Patent ID: 7549231

Claim:
A foldable trussetter gage having a first elongated member having a first elongated axis and a marking end; a locking and aligning member movably engaged with the first elongated member; a second elongated member having a second longitudinal axis movably engaged with the locking and aligning member and arranged so that the locking and aligning member is movable along the first longitudinal axis of the first elongated member; the locking and aligning member being arranged to permit the first and second elongated members to be movable relative to each other and to releasably lock the first and second elongated members in a fixed relationship: wherein, the locking and aligning member comprises a block comprising at least three aligning channels, a first aligning channel being perpendicular to an adjacent second aligning channel and a third aligning channel; wherein, at least one elongated member can be arranged in the first or second aligning channel whereby the trussetter gage is placed in a folded or unfolded condition.