Patent ID: 8359763

Claim:
A template for placing an item on a carrier at a predetermined position relative to the carrier, said template comprising: a template body positioned about a vertical plane; at least one measurement reference mark for positioning the template body at a predetermined template body position relative to the carrier; an item positioning guide for positioning the item at a predetermined position relative to the template body such that when the template body is positioned at the predetermined template body position relative to the carrier and the item is positioned at the predetermined position relative to the template body, the item is positioned at the predetermined position relative to the carrier; wherein the item positioning guide includes a vertical position guide having a protrusion extending outwardly from the template body in a generally lateral direction that is generally normal to the vertical plane of the template body, the protrusion including a support surface configured to support the item, when the template body is at the predetermined template body position, at an elevation corresponding to the predetermined position of the item relative to the carrier; and a supporting handle extending in a generally downwardly direction from the template body, the generally downwardly direction being generally normal to the generally lateral direction, the supporting handle including a footer portion for engaging the carrier and an intermediate section positioned between the template body and the footer portion, wherein the intermediate section is spaced in the generally lateral direction away from the vertical plane of the template body and is positioned farther from the vertical plane of the template body than the footer portion.