Patent ID: 6591511
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B25H,E04F

Abstract:
An improved framing square for measuring cuts to be made on an article, wherein said article includes a surface to be marked and a reference surface lying perpendicular thereto, comprising:a. a body; b. a blade lying perpendicular to said body; c. a first pin disposed within said body, wherein said first pin is deployable from a stowed position, where said first pin does not protrude beyond said body in a direction facing said surface to be marked, to a protruding position where said first pin will bear against said reference surface when said body is placed on said surface to be marked; d. a first sliding carriage, slidably movable within said blade, wherein said first sliding carriage includes a first carriage pin deployable from a stowed position, where said first carriage pin does not protrude beyond said body in a direction facing said surface to be marked, to a protruding position where said first carriage pin will bear against said reference surface when said body is placed on said surface to be marked; and e. means to lock said first sliding carriage in a desired position, so that said first pin and said first carriage pin will bear against said reference surface and fix said improved framing square at a desired angle relative to said article.