Template

An adjustable routing template for use with a routing tool in a manner allowing a craftsman to rout a variety of ornamental grooves and recesses on work pieces such as cabinets, doors and the like, the template consisting of a set of four identical bars for legs which are slidingly interconnected at...     

The system includes: a reference point on the ski; front and rear jaws for maintaining the boot on the ski and disposed in a predetermined relationship relative to this reference point; a member fixed on the ski and adapted to receive each jaw in a slidable manner and including means for guiding the...     

An adjustable routing template intended for use with a routing tool, such as a powered router having a router bit and a guide or reference spindle or bushing, in a manner allowing a craftsman to rout a variety of ornamental designs consisting of grooves and recesses on work pieces such as custom cabinets,...     

A milling gauge provided with slits and a guide piece for milling dovetail grooves into sheets or boards which are dovetailed together at right angles to each other. A milling cutter held by the guide piece is introduced into the slits of the gauge which is clamped with the board onto a work bench. The...     

A copy milling machine for producing a series of identically shaped wooden products, for instance parts of furniture, starting from mainly identical workpieces, said machine comprising a template, two swingably mounted and rotatably driven milling cutters and two sets of conveyor rollers for passing...     

A metric gauge including a planar body having formed therein a plurality of varying sized sockets suitable for measuring wrench size, screw size, and nut size. A scale with offset index shoulder is also provided to measure bolt and screw length. Each of the sockets is hexagonally or otherwise formed...     

A loading device is provided for a form follower which is primarily intended for use in following with a stylus a profile provided by a template and thus determining the movement of a tool. This arrangement is particularly suitable for the control of a tool for dressing a grinding wheel. The loading...     

An engravers template having a desired pattern therein with engraved portions and raised portions. An aluminum sheet is provided having an aluminum oxide layer on one side and a plastic layer on the opposite side. The desired engraved pattern is etched through the oxide layer and through the aluminum...     

The gauge has a plurality of laterally spaced pairs of hollowed frustrums. Each pair of frustrums is spaced in accordance with the distance between the lugs comprising standard lug patterns on existing hubs and wheels of automobiles. The hollowed frustrums may be placed over adjacent lugs on the hub...     

A multi-member, variable configuration template (100) is provided as an aid for determining acceptable brake assembly mounting variables for an air operated, cam actuated brake assembly to be mounted on a vehicle of known configuration. The template comprises a first member (102) corresponding to the...     

An apparatus for accurately and conveniently locating on the surface of a building panel the location where such panel is to be "cut", i.e. sawn, drilled, cutout, etc. The apparatus comprises a planar body conforming generally to the shape of the panel and which can be superimposed both on the panel...     

A device for measuring the volume of a female breast. In one embodiment, a circular template or sheet of transparent, flexible material is capable of being formed into a hollow cone whose size can be adjusted. Calibrations are provided selectively for indicating a series of breast volume measurements...     

The present measuring tool facilitates the work of a carpenter, especially panelling work by a direct measuring and reading of the position of cut-outs that are to be made in any type of panel, for example to accommodate utility outlets and other openings. For this purpose a runner or slider is movable...     

A device for gauging the center distances between a pair adjacent anchor pin openings of a brake spider is described. The device has lugs that fit into the openings, and provision is made for gauging at least two center distances. One of the mugs is movable relative to the other between two different...     

A workpiece layout tool for precisely but expeditiously marking a plurality of points to be machined along the workpiece. A slide housing has parallel internal longitudinal grooves which allow the insertion of a slide bar, allowing longitudinal movement of the slide bar in relation to said slide housing....     

A lattice template for locating aircraft structure and pilot holes behind flat or contoured surface panel structures. The lattice structure of template strips positioned by bridge structures or flexible cables enables adjustment of template strips within the lattice template thereby enabling coordination...     

