GB2323818A - An artist's scale measuring aid - Google Patents

Abstract

The aid includes an elongate body 6 with sliding gauges 7,8 for measuring the dimensions of a distant object when held at arm's length. A reference point on the object is provided by cross-threads 12 in viewing aperture 10 of circular framework 23 which is removably-mounted by means of pin 15 in the end of body 6.

Description

BRIEF THIS INVENTION RELATES TO AN ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE.

THE GUAGE IS DESIGNED TO BE USED BY BOTH PROFFETIONAL TUTOR'S AS A TEACHING AID, AND EXPERIENCED OR INEXPERIENCED ARTISTS, AS A.

MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE.

THE ARTIST'S MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE HAS IN TOTAL, SIX DIFFERENT MEASURING. FUNCTIONS, AND FOUR NON MEASURING. FUNCTIONS.

A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF POTENTLALLY CAPABLE ARTISTS. FAIL TO PRODUCE A REQUIRED STANDARD OF DRAWING LARGELY BECAUSE THEY DONT MEASURE ACCURATELY, OR THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO MEASURE ACCURATELY, OR THEY FAIL TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE IN MEASURING ACCURATELY.

THE ARTISTS MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE IS. DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE ALL OF THE ABOVE SITUATIONS BY. EFFECTIVELY COMBIENING. TOTORIAL DEMONSTRATION. WITH STUDENT. USE.

A SPECIFIC EMBODYMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING. DRAWINGS IN WHICH: FIG. 6 SHOWS IN PERSPECTIVE THE ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE BODY WITH THE WHEEL MOUNTED ON TOP.

FIG. 1 ILLUSTRATES THE BACK VIEW OF THE REFERENCE GUAGE WITHOUT THE WHEEL FIG. 2 ILLUSTRATES ONE FACE OF THE WHEEL DISMOUNTED FROM THE REFERENCE GUAGE MAIN BODY WITHOUT THREAD.

ATTACHED.

FIG. 3 ILLUSTRATES THE OTHER FACE OF THE WHEEL DISMOUNTED WITH THREAD ATTACHED.

FIG. 4 SHOWS THE FRONT BOTTOM COMPARTMENT OF THE ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE AND ILLUSTRATES THE RETRACTABLE BLADE AND MOVING. PARTS FIG. 7 SHOWS THE CENTRAL AND TOP COMPARTMENTS O THE ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE THE CENTRAL CLIP AND TOP LOCATION POINT FOR THE REFERENCE WHEEL PIN, IN THE FORM OF A SHARPENER.

FIG. 5 ILLUSTRATES THE FORM OF THE WHEEL'S LOCATING PIN ACCORDING. TO THIS INVENTION THERE IS PROVIDED AN ARTISTS MEASURING.

REFERENCE GUAGE COMPRISING OF, A LONG FLAT BODY WITH EDGES [FORMED TO HOUSE FOUR SLIDING. GUAGES. THE EDGES] WILL CREATE A BOX CASING TO PROVIDE THREE SEPARATE TOOL COMPARTMENTS. [THE BOTTOM COMPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR A RETRACTABLE MODELING.

KNIFE BLADE TO BE USED AND CHANGED.] THE MIDDLE COMPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THE MEANS TO HOLD. A PAINTBRUSH OR PENCIL THE TOP COMPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THE MEANS TO HOUSE A SHARPENER, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE MEANS, TO LOCATE A DEMOUNTABLE COMBINATION MEASURING. GUAGE, IN THE FORM OF A WHEEL.

THE WHEEL CAN BE MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE REFERENCE GUAGE BODY, AND HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE BY MEANS OF A PIN WHICH IS PART OF THE WHEEL ONE FACE OF THE WHEEL WILL BE MARKED OFF IN COLOURED SECTIONS, OF PRIMARY. AND. MIXED. PRIMARY, COLOUR'S THE OTHER FACE OF THE WHEEL WILL BE MARKED OFF IN DEGREES. AROUND THE CIRCUMFERECE OF THE WHEEL. THERE WILL BE FOUR GUIDE'S IN THE FORM. OF NICKS. OR VEE'S.

A SQUARE HOLE IS PROVIDED IN THE WHEEL'S CENTER. THE NICKS ON THE WHEEL WILL PROVIDE VALLEYS FOR A THREAD. TO BE WOUND ROUND SO CREATING A CROSS AT THE CENTER OF THE SQUARE HOLE.

THE BACK OF THE REFERENCE GUAGE WILL APPEAR FLAT AND WILL BE MARKED OFF IN MILLIMETERS ALONG ITS LENGTH AND COLOURED AT CENTIMETER INTERVALLS WITH PRIMARY AND MIXED PRIMARY COLOUR'S.

REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS.

THE ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE COMPRISES OF A MAIN FLAT BODY 6, WITH FORMED EDGES 20, (NOT DETAILED) TO HOUSE. SLIDING. GUAGES 7 + 8. A LOCATION HOLE, (NOT SHOWN) ON TOP OF THE MAIN BODY. 6.

A COMBINATION ARTISTS MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE IN THE SHAPE OF A WHEEL 23, IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE MAIN BODY. 6 BY MEANS OF A PIN 15.

SQURE HOLE IS PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE OF THE WHEEL 23, INDENTATIONS 11 ARE PROVIDED AROUND THE WHEEL 23 TO LOCATE THREAD 12.

I WILL NOW EXPLAIN THE USE OF THE ARTIST'S MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE AS EXECUTED BY THE ARTIST DURING. A LTFE DRWING. EXERCIZE.

