Patent ID: 11858291
Assignee: WOODPECKERS, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. A method of marking a measurement on a workpiece comprising:
providing a carpenter square comprising a plate which is triangular and has a first side edge, a second side edge arranged at a right angle to the first side edge, and a hypotenuse located opposite the right angle; and a base engaged with the triangular plate, wherein the base has a first side, a first end, and a second end opposed to the first end, wherein the first side and the first end intersect at a corner and are oriented at an angle of less than 90° to one another; wherein one or both of the first end and the second end is parallel to the second side edge of the plate; and wherein a first region of the plate extends outwardly beyond the first end of the base in a first direction, and a second region of the plate extends outwardly beyond the second end of the base in a second direction;
providing a first measurement scale on the first region of the plate;
providing a second measurement scale on the second region of the plate;
using the carpenter square with the plate in a first orientation to measure one of a distance and an angle with the first measurement scale;
using the carpenter square with the plate in a second orientation to measure a distance with the second measurement scale.