Patent ID: 7437830

Claim:
A stud marker for marking the location of a vertical stud in a framed wall having a sole plate and a plurality of studs on the floor directly in front of the stud, the stud marker comprising: (a) a paint wand comprising: (i) an elongated pole having proximate and distal ends; (ii) a handle and trigger at the proximate end of the pole; (iii) a receptacle near the distal end of the pole for holding a can of spray paint with the nozzle pointing downwardly; and (iv) a trigger-activated mechanism for discharging paint from a can held in the receptacle; and (b) a marking guide comprising: (i) a flat plate having proximate and distal ends, the plate adapted for resting upon a floor, the plate having an opening; (ii) a vertical wall extending upwardly from the distal end of the plate, the wall having an inward surface facing the proximate end of the plate and an outward surface; (iii) at least one projecting member extending from the outward surface of the wall, the member located vertically at a height above the plate of at least about one and three-fourths inches so that it extends above a sole plate when the marking guide rests upon a floor, the member located horizontally so that the plate opening is centered in front of a stud when the member is in contact with a side of a stud; and (iv) a means for holding the distal end of the pole of the paint wand in a position so that paint discharged from a can is directed toward the opening in the plate.