Packaging for retro-reflective markers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9085401
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14072825

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Described is a device comprising a retro-reflective marker sphere comprising: a core ball comprising: a generally spherical body portion, a mounting base extending from one end of the body portion of the core ball, and a mounting recess having a recess opening in the mounting base and extending into the body portion of the core ball, and a retro-reflective covering on the core ball, the retro-reflective covering comprising an opening through which the mounting base of the core ball extends, wherein a flat lower surface of the mounting base is spaced proximally from a lower edge of the opening of the retro-reflective covering, and wherein the mounting recess includes an interior screw thread for engaging an exterior screw thread of a mounting post when the retro-reflective marker sphere is mounted on the mounting post.

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Crumb, Douglas Owings Mills, US 17 112
Shafer, Helen Zinreich Owings Mills, US 21 132
Zinreich, David Alan Owings Mills, US 15 77

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