Alignment mechanism
OwnerKerry Jean Hillinventor
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Abstract
An alignment mechanism and method for using the same are disclosed in which the alignment mechanism includes a sheet of translucent (including transparent) material with a plurality of horizontal and vertical intersecting traces positioned to form a grid. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet of translucent material is made of static cling vinyl to allow the sheet to hold itself to glass and other smooth surfaces. The sheet of material can also include centered X and Y axes to enable the user to determine the center of the sheet--thereby allowing the user to appropriately position art works relative to one another without relying on unaided perception.
Claims10
An alignment mechanism for use with light boxes, the alignment mechanism comprising:
- a generally translucent sheet of material for allowing light to pass therethrough, said sheet of translucent material being being formed from a static cling vinyl;
- a plurality of generally parallel, vertical traces arranged on the sheet of material, spaced from one another a generally pre-determined distance, substantially all of the vertical lines being continuous;
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- a plurality of generally parallel horizontal traces formed on the sheet of material intersecting the vertical traces, and spaced from one another a similar generally pre-determined distance as the vertical traces, substantially all of the horizontal traces being continuous, thereby forming a continuous grid to enable a user to determine the position of a point on the grid relative to other points on the grid so as to enable centering of an art/craft work on the light box.
An alignment mechanism for use with light boxes, the alignment mechanism comprising:
- a generally clear sheet of static cling vinyl, the sheet of vinyl being generally transparent for allowing light to pass therethrough;
- a plurality of continuous vertical traces arranged in a row and spaced from one another a generally pre-determined distance, one of the vertical traces disposed in the center of the row being visually distinct from the others such that a user can identify the center trace without counting the number of traces on either side of the center trace;
- a plurality of continuous horizontal traces disposed in a column and spaced from one another a generally pre-determined distance so as to intersect the vertical traces, thereby forming a continuous intersecting grid of vertical and horizontal traces to enable a user to determine the position of a point on the grid relative to other points on the grid;
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- a center horizontal trace disposed between a centermost pair of traces comprising the plurality of horizontal traces, the center horizontal trace being visually distinct from each trace comprising the plurality of horizontal traces, the center trace intersecting the center vertical trace so as to passing through an approximate center point of the sheet of vinyl so as to divide the sheet of vinyl into four generally equal quarters.
A method for aligning arts and crafts, the method including:
- (a) providing a generally translucent surface with a light source disposed on one side of the surface;
- (b) placing a sheet of transparent static cling vinyl material having a continuous grid formed thereon with X and Y axes formed of visually distinct traces so as to inform the user of the center of the sheet of material against the surface on the side opposite the light source;
- (c) causing light to be emitted from the light source through the grid;
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- (d) placing a piece of art/craft work adjacent to the sheet of material and aligning the art/craft work relative to the intersecting traces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.