diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/Locator.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/Locator.java
index 0dd9f093c..5e60f9852 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/Locator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/Locator.java
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@ public class Locator {
 		return new Locator(path);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link LocatorBuilder} instance and appends the given elements to it
+	 *
+	 * @param path
+	 *            the first element on the {@link Locator}
+	 *
+	 * @return a new {@link LocatorBuilder} instance with the given root element tag as the first element
+	 */
+	public static LocatorBuilder newBuilder(String... path) {
+		return new LocatorBuilder().append(path);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link LocatorBuilder} instance and appends the given root element tag to it
 	 *
@@ -303,6 +315,21 @@ public class Locator {
 			this.pathElements = new ArrayList<String>();
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Append the given elements to the path
+		 *
+		 * @param path
+		 *            the path elements to add
+		 *
+		 * @return this instance for chaining
+		 */
+		public LocatorBuilder append(String... path) {
+			for (String element : path) {
+				this.pathElements.add(element);
+			}
+			return this;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Append an element to the path
 		 *