Patent ID: 9683381
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B43L,E04G

Claim:
1. A rafter measuring template for measuring a rafter of a roof system having a ridge board at a peak thereof and a wall plate opposite the peak, comprising: a length adjustable primary arm having a first end and an opposed second end, the distance between said first and second ends being user-adjustable to indicate a rafter length; a ridge assembly operatively coupled to said first end of said primary arm and configured to selectively clamp onto the ridge board and determine an angle of a rafter, said ridge assembly including: a wall plate engagement member coupled to said second end of said primary arm, said wall plate engagement member having a plate defining an upstanding channel having a plurality of spaced apart selectable channel notches associated with indicia indicative of predetermined rafter widths and having a plate engagement flange capable of nesting flush against the wall plate such that said engagement flange determines a plate notch configuration of a rafter; wherein a respective channel notch selection affects the angle determined by said angle measurement portion; a first locking device associated with said angle measurement portion for selectively preserving an indication of an angle determination; a second locking device associated with said wall plate engagement member for selectively preserving a selected channel notch selection for determining a wall plate notch of a rafter; wherein said ridge assembly includes a ball joint assembly operatively coupled said angle measurement portion to said clamp portion, said ball joint assembly configured to selectively move in both an up/down pivotal movement and a left/right swivel movement according to a corresponding movement of said primary arm.