. [0010] FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in FIG. 1. [0011] FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in FIG. 1. [0012] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of an example embodiment of a roller portion. [0013] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example embodiment of a water removing apparatus being used on a baseball field. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0014] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the present subject matter may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. And it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized, and that minimal structural and logical changes may be proposed and incorporated without departing from the scope of the inventive subject matter. Such embodiments of the inventive subject matter may be referred to, individually and/or collectively, herein by the term "invention" merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the scope of this application to any single invention or inventive concept, if more than one is in fact disclosed. [0015] The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limited sense, and the scope of the inventive subject matter is defined by the appended claims. [0016] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example embodiment of a water removing apparatus 100. The water removing apparatus 100 includes a roller portion 101 having a roller cover 102 on a roller 103. The roller portion 101 is rotatable about its axis 106 on pins 104 that hold the roller 103 within a frame 108. The frame 108 is connected to a handle 110, which allows the apparatus 100 to be used while the handle is positioned upright. [0017] FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 in FIG. 1. The sectional view provides a perspective of a roller portion 101. As provided above, the roller portion 101 includes a roller cover 102 on a roller 103. The roller cover 102 includes an absorbent material 202 attached to a substrate 204. The absorbent material 202 forms a nap on the substrate 204. [0018] The absorbent material 202 is a material capable of absorbing liquid, such as water, and discharging the absorbed liquid when the roller portion 101 is quickly rotated about its axis 106 (as shown in FIG. 1). The absorbent material 202 also discharges the absorbed liquid when the roller portion 101 is rolled on a surface that is less saturated than the absorbent material 202, such as a grassy area of an athletic field. The absorbent material 202 is further capable of discharging absorbed liquid when pressure is applied to the absorbent material 202. Continue reading about Athletic surface water removing apparatus... Full patent description for Athletic surface water removing apparatus Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Athletic surface water removing apparatus patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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