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US 4,793,069 AGranted
Device for installing electric outlet boxes
OwnerKenneth H. McDowellinventor
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Abstract
A tool which provides the installer of electric outlet boxes with means for outlining on a wall or similar support the contours of a one-gang box and a two-gang box including means for pre-determining height and a leveling means for placing the contours of the box on a level with the lines of a room.
Claims8
A device for preparing a wall or similar support to receive an electrical outlet box which comprises:
- (1) a flat elongate sheet having one or more cutouts for outlining the contours of said box;
- (2) a rule extending along at least one edge of said device;
- (3) a level within an elongate protuberance which extends horizontally and outwardly from the face of said device;
- (4) an extensible tape measure secured to the face of said device;
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- (5) a peg affixed to said face and having a threaded orifice for receiving a threaded screw to which a line may be attached for measuring distances to floor level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.