A pair of members (16,20) are aligned in concentric relationship by engaging a template (26) between the members (16,20) to indicate the degree of eccentricity therebetween and by moving one (16) of the members into concentric relationship relative to the other member (20), as indicated by the template...     

Military organizations typically have exacting rules relating to the positioning of insignia on the uniforms of their personnel. Inasmuch as the rules are typically exacting, manual efforts to properly position the insignia are at best difficult. Aids have been developed to assist the personnel in the...     

A vehicle body-and-frame-alignment apparatus for use in realigning the front inner structures of damaged unitized or unibody constructed vehicles employing sliding strut-shock units as front-end suspension systems, wherein the apparatus is formed by a substantially rectangular adjustable frame gauge...     

A tool holder has compliance features that allow a hole to be drilled at high tolerances by a remote controlled control arm. The holes are drilled in a workpiece that has a template secured over it with guide holes for positioning the holes to be drilled. A self-feeding drill of the type that will simultaneously...     

A measuring bridge for determining the orientation of reference points on a motor vehicle including a single bending resistant measuring bar and a plurality of measuring vehicles mounted respectively on first and second tracks disposed on the opposite sides of the measuring bar and extending longitudinally...     

A template device for guiding a cutting tool in cutting engagement with a surface of a work piece to provide ornamental design in the surface of the work piece. The template device comprises a base plate having a base plate opening therein; a carriage support having a carriage support opening therein,...     

A molding curvature template fixture is disclosed. The fixture (10) holds a strip of molding (16) and provides a template for a portable router to follow to shape an end of the strip of molding substantially similar to the cross-sectional shape of the shaped side of the molding (16). The molding (16)...     

A templet construction for marking a portion to be cut out of a panel consisting of a sheet of flexible planar material having a central portion of a predetermined shape, tabs formed integrally with the central portion, pressure-sensitive adhesive on the central portion and the tabs, backing material...     

An improved door and jamb mortising pilot having the capability of performing numerous mortising operations effortlessly; having hinges to enable folding to a compact unit; having slide locks to prevent unintentional folding; having fixed guide pins to affect perfect alignment on a door or jamb; having...     

A dovetail fixture for guiding a cutting tool in cutting mortises and tenons is described which can be simply used in cutting mortises and tenons at either of two selectable pitches. The fixture includes a base equipped with a horizontal table or work receiving surface and a vertical apron or work receiving...     

A combination layout tool for aiding in the installation of a towel bar, a toilet tissue paper holder (sanitary paper holder), a soap dish, a toothbrush holder, or other like device comprising an elongated frame member having templates uniquely positioned thereon including level means, horizontal measuring...     

A perforating jig assists a punch in perforating cards or sheets for insertion into a loose-leaf notebook or ring binder. The perforating jig comprises a folded plate body or two superimposed plates having in a folded or joined edge thereof a plurality of recesses or notches in which a front perforating...     

A specially constructed template is provided for use in hanging wall-supported members, such as framed pictures, paintings, and the like. The template comprises an elongated body including two mirror imaged arrays of closely spaced holes distributed symmetrically on opposite sides of the longitudinal...     

A boat keel tool which is designed to check the alignment of a keel with the center line of a boat and simultaneously measure and check the cross sectional surface of a boat keel from the lead edge of the keel to the trailing edge of the keel.

A device for measuring wear of linings of a clutch, especially a motor vehicle clutch, with the clutch including a clutch-actuating device which has a push rod displaceable as a function of a position of, for example, a clutch pedal. A push rod includes a larger diameter portion which can be measured...     

A set square has substantially the form of a 30.degree./60.degree./90.degree. triangle having therein an aperture having sides at 15.degree. and 45.degree. to each external side. The aperture may be in the form of a 30.degree./30.degree./120.degree. triangle disposed with its longest side closest to...     

A lettering guide for the tracing of alphanumerical characters comprises an elongate rectangular frame to be placed on a receiving surface such as a sheet of paper or cardboard, the frame accommodating a slider which is transversely shiftable in its opening to align a horizontal strip of the receiving...     

