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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2013
Anza Corporation, Stowe, VT (US);
Kathleen M. Dever, Stowe, VT (US);
Thomas G. Ference, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Anza Corporation, Stowe, VT (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to a marking cartridge to be used with a hand tool. The marking cartridge comprises a support structure that includes an engaging element having an engaging end and enclosing surface, a positioning element parallel to the engaging element, the positioning element having a vertical positioning surface and lateral edges, and a vertical step connecting the engaging element to the positioning element to form a depressed support region. The cartridge further comprises an alignment lock extending from the engaging surface; a cartridge aliment guide extending from each lateral edge; a marking element having a marking surface, the marking element mounted in the depressed support region to the vertical positioning surface such that the marking surface extends beyond the enclosing surface; and a resilient material mounted in the depressed support region to the vertical positioning surface and extending beyond the marking surface.