SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING AND DETECTING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY
First Claim
1. A system for marking an underground utility, the system comprising a plurality of risers, each riser having a first end and a second end, the first end of each riser having a contact surface to be affixed to a portion of the underground utility, the second end of each riser having an interface surface for receiving a colored cable, wherein the colored cable provides a visual indication of the underground utility.
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Abstract
A system for marking and detecting an underground utility is provided. In particular, the present invention relates to a system of risers that are each coupled to an underground utility. Additionally, a free end of each riser is indirectly coupled to an adjacent riser via a colored cable, wherein the colored cable is positioned at a predetermined height above the underground utility. Finally, the color of the cable is selected to visually identify the type of utility to which the system of risers is coupled.
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- 1. A system for marking an underground utility, the system comprising a plurality of risers, each riser having a first end and a second end, the first end of each riser having a contact surface to be affixed to a portion of the underground utility, the second end of each riser having an interface surface for receiving a colored cable, wherein the colored cable provides a visual indication of the underground utility.
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8. A method for marking an underground utility, the method comprising:
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providing an underground utility; coupling a first end of a first riser to a first portion of the underground utility; coupling a first end of a second riser to a second portion of the underground utility; spacing the first riser from the second riser at a predetermined distance; interconnecting a second end of the first riser with a second end of the second riser with a colored cable; and positioning the colored cable at a predetermined height above the underground utility, wherein the colored cable provides a visual indication of the underground utility. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A device for marking an underground utility, the device comprising a riser having a first end and a second end, the first end of the riser being coupled to the underground utility, and the second end extending upwardly from the underground utility, the second end having a surface configured to receive a colored marking cable at a predetermined height above the underground utility.
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