Patent ID: 8382614

Claim:
A golf ball marker consisting of: a low profile base having: a first major surface; an outer periphery; and a midsection; and a flap hingedly connected to the base along the midsection, having: a curved edge colored perceptibly different than the base, wherein the curved edge has a radius of curvature less than a radius of curvature of the base; a first and a second end, wherein a length between the first and second end is less than a length of a diameter of the base; and wherein the hinged connection has a length less than the length of the diameter of the base; and wherein the flap is pivotable along an alignment axis located at the midsection of the base wherein the flap is pivotable between a closed position in which the flap rests atop and parallel to the first major surface of the base, and wherein the flap and the hinged connection are interior to the outer periphery of the base, and an open position in which the flap extends above and rests perpendicular to the first major surface of the base.