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US 7,596,878 B2Granted
Tool for tracing horizontal lines on curved surfaces
OwnerGaetan Maillouxinventor
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Abstract
A tool for tracing horizontal lines on curved surfaces configured so that it can receive two spirit levels and a slider to allow for one level to push against a ruler so as to give the ruler a curvature similar to that of a wall.
Claims1
A tool for tracing horizontal lines on curved surfaces having a method of use consisting in the steps of:
- a user leans the tool against a curved wall;
- insures that a bottom level is leveled;
- using a top level connected to the bottom level by way of a bracket configured so that it can receive both the top level and the bottom level in a perpendicular relationship to each other by way of a bracket which is fixedly attached to the bottom level and slidingly attached to the top level by way of a sliding groove, the user puts the top level leveled and pushes the top level while keeping both the top level and the bottom level leveled until a resiliently deformable ruler is resiliently deformed by the top level pushing against the ruler
- the ruler is attached to the top level by way of a pushing means and has its extremities retained by way of retainers so as to be deformed so as to create a bow shape that conforms to the curvature by touching the curved wall entirely;
- a wingnut tightens the top level at a given position within the slider and relative to the bottom level.
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