An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide system is oriented horizontally. A fi
An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide system is oriented horizontally. A field paint coating apparatus is carried within the guide system carried by the frame member for movement over a fixed distance along the guide system. The field paint coating apparatus is connected to the paint supply carried by the field line marking machine and serves to paint marks accurately, precisely and reproducibly on a field playing surface.
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I claim: 1. An auxiliary paint marking device for use with a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply, said auxiliary marking device serving to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply discrete painted marks to a surface of a playing field, said auxiliary marking device including
I claim: 1. An auxiliary paint marking device for use with a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply, said auxiliary marking device serving to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply discrete painted marks to a surface of a playing field, said auxiliary marking device including in combination: a frame member, said frame member having a length dimension and being attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply; guide system means carried by said frame member, said guide system means having a length dimension and being oriented in a substantially horizontal position on said frame member adjacent to any to-be-marked playing field surface; said guide system means including a first position indicator and a second position indicator on said guide system means; field paint coating means carried by said frame member, said field paint coating means being carried by said frame and remote from said field line marking machine for movement along said guide system means, said field paint coating means including means for operative communication with a paint supply carried by a field line marking machine to which said frame is attached, field paint coating means being capable of accurately, precisely and reproducibly applying discrete painted marks to a field playing surface, wherein said field paint coating means is slidably secured to said guide system means for controlled movement over a predetermined length from said first position indicator on said guide system means to said second position indicator on said guide system means, the distance between said first and second position indicators on said guide system means corresponding to the length of a discrete painted mark that is to be reproducibly applied to a field playing surface. 2. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said field paint coating means includes a spray nozzle. 3. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said field paint coating means includes a control switch for controllably activating and stopping the flow of paint from said field paint coating means on to a field playing surface. 4. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said field paint coating means includes a handle for moving said field paint coating means between said first and second position indicators on said guide system means. 5. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said field paint coating means includes a handle for moving said field paint coating means between said first and second position indicators on said guide system means and a control switch for controllably activating and stopping the flow of paint from said field paint coating means on to a field playing surface, said handle and said control switch being located in positions such that they may both be operated and moved simultaneously. 6. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said flame member and its associated guide means and said field paint coating means of said auxiliary marking device is releasably securable to a field line marking machine. 7. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said guide system means is of a predetermined length and at a predetermined position for use in accurately, precisely and reproducibly applying marks of a predetermined length and at a predetermined position on the surface of a playing field. 8. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein there is included means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted mark. 9. The auxiliary marking device of claim 1 wherein said means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted mark includes means for adjusting the height of said field paint coating apparatus relative to said frame member for controlling the width of to-be-painted marks. 10. The auxiliary marking device of claim 9 wherein said auxiliary marking device is designed to produce a football hash mark, and wherein said guide system means has a length dimension of about twenty-four inches in length, and said means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted hash marks is set to produce hash mark of about four inches in width; whereby, said auxiliary football hash marking device may serve to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a surface of a football playing field. 11. The device of claim 10 wherein said auxiliary marking device is designed to produce a football playing field hash mark, and carries a guide of a given length used to determine the spacing between adjacent hash marks; whereby, after said auxiliary marking device paints a hash mark at a correct location, said field line marking machine may be caused to travel from that hash mark position to a next hash mark position based on said guide of a given length to paint another accurately positioned hash mark, and so on as desired with the result that two or more hash marks will be precisely located and accurately painted. 12. The auxiliary marking device of claim 10 wherein said auxiliary marking device is designed to produce a football hash mark, and wherein said guide system means carries a hash mark spacing guide settable to length dimension of about thirty-six inches for use in determining the spacing between adjacent hash marks; whereby, after said auxiliary hash marking device paints a hash mark at a correct location, said field line marking machine may be caused to travel from that hash mark position to a next hash mark position based on said hash mark spacing guide to paint another accurately positioned hash mark, and so on as desired with the result that two or more adjacent hash marks will be precisely located and accurately painted on the surface of a playing field. 