Patent ID: 8712721
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A system for locating and marking one or more locations, comprising: a first device in association with a first location; a second device comprising a vertical member; a positioning device attached to said second device and extending from said device in a plane; an object in communication with said positioning device, wherein said positioning device is capable of selectively positioning said object in a plurality of locations about the plane; said first device capable of determining a relative distance of said object; and a central processing unit in communication with at least one of said first device and said object, said central processing unit providing information related to the relative location of said object; wherein said positioning device comprises a first member extending in a first direction and a second member extending in a second direction, said first direction being coplanar with and perpendicular to said second direction, wherein said second member is translatable relative to said first member in said first direction, said second member comprising a device for securing at least one of a prism and a self-leveling laser, said device translatable with respect to said second member in said second direction.