Templet for electrical boxes

Claim 1

A templet of the kind described for use with an elongated, rectangular shaped electrical box having a pair of opposite longitudinal sides which are adapted to be vertically oriented, the templet comprising: a stamp configured so that when the blind side of a panel is pressed against the stamp it prints an outline corresponding to the outer edge of said electrical box and the stamp being constructed to retain marking material on the surface thereof, the marking material being for use in making said print; a generally flat backing member conforming substantially to the rectangular shape of the face of said box and holding the stamp and providing support for the stamp when said blind side is pressed against the stamp so that the same makes said print; and a first pair of flexible legs connected to and extending substantially normally to the plane of said backing member from one longitudInal side of the backing member and a second pair of flexible legs connected to and extending substantially normally to the plane of said backing member from the opposite longitudinal side of the backing member, the legs being constructed for insertion into said electrical box and thereupon to respectively slideably engage said opposite longitudinal sides of the box and exert pressure thereon sufficient for securing the templet on the box for said printing operation, the sliding engagement of the legs providing for the templet to tilt when the stamp is engaged by said blind side and the legs and the sliding engagement providing for positioning the templet with respect to the outer edge of the box so that the templet is mountable with or without a switch or an outlet in the box.