Template for measuring, marking and cutting of construction materials, and method of using same
AssigneeThe Amy Stocking Limited Partnership
InventorGary Lee Boomershine
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Abstract
The invention relates to a template for determining the shape and size construction materials should be cut to substantially match an irregularly shaped area to be covered by the construction materials. The template is a single layer material having lines that permit snapping off parts of the template without a cutting instrument. The template also has pegs on periphery edges of the template to assist in positioning the template. The invention also relates to a method of installing construction materials into an irregularly shaped area with the template.
Claims18
A template for determining the shape and size construction materials should be cut to substantially match an irregularly shaped area to be covered by the construction materials, wherein the template is reusable and comprises:
- a single layer material comprising one or more lines of weakness that permit snapping off parts of the template without a cutting instrument;
- and
- one or more cuts through the single layer material beginning at corners of the template towards the center of the template such that one or more cuts extend up to about forty percent across the template.
A method of installing one or more construction materials into an irregularly shaped area to be covered by the construction materials, comprising
- discovering an irregularly shaped area to be covered by construction materials such that the irregularly shaped area is of a different shape than the construction materials;
- sizing one or more templates to be substantially similar in shape and size as the construction materials, wherein the template is reusable and comprises a single layer material comprising one or more lines of weakness that permit snapping off parts of the template without a cutting instrument and one or more cuts through the single layer material beginning at corners of the template towards the center of the template such that the cut extends up to about forty percent across the template;
- comparing the one or more sized templates to the irregularly shaped area;
- shaping the one or more templates by removing sections such that the one or more templates are substantially similar in size and shape as the irregularly shaped area;
- placing the one or more shaped templates on top of the construction materials;
- marking the construction materials to be substantially similar in size and shape as the one or more shaped templates;
- removing the one or more sized templates from the marked construction materials;
- removing one or more regions of the construction materials that is not substantially similar to the irregularly shaped area;
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- positioning the construction materials with the one or more regions removed in the irregularly shaped area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.