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US 4,095,343 AGranted
Building layout templates
OwnerJ. C. McPhailinventor
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Abstract
Each of four templates comprises crossed strips which define straight edges for aligning masons lines. Additional strips are fixed to, and extend perpendicularly from, one end of each of the cross strips. Notches in these additional strips define pin locations for wall and footing lines.
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A building layout template for securing corner locations and laying wall and footing lines, the template comprising:
- first strip means defining a straight edge of sufficient length to enable visual alignment of a first line parallel to said first strip means with reasonable accuracy;
- second strip means defining a straight edge of sufficient length to enable visual alignment of a second line parallel to said second strip means with reasonable accuracy;
- said first strip means being affixed to said second strip means at a predetermined angle of intersection so as to define a corner location;
- third strip means attached to said first strip means at a point spaced from said corner location by a distance at least as great as the distance desired between said footing lines and having a plurality of end footing line locating means which lie in a line perpendicular to said first strip means;
- said third strips means including an end wall line locating means situated at the intersection of said first and third strip means;
- fourth strip means attached to said second strip means at a point spaced from said corner location by a distance at least as great as the desired distance between said footing lines and having a plurality of end footing line locating means which lie in a line perpendicular to said second strip means;
- said fourth strip means including an end wall line locating means situated at the intersection of said second and fourth strip means and;
- said first, second, third and fourth strip means being in the same plane.
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A building layout template for establishing corner locations and laying wall and foot lines, the template comprising:
- a first strip for defining a first straight edge, said first straight edge being of sufficient length to enable visual alignment of a first wall line parallel to the first straight edge with reasonable accuracy, said first strip having at least one hole therein for accepting pins;
- a second strip fixed to said first strip for defining a second straight edge perpendicular to the first straight edge, the intersection of said first and second straight edges to define a corner location, said second straight edge being of sufficient length to enable visual alignment of a second wall line parallel to the second straight edge with reasonable accuracy, said second strip having at least one hole therein for accepting pins;
- a third strip fixed to said first strip for defining a third straight edge perpendicular to said first straight edge and intersecting a line colinear with the first straight edge, but spaced away from the intersection of the first and second edges, said third straight edge being of a length at least as great as the desired distance between foot lines, said third strip having notches therein along the third straight edge for accepting and precisely locating wall and footing pins;
- a fourth strip fixed to said second strip for defining a fourth straight edge perpendicular to said second straight edge and intersecting a line colinear with the second straight edge, but spaced away from the intersection of the first and second straight edges, said fourth straight edge being of a length at least as great as the desired distance between foot lines, said fourth strip having notches therein along the fourth straight edge for accepting and precisely locating wall and footing pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.