Tool and system for manipulating a string line and line marking method
OwnerMichael John Bowbeerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a line engagement tool and system for marking a line within concrete or cement using the line engagement tool. The tool may include a lower tubular section configured to couple to the end of a pole, and an upper section configured to engage a string line. Using the tool, a line may be marked by attaching the string to a string receiving end of the tool, attaching a pole to a pole receiving end of the tool, then placing he string line into the wet cement and holding it in place remotely via the pole whereby the string line may be stretched across the cement to mark a line in the cement.
Claims10
A string line engagement tool, comprising:
- a lower body section including a cylindrical hollow configured to receive an end of a pole inserted into the cylindrical hollow for attachment of the string line engagement tool to the pole;
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- an upper body section coupled to the lower body section, and configured to engage a string line,
- the upper body section comprising at least one of a string line wedge slot configured to capture a segment of the string line, and/or a string line loop hook configured to engage a loop formed within the string line.
A string line marking method, comprising:
- attaching a portion of a string line to a pole using a string line engagement tool, the string line engagement tool comprising:
- a lower body section including a cylindrical hollow configured to receive an end of the pole inserted into the cylindrical hollow for attachment of the string line engagement tool to the pole;
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- an upper body section coupled to the lower body section, and configured to engage a string line, the upper body section comprising at least one of a string line wedge slot configured to capture a segment of the string line, and/or a string line loop hook configured to engage a loop formed within the string line,
- wherein attaching said portion of the string line to the pole comprises inserting the end of the pole into the cylindrical hollow of the lower body section, and attaching the string line to the string line wedge slot and/or loop hook of the upper body section;
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- positioning the attached portion of the string line within wet concrete or cement and holding it in place using the pole, whereby the string line may be stretched out from the attached portion to mark a straight line within the wet concrete or cement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.