Portable golf ball marker and alignment tool in combination with a bottle and cap opener and club-face groove cleaners

Abstract

A portable golf ball marker and alignment tool is provided comprising a disc-shaped body having a top side opposite a bottom side, a peripheral wall disposed circumferentially and defining a boundary between the top and bottom sides. The body further includes an aperture in the shape of a bottle opener cutout having a fulcrum edge and a lifting edge configured to engage in a close-fitting manner with an edge of a conventional bottle cap. A plurality of alignment indicia disposed on the top side of the body, wherein the alignment indicia comprises of a first line centrally disposed along a longitudinal axis and a second line and a third line spaced equidistant from and extend in parallel relation to the centrally disposed first line. In addition, a plurality of tapered cleaning edges angularly disposed and extending outwardly from an upper portion of the peripheral wall is provided, wherein the tapered cleaning edges are further adapted to fit into and clean a groove on a golf club face. The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool further comprises a tapered can opener extending outwardly from a lower portion of the peripheral wall, wherein the tapered can opener is further adapted to engage in a close-fitting manner underneath a pull tab of a conventional beverage can.

1 . A portable golf ball marker and alignment tool comprising:
 a disc-shaped body having a top side opposite a bottom side;   a peripheral wall disposed circumferentially and defining a boundary between the top side and the bottom side, the body further including an aperture in the shape of a bottle opener cutout having a fulcrum edge and a lifting edge configured to engage in a close-fitting manner with an edge of a conventional bottle cap;   a plurality of alignment indicia disposed on the top side, wherein the alignment indicia comprises of a first line centrally disposed along a longitudinal axis, a second line and a third line spaced equidistant from and extend in parallel relation to the centrally disposed first line;   a plurality of tapered cleaning edges angularly disposed and extending outwardly from an upper portion of the peripheral wall, wherein the tapered cleaning edges are further adapted to fit into and clean a groove on a golf club face; and   wherein the tapered cleaning edges comprises first and second tapered cleaning edges, wherein the first and second tapered cleaning edges are sized and shaped to fit a groove on a golf club face;   a tapered can opener extending outwardly from a lower portion of the peripheral wall, the tapered can opener comprises a pair of side edges joined to an opener end, wherein the side edges are defined by a gradually decreasing width toward the opener end;   and, wherein the tapered can opener is further adapted to engage in a close-fitting manner underneath a pull tab of a conventional beverage can.   
     
     
         2 . The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool of  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the second line and the third line approximates the diameter of a golf ball. 
     
     
         3 . The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool of  claim 1 , wherein when the bottle opener profile is brought in proximity to the bottle cap, the fulcrum edge makes contact with the top of the cap and the lifting edge passes beneath the rim of the cap in order to lift and remove the bottle cap. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool of  claim 1 , wherein the second tapered cleaning edge is larger in size and extends further out than the first tapered cleaning edge. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool of  claim 1 , wherein the centrally disposed first line has a different color from the second line or the third line. 
     
     
         8 . The portable golf ball marker and alignment tool of  claim 1 , wherein the peripheral wall defining the boundary between the top and bottom sides has a wall thickness of not less than 2 mm. 
     
     
         9 . A method of marking and aligning a golf ball using a portable golf accessory, the method comprising the steps of:
 placing a disc-shaped body having a top side opposite a bottom side on the green immediately behind a golf ball to mark its position;   aligning a golf ball with a first line centrally disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body;   positioning the golf ball between a second line and a third line spaced equidistant from and extending in parallel relation to the centrally disposed first line to achieve a better visual reference for directing the ball down an intended path; and   engaging an aperture in the body formed in the shape of a bottle opener cutout having a fulcrum edge and a lifting edge in a close-fitting manner with an edge of a conventional bottle cap for removing the cap.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the distance between the second line and the third line approximates the diameter of a golf ball. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the centrally disposed first line has a different color from the second line or the third line. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 aligning a golf putting stroke for putting a golf ball into a golf green hole by aligning a putter face perpendicular with the first line centrally disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body.   
     
     
         13 . A method of using a portable golf ball marker and alignment tool, the method comprising the steps of:
 positioning a disc-shaped body having a top side opposite a bottom side on the green immediately behind a golf ball to mark its position;   aligning a golf ball with a first line centrally disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body; and positioning the golf ball between a second line and a third line spaced equidistant from and extending in parallel relation to the centrally disposed first line to achieve a better visual reference for directing the ball down an intended path;   cleaning a groove on a golf club face by using a plurality of tapered cleaning edges angularly disposed and extending outwardly from an upper portion of a peripheral wall disposed circumferentially and defining a boundary between the top side and the bottom side of the body; wherein the plurality of tapered cleaning edges are configured with a first and second tapered cleaning edges such that the first and second tapered cleaning edges are sized and shaped to fit a groove on a golf club face;   engaging an aperture in the body formed in the shape of a bottle opener cutout having a fulcrum edge and a lifting edge in a close-fitting manner with an edge of a conventional bottle cap for removing the cap; and   engaging a tapered can opener extending outwardly from a lower portion of the peripheral wall in a close-fitting manner underneath the pull tab of a conventional beverage can for lifting the pull tab and opening the beverage can.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the distance between the second line and the third line approximates the diameter of a golf ball. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the steps of:
 positioning the bottle opener profile in proximity to the conventional bottle cap;   positioning the fulcrum edge to make contact with the top of the cap; and   positioning the lifting edge beneath a rim of the cap in order to lift and remove the bottle cap.   
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , the second tapered cleaning edge is larger in size and extends further out than the first tapered cleaning edge. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the tapered can opener comprises a pair of side edges joined to an opener end, wherein the side edges are defined by a gradually decreasing width toward the opener end. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the centrally disposed first line has a different color from the second line or the third line. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the peripheral wall defining the boundary between the top and bottom sides has a wall thickness of not less than 2 mm.