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US 7,398,601 B2Granted
Carpenter's pitch square
OwnerMichael F. Morrellinventor
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Abstract
A carpenter's square includes a triangular base having first and second sides joined to form a right angle. A first elongated slot is disposed within the base parallel to a third side thereof; and a pin is selectively positionable along the length of the slot. The pin provides a mechanism for fixing the base in a specific orientation relative to an edge of an object when the pin is in a locked position within the slot.
Claims17
A carpenter's square, comprising:
- a triangular base having first and second sides joined to form a right angle;
- a first elongated slot within the base parallel to a third side thereof;
- a pin selectively positionable along the length of the slot, the pin providing means for fixing the base in a specific orientation relative to an edge of an object when the pin is in a locked position within the slot;
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- a bar connected to the base along the first side, wherein an intersection of the base and bar defines a junction for receiving the edge of the object;
- wherein the bar includes a recess into which one end of the slot extends.
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A carpenter's square, comprising:
- a triangular base having first and second sides joined to form a right angle;
- a first elongated slot within the base parallel to a third side thereof;
- a pin selectively positionable along the length of the slot, the pin providing means for fixing the base in a specific orientation relative to an edge of an object when the pin is in a locked position within the slot;
- a bar connected to the base along the first side, wherein an intersection of the base and bar defines a junction for receiving the edge of the object, and the bar extends perpendicularly outward from upper and lower surfaces of the base;
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- a lock for holding the pin in a selected position within the slot, wherein the lock comprises a knob head moveable relative to the pin for selectively engaging the base;
- wherein the base is pivotable about the pin when the pin abuts against the edge of the object in a use configuration;
- wherein the bar includes a recess into which one end of the slot extend, and the pin is disposed within the recess in a non-use configuration.
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A carpenter's square, comprising:
- a triangular base having first and second sides joined to form a right angle;
- a first elongated slot within the base parallel to a third side thereof;
- a second elongated slot parallel to the first elongated slot;
- a pin selectively positionable along the length of the first elongated slot, the pin providing means for fixing the base in a specific orientation relative to an edge of an object when the pin is in a locked position within the slot;
- a bar connected to the base along the first side, wherein an intersection of the base and bar defines a junction for receiving the edge of the object, the bar extends perpendicularly outward from upper and lower surfaces of the base, and the base is pivotable about the pin when the pin abuts against the edge of the object in a use configuration;
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- a lock for holding the pin a selected position within the first elongated slot, wherein the lock comprises a knob head moveable relative to the pin for selectively engaging the base;
- wherein the bar includes a recess into which one end of the slot extends, and the pin is disposed with the recess in a non-use configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.