US1787313A

US1787313A - Hinge-seat gauge

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Publication number: US1787313A
Application number: US404715A
Authority: US
Inventors: John R Houts
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-11-04
Filing date: 1929-11-04
Publication date: 1930-12-30
Anticipated expiration: 1947-12-30

Description

Dec. 30, 1930. J. R. HouTs HINGE SEAT GAUGE Filed Nov. 4, 192s I l Patierltedk Dec. 30,193() Y TES ' A Jenna. Hoursor MCLEAN, Vineinra lantern-snllj'i1 leenen Q 'Apn'cation flied. November vL1,Y 1929s serial 110,404,715.

1V -Thisinvention relates to gauges and more `particularly to a gauge'vfor use by carpenters when applying hinges to `a door. When a 'swinging door is being hung., it is important` vthat the hinges fbe properly applied to the otherwiser the {doorj will not swing properly upon-its hinges 'andwill not fit tightly into place ywhen shut.l 1 y' l Therefore, one object ofthe invention is to' providea gauge by means of which thevdoor Jarnbfand-edge'face of a" door may be aceuratelymarked so.k thatseats to receive the leaves of the hinges may-be cut inthe vdoor and door jamb and lnot zonly so located thatl the lhinges will beproperly appliedbutiof s 'ucha depth that when'the hinges are set in i place and secured they will Ibe flush with the faces ofthe door jamband door. Another object vof the invention is to providey adevice of this character which is of 'a' compact construction and may be very easily carried in apocketand further to allowl the elements constituting the lgauge to be formed of sheet-l` metalwhichI isnot only `lightrink @weight but valso reduces. the: cost of manu- Y fa'oture.-V Y v Another object ofthe invention is to pro- Y vide a gauge which'ln'ay not only'be used Va lock receiving seat in an edge face Vof a-door. l

to mark hinge seats uponfa door anddoor frame'but may also be used in order to mark The invention is illust-rated. in the accompanying draw1ng5where1nl n I Y Figure 1 1s a view in elevation looking at n the-outer'faceV of theA gauge,VK

Fig. 2 is a vievvglookingfat the inner face of the gauge with portions thereof nioved'to f an adjusted position',

Fig. 3 isa transversesectional view ltaken r n on the line 3-3 of Fig;vv l,

',Fig. 4 is a longitudinalr sectional view taken on the line 4 4 offFig. 1',"

',Fig. 5 is al view showing the gauge in endy elevation andv applied toan Vedge face of a door inorder to mark ayhinge seat,=v Fig. 6 isa-similar view showingv the gauge operatively applied to adoorwjamb.

Fig. 7 is a view showingfthe manner of .and A. Y door jamb andfside edge face of the door as using the gauge when marking a door or amb to indicate the depth of a hinge seat;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a i modified form of one of the markingelements7 Fig. 9is a perspective view showing a modii'lied form of another element of the device.

Thisiinproved gauge has its elements pref-v erably formed of sheet steel, althoughV other Y blade 6 which is sh'arpened'falong its free edge, as shown in Fig. 3.y Intermediate its ends the cutter plate is formed with a transr versely extending slot '7 adapted to register with the slot 2 of the'body plate. Since the cutter plate fits snugly between the flanges ofthe body plate', its .movement transversely of the body'plate will ybe guided and the' cut`- ting edge ofthe blade 6 will -at all tiines be retained inl 'a position parallel to the side edges ofthe plate 1. The gauge plate 8 which is also formed of sheet metal andl provided intermediate its endswith a slot 9 adapted to -register with the slot 7 lits 'aga-inst the plate or with its end edges snugly engaging the inner faces of the flanges .5 and this gauge plate has its outer side portion bent downwardly to form a lip or flange 10 which proe.

jects downwardly beyond the blade 6 and is adapted `to bear against a door or door jarnb when the gauge is in use, asshown in Figs.k 5, Gand 7. A slot 11 is formed through the liange 10 intermediate its lengthy and through this slot extends the neck or reduced end portion 12of a second marker plate 13.

Thisfemarker plate 13 extends transversely ofthe gauge plate 8 Yand is formed with a slot 14 which tapers inwardly, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so that when a securing bolt 15 ispassed through the registering slots its head16 will be countersunk in the plate 13.

