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US 4,054,396 AGranted
Template holder
OwnerCharles E. Cassidyinventor
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Abstract
A template holder for clamping a template to a workpiece including a pair of parallel rods mounted one above the other on a spacer block, the upper rod is connected to a template. The lower rod is pivotably connected to the spacer block and is connected to a backing block spaced from the template. The template is positioned on a workpiece and the backing block pivoted to a position beneath the template and work pieces to clamp the workpiece between the template and backing block. With the template locked in place, it is used to mark, cut, or in the drilling of the workpiece.
Claims9
A template holder comprising:
- a spacer block mounting a pair of rods one above the other in a parallel, horizontal planes, the lower one of said rods being pivotably connected to said block for movement in its horizontal plane relative to the upper one of said rods;
- template means fixed to an end of said upper rod;
- a backing block fixed to an end of said lower rod adapted to be positioned beneath said template means for clamping a workpiece therebetween;
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- a stop plate for abutment with the edge of a workpiece slidable on said upper rod, said stop plate including an inwardly and downwardly directed slot for receiving said lower rod in snap engagement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.