Self supporting string line reel-line block tool
OwnerWilliam Bondinventor
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Abstract
A string line tool having a string line support and an integral line block for using a string line under tension in alignment work for carpentry, masonry and general construction work. The string line tool of this invention is self supporting due to maintaining the string line under tension between the string line tool at one end of a string line and a fastening means at the opposite end of the string line via the intermediary of a grooved line block.
Claims20
A string line tool comprising a string line reel and a line block, said string line reel comprising an elongate support member having a first end, a second end and an intermediate section therebetween, an elongate handle support extending from said first end and a line block attached laterally to said first end, a handle surrounding said handle support, said line block having an approximate L-shape, said line block having a first leg portion and a second leg portion, said first and second leg portions being interconnected by a third portion, a groove extending longitudinally through each of said first and second leg portions, a string line attached to and wound around said intermediate section of said string line reel, said string line having a free end, and said string line passing through said grooves when said tool is being used for a particular application.
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