Magnetic towel holder

Abstract

An apparatus for selectively attaching and removing a golf towel from a golf bag, golf club, or other metal surface comprises a magnetic holder that can be inserted through an aperture formed in a golf towel or other similar object. The magnetic holder comprises a multi-part body with a threaded portion that connects two body portions where the threaded portion is configured be inserted through the aperture and secured in place via matching threads. The magnetic holder further comprises one or more ball marking devices that are magnetically attached to the magnetic holder, where the ball marking devices can be selectively detached from the magnetic holder and used to mark a desired golf ball location.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a first body portion, the first body portion being manufactured from a ferromagnetic material;   a second body portion, the second body portion being manufactured from a ferromagnetic material;   a threaded portion being configured to selectively attach or detach the first body portion from the second body portion; and   at least one marker, the at least one marker being detachably coupled to one of the first body portion or the second body portion via magnetic attraction.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the at least one marker comprises a first marker and a second marker. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the first marker comprises a recessed portion and wherein the second marker is positioned over the recessed portion of the first marker. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the at least one marker comprises a first marker and a second marker and wherein the first marker comprises a recessed portion and wherein the second marker is positioned over the recessed portion of the first marker. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the threaded portion is coupled to the first body portion and the second body portion is removably coupled to the first body portion by engaging the second body portion with the threaded portion and wherein the first marker and the second marker are magnetically attached to the second body portion. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of claim of  claim 2  wherein the second marker comprises a flat surface that may be used for displaying advertising information. 
     
     
         7 . A method of using a magnetic towel holder and a towel, the method comprising the steps of:
 inserting a threaded portion of the magnetic towel holder though an aperture formed in the towel;   detachably connecting a first body portion of the magnetic towel holder to a second body portion of the magnetic towel holder by engaging a plurality of threads in the threaded portion with one of the first body portion of the magnetic towel holder and the second body portion of the magnetic towel holder, thereby selectively attaching the towel to the magnetic towel holder, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are manufactured from a ferromagnetic material; and   placing the magnetic towel holder in close proximity to a metal object, thereby using magnetic attraction to attach the magnetic towel holder to the metal object.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising the step of removing a first marker from the magnetic towel holder, the first marker being selectively attached to the magnetic towel holder via magnetic attraction. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the metal object is one of a golf bag or golf club, thereby allowing for selective removal of the towel to and from the metal object. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising the step of removing a second marker from the magnetic towel holder, the second marker being selectively attached to the first marker via magnetic attraction. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7  further comprising the steps of:
 removing a first marker from the magnetic towel holder, the first marker being selectively attached to the magnetic towel holder via magnetic attraction; and 
 removing a second marker from the magnetic towel holder, the second marker being selectively attached to the first marker via magnetic attraction. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the second marker is contained within the first marker. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the second marker is positioned over a recessed portion of the first marker and the second marker is removed by pressing on a surface of the second marker so as to force an edge of the second marker into the recessed portion of the first marker, thereby creating a grasping surface for removing the second marker from the first marker. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein:
 the second marker is contained within the first marker; and 
 wherein the second marker is positioned over a recessed portion of the first marker and the second marker is removed by pressing on a surface of the second marker so as to force an edge of the second marker into the recessed portion of the first marker, thereby creating a grasping surface for removing the second marker from the first marker. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  wherein each of the first marker and the second marker are used to mark the location of a golf ball on a putting green. 
     
     
         16 . A magnetic towel holder, the magnetic towel holder comprising:
 a first body portion, the first body portion being manufactured from a ferromagnetic material;   a threaded portion, the threaded portion being affixed to the first body portion;   a second body portion, the second body portion being manufactured from a ferromagnetic material, the second body portion being removably attached to the first body portion by engaging the threaded portion into the second body portion;   a first marker, the first marker comprising a recessed portion;   a second marker, the second marker comprising a flat surface for displaying advertising materials, the second market being positioned over the recessed portion of the first marker; and   a towel, the towel comprising an aperture wherein the threaded portion is inserted through the aperture and the first body portion is positioned on a first side of a surface of the towel and the second body portion is positioned on a second side of the surface of the towel.