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US 2004/0168335 A1Published application
Marking tape measure
OwnerGary Pritchardinventor
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Abstract
A marking device for making layout marks on surfaces such as boards, panels, or walls including a tape measure with a plurality of holes disposed along its length is disclosed. The device also contains a reel for dispensing a chalk line wherein the chalk line is positioned over the tape measure. The chalk line may be tensioned and snapped to transfer chalk through the holes, thereby providing marks at predetermined intervals.
Claims36
A device for making at least one mark comprising:
- a length of tape having at least one hole disposed along said length at a predetermined location;
- a line disposed along said length such that at least a portion of said line spans said at least one hole;
- and
- a marking medium attached to said line.
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A device for marking a plurality of marks comprising:
- means for masking having a plurality of holes disposed along the length of said means for masking at predetermined intervals;
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- means for dispensing a marking medium disposed along the length of said means for masking and further positioned such that at least a portion of said marking medium passes through said plurality of said holes.
A method for making at least one mark on a surface comprising:
- extending a tape having at least one hole over said surface;
- spanning said at least one hole with a marking line having a marking medium;
- withdrawing said marking line from said tape;
- allowing said marking line to snap onto said tape such that at least some of said marking medium passes through said at least one hole onto said surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.