Golf ball marker

Abstract

A golf ball marker has its ground engaging pin disposed proximate the edge of the marker to facilitate rotation of the marker for facilitating alignment. The marker is, according to one embodiment, an elliptical body having a pair of adjacent golf ball-simulating circular disks displayed thereon. A first line provided along the major axis extends through the disks. Each disk has a second line displayed thereon, along the minor axis of each, and is normal to the first line to define a crosshair on each disk.

1 . A golf ball marker, comprising:
 (a) a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peripheral edge, the body having a major axis,   (b) a ground engaging pin disposed on the lower surface and projecting outwardly therefrom, and    wherein the pin is disposed along the major axis proximate the peripheral edge.   
   
   
       2 . The marker of  claim 1  wherein:
 the body is an elliptical body having a major axis and a minor axis normal to the major axis.   
   
   
       3 . The marker of  claim 2  which further comprises:
 a pair of circular disks displayed on the upper surface, the major axis extending through both disks,   a first diametric line displayed on each disk overlying the major axis,   a second diametric line displayed on each disk, each second line being parallel to the minor axis.   
   
   
       4 . The marker of  claim 2  which further comprises:
 a pair of circular disks displayed on the upper surface, the major axis extending through both disks,   a golf ball simulating decoration displayed in each of the disks.   
   
   
       5 . The marker of  claim 1  wherein:
 (a) the body is a circular body,   (b) the major axis being equal to the diameter of the disk body,   (c) a first line displayed on the upper surface along the major axis, and   (d) a second line scribed on the upper surface along a diametric line normal to the first line, and   wherein the first and second lines cooperate to define a crosshair.   
   
   
       6 . A golf ball marker, comprising:
 (a) an elliptical body having an upper surface, a lower surface and a peripheral edge, the body having a major axis and a minor axis, the minor axis normal to the major axis,   (b) a pair of circular disks displayed on the upper surface, the major axis extending through the disks,   (c) a first line displayed on the upper surface coincident with the major axis,   (d) a second line displayed on each of the disks along the minor axis of each, each minor axis of each disk being parallel to the minor axis of the body, and   (e) a ground engaging pin disposed on the lower surface and projecting outwardly therefrom, the pin being disposed proximate the peripheral edge of the body along the major axis.