Patent ID: 7064274
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
1. A method using an applicator having a chamber with an opening and an inner surface for attaching a pre-coiled plastic marker to a distant cylindrical surface, comprising the steps of: (a) engaging the marker in the opening in the applicator in which (1) both ends of the marker are removably engaged and (2) a portion of the marker between the marker ends is positioned at a predetermined distance from the closest inner surface of the chamber of the applicator, (b) positioning the applicator with respect to the distant cylindrical surface adjacent the cylindrical opening and pushing the applicator for engagement of the distant cylindrical surface with an internal surface of the marker, (c) further pushing the applicator to force the disengagement of the ends of the marker with the applicator and to allow the marker to freely coil around the distant cylindrical surface, and (d) removing the applicator from the distant cylindrical surface.