Patent ID: 6898861
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: B44D,G01C

Abstract:
1. A sheath and string-line tool combination for use with a string, the combination comprising: a tool having a tool body with a front end and a rear end, a pointed member protruding from the front end, and a latching surface on a side of the tool; a sheath having a sheath front end and a sheath rear end, a longitudinal axis between said sheath front end and said sheath rear end, a cavity wall defining an interior cavity with an opening receiving the tool, wherein the interior cavity has a forward portion receiving the pointed member and a rearward portion receiving at least a part of the body of the tool; a locking system releasably locking the tool in the sheath, the locking system comprising a latch that is biased to extend longitudinally rearward over the interior cavity and adapted to cooperate with the tool body latching surface to prevent removal of the tool from the sheath.