Claims
- 1. A device for marking the surface of a golf ball with a marker, said device comprising an arcuate stencil adapted to receive and retain said golf ball, said device allowing said ball to rotate freely to a desired position and further including means to clamp said golf ball once said desired position has been attained, wherein said stencil includes at least one groove disposed therethrough adapted to receive and guide said marker for imprinting a mark on said surface of said ball.
- 2. The marking device of claim 1, wherein said stencil is composed of a rigid, slightly flexible material.
- 3. The marking device of claim 2, wherein said material is transparent or semi-transparent.
- 4. The marking device of claim 3, wherein said material is plastic.
- 5. The marking device of claim 1, wherein said means for clamping comprises finger grips situated at opposite ends of said stencil, said finger grips being adapted to deform said stencil when pressure is applied thereto.
- 6. The marking device of claim 1, wherein said stencil is approximately 0.75 inch wide, 0.125 inch thick, 4.25 inches long, and the inside diameter thereof is approximately 1.68 inch and is contoured to fit to a U.S.G.A. approved golf ball.
- 7. The marking device of claim 1, wherein said groove further includes at least one beveled edge.
- 8. The marking device of claim 7, wherein said beveled groove is approximately 0.0625 inch wide at the base, and 0.125 inch wide at the surface.
- 9. A device for marking the surface of a golf ball with a marker, said device being composed of a slightly flexible, rigid transparent plastic and comprising an arcuate stencil adapted to receive and retain said golf ball, said stencil allowing said ball to rotate freely to a desired position and further including means to clamp said golf ball once said desired position has been attained, said means for clamping comprises finger grips situated at opposite ends of said stencil, said finger grips being adapted to deform said stencil when pressure is applied thereto, wherein said stencil includes at least one groove disposed therethrough adapted to receive and guide said marker for imprinting a mark on said surface of said ball.
- 10. A method for marking the surface of a golf ball with a marker, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a ball-marking device comprising an arcuate stencil adapted to receive and retain said golf ball, said device allowing said ball to rotate freely to a desired position and further including means to clamp said golf ball once said desired position has been attained, wherein said stencil includes at least one groove disposed therethrough adapted to receive and guide said marker for imprinting a mark on said surface of said ball;
inserting said golf ball within said ball-marking device; rotating said golf ball until said desired position has been reached; clamping said golf ball in said desired position; inserting said marker into said groove; and marking said surface of said golf ball with said marker.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional application claiming the benefit of United States Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/217,686 filed on Jul. 12, 2000 in the name of Casey D. Parks for “Golf Ball Stencil.”
Provisional Applications (1)
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60217686 |
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