Chalk line protracting tool

Claim 1

A chalk line protracting tool comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a planar top portion, said housing including a chalk line compartment and a closure member operable to open and close the compartment for replacement of chalk and servicing of a chalk line holding means; a tubular member communicating with the chalk line compartment and terminating above said planar top portion a predetermined distance, said tubular member adapted for threading a chalk line therethrough; a chalk line holding means including a reel rotatably mounted to the interior of the housing compartment and a handle exterior to the housing, pivotally attached to said reel and adapted to fold downwardly upon, and substantially flush with, the exterior surface of said housing for storage thereof; chalk line guide means attached to said housing and extending above the planar top portion a distance equal in distance to the uppermost terminal opening of said tubular member and in unobstructed alignment with the opening; level indicating means including at least two spirit levels carried by said housing in planar right angular relationship to one another, one of said spirit levels in planar parallel relationship with the top portion of said housing whereby a chalk line rectilinearly extending between the tubular opening and said guide means and protracted beyond said guide means is operable to mark such protraction on a selected surface relative to level.