Marking and cutting device
OwnerBurl D. Hinesinventor
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Abstract
A combination marking and cutting device which is characterized by a cylindrical, hollow handle having a removable plug at one end and a tape housing provided on the opposite end, for receiving a length of spring-loaded measuring tape. The measuring tape can be extended from the tape housing against spring tension and is fitted with a retainer on the end thereof, for receiving a scribing instrument, pencil or a knife blade and inscribing, pencil marking or cutting various geometric patterns in a workstock. A tape lock is provided in the tape housing for locking the tape at a selected length to facilitate use of the tool combination as a compass, marking and/or cutting tool.
Claims6
A combination marking and cutting device for marking a workpiece, comprising a tape housing provided with a hollow tape housing interior;
- a fulcrum projecting from the bottom of said tape housing for rotating said handle and said tape housing about a vertical axis extending through said tape housing and said fulcrum;
- a spool rotatably mounted in said tape housing interior and a measuring tape wound on said spool, with one end of said measuring tape attached to said spool;
- a tape slot provided in said tape housing for receiving the opposite end of said measuring tape and unwinding said measuring tape from said spool;
- an elongated handle projecting from said tape housing in angular relationship away from said tape slot, said elongated handle having a projection on the free end thereof;
- a cavity provided in said elongated handle and removable closure means provided in said elongated handle for removably closing said cavity;
- and retaining means carried by said opposite end of said measuring tape outside of said tape housing, for receiving a pencil, whereby said measuring tape and said retaining means are extended from said tape slot to a selected length and said pencil and said handle are manipulated to mark the workpiece in a selected pattern.
A combination marking and cutting device for cutting a workpiece, comprising a tape housing provided with a hollow tape housing interior;
- a fulcrum projecting from the bottom of said tape housing for rotating said handle and said tape housing about a vertical axis extending through said tape housing and said fulcrum;
- a spool rotatably mounted in said tape housing interior and a measuring tape wound on said spool, with one end of said measuring tape attached to said spool;
- a tape slot provided in said tape housing for receiving the opposite end of said measuring tape and unwinding said measuring tape from said spool;
- an elongated handle projecting from said tape housing in angular relationship away from said tape slot, said elongated handle having a projection on the free end thereof;
- a cavity provided in said elongated handle and removable closure means provided in said handle for removably closing said cavity;
- and retaining means carried by said opposite end of said measuring tape outside of said tape housing for receiving a knife blade, whereby said measuring tape and said retaining means are extended from said tape slot to a selected length and said knife blade and said handle are manipulated to cut the workpiece in a selected pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.