FIRSTLY THE ARTIST WILL WANT TO POSITION THE FIGURE ON TO THE PREPARED. PAPER. THE SQUARE HOLE 10 IN THE WHEEL 23 (REPRESENTS THE ARTISTS PAPER) SHOWN IN FIG 2.

WITH THE WHEEL 23 MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE GUAGE'S MAIN BODY. 6 AND WITH THE THREAD 12 IN PLACE SHOWN IN FIG. 6, THE MAIN BODY, 6 IS HELD AT ARMS LEANGTH AWAY. FROM THE ARTISTS EYE, AS THE ARTISTS LOOKS THROUGH THE SQUARE HOLD AT THE LIFE FIGURE THE ARTIST CAN ADJUST THE VIEW SEEN THROUGH. THE HOLE. 10 BY BRINGING. THE MAIN BODY. 6 CLOSER.

(BACK) TOWARDS. THE EYE, THE ARTIST CAN THEN TRANSPOSE WHAT IS SEEN ON TO PREPARED PAPER.

THE THREAD 12. WILL BE SEEN TO CROSS AT THE SENTRE OF HOLE 10 SHOWN ON FIG. 6 ENABLEING THE ARTIST. TO REPOSITION THE HOLE. 10 EXACTLY. AS.

BEFORE. THE ARTIST CAN NOW MAKE A CROSS REFERENCE MARK ON THE PREPARED PAPER, GIVING THE ARTIST A CONSTANT. REFERENCE POINT FROM WICH ALL FOLLOWING MEASURMENTS. CAN BE MADE AND. CHECKED.

THE ARTIST CAN NOW MEASURE ANY PART OF THE FIGURE, BY HOLDING THE MAIN BODY OF THE ARTIST'S MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE 6 AT ARM'S LEANGTH AWAY FROM THE EYE AND VIEWING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO SLIDING. GUAGES. 7, THE ARTIST CAN ADJUST THE SLIDING GUAGES WITH HIS OR HER THUMB. IN THE DIRECTION'S OF THE ARROW 9 SHOWN ON FIG. 1.

THIS GIVES THE ACTUAL FIGURE SIZE SEEN. AT A DISTANCE.

THIS MEASUREMENT IS NOW SCALED ON TO PREPARED PAPER. USING. SLIDING.

GUAGES 8 SHOWN ON FIG. 1 THE WHOLE FIGURE CAN BE. MEASURED AND SCALED IN THIS WAY.

MEASUREMENTS CAN BE RECORDED BY USING THE MILLIMETER MARKINGS 16 SHOWN ON FIG. 1 AND CROSS REFERENCED. ANGLES CAN BE FOUND AND CHECKED ON THE FIGURE BY USING. THE DEGREES MARKING 14 ON THE WHEEL 23 SHOWN ON FIG. 3.

WHEN USING PAINTS AND COLOUR'S A. REFERENCE IS SUPPLIED IN TWELVE COLOURED SECTIONS. 13 INGRAINED AROUND THE WHEEL IN PRIMARY AND MIXED. PRIMARY. COLOURS FIG. 2 (COLOURS NOT SHOWN) THE BACK OF THE GUAGE IS MARKED OFF IN CENTIMETERS 24 SHOWN ON FIG 1 AND IS COLOURED IN PRIMARY AND MIXED. PRIMARY COLOURS ALONG THE GUAGE'S LEANGTH AT CENTIMETER INTERVALLS (COLOURS NOT SHOWN)

Claims (7)

1. CLAIMS AN ARTIST'S MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE COMPRISING OF. A FLAT BODY WITH EDGES FORMED. TO SUPPLY MEANS FOR GUAGES TO SLIDE UP + DOWN THE BODY'S LEANGTH.

   A SOCKET PROVIDED ON TOP OF THE BODY TO LOCATE THE ARTIST'S MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE'S WHEEL A FLAT WHEEL WITH A SQUARE HOLE AT THE WHEEL'S CENTRE, NOTCHES AROUND THE WHEEL'S CIRCUMFERENCE PROVIDING. FOR THREAD. FIXING.
2. 2 AN ARTISTS MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE AS CLAIMED. IN CLAIM 1 WHEREIN GUIDE MEANS ARE PROVIDED ON THE BODY'S EDGE'S CO, OPERABLE WITH GUAGES TO CONTROL SLIDING. MOVEMENT OF THE GUAGES ON THE BODY.
3. 3 AN ARTIST'S MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 ON CLAIM 2 WHEREIN GUAGES ARE PROVIDED. CO, OPERABLE WITH THE GUIDE MEANS.
4. 4 AN ARTISTS MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 1 WHEREIN A SOCKED IS SUPPLIED ON TOP OF THE BODY TO LOCATE A PIN ON MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE WHEEL.
5. 5 AN ARTIST'S MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE AS CLAIMED. IN CLAIM 1 OR CLAIM 4 WHEREIN A PIN IS PROVIDED ON THE ARTIST'S MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE WHEEL FOR LOCATING INTO SOCKET.
6. 6 AN ARTIST MEASURING REFERENCE GUAGE AS CLAIMED IN CLAIM 14 OR

   5 WHEREIN AN ARTIST'S MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE WHEEL IS PROVIDED WITH NOTCHED CIRCUMFERENCE AND SQUARE CENTRAL HOLE.
7. 7 AN ARTISTS MEASURING. REFERENCE GUAGE AS DESCRIBED HEREIN WITH REFERENCE TO FIGURES 1-7 OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.