Patent ID: 7600483
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: F16L,H02G

Abstract:
1. A marker for locating an underground object, the marker comprising: a flexible, elongate body having first and second end portions and an aperture formed in the first end portion, the aperture comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first aperture portion being elongated lengthwise of the marker and the second aperture portion being elongated widthwise of the marker and having a width that is greater than the width of the first aperture portion; the aperture accommodating the passage of the terminal end of the first end portion such that the first end portion can be wrapped around the object and pulled through the aperture to secure the marker to the object; and the aperture being configured such that a portion of the body adjacent the aperture severs when the marker is secured to the object and is subjected to a force greater than a predetermined threshold, allowing the marker to be pulled free of the object.