Patent ID: 6782629
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
A guiding device, comprising:an elongated finger-resting surface; an elongated upstanding section projecting upwardly from said finger-resting surface; an elongated scale-supporting section coupled to and extending along said upstanding section with said upstanding section being positioned between said scale-supporting section and said finger-resting surface, said scale-supporting section being inclined with respect to a guiding device supporting surface; and an elongated first scale made of metal and having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface being rigidly and unreleasably attached to said scale-supporting section and said upper surface having first indicia to indicate predetermined lengths along said first scale, and said supporting surface being substantially flat and positioned directly beneath and along the entire length of said finger-resting surface directly adjacent said upstanding section, and beneath said scale supporting section to permit smooth application of said guiding device on the working surface and an innermost edge of said first scale positioned closest to a free end of said upstanding section, and an outermost edge remote from said innermost edge, and forming a free end of said first scale such that an implement can be moved against said free end of said first scale, wherein the substantially flat supporting surface cooperates with the scale supporting section to define a generally V-shaped cross-section, and wherein said guiding device has a solid cross-sectional configuration, and said finger-resting surface permitting fingers of a user gripping said guiding device to be positioned on said finger-resting surface while being protected from said implement by said upstanding section during movement of the implement along said guiding device adjacent said first scale.