Welder's square supporting assembly

Claim 1

An assembly for removably engaging a first leg of a welder's square in such a manner that a second leg of said welder's square is normally disposed to the longitudinal axis of a substantially horizontal elongate member when said assembly rests on an upwardly disposed portion thereof, said assembly including first and second supports of identical structure that can removably engage said first leg at desired longitudinal spacing thereon, each of said supports including: a. a generally Y-shaped body that has first, second and third arms, said first and second arms adjacently disposed and defining a triangular space therebetween that is partially occupied by a transverse section of said elongate member when said first and second arms rest on transversely spaced sections of the outer surface of the latter, with said third arm substantially vertically disposed, said third arm having a slot extending downwardly therein from the upper extremity thereof, said slot defined by first and second transversely spaced side walls that are parallel to the longitudinal axis of said elongate member on which said support is mounted, said slot having a bottom that extends between said first and second side walls, and said body including a protuberance that extends from the upper extremity of said first side wall towards said second wall; and b. a resilient elongate spring disposed in said slot, said spring having first and second ends, said first end in contact with said bottom, said second end in contact with said protuberance, and said spring of sufficient length as to assume a bowed configuration in said slot, and said spring and second side wall frictionally engaging a transverse section of said second leg to support said welders square from said support.