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US 2008/0075531 A1Published application
Flexible marker device
AssigneeTraffix Devices, Inc.
InventorsJack Kulp, Geoffrey Maus
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Abstract
A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base.
Claims20
A flexible marker device, comprising:
- a marker body having a bottom end and a top end;
- a base for supporting said marker body, said base having an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about said aperture in an upper surface of the base;
- the bottom end of said marker body being at least partially disposed within said groove;
- and
- a cured material disposed in said groove to thereby secure said marker body to said base.
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A method of manufacturing a flexible marker device, comprising:
- providing a base having a groove molded therein;
- placing a bottom end of a marker body in said groove;
- pouring a molten material into said groove;
- and
- curing said molten material to harden same, in order to secure said marker body bottom end in said groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.