US1788256A - Gauge pole - Google Patents

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Jan. 6, 1931. R. SHERWIN 1,788,256

GAUGE POLE Filed'Feb. 11, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor @czarcz flerwz'h Jan. 6, 1931. R. SHERWIN GAUGE POLE Filed Feb. 11, 1929 EI-ilii-Iii 7 b]; ar

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Inventor Siva/1 1 Attorngy Jan. 6, 1931. R. SHERWIN 1,788,256

GAUGE POLE Filed Feb. 11, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I n wen mr Atto rmgy GAUGE rem;

" Applicationfiled'February ll, 1929. Serial No. 339,160. 1

- 'lhis inventiongrelates to gauge poles for away, showing the construction of thebottom cutting the hingcseats and mortises indoors templet of the device, a 7 and door frames, Anohject of the invention Figure' lis a front elevation, partly broken is to provide a device,oi 'this nature which away illustrating. the top of the device'in 5 will enable one to properly" locatethe hinges accordance with this invention, f

on a door soJtliatth hinges on they door and .v li igure 5is a bottom plan view of a power frame of the samesides will bep'ositioned t0 'd-i'iven router,modifiedtofcooperate with the hang the doorsquare'ly in its frame; gauge pole inaccordance with this invention,

Another object oi the invention is to p1-0 Figure 6 is a side view of Figure 4, I V

V vide a gauge pole of this-nature which is Figure? a iront elevation of tlietemple t adapt-ed to roiit the mortise for a lock on the bars detached from the gauge pole and posidoor and frame so as to facilitate the proper 'tioned, with respect to each other as they are insertion when the door is hung in position. I located on the gauge pole, a o i Another object of the invention isto proigurc 8 is a sectional view ,th-roughthe "5 vide a pole which is extensible to nieetthe re templet bars illustrating the position ofthe quirements of any sized door with respect to routing tool on the templet bars and furthcr-f the length and thicknessfthereof and to promoreillustrating in dotted lines the edgeflof .:vi de for demounting section of'the gauge the dooiybeing cut out toreceive the hinge;

' pole so that'the same may beadapted to locate Figure .9 is asecti'ontaken" on, line 99 of the hinges ,on smaller closures, su'ch'a s tran- Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the,

soms swinging Windows or the like; arrows, v 7

Other objects o'fi the invent-ion of a gauge ll igure 10 is a detail sectional view of the pole of this nature which is very simple inits 1 support member with the'device. construction :i11'dassenj1bly;is easy to manipu flhisinvention is an improvement on my late, eliicient tel its intended pi pose, strong jcgrauge pole 1or-hinging doors U. SJLetters and durable, thoroughly reliahle'for its in- Patent #l,612,068, patented December 28, tended use, and1:011nga1atively inexpensive to 1926. manufacture} a 'Reierring'to the drawings in detail, it With the foregoing and other objects in :will be seenthat the body of the gauge is bl I 7 so view, the invention consists of the novel 'conformed of a plurality of templets A, B and 250 structiomcembination and arrangement of C disposed in longitudinally aligned; end parts, as hereinalfterjniore specifically deto end relation. The middle templet Bis scribed andillustrated inthe accompanying detachable fromthe upper templet A and drawings, wherein is shown an emhodiment lower templet-C, so that the gauge may be of the invention,but it is to be understood used in connection with building units of 85 that changes, variations and nodificatitins jless length than doors, may beresorted to which fall within the scope Each templet is formed of a pair of paral- 'ot the claimsliereantofappended. v 7 1e], spaced, right angled bars {L0, ll having In the rlrafivings; wherein like reference the angles confronting each other. The characters denote corresponding parts spa ces between the angle bars define the per-I to throughout the several'views: tion of the, doors to be routed torece ive Figure 1 a perspective View, partly hinges or to he mortised to receive locks. broken away, of a door frame ill ustrating an These angle bars are fixed in parallel relaadaptation therewith of the device in accord- I tintoeach other. ancewithtl'iisinventiom ,Middle templet B has slotted tong ues 17,..1- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a door 18 projecting from its opposite ends that resting on its longitudinal edge and illustratextend into the inner ends of the upper and inga-n adaptation therewith otthe device in lower sleeves 19 and 20. The innerends of accordance with theinvention, these tongues 17 and 18 are disposed across Figure '3 I is a perspective view -.brol;en the eonfronting angles atthe opposite ends 1m of the anglebars 40,41, ot templct B and are secured theretoby screws 43. The upper tcmpletiel has a slitted tongue secured at i the outer end. of upper sleeve 19. Projecting from the upper end of loWer-templet C isa slitted tongue 16 that extends into the outer its inn-er end tothc inner ends of the angle f bars'ct templet A, in the same manner as tongues l7 and This tongue-projects from thelower end of temp'le't A and its outer end extends into end or": lower sleeve 20.' TonguelG anchored to the upper ends of the angle bars otltheir templet C like the-other tongues; Thesetemplets are adjustable with respect to each other by moving theslitted tongues in or out of the sleeves desiredfand locking them in adjusted position with the thumb screws 21 and 22 on the opposite ends of the sleeves. ,When -it is desired to make the gauge shorter, the middle templet B and one sleeve maybe removed entirely fromthe assembly shown in Flgsil and 2 of the drawings.