A framing layout tool facilitates the accurate and quick layout of framing marking for a structure. A bidirectional measuring scale provides a means for measuring and marking the location of any size door or window opening. Window and door marking tabs are also positioned along the main bar of the tool...     

A wave-form carpet layer's template used for cutting the edges of pieces of carpeting in matching wave-form patterns preliminary to sewing the side edges together in a substantially invisible seam. The template comprises a flat, rigid strip of structural material having two legs arranged substantially...     

A drawing aid having a sandwich-like structure in which the middle layer is an interchangeable pattern insert. The insert is interchangeable with other inserts, each insert having a particular pattern. The interchangeability of the insert enables the drawing of different lines, shapes, letters, etc....     

In the layout of the location of studs for wall framing a template is provided to eliminate the tedious, time-consuming and oftentimes inaccurate procedure of using carpenter's squares, rules and the like with accompanying pencil marks. The template uses a number of blocks slidable along a blade provided...     

A device for drawing circles which allows for an infinitely adjustable radius within a given range is provided by the use of a rotatable disk having an access hole therethrough offset from a center point of, but carried on a disk rotatable with respect to a fixed sheet member. The larger disk is freely...     

An cabinetmaker's adjustable template for shaping uniform arches or crowns or the like on rails or stiles used in panelled cabinet doors of various sizes. Sub-templates preferably having similar but mirror-image shaper working edges are attached at one end of a base unit and at the opposite end of a...     

This door hinge duplicating template is designed to transfer an old hinge routing of one door to a new door, easily and quickly. Primarily, it consists of a face plate having a pair of attached spacer blocks, for holding the old door properly spaced from the new door that is to be routed for a hinge....     

A folder having an opaque or transparent plastic template heat sealed along one edge to an overlapping opaque plastic layer. The template is rectangular and has rows and columns of rectangular openings therethrough. A lottery card is then inserted between the template and the overlapping plastic layer....     

A paneling template for marking the position of an electrical outlet box on the back side of a wall panel comprising a rectangular base, four posts with felt tips extending outwardly from the corners of the base, an electrical switch opening for a toggle switch in the middle of the base, prongs for attaching...     

Drawing apparatus is provided with a series of discs, each disc being located eccentrically and rotatable within another disc. The discs may be provided with cut-outs to enable shapes to be drawn on paper on which the drawing apparatus is placed. The perimeters of the discs are provided with reference...     

A puzzle reading device is made from a plate having a number of intersecting diametrical elongated windows. When the puzzle reading device is placed over a word search puzzle, words hidden in horizontal, vertical or diagonal rows of the puzzle can be more readily identified. In a preferred embodiment,...     

Disclosed is a template for forming tapered sliding dovetail joints. The template is particularly useful for making tapered sliding dovetail joints using powered hand tools, such as a router. The template has a longitudinally extending groove which is narrower at one end than at the other. To form a...     

An image layout arrangement suitable for transposing small template located images into large work surface located images with any required degree of image resolution and detail, using simple, low-cost tools. An exemplary layout of aircraft images to a runway surface for use in enhancing air base survivability...     

In a wall stud framing tool, an elongated rail is provided with parallel spaced-apart walls joined by a measuring indicia scored angular surface. A plurality of stud position locating tongues are pivotally connected by one end portion between the rail walls. An integral spring member, on the innerconnected...     

A pattern or template for achieving controlled hand sewing. The pattern or template (10) is fabricated using two complementary template units (12, 14) that can be superimposed upon each other to enclose a fabric (40) therebetween. Releasable attaching means (24, 26, 32, 34) provide for releasably joining...     

A transformable stencil toy is provided which includes a main body plate, a sliding plate in limited slidable engagement with the main body plate, and one or more pivoting plates in limited pivotal engagement with the sliding plate and in limited slidable engagement with the main body plate. When the...     

