Patent ID: 11951645
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A construction tool comprising:
a template portion arranged in a first plane, the template portion including a plate having a slot defined therethrough, the plate being rectangular in shape, and the slot being angled with respect to an edge of the plate and configured to facilitate marking, through the slot, a cut line on a construction material; and
a base portion being arranged in a second plane, the second plane being orthogonal to the first plane, the base portion having:
a first portion disposed on a first side of the plate of the template portion; and
a second portion disposed on a second side of the plate of the template portion that is opposite the first side of the plate,
the first portion of the base portion having a first thickness, the first portion of the base portion being configured for spacing construction materials with a spacing equal to the first thickness, and
the second portion of the base portion having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness, the second portion of the base portion being configured for spacing construction materials with a spacing equal to the second thickness,

a surface of the second portion of the base portion defining a proximal end of the construction tool, and
an edge of the plate opposite the base portion defining a distal end of the construction tool.