Patent ID: 8028428

Claim:
An improved target for use with existing surveying equipment, said target comprising: a body including a connector member, a stem member connecting said connector member to said body, a spirit level member connected to a surface of said body, a rod member extending vertically from a top side of said body, and a horizontal line drawn on a vertical surface of said body; and a bracket adapted to be rigidly affixed to a wall or post member, said bracket including a receptacle member adapted to receive and rigidly hold said connector member in a chosen position, said body is cylindrical and has a concentric axis adapted to be vertical with respect to level ground, such that the resulting top and bottom surfaces of said body are flat and its curved cylindrical surface is on its vertical side, said spirit level member is attached to said top surface of said body, said connector member is formed in the shape of a ball member, said rod member extends vertically from said concentric axis of said body.