Chalk line marking devices and methods

A chalk line marking device suitable for placing chalk lines at selected chalk line spacings on a surface, the device comprising:

• a chalk wheel handle;
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• a chalk wheel carried by and journaled for rotation with respect to the chalk wheel handle, the chalk wheel comprising:
• a wheel housing comprising a circumferential outer wheel housing portion;
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• a plurality of chalk dispensing cavities in the outer wheel housing portion, each of the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities sized and configured to contain a supply of a powdered chalk material and dispense the powdered chalk material from the wheel housing at the outer wheel housing portion responsive to rolling of the chalk wheel on the surface, the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities disposed at mark spacings with respect to each other along the outer wheel housing portion, the mark spacings corresponding in length to the chalk line spacings, respectively.

A chalk line marking device suitable for placing chalk lines at selected chalk line spacings on a surface, the device comprising:

• a chalk wheel handle;
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• a chalk wheel carried by and journaled for rotation with respect to the chalk wheel handle, the chalk wheel comprising:
• a wheel housing comprising a pair of spaced-apart side wheel housing portions, a circumferential outer wheel housing portion on the side wheel housing portions and a wheel housing interior formed by the side wheel housing portions and the outer wheel housing portion;
• a plurality of chalk dispensing cavities in the outer wheel housing portion, the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities disposed at mark spacings with respect to each other, the mark spacings corresponding in length to the chalk line spacings, respectively;
• a plurality of inner cavity slots establishing communication between the wheel housing interior and the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities, respectively;
• a plurality of outer cavity slots communicating with the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities, respectively, and opening to the outer wheel housing portion;
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• a plurality of chalk dispensing inserts in the plurality of chalk dispensing cavities, respectively, and communicating with the plurality of inner cavity slots and the plurality of outer cavity slots, respectively, the plurality of chalk dispensing inserts sized and configured to contain a supply of powdered chalk and dispense the powdered chalk from the wheel housing through the plurality of outer cavity slots, respectively, at the outer wheel housing portion.