Patent ID: 6087824
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A nail locating device for locating a magnetically attractive nail that was driven into a non-magnetically attractive board, said nail locating device comprising:a seat adapted to be moved on a surface of the board and having an open upper end portion and an open lower end portion, said seat having an intermediate portion between said upper and lower end portions and formed with a ball socket therein;a coupling member having a ball portion hinged to said seat in said ball socket; andan indicating rod received in said seat and extending from said upper end portion, through said ball portion of said coupling member, and into said lower end portion of said seat, said indicating rod having a bottom end provided with a magnet that is adapted to be attracted to the nail such that said indicating rod pivots in said seat due to attraction of said magnet to the nail in order to indicate the location of the nail in the board.