13. An auxiliary paint marking device for use with a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply, means for pressurizing any paint in any paint supply, a handle for steering the field marking machine, and wheels for allowing easy movement of such a field marking machine along a to-be-marked surface, said auxiliary marking device serving to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a surface of a playing field, said auxiliary marking device including in combination: a flame member, said flame member having a length dimension and being attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply; guide system means carried by said frame member, said guide system means having a length dimension and being oriented in a substantially horizontal position on said frame member above and out of contact with any to-be-marked playing field surface, said guide rail system including first and second prepositioned stops; field paint coating means releasably securable carried by said frame member, said field paint coating means being carried by said frame for movement along said guide system means, said field paint coating means including paint transfer means for transferring paint from any paint supply carried by any field line marking machine to which said frame is attached, wherein said field paint coating means includes a spray nozzle for accurately, precisely and reproducibly applying hash marks to a field playing surface; wherein said field paint coating means carried is slidably secured to said guide system means for controlled movement over a predetermined length from a first prepositioned stop on said guide system means to a second prepositioned stop on said guide system means, the distance between said first and second stop on said guide system means corresponding to the length of a hash mark that is to be reproducibly applied to a field playing surface; a control switch for controllably activating and stopping the flow of paint from said field paint coating means on to a field playing surface a handle for moving said field paint coating means between said first and second position of said guide system means, said handle and said control switch being located in positions such that they may both be operated and moved simultaneously; means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted hash marks; whereby, said auxiliary marking device may serve to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a surface of a playing field. 14. The auxiliary marking device of claim 13 wherein said auxiliary marking device is designed to produce a football hash mark, and wherein said guide system means has a length dimension of about twenty-four inches in length, and said means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted hash marks is set to produce hash mark of about four inches in width; whereby, said auxiliary football hash marking device may serve to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a surface of a football playing field. 15. The auxiliary marking device of claim 14 wherein said auxiliary marking device is designed to produce a football hash mark, and wherein said guide system means carries a hash mark spacing guide settable to length dimension of about thirty-six inches for use in determining the spacing between adjacent hash marks; whereby, after said auxiliary hash marking device paints a hash mark at a correct location, said field line marking machine may be caused to travel from that hash mark position to a next hash mark position based on said hash mark spacing guide to paint another accurately positioned hash mark, and so on as desired with the result that two or more adjacent hash marks will be precisely located and accurately painted on the surface of a playing field. 16. An auxiliary paint marking device, said auxiliary marking device serving to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a surface of a football playing field, said auxiliary marking device including in combination: a primary frame; a paint supply carried by said primary frame; means for pressurizing any paint in any paint supply; a handle for steering said auxiliary field marking machine, wheels carried by said primary frame for allowing easy movement of such a field marking machine along a to-be-marked surface; a secondary flame member, said frame member having a length dimension and being attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply; guide system means carried by said frame member, said guide system means having a length dimension and being oriented in a substantially horizontal position on said frame member above and out of contact with any to-be-marked football playing field surface, said guide rail system including first and second prepositioned stops; field paint coating means releasably securable carried by said frame member, said field paint coating means being carried by said frame for movement along said guide system means, said field paint coating means including paint transfer means for transferring paint from any paint supply carried by any field line marking machine to which said secondary frame is attached, wherein said field paint coating means includes a spray nozzle for accurately, precisely and reproducibly applying hash marks to a field football playing surface; wherein said field paint coating means carried is slidably secured to said guide system means for controlled movement over a predetermined length from a first prepositioned stop on said guide system means to a second prepositioned stop on said guide system means, the distance between said first and second prepositioned stops on said guide system means corresponding to the length of a mark that is to be reproducibly applied to a football field playing surface; a control switch for controllably activating and stopping the flow of paint from said field paint coating means on to a football field playing surface a handle for moving said field paint coating means between said first and second position of said guide system means, said handle and said control switch being located in positions such that they may both be operated and moved simultaneously; means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted hash marks; whereby, said auxiliary marking device may serve to accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted hash marks to a playing surface of a foot ball playing field. 17. A method for accurately, precisely and reproducibly apply painted marks to a surface of a football playing field having sidelines using the movable auxiliary marking device of claim 16, and including the steps of: placing paint in a paint supply carried by said primary frame; pressurizing paint in such paint supply to move paint from the paint supply to the field paint coating apparatus; using the means for controlling the width of a to-be-painted hash marks to produce a hash mark of about four inches in width; providing linear line-up guide indicia for the lateral location of hash marks from the sidelines on the surface of a football playing field; using the handle and wheels to move the movable auxiliary marking device to a predetermined location of the line-up guide with the field paint coating means positioned at the line-up guide in the far right or left position; simultaneously activating the control switch for controllably activating and stopping the flow of paint from said field paint coating and moving said handle for field paint coating means between said first and second prepositioned stops of said guide system means one or more times to produce a desired hash mark which is twenty-four (24") inch long and four (4") inches wide is accurately, precisely and reproducibly created, and then releasing said control switch and handle. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the process is carried out by a single person. 19. The method of claim 17 wherein after a hash mark is created, said hash mark spacing guide is set to a length dimension of about thirty-six inches (36") for use in determining the spacing between adjacent hash marks; whereby, after a hash mark is painted at a correct location, then said field line marking machine is caused to travel from that hash mark position to a next hash mark position along the linear line-up guide indicia based on said hash mark spacing guide, and then another twenty-four (24") inch long and four (4") inches wide hash mark may be painted, and so on as desired with the result that two or more adjacent hash marks will be precisely located about thirty-six inches (36") apart and accurately painted on the surface of a football playing field, and whereby hash mars may be created along the entire length of the football playing field. 20. The method of claim 17 wherein the process is carried out by a single person.
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