Chalk line device
OwnerRon Shorinventor
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Abstract
A chalk line device for marking straight lines in construction applications. The chalk line device includes a housing with a pair of separable sections and a pair of openings. Each of the sections has a sidewall, a pair of opposite ends, and a pair of side edges extending between the ends. A divider panel may optionally be positioned between the sections of the housing to separate the housing into a pair of compartments. A first spool may be rotatably disposed in one compartment, and a second spool may be disposed in the other compartment. In one optional embodiment, a single spool, is located in the housing and an endcap with a pointed tip is mounted in the cap. The pointed tip may be retractable.
Claims13
A chalk line device comprising:
- a housing having a pair of first and second separable sections that define an interior for receiving a quantity of chalk, each of the sections having a sidewall and a perimeter wall extending inwardly from the sidewall toward the other of the sections;
- a spool being rotatably mounted in the interior of the housing, the spool having a quantity of line wrapped therearound;
- wherein the housing has a pair of openings located on substantially opposite locations of the housing, a first one of the openings being formed by a first protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing, a second one of the openings being formed by a second protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing;
- a pair of caps removably mounted on the housing for selectively closing the openings, a first one of the caps engaging the first protruding portions of the first and second sections at the first opening and a second one of the caps engaging the second protruding portions of the first and second sections at the second opening;
- wherein the caps releasably secure the first and second sections of the housing together such that mounting of the first and second caps on the housing holds the first and second sections together and removal of the caps from the housing releases the first and second sections from each other.
A chalk line device of comprising:
- a housing having a pair of first and second separable sections that define an interior for receiving a quantity of chalk, each of the sections having a sidewall and a perimeter wall extending inwardly from the sidewall toward the other of the sections;
- a spool being rotatable mounted in the interior of the housing, the Spool having a quantity of line wrapped therearound;
- wherein the housing has a pair of openings located on substantially opposite locations on the housing, a first one of the openings being formed by a first protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing, a second one of the openings being formed by a second protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing;
- a pair of caps removably mounted on the housing for selectively closing the openings, a first one of the caps engaging the first protruding portions of the first and second sections at the first openings and a second one of the caps engaging the second protruding portions of the first and second sections at the second opening;
- wherein the caps releasably secure the first and second sections of the housing together such that mounting of the first and second caps on the housing holds the first and second sections together and removal of the caps from the housing releases the first and second sections from each other;
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- wherein a pointed tip is formed on one of the caps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.