, A wingedollut 17E is threaded upon the outer surely held iny anV adjusted position butv by loosening the bolttheyv may-be easily Yslid to adjusted positions." 'toothl` 18;fis ,passed` througha small `opening formed in theouter'v yend portion ofthe marker plate 13 `in order to allowjafdepth line to be, niarked"upon'1a While this'toothffits tightlyinto the opening throughwhichit passesit can' be driven out and aneW oney substitutedvvhen necessary.-

lltlwill thus 4be seenthatgthe gauge lis .formed entirely of; sheet metal, sufeh lasv steel, v 'with they exception ofthe'bolt 15,y and spur or, tooth 'theplates .,all fit ;inf oloseaoontaeting engage'- rnentavvitheachother; as shown inFigs. 3

' and 4; a.:s1nall land very Vcompact device will Vas belforniedlwhiohvvill be light inweight and i ,.icfrsueh dimensionsth'atfit can, be very con-V veniently carriedin'ia pocket.

lhen'thisgauge isgin use, ythe nut -17is y leosenedandfthe lplates(slid transversely "ot -eaoh other until- `this lip orlange y1() lits against the side #face 19 'ofY a doorQO and the out'er'sideedge ofthe ybody plate is :evenyvith clooragainst' which Vazhingey isfto be mounted The outterplate 4* is moved transversely until Vthe liilade His disposed: the proper distancet'romtheside face 19 ofthe door to mark the innerfedgeiof afseatandvtheplateV 13 is slid 'outvvard'lyuntil its toothY l8is spacedffrono* thellipzlOfa distance eorrespondingstoffthe v 4G f i f {..itightened andtheplates will,beiirnilyriheld; linfa set?position.` The gaugeean then beV .easily held with@ one hand-and slid Alongitudi-V j nallyuponthefefdge face1f21 of -thedoorsto Y hinge seat or it mayfbeshiftedalong the edge i tace/oi the doorfand'tapped with ahamnierr..y 'Y inorder; to ldri-ve thecutting edge of the blade intozthe doorandnot onlyvform a'i'narlz but( Ialso `out Vinto Vthe Woodasufficientl depth toA allow the :Wood to-be very'easily eut 'r'om'the'- depth. `of Ythe"hingefseat. VArlhe nutis then @mark allinefrepresenting theinner edge oa' doorfwith a Chisel. After thev edgetaoe of e ofthi's' gauge a seat of the proper "length and the-door has been markedvto indicate the. length fand Width of the seat, the gauge is; turnedl'to the. position shown in Fig. 'so that the. lip-10 rests upon theedge face of'thevr l doorafnd the tooth 18 oontaetsjvith'the side' face of the door. V .Theigauge is then slid longitudnallyupon the edge 'face ofthedoor and a yline vrWill b efmarked upon the sideface 19A-to'in'dieate'the depthtofvvhieh the seat isi to 'be' out. It Willthus bev seen that by means Widthvi and lalso of the proper Adepth may be accurately mankedand out. Attertheihinges v plates firmly: against -each other tand prevents f eaoh"other. Therefore', the plates lmay bese-v 18 and',E therefore, gcairbevery` cheaply i pro-Vv iiirduoediltvvill be'Y furthernoted that since,V

--have be-en'a'ppli'ed to the door, is fitted into the doorway Yand theldoor' jamb markedto A moved and the gauge' Vappledto theffdoor y'indicate Where the seatsare tof be out to re-v eeive the v`leaves -of-the vhinges which arersecured tothe door j amb. v Vrlhe door is then re jamb,ias showninlig, '6, .v vithtlie louter side y edge ofthe bodyplate ittingagainst the bead 22 Voi? the door j'amb. Therefore, the blade 6 l will be spaced'iiroin the bead Q2 a distance" -corresponding/to:the distancel between they side face 2 3 of the door and thevinner side proper distancefiom tlfieface,of'thadoory :ljainbagainstWhiehtheflangel fitsQvjQfielfter; f this operation: hasfbeen feo'mpleted thfel gauge is: turned tol: thei4 positionshewn in Fig; 7 and a depthfline marked upon the'tacegoffthe;

