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US 6,578,512 B2Granted
Survey marker
OwnerClarence E. Truaxinventor
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Abstract
A survey marker having a rod with a pointed tip and a section of auger flights at a selected location thereof spaced apart from the tip, wherein the auger flights do not extend the entire length of the rod and preferably does not extend pass the half-way mark of the rod. A head extending from a distal end of the rod opposite the point includes means for retaining a survey flag, means for engaging a drive tool, and means for alignment.
Claims23
A survey marker, comprising:
- a head comprising a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface, said head including a first aperture comprising means for aligning said head in a selected direction, means within said head for engaging a drive tool for rotating said head and rod, means for positioning a surveying instrument, and an aperture for retaining a survey rod therein;
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- a rod affixed to said center of said concave lower surface of said head, said rod having a pointed tip and at least one section of auger flights at a selected location thereon spaced apart from said tip and spaced apart from said head.
A method of using and marking a survey comprising the steps of:
- selecting a survey marker including a head comprising a convex upper surface, said head including a first aperture comprising means for aligning said head in a selected direction, means within said head for engaging a drive tool for rotating said head and rod, means for positioning a surveying instrument, and an aperture for retaining a survey rod therein;
- and a rod affixed to said center of a concave lower surface of said head, said rod having a pointed tip and at least one section of auger flights at a selected location thereon spaced apart from said tip and spaced apart from said head;
- pushing said rod of said survey marker into the ground until said auger flight makes contact with the surface of the ground;
- engaging said means for engaging said drive tool with an insertion tool;
- rotating said survey marker using said drive tool forcing said flights and said rod into the ground;
- stopping said rotation of said survey marker at a selected position, orienting said means for alignment to point in the direction of another selected survey marker;
- removing said drive means from said means for engaging;
- inserting a survey flag rod into said aperture;
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- after the surveying has been completed cutting said flag rod off at ground level leaving said survey marker as a permanent marker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.