Patent ID: 6470585
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
A marking device for placing an indicator mark on one side of a sheet of material to mark the approximate periphery of a stationary object, said marking device having:a base, said base having a first surface and a second surface; at least one inking transfer, each of said at least one inking transfer having a marking surface maintained in and raised above said first surface of said base to transfer a marking substance to said sheet of material upon contact with said sheet of material, at least one flexible-self-hinge, each of said at least one flexible self-hinge having a width, a thickness, a first end and a second end, said first end extending at an angle from said first surface of said base; at least one contact pad, said contact pad being parallel to said base and adjacent to a second end of said self-hinge, and affixing members, said affixing members extending from said second surface of said base; wherein each of said at least one flexible self-hinge extends from said base a distance sufficient to prevent said sheet material from contacting said at least one inking transfer without the application of pressure to compress each of said at least one flexible self-hinge.