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US 7,677,831 B2Granted
Flexible marker device
AssigneeTraffix Devices, Inc.
InventorsJack H. Kulp, Geoffrey B. Maus
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Abstract
A flexible marker device comprises a marker body having a bottom end and a top end, and a base for supporting the marker body. The base has an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about the aperture in an upper surface of the base. The bottom end of the marker body is at least partially disposed within the groove. A cured material, preferably polyurethane, is disposed in the groove to thereby secure the marker body to the base.
Claims11
A flexible marker device, comprising:
- a marker body comprising a flexible skeleton and a flexible cover disposed over said skeleton, the marker body having a bottom end and a top end;
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- a base for supporting said marker body, said base having an aperture in a center portion thereof and a groove extending about said aperture in an upper surface of the base;
- the bottom end of said flexible skeleton being at least partially disposed within said groove;
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- a cured material also disposed in said groove to thereby secure said flexible skeleton to said base.
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