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US 12,595,994 B2Granted
Spooled marking apparatus and methods therefor
AssigneeShamack LLC
InventorFarhad Qamar Rizvi
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Abstract
A spooled marking apparatus for defining layouts of athletic fields, playing surfaces, home improvement projects, and the like is presented herein. The reel includes a housing within which a spool is disposed retaining an elongated marking device wound thereon. The housing includes an opening through which a free end of the elongated marking device is allowed to pass through. The free end of the elongated marking device includes a fastener, and the housing includes a lock and a roller handle.
Claims18
A spooled marking apparatus comprising:
- a reel,
- a base,
- said base comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said base comprising a concave curvature, wherein said base is disposable in a movement restricting relation with a supporting surface as a result of a weight of said reel distributed upon said top surface of said base,
- said reel comprising a housing and a spool disposed within said housing, said spool comprising an elongated marking device wound thereon and extendable out of said housing,
- a plurality of holes disposed in a spaced relation along a length of said elongated marking device, and
- at least one securing device disposable through at least one of said plurality of holes and into an engaging relation with the supporting surface to removably secure said elongated marking device to the supporting surface.
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A spooled marking apparatus comprising:
- a reel,
- a base,
- said base comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said base comprising a concave curvature, wherein said base creates a suction effect upon a supporting surface as a result of a weight of said reel being distributed upon said top surface of said base,
- said reel comprising a housing and a spool disposed within said housing, said spool comprising an elongated marking device wound thereon and extendable out of said housing,
- wherein said elongated marking device comprises a plurality of color-coded markings disposed along thereof, and
- wherein each of said plurality of color-coded markings represents a different standardized length.
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A spooled marking apparatus comprising:
- a reel and a base, said reel and said base comprising a single unit,
- wherein said base comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said base comprising a concave curvature,
- wherein said base is disposable in a movement restricting relation with a supporting surface as a result of a weight of said reel distributed upon said top surface of said base,
- said reel comprising a housing and a spool disposed within said housing, said spool comprising an elongated marking device wound thereon and extendable out of said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.