Marking device and method
First Claim
1. A device for marking a surface through an aperture in an element positioned adjacent to the surface, the device comprising:
- a body containing a marking substance selected from the group consisting of ink and powder;
a guide arrangement having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of an outer surface of the guide arrangement tapering from the first end to the second end which is narrower than the first end, wherein an output path is provided through the second end at substantially the center of the guide arrangement, wherein the guide arrangement comprises a plurality of elongate guide elements and the portion of the outer surface is defined by a portion of the outer surfaces of the elongate guide elements;
an activation arrangement;
a delivery arrangement which is configured, in response to triggering of the activation arrangement, to deliver a quantity of the marking substance from the body, along the output path and out of the second end,wherein the guide arrangement is moveable relative to the body and movement of the guide arrangement, relative to the body, from a first position to a second position, triggers the activation arrangement;
andwherein the activation arrangement is operable to be triggered by engaging the guide arrangement with the aperture and holding the body and pushing the body towards the aperture so that the body moves relative to the guide arrangement.
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Abstract
A device for marking a surface, the device comprising: a body configured to store a marking substance; a guide arrangement having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of an outer surface of the guide arrangement tapering from the first end to the second end which is narrower than the first end, wherein an output path is provided through the second end at substantially the center of the guide arrangement; an activation arrangement; and a delivery arrangement which is configured, in response to triggering of the activation arrangement, to deliver a quantity of the marking substance from the body, along the output path and out of the second end, wherein, in use, a user inserts at least the second end of the guide arrangement into an aperture in an element positioned adjacent a surface until the outer surface of the guide arrangement contacts the aperture, and the user triggers the activation arrangement to deliver a quantity of the marking substance through the second end and onto the surface to mark the surface at a position which is substantially aligned with the center of the aperture.
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17 Claims
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1. A device for marking a surface through an aperture in an element positioned adjacent to the surface, the device comprising:
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a body containing a marking substance selected from the group consisting of ink and powder; a guide arrangement having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of an outer surface of the guide arrangement tapering from the first end to the second end which is narrower than the first end, wherein an output path is provided through the second end at substantially the center of the guide arrangement, wherein the guide arrangement comprises a plurality of elongate guide elements and the portion of the outer surface is defined by a portion of the outer surfaces of the elongate guide elements; an activation arrangement; a delivery arrangement which is configured, in response to triggering of the activation arrangement, to deliver a quantity of the marking substance from the body, along the output path and out of the second end, wherein the guide arrangement is moveable relative to the body and movement of the guide arrangement, relative to the body, from a first position to a second position, triggers the activation arrangement; and wherein the activation arrangement is operable to be triggered by engaging the guide arrangement with the aperture and holding the body and pushing the body towards the aperture so that the body moves relative to the guide arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of marking a surface comprising:
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providing a marking device which comprising; a body containing a marking substance selected from the group consisting of ink and powder; a guide arrangement having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of an outer surface of the guide arrangement tapering from the first end to the second end which is narrower than the first end, wherein an output path is provided through the second end at substantially the center of the guide arrangement, wherein the guide arrangement comprises a plurality of elongate guide elements and the portion of the outer surface is defined by a portion of the outer surfaces of the elongate guide elements; an activation arrangement; a delivery arrangement which is configured, in response to triggering of the activation arrangement, to deliver a quantity of the marking substance from the body, along the output path and out of the second end, wherein the guide arrangement is moveable relative to the body and movement of the guide arrangement, relative to the body, from a first position to a second position, triggers the activation arrangement; and wherein the activation arrangement is operable to be triggered by engaging the guide arrangement with the aperture, and holding the body and pushing the body towards the aperture so that the body moves relative to the guide arrangement; inserting at least the second end of the guide arrangement into an aperture in an element positioned adjacent a surface until a portion of the outer surface of the guide arrangement contacts the aperture, and holding the body, and pushing the body towards the aperture, so that the body moves relative to the guide arrangement to trigger the activation arrangement, such that the delivery arrangement delivers a quantity of the marking substance through the second end and onto the surface to mark the surface at a position which is substantially aligned with the center of the aperture.
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16. A device for marking a surface through an aperture in an element positioned adjacent to the surface, the device comprising:
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a body configured to store a marking substance; a guide arrangement having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of an outer surface of the guide arrangement tapering from the first end to the second end which is narrower than the first end, wherein an output path is provided through the second end at substantially the center of the guide arrangement, wherein the guide arrangement comprises a plurality of elongate guide elements and the portion of the outer surface is defined by a portion of the outer surfaces of the elongate guide elements; an activation arrangement; and a delivery arrangement which is configured, in response to triggering of the activation arrangement, to deliver a quantity of the marking substance from the body, along the output path and out of the second end, wherein the delivery arrangement comprises a valve which is configured to be opened in response to triggering of the activation arrangement; wherein the device incorporates a source of compressed gas, the valve of the delivery arrangement being configured to release a quantity of the compressed gas to drive a quantity of the marking substance along the output path; wherein the guide arrangement is moveable relative to the body and movement of the guide arrangement, relative to the body, from a first position to a second position, triggers the activation arrangement; and
,wherein the activation arrangement is operable to be triggered by engaging the guide arrangement with the aperture and holding the body and pushing the body towards the aperture so that the body moves relative to the guide arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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