Electrical conduit layout template

A template for laying out electrical conduit entry hole positions on an electrical panel housing, the template comprising:

• a sheet having a perimeter with a pair of parallel longitudinal straight edges for engaging a wall surface on which the electrical panel is fixed;
• a ¾ inch spacer zone extending the length of the template and bordered on one side by one of the longitudinal straight edges, wherein the width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction is approximately ¾ of an inch;
• a 1½ inch spacer zone extending the length of the template and bordered on one side by the second longitudinal straight edge, wherein the width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction is approximately 1½ inches;
• a longitudinal marking zone sandwiched on the sheet between the two spacer zones and oriented parallel to both longitudinal straight edges, the marking portion having a width in the transverse direction corresponding to the outside diameter of a given size of electrical conduit;
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• a plurality of apertures formed through the sheet and centered on the longitudinal marking portion, the plurality of apertures forming a line parallel to the longitudinal straight edges and designed to receive a tool for marking the center locations for electrical conduit.

A method for laying out the locations of electrical conduit entry holes to be made on an electrical panel housing comprising the steps of:

• providing a template comprising:
• a sheet having a perimeter with a pair of parallel longitudinal straight edges for engaging a wall surface on which the electrical panel is fixed;
• a ¾ inch spacer zone extending the length of the template and bordered on one side by one of the longitudinal straight edges, wherein the width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction is approximately ¾ of an inch;
• a 1½ inch spacer zone extending the length of the template and bordered on one side by the second longitudinal straight edge, wherein the width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction is approximately 1½ inches;
• a longitudinal marking zone sandwiched on the sheet between the two spacer zones and oriented parallel to both longitudinal straight edges, the marking portion having a width in the transverse direction corresponding to the outside diameter of a given size of electrical conduit;
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• a plurality of apertures formed through the sheet and centered on the longitudinal marking portion, the plurality of apertures forming a line parallel to the longitudinal straight edges and designed to receive a tool for marking the center locations for electrical conduit.
• applying the template to the electrical panel housing so that the spacer zone with the width corresponding to the thickness of a support means to be used to secure the electrical conduit to the wall surface engages the wall surface;
• positioning a marking tool inside the desired apertures and marking the locations of the entry holes to be made on the electrical panel housing.

A template for laying out the locations of electrical conduit entry holes on an electrical panel housing comprising:

• a sheet having at least one longitudinal straight edge disposed perpendicular to at least one transverse straight edge,
• wherein the transverse straight edge is for engaging a wall surface adjacent to the electrical panel housing
• a spacer zone bordering the transverse edge of the sheet and having a width in the longitudinal direction equal to the thickness of a support means used to secure the electrical conduit to the wall surface;
• a plurality of apertures formed through the sheet to receive a tool for marking the centers of entry holes on the housing, the apertures variably spaced from the spacer zone by distances equal to the radiuses of a multitude of conduit sizes.

A template for laying out the locations of electrical conduit entry holes on an electrical panel housing comprising:

• a sheet having a longitudinal straight edge disposed perpendicular to a transverse straight edge, wherein both straight edges are for engaging a wall surface adjacent to the electrical panel housing
• a longitudinal spacer zone bordered on one side by the longitudinal straight edge and extending the length of the template, wherein the width of the spacer zone in the transverse direction corresponds to the thickness of a support means used to secure the electrical conduit to the wall surface
• a transverse spacer zone bordering the transverse edge of the sheet and having a width in the longitudinal direction equal to the thickness of the support means;
• a uniform marking zone extending parallel to the longitudinal straight edge and spaced from the longitudinal straight edge by the longitudinal spacer zone, the uniform marking zone having a width in the transverse direction corresponding to the outside diameter of a given size of electrical conduit and further including a plurality of longitudinal apertures formed though the sheet and centered on the uniform marking zone in a line running parallel to the longitudinal straight edge, the apertures being designed to receive a marking tool;
• a graduated marking zone extending parallel to the transverse straight edge and spaced from the transverse straight edge by the transverse spacer zone, the graduated marking zone having a width in the longitudinal direction equal to the thickness of the support means and a first set of graduated apertures formed through the sheet to receive a tool for marking the centers of entry holes, wherein the first set of apertures are variably spaced from the spacer zone to facilitate the marking of entry holes for varying sizes of conduit.