GB2450485A - Device for measuring spacing of roofing timbers/ rafters - Google Patents

Device for measuring spacing of roofing timbers/ rafters Download PDF

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GB2450485A
GB2450485A GB0712231A GB0712231A GB2450485A GB 2450485 A GB2450485 A GB 2450485A GB 0712231 A GB0712231 A GB 0712231A GB 0712231 A GB0712231 A GB 0712231A GB 2450485 A GB2450485 A GB 2450485A
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rafters
roofing
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Owen Cooper
Julian Harley
Nicolas Oakey
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G21/00—Preparing, conveying, or working-up building materials or building elements in situ; Other devices or measures for constructional work
    • E04G21/14—Conveying or assembling building elements
    • E04G21/16—Tools or apparatus
    • E04G21/18—Adjusting tools; Templates
    • E04G21/1891—Cut-marking templates for rafters; Templates used for assembling building frameworks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L7/00—Straightedges
    • B43L7/02—T-squares and other similar squares
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43L—ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43L7/00—Straightedges
    • B43L7/10—Plural straightedges relatively movable
    • B43L7/14—Square and sliding straight edges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
    • G01B3/02—Rulers with scales or marks for direct reading
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
    • G01B3/02—Rulers with scales or marks for direct reading
    • G01B3/04—Rulers with scales or marks for direct reading rigid
    • G01B3/08—Rulers with scales or marks for direct reading rigid extensible
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B3/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
    • G01B3/20—Slide gauges
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B5/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
    • G01B5/02—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring length, width or thickness

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • A Measuring Device Byusing Mechanical Method (AREA)
  • Tape Measures (AREA)
  • Length-Measuring Instruments Using Mechanical Means (AREA)

Abstract

A measuring device to enable spacing of roofing timbers comprising a T-shape part, and a a sliding rail part secured via locking nut or handle. The T-shape part carries an L section fitted at 90 degrees, as does the sliding rail part.

Description

Measuring Device The invention relates to a measuring device to enable
quick and easy spacings of roofing timbers or other related measuring/spacing applications.
Spacings are usually obtained by means of a simple tape measure but problems arise when the tradesperson needs to nail or fix portions of materials i.e. roof battens and hold the measure, hammer or nail gun and roofing fixing battens while actually fixing.
Well known to be the cause of frustrations with traditional tape measures is that when said measure is placed down the locking latch comes loose and the tape recoils rapidly causing the tape measure to roll away, or the tradesperson attempts to perform three functions using two hands. Therefore, the object of the invention is to overcome these problems by means of an easily locked length device, which leaves a free hand to do the fixing.
Accordingly the device comprises of a T' shape, with an upside down L' section, which is fitted at 900 across the top of the T.' This L' section provides the first positive anchorage point, which the tradesperson may hold against the piece to be fixed. The leg of the T' is slotted to enable another piece of folded or shaped piece at 90 , to slide up or down the leg and be locked into place at the required spacing.
The device may be made of any suitably rigid material with measurement graduations marked on the leg to facilitate quick and easy measurement spacing.

Claims (2)

  1. Claims 1. A measuring device comprising of a sliding rail section with
    a locking nut or handle, which will allow different length measurements.
  2. 2. The device will enable the trade person to rapidly measure spacings prior to fixing.
GB0712231A 2007-06-25 2007-06-25 Device for measuring spacing of roofing timbers/ rafters Withdrawn GB2450485A (en)

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2472145A (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-26 Martin Patrick Mcgivern A jig for locating a pair of elongated members spaced apart relative to each other
WO2015055872A1 (en) * 2013-10-16 2015-04-23 Kepa Xabier Gondra Goirigolzarri Adjustable gauge
FR3106322A1 (en) * 2020-01-21 2021-07-23 Alstom Transport Technologies Measuring tool suitable for measuring a gap between an edge of a platform and a threshold of a rail vehicle, associated measuring device and measuring method

Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1298995A (en) * 1918-12-30 1919-04-01 Jacob Michalovitz Glazier's t-square gage.
GB2236596A (en) * 1988-12-13 1991-04-10 Richard Begemann Measuring instrument
GB2360359A (en) * 2000-03-07 2001-09-19 Alan Roy Lendon Measuring, cutting and marking gauge
US6293028B1 (en) * 1998-12-07 2001-09-25 Lance Sylvia Construction tool and method of use
US6393715B1 (en) * 2000-01-07 2002-05-28 Emil Ihle Log length measuring device
US6694633B1 (en) * 2002-08-16 2004-02-24 Shelby M. Nyquist Common rafter and hip layout tool
US7269909B1 (en) * 2006-03-21 2007-09-18 James D Barbieri Rafter layout tool

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1298995A (en) * 1918-12-30 1919-04-01 Jacob Michalovitz Glazier's t-square gage.
GB2236596A (en) * 1988-12-13 1991-04-10 Richard Begemann Measuring instrument
US6293028B1 (en) * 1998-12-07 2001-09-25 Lance Sylvia Construction tool and method of use
US6393715B1 (en) * 2000-01-07 2002-05-28 Emil Ihle Log length measuring device
GB2360359A (en) * 2000-03-07 2001-09-19 Alan Roy Lendon Measuring, cutting and marking gauge
US6694633B1 (en) * 2002-08-16 2004-02-24 Shelby M. Nyquist Common rafter and hip layout tool
US7269909B1 (en) * 2006-03-21 2007-09-18 James D Barbieri Rafter layout tool

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2472145A (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-26 Martin Patrick Mcgivern A jig for locating a pair of elongated members spaced apart relative to each other
WO2015055872A1 (en) * 2013-10-16 2015-04-23 Kepa Xabier Gondra Goirigolzarri Adjustable gauge
FR3106322A1 (en) * 2020-01-21 2021-07-23 Alstom Transport Technologies Measuring tool suitable for measuring a gap between an edge of a platform and a threshold of a rail vehicle, associated measuring device and measuring method
EP3855110A1 (en) * 2020-01-21 2021-07-28 ALSTOM Transport Technologies Measuring tool suitable for measuring a gap between an edge of a platform and a threshold of a railway vehicle, and associated measuring device and measurement method

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