A stud spacer for construction work comprising a rigid support to which spacers are fixed at longitudinally-spaced intervals corresponding to the distance between studs to hold the latter at the desired spacing while the studs are being secured.

A multi-element aid for the design of business forms of different sizes having selectable characteristics. As disclosed, the business form design aid includes four elongated elements slidably interconnected to form an enclosed, generally rectangular area of variable size. Each element includes a border...     

A checkbook using conventional, standard bank checks and preprinted record keeping sheets in booklet form where the data written on the check is simultaneously transferred onto one of the preprinted recording sheets. A first template, insertable in an inner pocket, has opposed outer guides for receiving...     

A method for marking a fabric for sewing, cutting, or the like includes placing a plurality of markers on the fabric at positions instructing how the fabric is to be manipulated. The markers are differentiable according to the instructions to be conveyed, are adhesively backed, and are distinguishable...     

A milling device for milling grooves into two boards to be joined together at right angles for comb-like wedge joints comprises a right-angled gauge with a supporting plate and a back plate. Both plates of the gauge are provided with slits in a comb-like way, with the slits passing in alignment into...     

A carpenter's template useful particularly for residential framing construction has an L-shaped crosssection formed by a faceplate having a width of about 4" and a flange having a width of about 15/8". The faceplate has three series of slots for marking rafter cuts for common rafters, hip and valley...     

A reusable template is disclosed herein for use in cutting pipe and other related applications in conjunction as a guide for an oxygen cutting torch. The template, as described in a preferred embodiment as a pipe template, has one or more contour ends so configured that after the branch pipe is cut it...     

The invention disclosed is a jig to facilitate the inscription of a pattern on a substrate, typically a glass microscope slide. The jig includes means for positioning the substrate and template means overlying the substrate. The pattern is preferably u-shaped to define a liquid flow channel along the...     

A drafting T-square including a base block with a pivotable straight bar which can be manipulated as a protractor. A scale is slidable along the straight bar for extending beyond the straight bar. A further arm is pivotable with respect to the straight bar. A lamp on the base block illuminates the straight...     

A device for clamping a multiplicity of emblems to be monogrammed or embroidered receives and positions the emblems in an assembly comprising a base plate, an emblem insert plate, and a clearance plate. A clip plate and a cover plate are hingedly attached to the base plate and the emblem insert plate....     

A fixture assembly for inspecting a formed hollow tube includes a base defining an upper working surface in which is formed an envelope groove having a generally U-shaped cross-section for defining an error envelope for the tube. A locator block is positioned at either end of the error groove and includes...     

A device which can be placed in a door frame, set and adjusted to the precise dimensions of the door frame; then removed and placed on the door, providing a means for indicating the amount and location of planing to be done to a door to insure a precise fit when the door is hung.

A machine printer for marking a machine readable code on envelopes and the like allows house holders and small businesses to print the postal precode on envelopes so they can be read by a machine reader rather than a keypunch operator. The printer has an adjustable jig to hold one end of an envelope,...     

A precision router guide is described which is specifically configured for cutting or routing out slots of different widths in panels, boards or the like. The precision router guide includes a plurality of frame members pivotally joined together near their respective extremities to form a parallelogram...     

A fixture which allows cuts to be made in a board with a hand held router in both a longitudinal and transverse direction of such board is disclosed. The fixture includes a pair of first members of predetermined length. A pair of second members of shorter predetermined length secured to the first pair...     

A device for installing an article on a vertical surface is disclosed. The device includes a base and a first longitudinal member connected to the base. A second longitudinal member is slidable longitudinally relative the first member. The second longitudinal member is in a telescopic relationship with...     

A development drafter for use in the sheet metal works of ducts, pipings and tubes includes a long tape of flexible strip and a plurality of pins. The flexible strip is in continuity along the direction of the length provided thereon with equispaced and integrally formed a plurality of parallel tubular...     

