Patent ID: 7028446

Claim:
A construction layout strip comprising: a. a pliable, non-elastic base, b. a plurality of uprights extending generally perpendicularly to said base, said uprights defining a first group of said uprights and a second group of said uprights, c. said first group of said uprights comprising a first plurality of pairs of said uprights, i. each of said first plurality of pairs of said uprights comprising a first said upright and a second said upright defining a center therebetween, said second said upright spaced 1⅝″ from said first said upright with no said uprights therebetween for receiving a 1⅝″ framing member therebetween, ii. said center of each of said first plurality of pairs of said uprights being spaced 8″ from said center of at least one adjacent said first plurality of pairs of said uprights, d. said second group of said uprights comprising a second plurality of pairs of said uprights, i. each of said second plurality of pairs of said uprights comprising a third said upright and a fourth said upright defining a center therebetween, said third said upright spaced 3⅝″ from said fourth said upright with no said uprights therebetween for receiving a 3⅝″ framing member therebetween, ii. said center of each of said second plurality of pairs of said uprights being spaced 16″ from said center of at least one adjacent said second plurality of pairs of said uprights.