Patent ID: 6948257

Claim:
A marking device for placing an indicator mark on one side of a sheet of material to mark the approximate periphery of a stationary object, said marking device having: a base, said base having a first surface, a second surface and a contact plate receiving area within the center of said base; a flexible contact plate, said contact plate being within said contact plate receiving area and having a first surface and a second surface, multiple marking members, each of said multiple marking members being around the periphery of said base and having a marking surface maintained in and extending from said base first surface a distance less than said contact plate to transfer a mark to said sheet of material upon pressured contact with said sheet of material, a pair of connectors, said pair of connectors connecting opposing sides of said contact plate to said base, wherein a portion of said contact plate extends from said base a distance sufficient to prevent said sheet material from contacting said multiple marking members without the application of pressure to flex said contact plate.