An adjustable tube bending pattern device which is shaped to be readily and accurately formed into a wide variety of shapes so that it can be shaped to go around or avoid with sufficient clearance all obstacles, retain its shape but which can be reshaped and reused many times, to be used to form in place...     

A step layout device for giving a visual and physical representation of riser and tread dimensions which have been or are being selected for a stairway, wherein the device has at least one lower and one upper pair of planar members, the members of each pair having cooperating vertical ruled portions...     

A stud alignment and positioning tool is set forth wherein a plurality of rigid jaws are securable to a series of wall studs by use of temporary securement means such as nails and the like. The rigid jaws are integrally secured to rigid interconnection members formed of angularly oriented planar portions....     

A template is intended for use with user marked lottery tickets. The template consists of two sheets of stiff material joined along a fold line. The sheets conform in shape and size to the lottery ticket to be marked. One sheet of the template is provided with an array of perforations outlining removable...     

A hinge jig having three longitudinal members and two transverse members all relatively adjustable to the each other with respect to angle and distance. Stop flanges delineate the outer limits for movement of the router bit when cutting a door hinge. The router base is rested directly onto the planar...     

This marking template is preferably made from die-cut uncorrugated cardboard with slots and holes adapted to position a marking tool to define the positions of cuts and holes to be made in a piece of material. Provision is made for cuts to be made at compound angles by forming the slots to intersect...     

A template for guiding a cutting tool for cutting cloth, paper, or the like is provided having a transparent body, a marked seam allowance, and a handle for accurate repetitive cutting of simple or complex pattern shapes.

An angle gage with which the accuracy of a specified angle can be checked in a variety of orientations or forms. The nine-sided flat and rigid template not only enables the interior as well as the exterior forms of a particular angle to be gauged, but the same gage can be used to check the corresponding...     

A gauge developer has both sides of a flexible strip formed with even surfaces, and the strip itself is provided with magnetic substances or provided on one side with a coating of a magnetic sheet. Pin holder portions are recess holes formed by one surface of the strip being caved in along the thickness...     

A mortise guide and cutter for mortising a workpiece is provided. The mortise guide comprises a frame which has a rectangular aperture, means for positioning the frame to engage an edge of the workpiece, and means for attaching the frame to the workpiece. A sizing blade, which is pivotally mounted to...     

A folding type of envelope-addressing guide is provided with a base plate 2 having a location ruler 4 at a bottom edge and a hinged cover plate 1 with address-positioning edges 12 and 21 that overlay the base plate 2 that is equal to maximum thickness of letters 9 that can be machine sorted. Line guides...     

A drafting template which facilitates prealignment of multiple symbols onto vertical and horizontal axes. The distance between symbols is generallly determined by a predetermined scale which is associated with the template. A grid pattern and four double rows of holes around the edge of the grid are...     

A ceramic tile gauge for determining the shape of a space between a fixed tile and an adjacent fixed member and for enabling a tile to be cut to the shape of the space comprises a body member having an abutment surface thereon and a pair of arm members extending rearwardly of the body member. A pair...     

Cutting shaped holes is accomplished by the device by including a foot plate on the part to be cut and a cutting tool which is driven around the foot plate in accordance with the hole shape selected. A template determines size and shape of the hole, and a cutting tool movable on a rotating arm follows...     

A sculpting device is comprised of a hollow cylindrical tube completely filled with a plurality of fibers which extend parallel to each other and the axis of the tube. The fibers are packed within the tube so as to be frictionally held therein while still permitting selective engagement and pushing of...     

An isometric ellipse scale for drawing ellipse of different size, comprising a body, a plurality of isometric ellipse molding plates that set one inside another, two fastening slides, and a casing for keeping said parts. The body and the isometric ellipse molding plates have each two pairs of parallel...     

A cutting guide for use in making a cut in a carpet comprises an elongate base including a substantially flat upper surface portion and a channel which extends along the base. The inner side walls of the channel are at an oblique angle relative to the upper surface portion so that when the guide is placed...     

