System and method for marking the locations of curbs and driveways

Abstract

A system and method for marking the locations of curbs, driveways, roads, and boundaries utilizes a plurality of elongated, flexible, resilient markers installed within the ground by a rigid, elongated tubular member having a diameter greater than the diameter of the markers to be installed. The tubular member has a closed capped top and an open bottom. A given location marker is positioned perpendicular to the ground, adjacent to the location of a curb or driveway. The open bottom end of the tubular member is then positioned over the top end of the location marker and the tubular member is slid down over the marker. The impact of the closed top of the tubular member on the top end of the location marker drives the marker into the ground.

1 . A system for marking the locations of curbs and driveways and property boundaries, said system comprising:
 a plurality of elongated, flexible, resilient location markers, each location marker having a given diameter, a top end, and a bottom end; and   a rigid, elongated tubular member having an open bottom end and a closed top end, the tubular member having a diameter greater than the given diameters of the location markers, whereby the tubular member is configured to be slid over and overlay each of the plurality of location markers, the closed top end of the tubular member impacting the top ends of the location markers in order to drive the location markers downward into ground adjacent to curbs and driveways and property boundaries.   
     
     
         2 . A method of marking locations of curbs and driveways and property boundaries, said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of elongated, flexible, resilient location markers, each location marker having a given diameter and a top end and a bottom end;   providing a rigid, elongated tubular member having an open bottom and a closed top end, the tubular member having a diameter greater than the given diameters of the location markers;   aligning a location marker perpendicular to ground adjacent to the location of a curb or driveway and property boundary;   positioning the opened bottom end of the tubular member over the top end of said aligned location marker;   sliding the tubular member down over the top end of said aligned location marker;   continuing to slide the tubular over the aligned location marker until the closed top end of the tubular member impacts the top end of the location marker with sufficient force to drive the location marker into the ground adjacent to said curb or driveway or property boundary; and   sliding the tubular member up and off the aligned location marker.   
     
     
         3 . The method as in  claim 2  comprising the additional step of continuing to slide the tubular member up and down said aligned location marker with sufficient force to drive the marker into ground adjacent to said curb or driveway or property boundary.