Patent ID: 7231720
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: B25H,B26B,B43L,E04F

Abstract:
1. A hand tool for scribing, marking or cutting materials, the tool comprising: an elongate body; an analog member connected to one end of the body, the analog member comprising a corner follower and an edge follower that is longitudinally displaced from the corner follower whereby the tool is able to perform the dual functions of following either an inside corner or an outside edge; first and second scales of a standard unit of measure marked longitudinally on the elongate body wherein a zero index of the first scale corresponds with the corner follower and a zero index of the second scale corresponds with the edge follower such that the zero index of the first scale is longitudinally displaced from the zero index of the second scale on the elongate body by a distance equal to the longitudinal displacement between the corner follower and the edge follower, and an instrument holder which is slidably and stopably mounted on the body and having a cursor for indicating with reference to the first scale the distance between the corner follower and an instrument held in the instrument holder during use of the tool, and with reference to the second scale the distance between the edge follower and the instrument.