Golf contest badge

Abstract

A golf contestant badge is formed with a shield into which a shallow cavity forming a tray is defined. A flat slab of ferrous material, such as a steel plate, is disposed in the tray and permanently secured to the floor of the tray. The steel plate has a thickness less than the depth of the tray. A magnetic golf ball marker is configured to fit into the tray atop the steel plate. The magnetic golf ball marker is releaseably held in the tray defined in the badge by the force of magnetic attraction between the golf ball marker and the steel slab. The contestant badge has a clip on its back side which has a flat tang that fits into a buttonhole type slit formed in the crown of a golfers hat or the forehead shield of a golfer's visor. The badge may be removably attached to the hat or visor by inserting the tang of the clip into the reinforced slit.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A golf contest badge comprising: a backing shield formed with opposing front and back faces and defining a disc-shaped tray having a flat floor laterally surrounded by an upright wall, a ferrous plate permanently secured to said floor of said tray and extending only partially up said upright wall, and a magnetic golf ball marker removably positionable in said tray atop said ferrous plate.  
     
     
         2 . A golf contest badge according to    claim 1    wherein said floor of said tray has a circular shape and said ferrous plate is formed of steel and is configured as a disc with a segment removed therefrom, and the thickness of said ferrous plate is less than the height of said upright wall.  
     
     
         3 . In a badge for a golfing event formed with a laterally expansive shield having opposing front and back faces, the improvement comprising a tray defined in said front face and formed with a flat floor surrounded by a low upright wall, a ferrous slab thinner than the depth of said tray disposed in said tray atop said floor, and a magnetic golf ball marker removably disposed atop said ferrous slab and adhering thereto by the force of magnetic attraction.  
     
     
         4 . A badge according to    claim 3    wherein said floor of said tray has a circular shape, and said golf ball marker is shaped as a disc.  
     
     
         5 . A badge according to    claim 4    wherein said ferrous slab is a steel plate.  
     
     
         6 . A to badge according to    claim 5    wherein said steel plate has the shape of a disc with a segment removed therefrom.  
     
     
         7 . In combination: 
 a golf contest badge formed with a shield having opposing front and the back faces and into said front face of which a shallow cavity having a floor of uniform depth is defined,    a ferrous slab having a uniform thickness less than said depth of said floor permanently secured atop said floor in said cavity, and    a flat magnetic golf ball marker removably positioned atop said ferrous slab and held thereto by magnetic force.    
     
     
         8 . A combination of according to    claim 7    further comprising a golfer's hat having a crown, and a slit is formed in said crown, and said badge has a flat clip projecting from its back face and said clip has a width narrow enough for insertion into said slit in said crown of said golfers hat.  
     
     
         9 . A combination of according to    claim 7    wherein said slit is bounded by reinforced edges.  
     
     
         10 . A combination of according to    claim 7    further comprising a golfer's visor having a band, a bill projecting outwardly from said band, and a forehead shield projecting upwardly from said band at said bill, and a slit is formed in said forehead shield, and said badge has a flat clip projecting from its back face and said clip has a width narrow enough for insertion into said slit in said forehead shield.  
     
     
         11 . A combination of according to    claim 10    wherein said slit is bounded by reinforced edges.