Golf Ball Carrier and Marking Device

Abstract

A golf ball carrier providing tools for marking one or more golf balls with identifying and alignment aids. The carrier having a top body and bottom body connected by a hinge. A recess in the interior of the bottom body for retaining a permanent marker and a plurality of balls and further providing the addition of a template, which can be removably attached to the hinge, which can be rotated over the golf balls to enable easy marking. The top body being a shell and not having individual and corresponding ball recesses for retaining a golf ball as well as providing the template for marking a side of a golf ball being retained within the template and corresponding bottom body recess. The template removably attached to the hinge connecting the top and bottom body being retained inside the body.

1 . A golf ball carrier device providing tools for marking one or more golf balls with identifying and alignment aids, comprising
 a body;
 the body further comprising a top body section and a bottom body section;
 the top body being a shell and not having individual and corresponding ball recesses; 
 a recess in the interior of the bottom body section for retaining a marker and a plurality of balls; 
 
   a template; and   the top and bottom sections are connected by a hinge;
 the hinge located on the rear or back for opening and separating the top and bottom body to gain access to the stored balls, template, and marker. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , comprising
 a plus sign template for marking a ball.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , comprising
 a three parallel lines template for marking a ball.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a hinge connecting the top and bottom body sections.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein
 the template
 further comprises a notch corresponding to the hinge which allows it to be removably inserted; 
 is removably attached to the hinge, and 
 is rotated over the golf balls to enable easy marking. 
   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein
 a plurality of balls, the template, and a marker are stored in one, self-contained case.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the template is removable or interchangeably.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein
 the rotating template has a corresponding shape for retaining a golf ball as well as providing the template for marking a side of a golf ball being retained within the template and corresponding bottom body recess.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a permanent marker recess molded into the template, which corresponds to a permanent marker recess molded into the interior of the bottom body for retaining a permanent marker.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the body is divided into two equal top and bottom portions; and   a front side is comprised of a recess for inserting fingers or fingernails to separate the top and bottom sections to open the case.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the top body and template are rotated to allow access to the golf balls and marker.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the template and its protrusions and recesses correspond and fit into the top body recess; and   three golf balls and a permanent maker are retained within their respective bottom body interior recesses.