Apparatus and method for surface marking at an outside corner
OwnerHarry Carl BOWMANinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for surface marking along an outside corner. In one embodiment, a marking tool includes a base portion and a marker retention portion. The base portion includes a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis of the tool. The base portion includes a base surface along the longitudinal axis. The base surface is configured to movingly engage a first surface. The marker retention portion extends from the first end of the base portion. The marker retention portion is configured to retain a marking device and to position a marking face of the marking device to engage a second surface that intersects the first surface at an outside corner.
Claims20
A marking tool, comprising:
- a base portion having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis of the tool, the base portion comprising a base surface, along the longitudinal axis, configured to movingly engage a first surface;
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- a marker retention portion extending from the first end of the base portion, the marker retention portion configured to retain a marking device and to position a marking face of the marking device to engage a second surface intersecting the first surface at an outside corner.
A method for marking a surface around an outside corner, the method comprising:
- engaging a base portion of a tool with a surface of a first wall;
- engaging a marking face of the tool with a surface of a second wall connected to the first wall at the outside corner;
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- moving the tool along the outside corner while maintaining the engaging with the surface of the first and second walls;
- wherein the marker retention portion of the tool laterally extends from a first end of a base portion of the tool, and the marking face of the marker extends towards a second end of the base portion of the tool longitudinally disposed from the first end.
A tool for around-corner marking, the tool comprising:
- a handle having a surface configured to engage a first wall forming the corner;
- a marker retention member extending laterally from a first end of the handle;
- wherein the marker retention member is configured to position a marking implement against a second wall forming the corner, and the first and second walls form a reflex angle at the corner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.