Patent ID: 6293028
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: E04G,G01B

Abstract:
An adjustable tool for laying out stud marks on the rafter of a pitched roof and the sill beneath the rafter so that the marks on the rafter for each stud are vertically aligned with the corresponding stud marks for that stud on the sill, wherein the stud marks on the sill are at a predetermined center-to-center spacing and the stud marks on the rafter are at a center-to-center spacing greater than said predetermined spacing, comprising:an elongated measuring member;measurement gradations on the measuring member in a range of dimensions that begin with a predetermined minimum dimension representative of the center-to-center spacing of the stud marks on a sill and continue with greater dimensions representative of the center-to-center spacing of the stud marks on a rafter;first and second stud-marking members mounted on the measuring member in longitudinally spaced relation therealong and extending transversely outwardly therefrom, the second marking member being mounted for movement lengthwise of the measuring member toward and away from the first marking member between a retracted stop position of minimum center-to-center spacing between the marking members equal to said predetermined minimum dimension and extended positions of greater center-to-center spacing between the marking members including said greater dimensions;an indicator associated with the second marking member registering with the gradations and indicating the spacing between the marking members at the positions of the second marking member; andconversion indicia that displays, for various roof pitches and said predetermined center-to-center spacing on the sill, the center-to-center spacing of the stud marks on the rafter that enables said vertical alignment of corresponding stud marks on the sill and rafter.