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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Cecil Wilson, Sanford, NC (US);
Eric Van Fossen, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44D 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B44D 3/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A chalk box may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly enclosed within the housing, a string having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, a chalk reservoir in which the string is retained or through which the string passes prior to extending out of the aperture, and a seating assembly configured to extend around at least fifty percent of the length or volume of the end hook when the string is fully withdrawn into the housing.