US2187087A - Flexible template - Google Patents

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Jan. 16, 1940; E. R. LEARY FLEXIBLE TEMPLATE Filed Dec. 31, 1957 Patented Jan. i8, 1940 7 A Q I 'usrrso STATES mew-4.0mm

Application 2.2:: 180.182,!"

This invention is a novel flexible template or stamped, embossed, perforated, or otherwise guide particularly adapted for use in the con- I displayed on one or both faces, indicia A corre- 'struction of buildings and the like to indicate spon'ding with the desired spacing of elements, or guide the placing of the principal component such as the studdings or beams for buildings,

parts which go to make up the completed frame spacing of, railroad ties, or the like. Preferably 5 structure, such parts comprising studding, beams. the tape is-gummed so that it may be adhesively and partsforming the rough openings fordoors secured to a base object.- and the material of and windows, etc.; and the principal object of the tape isjsuch that it will remain in place at the invention is to provide a flexible template least a sufficient length of time to permit the 1. in the form of a tape having indicia thereon departs to beiassembled. although same may even- 10 noting predetermined spacings or locations of tuallybecome incorporated in the entire buildsuchparts, said-tape being of inexpensive mateing structure.

' rial intended to be retained in the structure As shown in Fig. 2., the building comprises a when completed. I sill C upon the top surfaceof which adjacent ll A further object of this invention is to provide the outer edge-is secured, either by the adhesive ii a flexible template in the form of a roll of gumor by suitable extraneous fastenings, a gummed or plain tape having indicia thereon, length of tape A hearing the indicia A, wherewhich tape may be manufactured at small cost. by the indicia will indicate directly to an unand lengths of the roll utilized in the construcskilled workman th p per location or spacing go tion of buildings or the like, thereby eliminating of the studdings D which are to be erected upon m the usual expense of manually laying off the sill C directly over the tape A covering the inspacings for studdings, beams, rafters, and the dicia A thereof, the indicia also serving as a like, now necessary in the construction of buildmeans for squaring or setting the studding at ings, same being customarily performed by the proper angle with respect to the sill. Usualskilledworkmen, my template being adapted for ly in building construction, the studding is spaced g5 use by ordinary workmen by simply laying a on sixteen inch centers, and the indicia would length of the tape on a sill or the like to thereby correspond with this spacing; but the indicia directly obtain without error the spacings for may be such as will suit any desired design. the studs, framing for rough openings forwin- The tape A would in practice extend around a dows and doors, etc., which may be erected dithe entire sill not only to locate the studding, rectly over the tape. etc., but also to locate the door and window I will explain the invention with reference to openings. For the spacing of the door and winthe accompanying drawing which illustrates sevdow openings, we preferably utilize a suppleeral practical embodiments thereof to enable mental template of-the form shown in Fig. 3, v

others familiar with the art to adopt and use the same consisting of two identical tape memthe same; and will summarize in the claims the bers E, E, of similar material as the tape A,

essential features of the invention for which which members E, E. in practice are superimprotection is desired. posed in reverse relation (although for the pur- In said drawing: pose of illustration in Fig. 8 same are shown Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a roll of the as somewhat displaced laterally) each of the o tape forming the main portion of the template. members E, E, having indicia E at one end to in- F1g,2 is a perspective view of a part of a frame dicate the exact locations of the window studs structure showing the use of my novel flexible F (Fig. 2). Each of the members E, E, have se template for positioning or spacing the studding, ries of indicia or markings E, E", adjacent their a and the frame members for a window opening. other ends bearing numbers denoting openings 5 Fig. 3 is a plan view of a supplementary temof various widths, whereby when the two memplate used for gauging the spacings of the members E, E, are superimposed with the same inber forming the rough opening of a window. dicia coinciding. the template will denote an Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the use of my opening of corresponding width. Thus in Fig. novel template for spacing railroad ties. 3 indicia number ll of both members E, E, ar a As shown in Fig. 1, the flexible template conshown as coinciding, thus producing a template sists of gummed or plain tape A, of inexpensive for the proper spacing of studs F, F, for a winmaterial such as paper. gauze, or the like, which dow having an 18" glass. If the indicia numtape is preferably made up in the form of. a roll bored 32 were coinciding. the template would g B of convenient size, the tape having printed, be correct for a window havinga 82" glass. Any .5.

desired scale of indicia I? may be used. Incidentally, the line of coincidence of the same indicia E (such as it, Fig. 3) in the template members E, E, is the center of the template, and this line may be used by the builder to center the template in relation to the plan of the structure.

The template E, E, indicating the width of the opening for the windows or doors is preferably made narrower than the main tape A, so that when the gauge E, E, is placed upon the tape A, as shown in Fig. 2, the underlying markings on tape A will not be entirely hidden from view. Moreover, the builder, when seeing the template E superimposed upon tape A, will readily know that an opening is to be planned, thus acting as a check against possible error at that point. For the spacing of frame members for door openings templates similar to that shown in Fig. 3 may be used, same bearing proper indicia E of the same character shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4 shows an application oi! tape A to laying railroad ties, in which lengths of tapes A are secured to the rails R, the indicia A on the tapes denoting the proper spacing for the ties T which may be readily positioned beneath the rails at their proper spacings, without resorting to other measuring or geometrical apparatus.

My invention thus provides a simple, emcient and very inexpensive means for readily laying out the spacings of members for any construction work, eliminating costly and careless mistakes often encountered in framing, and the templates, being inexpensive to manuiacture, need only be used once. The particular indicia on the templates may be of any desired spacing nature.

While I have illustrated several applications of the template, obviously the same may be extensively used in other types of structural or fabrication work, such as in roof structures, bridge structures, concrete form work, and many other analogous uses.

I claim:

1. A flexible template. comprising a length of tape adapted to be permanently secured to an object, and having a series of spaced indicia thereon; and a supplemental template secured upon the said first tape intermediate its ends, and comprising a pair of relatively short tape members having spaced series of indicia thereon, said members being superimposed in reverse relationship with one corresponding indicia on each member coinciding.

2. In a template as set forth in claim 1, said supplemental template being of narrower width than the first tape.

3. In a template as set forth in claim 1, said members each having an indicia at one end, and the spaced series of indicia being disposed adjacent the other end.

4. A flexible template, comprising a pair of continuously gummed tape members having spaced series of indicia thereon, said members being superimposed in reverse relationship with one corresponding indicia on each member coinciding.

5. In a template as set forth in claim 4, said members each having an indicia at one end, and the spaced series 01 indicia being disposed adJa cent the other end.

EARL R. LEARY.

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