Patent ID: 8876338

Claim:
A marking device for use with a reflector member, the device comprising: a stake member which is elongate between a top end and a bottom end arranged for penetration into the ground; and a frame comprising: a lower portion arranged to be supported on the top end of the stake member; and an upper portion arranged to be coupled to the lower portion such that the upper portion is movable relative to the lower portion between a closed position in which each of the lower portion and the upper portion extend partway about a periphery of a mounting aperture in the frame so as to be arranged to fully surround and retain the reflector member therein and an open position in which the mounting aperture is opened so as to be arranged to readily release the reflector member therefrom; wherein the mounting aperture extends through the frame so as to be arranged to receive a cable extending through the mounting aperture in the frame in the closed position when the reflector member is removed from the mounting aperture.