Golf bracelet with removable ball marker

Abstract

A lightweight golf bracelet having a removable ball marker and wearable during a golf swing includes a top portion arranged for placement on the wrist of a user, a receiving area, a ball marker removably securable to the receiving area, and first and second arms extending laterally relative to the top portion, with the first and second arms cooperating to form an attachment area and a hook. A flexible lanyard is sized to extend between the attachment area and the hook and includes a clasp. The lanyard is arranged to loop around the hook, and the clasp is arranged to permit the user to secure the clasp to the lanyard at a desired location between the attachment point and the hook.

1 . A golf bracelet having a ball marker and wearable on the wrist of a user during a golf swing, the golf bracelet comprising:
 a top portion, the top portion arranged for placement adjacent the wrist of the user;   a receiving area carried by the top portion;   a ball marker removably securable to the receiving area;   first and second arms operatively coupled to the top portion, the first and the second arms extending laterally away from the top portion in opposite directions;   an attachment area formed in the first arm;   a hook formed in the second arm;   a flexible lanyard, the lanyard having a first end securable to the attachment area, a second end, and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end;   a clasp attached adjacent the second end;   wherein the lanyard is sized to allow the intermediate portion to loop around the hook, thereby allowing the user to secure the clasp to the lanyard at a desired location between the attachment point and the hook.   
     
     
         2 . The golf bracelet of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second arms comprises a wire frame secured to the top portion. 
     
     
         3 . The golf bracelet of  claim 2 , wherein the second wire frame includes a first portion secured to the top portion, and a second portion forming an access opening, the access opening sized to permit the intermediate portion of the lanyard to be placed around the hook. 
     
     
         4 . The golf bracelet of  claim 1 , wherein each wire frame includes a first portion secured to the top portion, and a second portion forming an access opening. 
     
     
         5 . The golf bracelet of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second arms terminates in an end, the end of the first arm separated from the end of the second arm by a gap sized to receive the wrist of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The golf bracelet of  claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second arms includes a curved portion. 
     
     
         7 . The golf bracelet of  claim 6 , wherein the curved portion is sized and shaped to position the ends at an angle of at least  45  degrees relative to the top portion. 
     
     
         8 . The golf bracelet of  claim 6 , wherein the curved portions are sized and shaped to position the ends substantially halfway around the wrist of the user. 
     
     
         9 . The golf bracelet of  claim 1 , including a magnet positioned to removably secure the ball marker to the receiving area. 
     
     
         10 . The golf bracelet of  claim 1 , wherein the ball marker includes decorative indicia. 
     
     
         11 . The golf bracelet of  claim 10 , and wherein the ball marker is chosen from a set of a first ball marker and a second ball marker, and wherein each of the ball markers in the plurality of ball markers include unique indicia. 
     
     
         12 . A golf bracelet having a removable ball marker, the golf bracelet comprising:
 a top portion, the top portion arranged for placement on a surface of the wrist of a user, the top portion including a receiving area;   a ball marker removably securable to the receiving area;   first and second arms extending laterally relative to the top portion, the first and second arms cooperating to form an attachment area and a hook; and   a flexible lanyard sized to extend between the attachment area and the hook, the lanyard including a clasp, the lanyard arranged to loop around the hook, the clasp arranged to permit the user to secure the clasp to the lanyard at a desired location between the attachment point and the hook.   
     
     
         13 . The golf bracelet of  claim 12 , wherein the first arm includes a first wire frame and the second arm includes a second wire frame, the first and second wire frames secured to the top portion. 
     
     
         14 . The golf bracelet of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first and second wire frames includes an access opening, the access opening sized to permit a portion of the lanyard to be looped around the hook. 
     
     
         15 . The golf bracelet of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first and second arms includes a curved portion sized to at least partially conform to opposite sides of the wrist of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The golf bracelet of  claim 12 , wherein the ball marker is removably secured to the receiving area by at least one of a magnet, a releasable adhesive, a hook and loop closure, or a mechanical fastener. 
     
     
         17 . The golf bracelet of  claim 12 , wherein the ball marker is selected from a set of a plurality of ball markers, and wherein each of the plurality of ball markers includes unique decorative indicia. 
     
     
         18 . A golf bracelet having a removable ball marker, the golf bracelet comprising:
 a top portion, the top portion arranged for placement on a surface of the wrist of a user, the top portion including a receiving area;   a ball marker removably securable to the receiving area;   first and second arms extending laterally relative to the top portion, the first and second arms cooperating to form an attachment area and a hook; and   a flexible lanyard sized to extend between the attachment area and the hook, the lanyard arranged to loop around the hook and attach to an intermediate portion of the lanyard to permit the user to secure the lanyard at a desired location between the attachment point and the hook.   
     
     
         19 . A method of assembling a lightweight golf bracelet having at least one removable ball marker, the method comprising:
 forming a top portion;   arranging the top portion for placement on a surface of the wrist of a user;   providing a receiving area on the top portion;   providing a ball marker sized for placement on the receiving area;   providing cooperating components arrange to permit the ball marker to be removably securable to the receiving area;   providing first and second arms and arranging the arms to extend laterally relative to the top portion, the first and second arms cooperating to form an attachment area and a hook; and   providing a flexible lanyard sized to extend between the attachment area and the hook, the lanyard including a clasp, and arranging the lanyard to loop around the hook for securement to an intermediate portion of the lanyard to allow a user to secure lanyard at a desired location between the attachment point and the hook.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , including forming the arms from a first wire frame and a second wire frame secured to the top portion. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , including providing a set of a plurality of ball markers, and providing the ball markers of the set with unique indicia. 
     
     
         22 . A golf bracelet having a removable ball marker, the golf bracelet comprising:
 a top portion, the top portion arranged for placement adjacent at a desired location adjacent the wrist of a user, the top portion including a receiving area;   a ball marker removably securable to the receiving area;   first and second arms extending laterally relative to the top portion, the first and second arms sized to extend at least partially about the wrist of the user; and   the first and second arms further arranged to allow the user to removably secure the golf bracelet at the desired location.   
     
     
         23 . The golf bracelet of  claim 22 , wherein at least a portion of the golf bracelet includes a magnet or is magnetizable. 
     
     
         24 . A golf bracelet assembly comprising:
 a wrist securement portion, the wrist securement portion sized and arranged for removable attachment to a wrist of a user; and   a ball marker, the ball marker removably securable to the wrist securement portion.   
     
     
         25 . The golf bracelet assembly of  claim 24 , wherein the wrist securement portion includes a top portion having a receiving area; and
 wherein the ball marker is removably securable to the receiving area.