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US 2022/0176733 A1Published application
Chalk Box with Line Lock Assembly
AssigneeApex Brands, Inc.
InventorsCecil Wilson, Eric Van Fossen
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Abstract
A line lock assembly for locking a retraction assembly of a chalk box may include a line lock cover (250) operably coupled to a housing of the chalk box to form a line lock member enclosure, and a line lock member (260) disposed within the line lock member enclosure. The line lock member may be configured to move responsive to rotation of the line lock cover to alternately lock the retraction assembly and unlock the retraction assembly based on a position of the line lock cover.
Claims20
A chalk box comprising:
- a housing having an aperture;
- a reel assembly enclosed within the housing;
- a string having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end operably coupled to the reel assembly;
- a chalk reservoir in which the string is retained or through which the string passes prior to extending out of the aperture;
- a retraction assembly configured to interface with the reel assembly to enable the string, after extension from the housing, to be wound on the reel assembly responsive to operation of the retraction assembly;
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- a line lock assembly configured to lock the retraction assembly to prevent winding or unwinding of the string,
- wherein the line lock assembly comprises a line lock member disposed in a line lock member enclosure.
5 more elements
A line lock assembly for locking a retraction assembly of a chalk box, the line lock assembly comprising:
- a line lock cover operably coupled to a housing of the chalk box to form a line lock member enclosure;
- and
- a line lock member disposed within the line lock member enclosure,
- wherein the line lock member is configured to move responsive to rotation of the line lock cover to alternately lock the retraction assembly and unlock the retraction assembly based on a position of the line lock cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.