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US 6,280,109 B1Granted
Marker for wire casings
OwnerVincent J. Serratoreinventor
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Abstract
A marker includes an enclosed housing with a marker tip of a marking element projecting from an open end of the housing. An aperture is formed through the marking tip, through which a wire may be journaled to mark the entire perimeter surface of the wire as the wire is pulled through the aperture.
Claims5
A marker, comprising:
- an enclosed housing with an open end, said housing containing fluid marking medium therein;
- a marking element extending through the housing open end and into the marking medium, said marking element having a marking tip projecting from the housing open end;
- said marking element being formed of a fibrous material which wicks the marking medium;
- the marking tip having a generally cylindrical aperture formed therethrough for marking all of a perimeter surface of a strand of material as the strand is passed through the aperture;
- said aperture being oriented generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the housing, and having a diameter of approximately ⅛″;
- said tip including a generally semi-cylindrical notch formed in an end thereof with a radius greater than the radius of the aperture.
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A marker, comprising:
- an enclosed housing with an open end, said housing containing fluid marking medium therein;
- a marking element extending through the housing open end and into the marking medium, said marking element having a marking tip projecting from the housing open end;
- said marking element being formed of a fibrous material which wicks the marking medium;
- the marking tip having a generally cylindrical aperture formed therethrough for marking all of a perimeter surface of a strand of material as the strand is passed through the aperture;
- said aperture being oriented generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the housing;
- said tip including a generally semi-cylindrical notch formed in an end thereof with a radius greater than the radius of the aperture.
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A marker, comprising:
- an enclosed housing with an open end, said housing containing fluid marking medium therein;
- a marking element extending through the housing open end and into the marking medium, said marking element having a marking tip projecting from the housing open end;
- said marking element being formed of a fibrous material which wicks the marking medium;
- the marking tip having a generally cylindrical aperture formed therethrough for marking all of a perimeter surface of a strand of material as the strand is passed through the aperture;
- said aperture being oriented generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the housing;
- said tip including a generally semi-cylindrical notch formed in an end thereof with a surface for marking a perimeter surface of a strand of material.
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A marker, comprising:
- an enclosed housing with an open end, said housing containing fluid marking medium therein;
- a marking element extending through the housing open end and into the marking medium, said marking element having a marking tip projecting from the housing open end;
- said marking element being formed of a fibrous material which wicks the marking medium;
- the marking tip having a generally cylindrical aperture formed therethrough for marking all of a perimeter surface of a strand of material as the strand is passed through the aperture;
- said aperture being oriented generally transversely to a longitudinal axis of the housing;
- said tip including a notch formed in an end thereof with a surface for marking a perimeter surface of a strand of material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.