Golf ball marker
View Patent ↗A golf ball marker that includes a body having a geometric shape and an arcuate ball location reference for easily positioning a golf ball. The body may also include alignment indicia for aligning the golf ball with an intended ball path.
1. A ball marker, comprising:
a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a concave arcuate surface intersecting the top surface;
a concave arcuate ball location reference formed by the intersection of the concave arcuate surface and the top surface; and
linear alignment indicia disposed on the top surface, perpendicular to the ball location reference, and spaced from the concave arcuate ball location reference by a common distance, wherein at least a plurality of the alignment indicia are identical and rotated relative to the next adjacent indicium, and consist of linear segments and each segment is perpendicular to the concave arcuate ball location reference so that the segments radiate from a focal point that is coincident with the center of curvature of the ball location reference.
2. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the alignment indicia include at least one elongate indicium.
3. The ball marker of claim 2 , wherein the elongate indicium comprises a plurality of aligned marks.
4. The ball marker of claim 2 , wherein the elongate indicium is centrally located on the body.
5. The ball marker of claim 4 , wherein the alignment indicia include at least one elongate indicium laterally spaced from and parallel to the centrally located indicium.
6. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the concave arcuate ball location reference has a radius of curvature in the range of 0.725 inch to 0.975 inch.
7. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the body has a perimeter shape that is one of a square, a rectangle and a triangle.
8. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the body has a multi-material construction.
9. The ball marker of claim 8 , wherein the body includes an insert made of a first material having a first density and a shell member made of a second material having a second density.
10. The ball marker of claim 9 , wherein the insert is constructed of a metallic material and the shell member is constructed of a polymeric material.
11. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a retainer extending from the bottom surface.
12. The ball marker of claim 1 , wherein the retainer includes at least one projection extending from the bottom surface by a distance of 0.125 inch to 0.500 inch.
13. A ball marker, comprising:
a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a concave arcuate surface intersecting the top surface;
a concave arcuate ball location reference formed by the intersection of the concave arcuate surface and the top surface; and
linear alignment indicia disposed on the top surface, perpendicular to the ball location reference, and angled relative to each other and including at least one elongate indicium,
wherein at least a plurality of the alignment indicia are identical and consist of linear segments and each segment is perpendicular to the concave arcuate ball location reference so that the segments radiate from a focal point that is coincident with the center of curvature of the ball location reference.
14. The ball marker of claim 13 , wherein the elongate indicium comprises a plurality of aligned marks.
15. The ball marker of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of aligned marks include at least one of an arrowhead, a star, an asterisk, a dash, a chevron and a dot.
16. A ball marker, comprising:
a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a concave arcuate surface intersecting the top surface, wherein the body includes an insert made of a first material having a first density and a shell member coupled to the insert, the shell member made of a second material having a second density;
a concave arcuate ball location reference formed by the intersection of the concave arcuate surface and the top surface; and
linear alignment indicia disposed on the top surface, perpendicular to the ball location reference, and angled relative to each other,
wherein at least a plurality of the alignment indicia are identical and consist of linear segments and each segment is perpendicular to the concave arcuate ball location reference so that the segments radiate from a focal point that is coincident with the center of curvature of the ball location reference.
17. The ball marker of claim 16 , wherein the insert is constructed of a metallic material and the shell member is constructed of a polymeric material.
18. The ball marker of claim 16 , wherein the first density is greater than the second density.