Folding drywall square
OwnerTim Duffieldinventor
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Abstract
A drywall square having a straight long arm of at least forty-eight inches. The long arm has a first end and a second end, wherein the long arm is segmented into a plurality of sections between those ends. A straight short arm intersects the long arm. A first hinged joint connects the first end of the long arm to the short arm. The first hinged joint enables the short arm to be oriented at a perpendicular to the long arm or folded in parallel atop the long arm. The sections of the long arm are also connected by hinged joints. This enables the sections of the long arm to be unfolded into a linear configuration or folded together into a neat stack. Connectors are also provided that are used to retain the square either in its fully open configuration or its fully folded configuration.
Claims10
A square that is selectively configurable between a folded condition and an open condition, said square comprising:
- a straight long arm having a first section and a second section that are joined together at a second hinge, wherein said second hinge enables said first section and said second section to fold between a linearly aligned configuration, when said square is in said open condition, and a stacked configuration, when said squared is in said folded condition;
- a first magnet disposed on said first section of said straight long arm proximate said first hinge;
- a second magnet disposed on said second section of said straight long arm proximate said second hinge, wherein said first magnet and said second magnet interact and hold said first section and said second section in said linearly aligned configuration when said square is in said open condition;
- a straight short arm connected to said first section with a first hinge that enables said first section to fold between a perpendicular configuration, where said first section extends at a perpendicular from said straight short arm, and a parallel configuration, where said first section lays atop said straight short arm;
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- a third magnet disposed on said straight short arm that interacts with said first magnet on said first section and retains said first section in said parallel configuration when said square is in said folded condition.
A square that is selectively configurable between a folded condition and an open condition, said square comprising:
- a straight long arm having a first section and a second section that are joined together at a second hinge, wherein said first hinge enables said second section and said second section to fold between a linearly aligned configuration, when said square is in said open condition, and a stacked configuration, when said squared is in said folded condition;
- a straight short arm connected to said first section with a first hinge connection that enables said first section to fold between a perpendicular configuration, where said first section extends at a perpendicular from said straight short arm, and a parallel configuration, where said first section lays atop said straight short arm;
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- a first connector positioned proximate said second hinge that biases said first section and said second section into said linearly aligned configuration when said square is in said open condition;
- a second connector positioned proximate said first hinge that biases said first section and said straight short arm into said perpendicular configuration when said square is in said open condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.