Patent ID: 8567079
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B25H,B43L,E04F

Abstract:
1. A hand tool for marking a layout on a piece of construction material, the hand tool comprising: a substantially planar top portion; indicia disposed on the top portion indicative of a plurality of orientations; first structure for securing the tool to the piece of construction material; second structure for use in detachably coupling a layout line to the tool for marking the layout on the construction material using the indicia; and third structure for facilitating orientation of the layout line at a desired orientation by a user holding a distal portion of the layout line at a distance from said indicia, wherein said third structure comprises a layout line guide for providing a visual indication that the layout line is in said desired orientation, said third structure being adapted to be moved to a desired position, corresponding to said desired orientation in relation to said indicia an to be secured in said desired orientation, wherein said third structure comprises a guide surface extending upwardly from a base, said base being configured to travel in a groove formed in said planar top portion.