Patent ID: 6775915
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An article for assisting a user in gauging and determining whether sufficient space exists in a desired location to accommodate a television set without the need of first transporting the television set to the desired location, the article comprising:a foldable generally rigid body such that when unfolded into a gauging condition, said body has a front portion and two side portions, wherein said front portion is divided by at least one preformed fold line that traverses said front portion, and wherein each of said side portions is separated from said front portion by at least one vertical preformed fold line, said front portion and said two side portions together form a U shape having an unenclosed top and back; wherein the perimeter of said front portion forms a gauging height and a gauging width and the perimeter of said side portions forms a gauging depth to determine whether sufficient space exists; said generally rigid body including indicia directly related to said gauging height, said gauging width, and said gauging depth; said indicia indicating a diagonal screen size of said television set having an approximately equal corresponding height, width and depth to said gauging height, gauging width, and gauging depth or said indicia identifying a television set having an approximately equal corresponding height, width and depth to said gauging height, gauging width and gauging depth.