Patent ID: 7575334
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: B25H,B43K,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A holding device comprising: a pole member having a first end and a second end and a medial section therebetween; a piece of chalk; a receiver having a compression ring and an extension, the extension located on the first end, the receiver removably receiving the piece of chalk therein such that the compression ring, when rotated, firmly grips and holds the chalk within the receiver, and the compression ring, when counterrotated, releases its grip on the chalk; and a light source attached to medial section of the pole member, the light source issuing a light beam in a direction that is the same as a longitudinal axis of the chalk; and wherein the light source comprises an LED ring having a central opening and a plurality of LEDs located around an outer periphery, such that the medial section of the pole member passes through the central opening in order for the LED ring to encompass the medial section of the pole member.