US834872A - Try-square. - Google Patents

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VINO. 834,872.

' PATENTEDOGT. 30,1906. J. OOLLIE & C. BBAUGHENB. I

* TRY-SQUARE. Arrmomron num :un: 2e.- nos'.

UNITED 4 STATES PATENT OFFICE;

y JAMES COLLIE AND CHARLES v BEAUoHllnI-E, oF L AEE nrivpEN, MICHIGAN.

V' 'TRY-SQUARE.

CHARLEs -BEAUOHENE, citizensof the ','To 'all whom it mag/ concerne l Specication of Patent.v

Patented Oct 30, 1906.

Application tiled June 26,1906.v Serial-Io. 323,489.

`Be itknown vthat we, JAM'Es COLLIE and nited States, and residents of Lake Linden, in the county of Houghton and State of Michi an, have invented a'rnew' and Improved ry- Square,'o f which the following is a full, clear,

ca enters in laying out'wor j IThis invention'relates to A further object offthe invention is to construct the square so as to enable a timber to be marked for a square or plumb cut and also y for a beveled cut.

device .enables two faces In all cases the of thework to b e marked.

The invention .consists constructionI and combination of parts to. bernore fullyl 'described hereinafter and iparticularly set forth in the claims.

Reference 1s tobe had tothe accompanying drawings, formin fa part'l of this specification, -in which sirn'l ar characters 'of vrefer- 4 Figur-e' 1 is a perspective of 'the device.f Fig. 2 is an` edge view or elevation. .31s a' sldeview or lan,'certain parts )being y Referring more particularl tothe parts', 1

'tends vlongitu is o substantially' che. samethicknessfas the Ablade .2 fand arranged 5in, `alinermmt with 'the fblade, so its fade are flush therewith'. r Theou'r. @ofthe ence indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.. y

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broken away; and 4 isa sidelview of an auxiliary marking-b ade which .constitutes a. featureof theinvention. i

represents the stock ofthe evice, near one end of whichcthereis attached a blade 2., `which projects atrighta'ngles to the stock in theusual manner;- On its inner edge face or-edge 8 the stock 1 is provided in a lcentral plane with a- 'rojectin tongue 4, which ex' inall ,lo vthe stock,.;L as shown.

of the stock 1, vas 1n 'cated .We provide a marking-blade '6, ftheforxn blade has a `substaliti'allv rectangular' ofwhich isl very clined marking '.edg ge' this mar -bladeisprovided withadeep notch .an in-v resp'ondinr kedge 5 ofie blade-2'. In this way um marking-blade 6 may be attached to the trysquare in' the relation shown inFig. 1 -that is, in a. lane at right angles to the plane of blade 2 in such a position that when the -markng-blade 6 is in position its outer edf'e Willlie a ainst the face 3v or inner edge'of the stock. means of suitable fastening devices, suc -as the screws 12, the blade 6 is tached in this manner, the angle or point 13,

, at which the inclined edge 9 aforesaid meets the upper edge 14 of the marking-blade, hes vl at the uplper edige 5 of the blade 2; On the faces of t e bla e 2 adjacent to the markingblade 6 we providel graduated arcs or prosubstantially at the point 13 aforesaid.

In usingthe device Where 1't 41s deslredto perpendicular to each other the timber is a p led in the angle formed between the 14 of the' mar ing-blade Will then `constitute guides for a pencil for marking the '.timber,

at 'right anglesto the edge of the timber, so that the lwork .will be accuratel laid o if. Where the timber'is to be marked or a fortyfive-degree beveled cut', the timberis applied in the angle between the blade 2' and t efor' e upper ed e ofthe blade 2 w11 then 'constitute a mar for the ri ht-angle `cut -on one face, lv v'hilethe inclin ed e 9 .will constitute a marking edge for the evas this is the angle mostl freiuently used. 'The proecting tongue linuch acilitates lthe mampu ation of the try-square in operation, as it supports the stockl and -enablesthe 'square tolie fiat upon the workwhen the tion.A It also operates as -a guide under all of fhe s u'are; 'm icated Eig. 3", the 'mark'in blade edge 3"of the stock, so that the outer'face of the marking-blade lies iiuh withxthe edge o f 'the face 3, as will be readily understood.-

the bla e A2. The notch 11 is formed in the.

securely attached to the stock. When 'atwa ly- 4roiecting in- 8, of the. markin bla'ldla. 'Fh

-eled cut. We prefer .to give this beveled or inclined edge 9 an angle of forty-five degrees,

6 is set in a recess or notch 17 forme 1n the I or slot 10, vwhich'is adapted to seat 1n a cor,

notch -11, formed in the outer tractors 15, '.the centers of which are located mark a timber for a square cut on two faces v' b ade 2 and thej'butt 7 ofthe markin -bladeL .1 The upper ed e of the blade 2 and t e edge` and evidently the lines drawn will be truly.

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try-'square isbe'ing used in a horizontal po'siircumstances and insures accuracy in the use www` e rotiectors 15 are used in laying 0E nieuwe engles orbeveis. l e

Heving thus described our invention, We Gleim es new and desire to secure by Letters Petent- L i try-square having a,-.stoek, a( blede disposed substantially at right en les therete, end a, marking-Mede die os eubstamtie. et ri ht ang es to seid st'blede,sa ,id man' g ede having al body projecting in one direetien from seid Erst blade' sendpmsenting e, mewking edge et riht angles to the iene ef seid iii-rst blade, sei marking-Mede iiuther havinge iin vrojeetngin the opposite direetion from seid rst blade end presenting en inelined mmking edge extending from a,

peint en the edge ei seid first blade.

2. A try-Square consisting of a stock heving e mem blade disposed substantially et ,theretiormv seid mar vsecond marking edge 0 right angles thereto, e marking-blade diszo Eosed in. e plane et right angles te seid min lede and extendln in o poste directions un -bgede resenting a. merking edge lying su stentiay 1 et right angles to the plane of seid malin binde, end a. a 5

n the op osite side of seid meim ble. e meeting seid t merking edge at the edge of said' mein blede and extending in en inel'med dixeetion.

In testimony whereof We have signed our 3o nemes to this speeioetion inthe presence of two snbeeijibing Witnesees.

JAL/ms eenen; @Mmes BEAUCHENE.

Witnesses D. LEVEQUE, A. MoKENoLL.

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