Patent ID: 6457184
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A42B,A42C,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination hat and golf ball marking device comprising:a) a convex-shaped generally round body portion having a front and back side and a crown portion, the body portion or laying upon a skull of a golfer and made of at least one sheet of fabric; b) a generally flat bill member extending outwardly from the body portion front side at an angle that is generally. parallel to a ground surface when the hat is worn by the golfer, the bill member for shading a face of the golfer; c) a receptacle member mounted on the body portion at the crown portion, the receptacle member having a circular bore formed at a middle portion thereof, the circular bore being located at the center of the crown portion and having an axis which is perpendicular to the ground surface when the hat is worn by the golfer; d) a removable golf ball marking device having a generally flat head member and a downwardly extending post located along a bottom side of the marker head member, the post disposed at a perpendicular angle from the head member and axially aligning with the receptacle bore axis when the marking device is applied to the hat; and e) the marking device post having an outer circumference slightly larger than an inner circumference of the receptacle bore so that the post snaps into the receptacle bore and is held in the receptacle bore by friction.