An Improved Marking Gauge.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
An Improved Marking Gauge.
I, HENRY MOORE, House Painter, of Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This improved marking gauge according to my invention is constructed with a
roller of suitable diameter in the front end of the holder, adjacent to which is the
pencil or countersunk scriber which may be securely held in place by a wedge or
piece of metal of dovetail shape.
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Upon the bottom side of the gauge, are two small rollers or wheels projecting
sufficiently to be on a level with the front roller, and a sliding piece capable of
longitudinal movement, and controlled by a set screw or stud enables any distances
to be marked off with regularity.
Dated this 9th day of April 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An improved marking Gauge.
I, HENRY MOORE, House Painter, of Newcastle, Co. Down, Ireland, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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My improved marking gauge is provided at one end with a roller or rollers, a
roller or rollers being also attached to the sliding block. The gauge also provides
adjustable marker and pencil, either of which can be brought into use when required..
For convenience in setting the block at the required distance from the marker, I
provide a scale marked on or attached to the gauge, and in addition I also provide
a hone or oil-stone for sharpening the marking point and for any other purposes..
The gauge may be made of wood, metal, or other suitable materials, or any
combination thereof. In order that my gauge may be the more readily understood,
I make reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings of which, Fig. 1 is a side
view, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 3 an end view of a gauge made in accordance with my
invention.
Similar letters refer to the same parts in each figure. a is the handle provided
with the scale b. is the hone or oil-stone, sliding in a groove in the top of a and
kept in place by a covering piece d.
e is a roller at the end of a. If desired there
may be more than one roller here. is the vertical handle having the slots g and h
covered by a plate i. In one slot runs a marker or scriber, and in the other slot.
runs a pencil slide, either of which can be slid down for use by the handle; or k as
the case may be. They may be retained in position either by a thumb screw,.
wedge, or by a spring behind, or in any other suitable manner.
/ is the sliding
block, which after being run out to the required distance from the marker or pencil
is fastened by the thumb screw m. o are rollers on the horizontal side of the
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page_text: rabbet P, and q is a roller on the vertical side thereof. There may be more than
one roller q on the vertical side of the rabbet.
I do not restrict myself to the precise details, shape, configuration, number, or
disposition of parts constituting my invention, as described in the above Specification
or exemplified in the drawings, as any or all of them may be varied without
departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
CLAIMS.
1. The combination of parts together forming a marking gauge, substantially
as described in the above Specification and exemplified in the drawings.
2. In marking gauges providing them with a scale for the more ready adjustment
of the block at the required distance from the marker, scriber or pencil sub-
stantially as described in the above Specification, and exemplified in the
drawings.
3. In marking gauges providing them with a scriber and pencil, either of which
can be slid into position for use as and when required, substantially as described in
the above Specification, and exemplified in the drawings.
4. In marking gauges furnishing them with rollers, substantially as described in
the above Specification, and exemplified in the drawings.
Dated this 8th day of January 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.