An adjustable arm 25 extends fromthe upper end of upper templet A and onthe freeend'thereof is anchored a right angled flange 2 3. Slidably seated in a recess on one leg of this flange is a countersunk plate 24 that is flush with the face of that leg of the flange in which it is seated. Then the gauge is used in con unction with door frames H,

arm. Extending through athreaded opening in the lug is an adjustment screw 27.

"thathas a flat rest plate 28 on its lower end adapted to engage the floor when the gauge is used in conjunction with the doorframe; otherwise; this plate rest may be moved inwardly against the lug whenth'egauge is V used on adoor.

Spaced frointhe adjusting'fs'crew is bolt 31 that is slidable in an openingin-tlie lug 26. One end of a bowed plate-spring 30 is secured to the lug 26 and the other end en gages the head o'f bolt '31 for normally urging the bolt upwardly. On the outer end of bolt islarflat bar 29 that clamps over the lower corner of a door when the bolt iser- I tended as shown in Fig. 2. l/llhenthegauge ,is not used ona door, the bar will seat in a pocket in the lower face of lug-26 when bolt.

31 is turned in a manner similar to the other clamps to be presently described. The inner ends of arms 25%25" are e l dtothejouter ends of the templet bars 40, ll of templets C and Ain the same mannerthat the tongues are secured thereto.

Adjacent each templet A, B and C, are

gripping members indicated generally at 32,

pled with the templets and are adapted to swing toa posit on at rlght angles to the .bodyof the'gaugeand engage the one side' face of a door H at spaced intervals.

-Slnce each of the "rippingmembers is formed in thesame manner, it is believed that the-following description directed'to one of the p'rlppmgmembers Wlll give a clear understandingiofthe others. Each gripping member'consists of abolt 35 pivoted at one "end to an upstanding lug 36 that threadably engages I with the respective arms and tongues. This lug 36 as shown is detach-ably secured to arms 25. and '25 for the upper. and

lower gripping members, whereas the lug 36 for the middle gripping member is anchored'to slitted tongue 18.

V A substantially L-shape'dfoot38 isslidable uand These ri lin members are cou- D D I Ion theshank of each'bolt;35 and this foot is resiliently held in engagement withthe doorby one end ota coilfsprin'g 39,-circumposed about the shank'of-the bolt, while the other end' of the spring is held by a wing nut 37 threaded on the free end of the bolt. vThe 7 gripping '.members' may be removedby unscrewing the lugs 36.

' The inner faces-"of one angle" bar 40 for:

each templet, are graduated in inches'and fractions of inches as at 42 and the graduationscontinue over the upper edge of the vertical leg of each bar. Adjacent each end, the angle bars on the same side of each templet, support'a pair of clamps 44 formed on the ends of sliding and rotatable bolts similar in all respects to the bolt 31 heretofore de- V "b-d. lug 26 that is ad acent the lower end of the fell 0 These clamps 44, when not in use, are seat-- ed in recesseslh in the outer face of the vertical legs of the angle bars to which they are attached. In extended relation, these clamps hold the body of the gauge flush with the adjacent. one end and a movable abutment plate 47 adjacent the other end. These abut- .mont plates are right angled in cross section ,with the anglesthei'eof oppositely directed.

Moreover. these abutment plates are disposed.

transversely of and rest in confronting angles oftho bars 40 and 4:1. The vertical legs ell-1m abutment plates define the area of the recess tabs routed for thehinges The horizontal legs of the fixed abutmentplates are secured tothe horizontal legs of the side bars of the templets by screws 48. l The horizontal legs ,of the movable abutment plates 47 are secured to the inner ends of slotted plates 49 that slide inthe space between the side angle bars under the respective slitted tongues 15, 16

one face'of the door opposed to the face engaged by thegripping-members. V

Each templet has a fixed abutment plate 16 and 17. The slidingpla tes 4:9 are locked in] any position by means of a thumb screw 50.

To the bottom of the motor-driven router R is secured a plate 51 that is flat. In the center the plate is formed with an opening to permit the routing tool T to extend therethrough and fronrthe central opening the bottom .face of the plate is formed with a groove that extends in opposite directions to the outer ends of the plate.

ations 54 which cooperate with'an arrow 55 formed on the outwardly'disposed leg56 of the guide member in any position with re spect to the groove. The guide member 53 is a fiat bar that depends below the plate 51v and abuts against the vertical leg of the side angle bars 40, ll depending upon which side ofthe plate 51 the guide is disposed.

