Patent ID: 6966123
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B25B,G01B

Abstract:
1. A securing device for assisting in the measurement of a workpiece, the workpiece having a longitudinal direction and at least one distal end cut at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction, the securing device comprising: a workpiece end engaging member, including a retaining mechanism to temporarily affix the workpiece end engaging member adjacent the distal end of the workpiece, the workpiece end engaging member comprising a pair of opposable arms, each arm having an opposing face, the arms being capable of being brought together and biased toward each other so as to clamp the lateral edges of a workpiece between them; and at least one arm extension attached to the end of one or both of said arms, the at least one arm extension having a first connection section and a second connection section, connected to one end of said first section and extending essentially perpendicularly away therefrom, each said section having a workpiece engaging surface for contacting at least two surfaces of the workpiece, and a measuring section extending essentially perpendicularly away from another end of said first connection section for providing a retaining edge extending essentially normal to the workpiece engaging surfaces for engaging the distal end of a measurement tape at a predetermined position adjacent the distal end of a workpiece, such that when the retaining mechanism of the workpiece end engaging member is temporarily clamped to the angled distal end of the workpiece, the retaining edge serves to indicate a reference point of the workpiece, and the retaining edge is securely affixed for receiving the end of the measurement tape, thereby allowing the measurement tape to be drawn from its housing without slipping from the retaining edge.