Patent ID: 11932047
Assignee: nan
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 5:
6. A method of measuring an article with a writing utensil comprising:
placing an elongated body of the utensil against the article, the body having opposite ends and defining a plurality of outwardly-directed surfaces between the ends and displaying a pair of scales, each outwardly directed surface gradually increasing in width along a length of that surface from a first width defined by that surface at one end of the body to a second width defined by that surface at the other end of the body;
locating an abutment surface of a reference guide of the body against an edge of the article, the abutment surface guide defining a zero point for each of the pair of scales; and
reading the location of at least one graduated marking of the scale in relation to a desired portion of the article.