It will be undors ood that the guide 53 is adapted to be positioned on either side of the routing tool. Thus-it will be seen that the distance from the routing tool to the guide 53 will determine the width of the hinge seat, while the distance between abut-' ment 46, and lTwill determine the length of the hinge seat to 'berouted out ofthe edge of r the'door H. e i

In the application of the invent-ion, the

templets A, B and C are adjusted to approii'imate positions of the hinges on the frame H. Plate 24: is moved into its recess on flange 2-3 and the body off'the gauge is disposed against the side of the frame screw,-

.,. ing down on bolt 27 until plate 28 abuts the floor. Then the bridge pole P is placed across the frame with one end engaged with the otherside of frame H and the other end abutting the body of the gaugeintermediate the ends. This bridge pole is formed ofa pair of rods 59 and 62. The one section 59 is formed with a socket 61 in one end, in which is seated a coil. spring that bears against the inner end of rod 62 that telescopically fits into the socket. 4 end of section 62 and extendsthrough a slot (i l in the wall of socket 61 to limit the movc ment of the rods with respect to. eachother.

Having positioned the gauge on the frame H, movable abutment plate 4.7 on each templet A, B and. C, is adjusted to the length.

oi the, hinge seat to be routed. Next, the guide plate '53 on the router R is set to the width oi the hinge. Then the router is applied to each templelis A, l? and U within thelimits of abutment plates 46, l? and to such a width until the guide plate 53 abuts the upstanding leg of the side angle bar. With the same adjustment, the body oi. the gauge is then transferred to the doorand the hinge seats on the door are cut with one and the same setting, insuring matching of the hinges.

It will be understood that a mortise for a door lock and its keeper may be made by:

A pin 63 is'anchored in the anjappli *ation of the central templet Bin'the thesame manner as described for hinge seats.

i Having thus described myinvention, what.

longitudinally extending spaced angle bars,

tongues secured at their inner ends to the con- :"frontmg ends" of each templet, means for Ad acent thesloton either side are graduadjust/ably connecting the confronting free ends'of the tonguestogether, a pair. of abut,-

nient plates mounted across the angle barson 'each templet, oneof said abutment plates being adjustable-with respect to saidanglo bar's, an adjustable arm secured to the outer end of eachof the outermost templets, means associated with the outer end'o'f each arm for gripping certain corners of a door, and

"grippmg'members and clamps on the opposite side of the templets comprising a plurality of templets; disposed in end to end relation, said templets formed 'of sipaced bars, interconnected means on the con abutment platessupported on said bars for limiting the length of the free space between the bars.

A gauge pole of the character described renting ends of the templets for adjust-. ablyconnecting the 'templets together, ad? justable means on the'outer endsofthe outenv most templets' adaptedfor gripping the. building structure being operated upon, and

com risin a )luralitv-of temolets dis osed P b u i in endto end relation, said templets formed I of spaced'bars, interconnected means on the confronting ends of the templets for adjustably'connecting the templets together, ad ustable means on the outer ends of the outermost templets adapted for gripping the building structure being operated upon, and abutment plates supported on said bars for limiting the length of the free space between thebars, andretractile'clan'lps on one side and 'piyoted grip iing member on the other side of said templets for engaging the opposite faces of a. door. Y

4. A gauge pole otthe character described comprising a plurality of templetsdisposed in end to end relation, said templets formed of spaced bars, interconnected means on the confrontingends of the templets for adj ustably connecting the templets together, adjustable means on the outer ends of the outermost 'templets adapted for gripping the building structure being operated upon, abutment plates supported on said bars for limiting the length of thefree space between the bars,

.retractile clamps on one side and pivoted gripping member on the other side of said temple-ts for engaging the opposite faces of a door, and said bars being angular 1n cross section with the; angles confronting reach othelr' m A gauge pole of the-character described comprising a plurality of templets disposed *justa-ble oppositely directed. 1 v

(5. A gauge pole of'the' character described in end to end relation, said templets formed of spaced bars, interconnected means on the oonfronting'ends ofithetemplets for adjusts ably connecting the templets together, ad' ju'stable means on the outer ends of the outermost teinplets adapted" for gripping the building structure bein' o erated noon 7 abutment plates supported on said bars for limitingthe length-of the free spacebetween the bars, retractile clamps on-one side and pivoted griping member on the othersideof said templetsffor engaging the opposite faces of a door, said barsbeing angular in cross section with the angles 'confronting each other, and said abutment platesbeing angular in; cross section with the'a-ngles thereofeomprising a plurality of templetsdisposed in end to end relation, saidtemplets formed of spaced bars,

building structure being;- operated upon,

' abutment plates supported on -sa'id bars for limiting the length of the-free space between the bars, and'one of said abutment plates .being fixed and the other movable.

7. A gauge pole of the, character described comprising a plurality .of templets disposed in end to end relation, said templets formed of spaced bars,interconneeted means on the CODIEIOlliJlHg endsof the templets for adjustably connecting the templets' together, ad-

7 justable means on the outer ends of theouter- 'injost, templets adapted forgripping the building strueturebeing operated upon,abutr ment plates supported on said bars for limiting the length of the free space between the bars, retraetile clamps on one side, and pivoted gripping members on the other side of said templets for engaging the'opposite faces of a door, and one of said abutment plates being fixed and the other movable.

whereof I afiix my signature.

RICHARD, SHERlVlIN.

, In testimony interconnected mean-s on the confronting ends of the templets'for adjust- I ably connect-in the templets together, admeans on the outer ends of theouterj-mose templets adapted for gripping the

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