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US 12,383,813 B1Granted
Magnetic golf glove with ball marker
OwnerChase Puryearinventor
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Abstract
A magnetic golf glove with a ball marker is provided. The glove includes at least three magnets. Two of the magnets form a magnetic closure that secures the glove to the user's hand and wrist. The third magnet forms at least part of the ball marker. The third magnet may be secured to the first magnet to secure the ball marker to the glove for easy access. The ball marker may be detached from the glove for use in marking a location of the user's golf ball. The ball marker may also be secured to any ferromagnetic surface of the glove or any other object.
Claims16
A glove comprising:
- a hand-receiving portion comprising a plurality of finger pockets and having an opening configured to receive a hand of a user,
- wherein the hand-receiving portion has a back side configured to cover a back of the hand of the user;
- a flap attached to the hand-receiving portion in a position generally adjacent the opening;
- a first magnet embedded within the flap and a second magnet embedded within the back side of the hand-receiving portion,
- wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to magnetically secure the flap to the back side of the hand-receiving portion to secure the glove to the hand of the user;
- a ball marker holder attached to an outer side of the flap,
- wherein the ball marker holder is positioned above the first magnet on the outer side of the flap,
- wherein the ball marker holder has an outer surface disposed on the outer side of the flap,
- wherein textile material of said outer side of said flap is disposed between said first magnet and said outer surface;
- and
- a ball marker comprising a third magnet,
- wherein the first magnet and the third magnet are configured to magnetically secure the ball marker to the outer surface of the ball marker holder.
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A method of using a glove comprising the steps of:
- providing a glove comprising:
- a hand-receiving portion comprising a plurality of finger pockets and having an opening configured to receive a hand of a user,
- wherein the hand-receiving portion has a back side configured to cover a back of the hand of the user,
- a flap attached to the hand-receiving portion in a position generally adjacent the opening,
- a first magnet embedded within the flap and a second magnet embedded within the back side of the hand-receiving portion,
- wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to magnetically secure the flap to the back side of the hand-receiving portion to secure the glove to the hand of the user,
- a ball marker holder attached to an outer side of the flap,
- wherein the ball marker holder is positioned above the first magnet on the outer side of the flap,
- wherein the ball marker holder has an outer surface disposed on the outer side of the flap,
- wherein textile material of said outer side of said flap is disposed between said first magnet and said outer surface;
- and
- a ball marker comprising a third magnet,
- wherein the first magnet and the third magnet are configured to magnetically secure the ball marker to the outer surface of the ball marker holder;
- inserting a hand of a user into the opening so that fingers of the user are disposed within each of the plurality of finger pockets and the back side of the hand-receiving portion is covering the back of the hand of the user;
- magnetically securing the flap to the back side of the hand-receiving portion to secure the glove to the hand of the user by magnetically securing the first magnet to the second magnet;
- and
- magnetically securing the ball marker to the outer surface of the ball marker holder by magnetically securing the third magnet to the first magnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.