Patent ID: 6017282
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A golf ball position marking system comprising:a ball position marker; anda ball direction indicator marker for functioning as a reminder that said ball position marker has been moved;said ball position marker including a rigid, opaque outer ring member and a transparent deflectable center member with a centrally positioned, downwardly depending grass spike extending through and past a direction marker storage chamber defined by a tapered internal wall of said rigid, opaque outer ring member and an underside surface of said center member, said direction marker storage chamber being accessible through a direction marker insertion opening having a first diameter less than a second diameter of said center member;said center member being permanently secured in connection with an upper internal edge of said outer ring member;said ball direction indicator marker including a resilient bevel sided marker member with a raised direction indicating arrow and a central grass spike passage aperture, said bevel sided marker member having a top side diameter less than said first diameter of said direction marker insertion opening and a bottom side diameter greater than said first diameter of said direction marker insertion opening and less than said second diameter of said center member;said central grass spike passage aperture being sized to allow passage therethrough of said grass spike.