Storable open hole cover

Abstract

Ways of marking an open construction hole may include using a marker device for marking an open construction hole. The marker device may include a planar body including a top side and a bottom side and a post disposed on the bottom side of the body. The post may be placed in the open construction hole to stabilize the marker device when the marker device is marking the open construction hole. A marker may be removably coupled on the top side of the planar body opposite the post. The marker may include an elongate body that extends in a direction away from the planar body when the marker may be coupled to the top side of the planar body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A marker device for marking an open construction hole, comprising:
 a planar body including a top side and a bottom side;   a post disposed on the bottom side of the body, wherein the post is configured to be placed in the open construction hole to stabilize the marker device when the marker device is marking the open construction hole; and   a marker configured to be removably coupled on the top side of the planar body opposite the post, wherein the marker comprises an elongate body that extends in a direction away from the planar body when the marker is coupled to the top side of the planar body, whereby the marker indicates a location of the open construction hole when the post is placed in the open construction hole.   
     
     
         2 . The marker device of  claim 1 , wherein the marker is configured to be removably received on a protrusion on the top side of the planar body. 
     
     
         3 . The marker device of  claim 2 , wherein the marker further comprises an aperture passing through the elongate body of the marker, wherein the aperture is configured for receiving a pin for securing the marker to the protrusion. 
     
     
         4 . The marker device of  claim 3 , wherein the marker is removably received on the protrusion, the pin is received through the aperture of the marker and through an aperture of the protrusion, thereby securing the marker to the top side of the planar body. 
     
     
         5 . The marker device of  claim 2 , wherein the protrusion is removably received within an adapter hole disposed on the top side of the planar body. 
     
     
         6 . The marker device of  claim 5 , wherein the protrusion further comprises a lip which cooperates with a flange of the adapter hole to secure the protrusion within the adapter hole. 
     
     
         7 . The marker device of  claim 6 , wherein the protrusion is snap fit into the adapter hole. 
     
     
         8 . The marker device of  claim 2 , wherein the post comprises a hollow interior. 
     
     
         9 . The marker device of  claim 8 , wherein the post is configured to fit within a recessed area of another marker device, thereby forming a stacked configuration between the marker device and the another marker device. 
     
     
         10 . The marker device of  claim 9 , wherein the post is configured to fit within the recessed area of the another marker device and mate with the protrusion of the another marker device, thereby forming the stacked configuration between the marker device and the another marker device. 
     
     
         11 . The marker device of  claim 10 , wherein the post tapers inwardly from a top of the post near the bottom side of the body of the marker device to a bottom of the post away from the bottom side of the body of the marker device. 
     
     
         12 . The marker device of  claim 11 , wherein the post includes a chamfered section for removably receiving the protrusion of the another marker device in the stacked configuration. 
     
     
         13 . The marker device of  claim 1 , wherein the post is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         14 . The marker device of  claim 1 , wherein the planar body of the marker device includes a fastener hole configured to receive a fastener for securing the marker device over the open hole. 
     
     
         15 . The marker device of  claim 14 , wherein the fastener hole comprises four fastener holes and each of the fastener holes is disposed near an edge of the body of the marker device. 
     
     
         16 . The marker device of  claim 14 , further comprising a fastener configured to cooperate the fastener hole to secure the marker device to a surface, the fastener including a member selected from a group consisting of a stake, a pin, a bolt, a screw, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The marker device of  claim 1 , wherein the planar body of the marker device further comprises a handle. 
     
     
         18 . The marker device of  claim 1 , wherein the planar body of the marker device is square in shape. 
     
     
         19 . A marker device for marking an open construction hole comprising:
 a planar body including a top side and a bottom side and four through holes, each through hole disposed at a corner of the square shaped planar body, wherein each through hole is configured to accept a fastener for securing the body of the marker device to a surface adjacent the open construction hole;   a cylindrically shaped hollow post disposed on the bottom side of the body, wherein the post is configured to be placed in the open construction hole to stabilize the marker device when the marker device is marking the open hole; and   a marker removably disposed on the top side of the body opposite the post, wherein the marker comprises a vertically disposed elongate body extending in a direction away from the planar body, and wherein the marker is configured to indicate a location of the open construction hole.   
     
     
         20 . A method of marking an open construction hole, comprising:
 marking the open construction hole using a marker device according to  claim 1  by placing the post of the marker device in the open construction hole, wherein the marker of the marker device is coupled to the top side of the planar body opposite the post.