Patent ID: 6907674
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: B43L

Abstract:
1. A template for laying out electrical conduit entry hole positions on an electrical panel housing, the template comprising: a sheet having a longitudinal straight edge for engaging a wall surface on which the electrical panel housing is fixed; a spacer zone bordered on one side by the longitudinal straight edge and extending the length of the template, wherein a width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction is either about ¾ of an inch or about 1½ inches to space conduit entry holes from the wall surface by a distance corresponding to the thickness of either ¾ inch or 1½ inch thick support means used to secure the electrical conduit to the wall surface; a marking zone extending parallel to the longitudinal straight edge and spaced from the longitudinal straight edge by the spacer zone, the marking zone having a width in the transverse direction corresponding to an outside diameter of a given size of electrical conduit; and a plurality of apertures formed through the sheet and centered on the marking zone, wherein centers of neighboring apertures are spaced from each other by at least about 1¾ inches, the plurality of apertures forming a line parallel to the longitudinal straight edge and designed to receive a tool for marking the center locations of entry holes.