System and method for circle and curve drawing template
OwnerLouis Stephan Colettainventor
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Abstract
A system and method for a template tool to create large curves for material layout, form-making, and construction or other shapes that cannot be handedly formed or accomplished indoors or outside where lack of space or where obstructions exist whereby the template may be used as a simple drafting tool to ‘sweep’ small curves about the ‘O’ center point, or with 1- or 2-point methods to produce larger vertical and horizontal circular layouts for arches, circles, and anything that requires a circular shape.
Claims12
A method for creating one or more curves or circles using a template tool, the method comprising:
- defining an origin point (O) on the template tool at a template origin hole, the template tool having a series of holes for marking that are separated by a predetermined distance;
- marking a first tangent point (1T) at a first distance from the origin point, wherein the first distance is less than or equal to 0.1R, where R is a desired radius of a curve;
- marking a second tangent point (2T) at a second distance from the origin point, wherein the second distance is less than or equal to 0.2R;
- marking a first offset point (a1) at a first offset distance from the first tangent point, wherein the first offset distance is less than or equal to 0.01R;
- marking a second offset point (a2) at a second offset distance from the second tangent point, wherein the second offset distance is less than or equal to 0.02R;
- and
- drawing a curve segment by connecting the marked points.
A template tool for creating one or more curves or circles, the template tool comprising;
- a body;
- a plurality of holes formed in the body, wherein the plurality of holes comprise:
- an origin hole;
- at least one first tangent hole positioned at a first predetermined distance from the origin hole;
- at least one second tangent hole positioned at a second predetermined distance from the origin hole;
- at least one first offset hole positioned at a first offset predetermined distance from the at least one first tangent hole;
- and at least one second offset hole positioned at a second offset predetermined distance from the at least one second tangent hole.
A method for drawing curves using a template tool using a series of sweeps, comprising in order:
- creating five reference points on the template tool comprising an origin point, two tangent points, and two offset points, wherein the template tool has a plurality of holes for marking;
- positioning the template tool with an origin hole over the origin point;
- aligning a first tangent hole with a first offset point of the two offset point;
- marking an interim point;
- repositioning the template tool with the origin hole over the first offset point;
- aligning the first tangent hole with the interim point;
- marking a next curve point;
- and
- repositioning, aligning, and marking to create another curve point to form a continuous curve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.