Ball marker

- Acushnet Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of my new design for a top surface of a ball marker comprising a flat top surface with one side forming an arcuate perimeter portion having an edge with a slight radius as shown, the remaining sides forming a rectangular shaped perimeter and also having an edge with a radius as shown, a plurality of first indicia and a plurality of relatively smaller second indicia provided adjacent the arcuate perimeter portion; and,

FIG. 2 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for a ball marker, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D622799
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 2008
Date of Patent: Aug 31, 2010
Assignee: Acushnet Company (Fairhaven, MA)
Inventor: Don T. Cameron (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell I Siegel
Attorney: Kristin D. Wheeler
Application Number: 29/319,300
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Marker (D21/794)