Patent ID: 8473209
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: B65D,E01C

Abstract:
1. A marking apparatus to mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility in a dig area, the marking apparatus comprising: a housing configured to enable dispensing of a marker onto the ground for marking the presence or the absence of the underground facility in the dig area; at least one marking dispenser to hold the marker; a marking dispenser holder affixed to the housing to hold the at least one marking dispenser; an actuator to cause dispensing of the marker from the at least one marking dispenser onto the ground in the dig area, in a marking operation, to mark the presence or the absence of an underground facility; at least one reader device to read ID information from an ID mechanism affixed to the at least one marking dispenser; and a processing device coupled to the at least one reader device and configured to generate marker information in response to the ID information received from the at least one reader device, the marker information representing at least one characteristic of the marker.