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US 6,163,889 AGranted
Article of clothing with embedded magnet
OwnerJohn R. Tateinventor
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A golf ball marker or other small article that is attracted by the force of magnetism is carried in open display on a fabric article of clothing or other fabric accessory. The ferrous article remains in position on the clothing due to the force of magnetism. To produce this effect, a permanent magnet is secured in position on the fabric article, often in contact with a concealed side of a layer of fabric of which the fabric article is formed. A golf ball marker, golf divot repair tool, golf pencil with a ferrous band, or other article that is constructed of or which includes a ferrous material is placed into contact with an exposed layer of the fabric to which the permanent magnet is secured. The ball marker or other article is held by the force of magnetic attraction that typically acts through the fabric layer of material from the concealed side thereof to create a magnetic field on the visually exposed side of the fabric material. The ball marker or other material remains in position until purposefully dislodged by a force that opposes and overcomes the magnetic field created by the permanent magnetic. The permanent magnet may be incorporated into the crown, bill, or band of a hat or cap, a golf sun visor, or into the closure flap of a golfing glove, a golf towel, or the structure of a golf bag. The magnetic retention system may be sold as a unit for attachment to a layer of fabric. Such an embodiment may take the form of a tray formed of flexible plastic that defines a cavity that receives the magnet.
In an article of clothing having at least one layer of fabric having a visually exposed side and an opposite concealed side, the improvement comprising a permanent magnet secured in position to said layer of fabric at a selected, fixed location thereon against said concealed side thereof to exert a magnetic field that acts entirely through said layer of fabric from said selected fixed location with a strength that acts at said visually exposed side of said layer of fabric and a golf accessory formed of a material attracted by magnetism and which is drawn into contact and held by the force of magnetism against said visually exposed side of said layer of fabric when moved into said magnetic field at said visually exposed side of said layer of fabric, and which is completely removable for use from contact with said layer of fabric.
In an article of clothing formed of flexible, fabric material, the improvement comprising:
An improvement to an article of golf clothing that includes an exposed fabric layer having opposing concealed and exposed surfaces comprising at least one permanent magnet embedded in said article of golf clothing facing said concealed surface of said fabric layer, whereby the magnetic force of attraction of said magnet acts through said fabric layer to exert a magnetic field at said exposed surface of said fabric layer, and a golf accessory comprised of a ferrous material held to said exposed surface of said fabric layer when moved into said magnetic field and completely separable from said fabric layer by overcoming said magnetic force of attraction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.