Patent ID: 6915587

Claim:
A chalk line device, comprising: a housing having a chalk line port and a chalk port, wherein the housing defines an exterior surface and an interior space including a chalk reservoir in communication with the chalk port; a movable door secured to the housing over the chalk port to selectively open and close the chalk port; a chalk line support mounted in the interior space in the housing; a chalk line having one end secured to the chalk line support within the housing and another end with a hook disposed outside of the housing, wherein the chalk line extends through the chalk line port; and a retracting mechanism mounted to the housing and connected to the chalk line that selectively retracts the chalk line into the housing and allows the chalk line to be extended from the housing through the chalk line port; wherein the exterior surface of the housing includes a side wall with a depression formed therein that is shaped to receive the hook for storage, the depression having a mouth that is flush with the side wall, wherein the hook has a body with a line attachment device on one end and a finger extending outwardly from the other end, the finger engaging the depression during storage so that the body can lie against the exterior surface.