Multi-story mason's corner pole and accessories therefor

Claim 1

FOR USE WITH A CORNER POLE ADAPTED TO BE SUSPENDED FROM ONE END PORTION IN A VERTICAL POSITION ADJACENT THE INTERSECTING WALLS OF SALIENT AND REENTRANT CORNERS OF BUILDINGS, A BASE ALIGNING MECHANISM COMPRISING A BRACKET ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE LOWER END PORTION OF SAID POLE AND HAVING GENERALLY PARALLEL LEGS LYING IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE, ATTACHMENT MEANS ON SAID BRACKET FOR SECURING THE SAME DETACHABLY TO SAID POLE WITH SAID LEGS STRADDLING THE POLE, A PAIR OF FEET HAVING END PORTIONS AND SUPPORTED INDIVIDUALLY ON SAID LEGS FOR ADJUSTMENT ALONG THE AXES OF THE LEGS AND HORIZONTALLY RELATIVE TO SAID POLE AND TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTING WALLS TO DISPOSE THE END PORTIONS AT DIFFERENT DISTANCE FROM SAID POLE, SAID END PORTIONS OF SAID FEET HAVING FLAT SURFACES ADAPTED FOR ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERSECTING WALLS AT SALIENT AND REENTRANT CORNERS AND LYING IN VERTICAL PLANES INTERSECTING EACH OTHER AT AN ANGLE OF 90* AND THE LONGITUDINAL AXES OF SAID LEGS AT 45*.