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Description

v. VILLENEUVE.

GAGE. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.15.|9'17.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

U.U/LLEN:L7UE By W 'vALmonnyILL'nnEuvE, or mum s'r. PATRICK, ONTARIO, CANADA.

GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed January 15, 1917. Serial No. 142,504.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALMORE VILLENEUVE, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and resident of Mount S Patrick, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Gage's, of which the followin is a full description; I j This invention relates to improvements in gages particularly adapted for use on base and clap boards, and the objects of the invention are to permit of the base board being effectively marked in a single operation so facilitating in'cutting the same to the desired fullness toeffect a tight joint, to render the gage adjustable, to simplify the construction, and reduce the number of working parts and generally to adapt the gage to better perform'the functions required of it.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially of the im proved construction particularly described and set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved gage.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the improved a g Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the movable member of the gage.

Fig. 5 is a si e elevation of the gage utilized for markin a base board with a narrow or beaded e ge.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the gage utilized to mark a feather edge clap board.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the gage utilized to mark a tongue and groove clap board.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the head of the movable member showing the T-shaped slot therein.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the improved gage comprising a fixed member 10 carrying on the upper end thereof a rigidly mounted casing 11 which is preferably made hollow and provided on the top with a slot 13 and on the front with a threaded orifice 14:, the object of which will be made clear hereafter.

Cooperating with the fixed member 10 is a movable member 15 provided at the top with an enlarged hollow head 16 carrying 011 its upper end a stud 17 making sliding engagement with the slot 13 and provided with a lock nut 18 designed to secure the head 16 in close engagement with the upper end of the casing 11.

It is desirable that the adjustment of the member 15 to and from the fixed member 10 should be easily regulated, and to this end I provide a spindle 19 carrying a collar 20 in the inner end adapted to engage with the transverse arm of the T-shaped slot 21 1n the head 16 of the movable member, the said spindle making threaded engagement with the orifice 14L and being provided on the outer end with an enlarged head 14 designed to facilitate in manually adjusting the same.

The spindle 19 is further provided inter mediate of its length with a lock nut 22 to engage with the outer face of the casing 11 and rigidly secure the spindle in position when adjusted. The movable member 15 is also provided with a vertically disposed slot 23 therethrough with which the wedges 241 and 25 slidably engage, said wedges being held in an operative position by the nuts 26 and 27.

The gage is adapted to be gripped by a handle 28 formed integral with the movable member 15, which it will be understood is broader than the fixed member 10, so that in marking a clap or base board the necessary fullness is given to insure a tight joint, and to permit of quick adjustment of the movable member 15, the lateral face of the casing 11 is graduated as shown at 29 to {)egister with the edge of the movable mem- The assembly of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description.

In using the gage it will be understood that the wedge 2 1 is used for baseboards with a thin or beaded edge, or a tongue and groove clapboard, and the wedge 25 is used for feather edge or tapered clapboards alone. The wedge is then located in the desired position whereupon the lock nut 18 on the stud 17 and the lock nut 22 on the spindle 19 are loosened and rotary motion is manually transmitted to the spindle 19 thereby moving the member 15 to or from the fixed member 10 until the space between the said members is equal to the thickness of the base board. The gage is then strad died over the board with the fixed member 10 engaging the back and it will be understood that since the movable member 15 is slightly wider than the fixed member 10 the base board is marked with the desired amount of fullness to render, the joint tight.

From this description it will be seen that I have invented a gage which can be advantageously used by carpenters resulting in a considerable saving of time and labor, and which can be adjusted to suit any thickness of base or clap board.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my inven tion within the scope of the claims con structed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all mat ter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A gage of the class described c0mprising a fixed member, provided with a hollow casing rigidly mounted in the top thereof, a movable member provided with an enlarged head slidably engaging the hollow casing, means for actuating the movable Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

member, and adjustable wedge means operatively connected to the movable member.

2. A gage of the class described comprising a fixed member provided with a hollow casing rigidly mounted in the top thereof having a slot therethrough, a movable member, a stud on the movable member slidably engaging with the slot, a threaded spindle operatively connected at one end to the movable member and making threaded engagement with the casing, and adjustable wedge means operatively connected to the movable member.

3. A gage of the class described comprising a fixed member, a movable member slidably engaging with the fixed member and provided with a vertical slot therein, wedge means slidably engaging the slot in the movable member, means for securing the wedge means in adjusted position, and means for moving the movable member to and from the fixed member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

VALMORE VILLENEUVE. f Witnesses:

JOHN OBRIEN, THOMAS J. KILEY.

Washington, D. C."

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