j amb'. Thererore, the seatit'orbe'A eutfjinf the 1 'hinge leato be received tliereinfwill -t-.properly `when lapplied. and secured-"by screws. Therefore, bot-liqthe door andtheL-door j amb may be f aceuratly markedgto reeei ve Y the e hinges and wheny the hinges areapplied they Will 'fit properlyl and allow the door@ to easiiy f Y l s vvingto Lan openedfor lclosed position?and"V theother side edgeot the edge'aoe-Qlaof t he V door jamb will be acCuratelyfinafrked-and the Y r theloek'and about the outerfendof the -poelet 'isfformed-av seat, sothat-thetace plate ot the -loekwill be eountersunk andjushfwith the edge' face -.of-:the door. f Bye-properly V'setting v the plates ot the gauge the4 flange .10V may L sbear against fazside-face ,owthe'doory and either the bla'de'A 6 orit-he lspur .IS-may "bearl against. jthe edge tace of the doorand by movement @ofthe gauge longitudinally? of the edge face ofthe doorinarlisy mayf-b'e' .formeel upon the Y 4 edge :face parallelto itssde edges and-there` by A,fallowk the/*seat for fthe face pla-te oiithe trated modified forln'szof'the'marker plates. ReerringitOEFig. Sgaitvvillfbeseen that-the plate 13 instead of having. its neck 12 formed" Withan;openngto-freeeive aspur it maygbe providedfvvith a tapered end bent downwardly to form a tooth 26 vvhiel'isis sharpened at itsfree end, vas .shovvnn at 27 .ffIn' Figl'l), the plate 7 is provided vvithve'nd'flanges 28 Which are of thev same depth as its side rflange-6 and these flanges a'regsharpened lsothatjthey serve as Cuttingvblades. When'th'isform'of marker is u's'ed,the` en'dfianges or blades serve tornark'the ends of .the hingeseat as the Adeizon vice is tapped yinporfder to mark theinnerv-side edge thereofv andit Will not benecessaryto use a square-and Vmar-kitsendv edges I byna separateoperatlon.' l

Having thus described *y the invention, lkk

-1 Y claim: y v v Y `1. A ymarker comprising a substantially l v ing. against the l le y against said Vjecting beyond the flanges, ting against' said `marker rectangular bodytplate having flangesat its endsand a transversely extending slot infterrnedi'ate its ends,V a marker'plate fitting against ksaid body platey between ythe iianges thereof and having flanges at Vits ends bear- V angesof the body plate and alongone side provided with a blade proa gauge plate vfit- `plate between the fianges thereofand havingv a lip along one side formed Vwith an opening intermediate its' length, a second marker plate tting gauge' `plate and .extending transversely thereof with one end project- I carried by a gauge ing through the opening of said lip, a tooth marker plate, the gauge plate and marker plates being formed with slots disposed to registerwith the slot of said body y i f plate, and a securing bolt passed through the registering slots whereby the platesvniay be 'busted relative yto each other and secured in a set position.

k2. A marker comprising a substantially rectangularbody plate, iiangesat the ends e of said body,

said body between said flanges andv having aV marker plate `fitting against flanges at its ends and a blade along one side, plate fitting against said marker plate between the flanges thereof and 'having a flange along one side formed with' a :ffslot, al second v said gauge plateiand having a portion proof said plates being .tering and extending transversely of the ianges at its ends .marker platek fitting against jecting through the slot in the fiange of the' gauge plate,l a tooth carried by the projecting portion of the second marker plate, all formed with slots regisbody plate,

anda rbelt passed through the registering slots to e slidably connect' the v plates and when tightened serving to secure the plates in adjusted positions.

A rmarker comprising a substantially rectangular body plate,flanges at the ends of said body, a markerv plate fitting against said body between said anges and having and a blade along one side, a gauge plate fitting Vagainst said marker plate between the flanges thereof and having a flange alongk one side formed with ya slot, a second marker plate fitting against said gauge plate and having va portion projecting through the'slot in the flange of the gauge plate, a tooth carried by the projecting portion of the second marker plate, and

means toy slidably connect the plates and releasably secure the saine in adjusted positions.

'A Y ln testimony-whereof I affix my signature.

e JOHN R. Hours.

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