Patent ID: 7406774
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An angle measuring tool comprising: a first leg having a recessed portion being pivotally connected to a second leg having a recessed portion, angle measurement means having a top side and a bottom side, said angle measurement means positioned in said recessed portion of said first leg so that the surface of said top side is co-planar with the top surface of said first leg and a portion of said bottom side extends through an opening in said recessed portion of said first leg, said portion of said bottom side having a circular shaped projection, said circular shaped projection of said portion of said bottom side being provided with a concentrically positioned non-circular shaped second projection extending from said circular shaped projection wherein said circular shaped projection and said non-circular shaped second projection are concentrically positioned with respect to each other and said portion of said bottom side which then fits into said recessed portion of said second leg so that said angle measurement means is locked into said second leg for movement together and wherein the angle formed by said first and second legs is readable on any surface of said first or second legs or said angle measurement means.