Combination layout tool
OwnerKeith McBrayerinventor
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Abstract
A combination layout tool especially for use in larger building projects that can be used repeatedly to accurately produce different angles and cuts or layouts. The tool is provided with incremental angle slots in radial alignment with a notch in one side edge for producing incremental angles, one or more rafter tail/ridgecut patterns in the side edge, angled slots in alignment with the short side of the patterns, tread and riser slots and an associated tread and riser hole in spaced relation from one another for laying out treads and risers for building stairs, a pivot point receiving hole and a plurality of incrementally spaced marker receiving holes for drawing different diameter circles, and/or one or more stud layout slots in the side edge for making stud layouts for framed walls.
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A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, one of said side edges extending between two of said corners having a notch in said one side edge that is closer to one of said two corners than the other of said two corners, and a plurality of laterally spaced apart elongated incremental angle slots in said member adjacent the side edge of said member opposite said one corner that extend in a direction in radial alignment with said notch in said one side edge, said member having two 67½° angle corners and one 45° angle corner, said one side edge extending between said 45° angle corner and one of said 67½° angle corners, and said notch in said one side edge being closer to said one 67½° angle corner than the intersection of a line extending perpendicular from the other of said 67½° angle corners with said one side edge.
A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, one of said side edges extending between two of said corners having a notch in said one side edge that is closer to one of said two corners than the other of said two corners, a plurality of laterally spaced apart elongated incremental angle slots in said member adjacent the side edge of said member opposite said one corner which terminate in spaced relation from the side edge opposite said one corner and extend in a direction in radial alignment with said notch in said one side edge, said slots having straight sides uniformly spaced apart throughout their length, and at least one rafter tail/ridge cut pattern formed in said one side edge in spaced relation from said notch, said pattern comprising two straight sides intersecting said one side edge and intersecting one another at 90°, one of said sides being shorter than the other side.
A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, one of said side edges extending between two of said corners having a notch in said one side edge that is closer to one of said two corners than the other of said two corners, a plurality of laterally spaced apart elongated incremental angle slots in said member adjacent the side edge of said member opposite said one corner that extend in a direction in radial alignment with said notch in said one side edge, and at least two rafter tail/ridge cut patterns formed in said one side edge in spaced relation from one another and from said notch, each of said patterns comprising two straight sides intersecting said one side edge and intersecting one another at a 90° angle, one of said sides of each of said patterns being shorter than the other side, and elongated angled slots in said member that extend in a direction in alignment with the respective short side of each of said patterns.
A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, one of said side edges extending between two of said corners having a notch in said one side edge that is closer to one of said two corners than the other of said two corners, a plurality of laterally spaced apart elongated incremental angle slots in said member adjacent the side edge of said member opposite said one corner that extend in a direction in radial alignment with said notch in said one side edge, and tread and riser slots in said member extending at 90° relative to one another, said tread and riser slots having inner ends terminating in closely spaced relation from one another, and outer ends terminating in a plane parallel to said one side edge.
A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, one of said side edges extending between two of said corners having a notch in said one side edge that is closer to one of said two corners than the other of said two corners, and a plurality of laterally spaced apart elongated incremental angle slots in said member adjacent the side edge of said member opposite said one corner that extend in a direction in radial alignment with said notch in said one side edge, and a plurality of elongated spaced apart parallel stud layout slots in said member extending in a direction perpendicular to said one side edge.
A combination layout tool comprising a triangular shaped member having three side edges that intersect at opposite ends to form three angle corners, tread and riser slots in said member extending at 90° relative to one another, said tread and riser slots having inner ends terminating in closely spaced relation from one another, and outer ends terminating in a plane parallel to one of said side edges, and a hole in said member in the same plane in which the outer ends of said tread and riser slots terminate, said hole being spaced from said outer end of said riser slot a distance corresponding to the distance between the outer ends of said tread and riser slots.
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