Ball marking device
OwnerByron Smithinventor
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Abstract
A device for marking a ball includes a stencil ring and a housing. The housing includes a base and a top. The base includes a base quick connecting element. The top includes a top quick connecting element. The base and said top quick connecting elements are for connecting and disconnecting the base to the top. The housing encloses the stencil ring when the base and the top quick connecting elements are connected. The stencil ring includes stencil symbols. The base and the top are sized to hold the ball for marking with the stencil symbols when the base and top quick connecting elements are connected.
Claims34
A device for marking a ball, comprising a stencil ring and a housing, wherein said housing includes a base and a top, wherein said base includes a base quick connecting element and wherein said top includes a top quick connecting element, wherein said base and said top quick connecting elements are for connecting and disconnecting said base to said top, wherein said housing encloses said stencil ring when said base and said top quick connecting elements are connected, wherein said stencil ring has a cylindrical shape and includes stencil symbols, wherein said base and said top are sized to hold the ball for marking with said stencil symbols when said base and said top quick connecting elements are connected.
A device for marking a ball, comprising a housing and a stencil ring, wherein said housing holds said stencil ring and the ball, wherein said stencil ring includes a fixed positioning structure that provides incremental positioning, wherein said housing includes a first element allowing said stencil ring to rotate between fixed positions defined by said fixed positioning structure, and wherein said housing includes a second element for holding the ball from rotating, and wherein said stencil ring has a cylindrical shape and includes a plurality of stencil symbols for marking the ball.
A method of marking a ball with a marker, comprising:
- a. providing a housing and a stencil ring, wherein said housing includes a base and a top, wherein said stencil ring is in said housing, wherein said stencil ring has a cylindrical shape and includes a first stencil symbol and a second stencil symbol, wherein the ball fits in said stencil ring and in said housing;
- b. inserting the ball into said housing wherein said housing includes an element to hold the ball from rotating;
- c. rotating said stencil ring to position said first stencil symbol on the ball;
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- d. using a marker and said stencil ring to mark said first stencil symbol on the ball.
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