The disclosure relates to a duct notching template apparatus having slidably positionable and settable end templates and a center template. The end templates have hooked or tabbed edges for engaging the edge of a piece of sheet metal to be scribed for notching. The templates contain windows for viewing...     

A carpenter's square is disclosed which is capable of simplifying common woodworking layouts by means of various ports and a reference point used to appropriately orientate the square. The square can also advantageously be used as a dividing tool for longitudinally dividing a piece of wood.

A knife tool comprising a handle pivotally mounting a cutting blade and an elongate feeler gauge blade with a tapered gauging section on the feeler gauge blade having measuring indicia thereon and a reinforcing section extending along the length of the tapered gauging section to reinforce the feeler...     

A marking system is disclosed that enables a user to lay out a foundation/perimeter for a structure without requiring the use of measuring instruments and/or complex procedures. The system includes six wire-like premeasured members that are releasably attached to specially designed corner members. The...     

A structural member spacing tool is adapted to be disposed between adjacent structural members for positioning the structural members a predetermined distance apart. The tool acts as a support to prevent movement of the structural members while they are fastened in place. The tool is provided with parallel,...     

A stencil apparatus includes a plurality of letters, wherein each letter includes vacuum porting to effect secure mounting to an underlying surface. A modification of the invention includes a matrix of letters mounted to a single panel to permit simultaneous mounting of the panel to an underlying surface.

A drapery installation tool includes a top and bottom square block held together by a pair of bolts, each block having a groove for adjustably mounting a pair of measuring rules, openings for mounting a pair of spring biased pins, and additional openings forming guides for a drill. The measuring rules...     

An apparatus for visualizing relative motion between two moving objects in two-dimensional plane is provided. A planar base has a first compass rose printed thereon. Rotatably attached to the center of the first compass rose is a means for indicating a present course of a first moving object relative...     

A router template for use in conjunction with a milling tool to create mortises of predetermined size and spacing in an underlying work surface, such as a door edge and door jamb, for butt hinges, a strike plate, and a latch plate. A plurality of router template bodies having template inserts will accommodate...     

A utility box insert for protecting the contents of the utility box during the installation of wallboard. The insert includes a base plate dimensioned to fit within the interior of a utility box, sidewalls extending upwardly from the sides of the plate, fastening tabs extending upwardly from the ends...     

Marker apparatus for using a marker to make a plurality of different designs on a surface including a design ring mounted rotatably on a base and including a plurality of apertures for receiving the marker and which provide the marker with a plurality of different movements with respect to the marking...     

An apparatus and method for use with a router guide plate adapted to be secured to the underside of the router, the router guide plate including guide pins, the apparatus including a base platform having top and bottom surfaces, and a guide pin receiving channel mounted on the top surface of the base...     

A plate structure is arranged for positioning medially of an underlying fabric pattern permitting severing of an associated fabric web relative to the fabric pattern to provide for the symmetrical removal of the pattern relative to the underlying fabric web.

Apparatus for guiding the movement of a hand held router relative to a workpiece comprises a support forming an upwardly facing base adapted to underlie and support a workpiece to be routed. A plurality of parallel guide posts extend upwardly from the support and carry a rigid frame having an open central...     

A valve stem aligning and holding apparatus for facilitating the installation of valve assemblies in a faucet having wide spread valves. The apparatus is longitudinally adjustable among a wide variety of positions. The apparatus comprises a stationary member including guide raised side sections, and...     

According to the present invention there is provided a protractor including a main body surrounding a circular aperture and having a scale of angular measurements thereon, and a rotary cursor mounted on the main body for rotary movement about the center of the circle of the circular aperture. The rotary...     

A template square (10) for marking a length of floor joist lumber to be cut into a floor joist board for mounting to a support beam in the center sill support framework of a building. The template plate (10) comprises notches (26,27), slots (31), flange pieces (14,15), and tension springs (16, 17). The...