Calibrated bevel square with integrated electronic level and plumb

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5452522
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08289726

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A framing layout tool includes two squares each with two legs or blades 90.degree. apart. The squares are pivotally attached at their vertices by a pivot pin including a knurled locking nut. One of the squares includes a longitudinally aligned electronic plumb and level indicator on one of the legs. The other leg of that square includes indicia on a leg reference edge for indicating rise-over-run integers representative of the angular separation of that other leg and a leg of the other square. Indicia indicating the actual angle between such legs is also contained on an opposite reference edge of that other leg. The layout tool has particular utility for accurately marking the location of a plumb cut, seat cuts and a ridge cut in roof rafters where the blade of the second square is placed on an inclined rafter and oriented with the electronic level in a vertical plumb position. When a visual and auditory indication of exact plumb is obtained the clamping nut is locked. Using the locked device, the angle of inclination can be read and locked unit used to scribe cutting lines on a rafter to have the same inclination as the first measured rafter.

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ZIRCON CORPORATION1580 DELL AVENUE CAMPBELL CA 95008

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grundstrom, Douglas R San Jose, CA 8 196
Kook, Donald D Los Gatos, CA 3 130
Schultheis, Gary R Los Gatos, CA 6 67
Stauss, John R Los Gatos, CA 6 124

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