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Class 33/27.032 - Including scale


Subclass of Class 33 - Geometrical instruments
Definition: Subject matter wherein the compass has a member with indicia
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 12/16/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7464476Professional compass rulers
A ruler for drawing or measurement of circles, straight lines, and angles. The ruler body has a longitudinal slot in the middle and parallel with the length of the ruler. A sliding pen or pencil holder is placed within the slot for drawing or measuring. A compass is...
12/16/2008
7347002Barrel measuring device
A barrel measuring device for accurate measurement of all internal dimensions and barrel wall thickness of a gun, tube, pipe or cylinder is comprised of a fixed probe transversely attached to a cross member at a distal end. A second probe transversely attached to a ...
03/25/2008
7287338Gauge for measuring gun dimensions
A firearm measuring device for measuring all external dimensions of a firearm is comprised of an elongated rectangular caliper body member having measurement indicia inscribed thereon. A pair of jaws affixed on the caliper body member, one jaw affixed to a carriage ...
10/30/2007
7254855Multi-purpose hand tool and scribing apparatus utilizing multi-purpose hand tool
A multi-purpose hand tool has a first member having a first portion and a second portion. A second portion member is slidably and pivotally coupled to the second portion of the first member. A coupling assembly pivotally couples the second member to the second porti...
08/14/2007
7191530Compass assembly
A compass assembly includes a tape measure apparatus that includes a housing and a tape measure removably extendable outwardly of the housing. A disc has a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The disc has a centrally located opening extending therethrough...
03/20/2007
7000331Measuring and tool setting device for use on woodworking machines
This invention relates to a measuring and tool setting device having a bridging cursor body 11 of plastics material, wood, metal or any combination of these with an integral locking cam mechanism 12 these acting upon a steel rule or scale 13 whi...
02/21/2006
6941605Multi-purpose hand tool and scribing apparatus utilizing multi-purpose hand tool
A multi-purpose hand tool has a first member having opposite main surfaces and an elongated slot extending through the the main surfaces. A second member is slidably and pivotally coupled to one of the main surfaces of the first member. The second member has opposit...
09/13/2005
6918720Circle forming attachment for hand held power tool
A circle forming apparatus (100) for a power tool and a method for using the apparatus provides for the formation of circles or circular apertures in a workpiece. A first arm (104) and second arm (106) are rotatably coupled, and a fastener allow...
07/19/2005
6708417Large panel sheathing square
A framing square for marking transverse, gable, hip/valley cut lines on a large standard sheathing panel includes an elongated rectangular scale with a transverse T-bar handle of equal width having transverse guide surfaces terminating a pivot point at the lateral e...
03/23/2004
6622762Electric hand tool with function-enhancing accessories
The invention relates to an electric hand tool (6) with an electric motor contained in a housing, which drives a chip-removing tool (8). The mounting section (14) of a mounting rail (1) is mounted in a detent locking fashion onto the mounting base (3) of ...
09/23/2003
6604289Universal measuring scriber
A measuring scriber including a base having a channel. A bar is slidably disposed within the base channel. A jaw is mounted on an end of the bar. A first scribe blade or needle extends from the base, and a second scribe blade or needle extends from the ja...
08/12/2003
6574881Tape measure and marking apparatus
A marking apparatus is provided for use with a tape measure. The marking apparatus includes a marker support member attached to a first outer side of a tape measure housing, and the marker support member extends forward of the tape measure housing in the ...
06/10/2003
6574873Arch cutting jig
An jig for a hand-held saw having a powered blade includes a slotted trammel arm, one end of the arm being formed for fixably engaging a guide holder of the saw. A clamp assembly fixably locatable on the workpiece includes a frame having a planar, face me...
06/10/2003
6546634Compass cutter
A compass cutter has a main body fastened with an extension rod which is connected with a slidable seat slidable along the extension rod. The main body is further provided with a locating block, a protective cover, a blade, a fixation block, and an insert...
04/15/2003
6543144Multipurpose tool
A multipurpose tool for use by woodworkers or the like and which includes a body portion having end walls and first and second pairs of opposed side walls, with a plurality of level indicating means, at least one magnet recessed in the body portion, and a...
04/08/2003
6427344Drawing compass
A drawing compass including a body having a pivot point and a longitudinal slot formed therein, the longitudinal slot defining a first inner surface. The drawing compass further includes a carriage received in and movable along the longitudinal slot. The ...
08/06/2002
6405444Apparatus for drawing boundary lines on a play surface
A hollow handle portion and a hollow barrel portion communicate with each other in a hollow housing. A first detent in the barrel portion has a first relationship for retaining a chalk in the barrel portion and a second relationship for releasing the chal...
06/18/2002
6202530Glass cutting device
A device used as an aid in scoring polygonal shapes into glass having a platen rotatable on a base and a compression arm secured to the base, the platen having grid markings and circular markings intersecting the grid markings, and holes at certain of the...
03/20/2001
6158137Center locator tool
The center locator tool has a flat, rectangular case with a top wall, a bottom wall, and two opposing side walls. The interior of the case houses a spur gear rotatably mounted on a center post extending through the center of the case, the center post havi...
12/12/2000
5782007Tool guiding tape measure
A guide facilitates marking or cutting flat sheet material, such as wallboard or plywood for example, along linear or arcuate lines. A first guide member has a flat surface which is contacted with an edge of the material. A swivelable guide member is pivo...
07/21/1998
5778949Adjustable router
An adjustable router comprised of a lower track having an aperture formed therethrough. The aperture allows the elongated lower track to be pivotally secured to a board by a nail. One of two side surfaces of the lower track has an indicating arrow thereon...
07/14/1998
5555631Ellipse Scribe
An ellipse scribe for writing or cutting an ellipse onto or into a workpiece. Two perpendicular tracks each include a slider block which is capable of reciprocating within the tracks. The slider blocks are rotatably affixed at different points along the l...
09/17/1996
5526573Device for circumscribing circles and ellipses
A device for circumscribing selectively both circles and also ellipses of variable proportions includes a housing in which is rotatably mounted an armature. The armature is constrained to move on two axes disposed at right angles to one another, so as to ...
06/18/1996
5515611Router guide
A guide for attaching to a router to form arcuate cuts in a workpiece. The router guide has a circular mounting plate which replaces a lower plate of a router. The guide has an elongated arm extending from the mounting plate with a slot extending along th...
05/14/1996
5507212Radial arm saw glass cutting attachment
A radial arm saw glass cutting attachment including an arm having an orthogonal and a radially oriented glass cutter. The arm attaches to the radial arm saw blade attachment shaft and the shaft is oriented orthogonally to a glass plate being prepared for ...
04/16/1996
5430946Device for circumscribing circles and ellipses
A device for circumscribing selectively both circles and also ellipses of variable proportions includes a housing in which is rotatably mounted an armature. The armature is constrained to move on two axes disposed at right angles to one another, so as to ...
07/11/1995
5233748Adjustable oval mat cutter
An oval mat cutter allows the continuous adjustment of the overall size of the oval as well as the difference between its larger and smaller axes. The cutter may also produce circles. The cutter separates the knife from a first point which it keeps in a f...
08/10/1993
 
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