Patent ID: 6745485
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
A chalk line device comprising:a housing having a pair of first and second separable sections that define an interior for receiving a quantity of chalk, each of the sections having a sidewall and a perimeter wall extending inwardly from the sidewall toward the other of the sections; a spool being rotatably mounted in the interior of the housing, the spool having a quantity of line wrapped therearound; wherein the housing has a pair of openings located on substantially opposite locations of the housing, a first one of the openings being formed by a first protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing, a second one of the openings being formed by a second protruding portion of each of the first and second sections of the housing; a pair of caps removably mounted on the housing for selectively closing the openings, a first one of the caps engaging the first protruding portions of the first and second sections at the first opening and a second one of the caps engaging the second protruding portions of the first and second sections at the second opening; wherein the caps releasably secure the first and second sections of the housing together such that mounting of the first and second caps on the housing holds the first and second sections together and removal of the caps from the housing releases the first and second sections from each other.