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Device for supporting a building line reference
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-05-10
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Granted: 1987-09-01
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Expires: 2005-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A device for supporting a building line reference consists of an elongate plate member for adjustable attachment to a wall face having upper and lower parallel channels, and a vertically oriented square section hollow member, in which said reference is received, secured to a plate slidably engaged in said channels having means for locking the plate against slidable movement. Said hollow member including two horizontal pivot bars located on the inside of two adjacent walls and threaded holes formed in said other two adjacent walls and positioned above and below said pivot bars whereby the reference member may be urged against said bars and brought into vertical orientation by the adjustment of threaded bolts received in said threaded holes.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond A. Reeves
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:23
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G21/00; E04G21/14; E04G21/16; E04G21/18; E04G21/1808; E04G21/1816
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A device capable of supporting a reference for a building line comprising: a first member releasably attachable to a footing or wall structure, and a second member releasably engageable with said first member whereby the relative position of said second member with respect to said first member is adjustable; said second member including a substantially vertically oriented hollow square section element having inner vertical walls and into which one end of a square section building line reference is in sliding engagement and threaded bolt holes provided at opposite ends of two adjacent walls thereof to receive adjustable bolt means adapted to act on the end of the reference to vary the vertical orientation thereof and to lock the reference in said orientation, and said hollow element further including two protrusions projecting inwardly of the two inner walls thereof opposite said adjacent sides, said protrusions extending substantially horizontally across said walls, and being positioned to face between said bolt holes in said adjacent walls.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
163 words
A device capable of supporting a reference for a building line comprising: a first member releasably attachable to a footing or wall structure, and a second member releasably engageable with said first member whereby the relative position of said second member with respect to said first member is adjustable; said second member including a substantially vertically oriented hollow square section element having inner vertical walls and into which one end of a square section building line reference is in sliding engagement and threaded bolt holes provided at opposite ends of two adjacent walls thereof to receive adjustable bolt means adapted to act on the end of the reference to vary the vertical orientation thereof and to lock the reference in said orientation, and said hollow element further including two protrusions projecting inwardly of the two inner walls thereof opposite said adjacent sides, said protrusions extending substantially horizontally across said walls, and being positioned to face between said bolt holes in said adjacent walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein further means are provided to lock said second member in a fixed position relative to said first member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the protrusions are bars extending across the full width of said two side walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein a reference guide line block slidably engages said reference member, said guide block comprising a flat plate having a planar upper surface and including a passageway through which said reference extends and reference line attachment pegs extending vertically from said surface, said guide block being arranged to frictionally engage said reference in a required position when two sides of the plate are parallel and adjacent to two right angled faces of a wall along which reference lines are to be aligned.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-08-31 | 1995-03-02 | 1995-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-08-31 | 1999-03-02 | 1999-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |