Patent ID: 7930859

Claim:
A cable marker pole system for marking the location of buried utility cabling, comprising: a base defining an elongated receptacle therein and a threaded outer surface; a pole assembly comprising a first elongated member defining a first end and a second end, a second elongated member defining a first end and a second end, and a spring connecting the first end of the first member to the first end of the second member to allow flexing between the first and second members, the second member adapted to fit within the receptacle defined in the base; a rotatable collar having a central opening therein through which the second member inserts, the collar having a threaded inner surface that threadably engages the threaded outer surface of the base, the central opening of the collar having an inner wall and an annular groove extending into the inner wall; and the first end of the second member having an outer surface and an annular spline extending from the outer surface, the annular spline mating with the annular groove extending into the inner wall such that the annular spline rotates within the annular groove.