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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7310917 | Hinged frame spreader A hinged spreader board of a pre-set length with shaped ends is pivoted open inside a frame to mate with the inside faces of the sides of a frame and maintain the sides apart by the length of the board while attaching the frame to a wall. Additional hinged sections ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281338 | Slide mounting tools, kits and systems containing same and methods related thereto Slide mounting tools are disclosed, including a magnetic slide mounting tool having at least one magnet for mounting a slide to a surface. In one embodiment, a first section of a slide can be magnetically coupled to the slide mounting tool and installed on a station... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252463 | Double-sided ultra-thin door marking template A square channel shaped template of ultra-thin rigid plastic, metal or other material has one or more mating configurations of pencil-point-size marking holes in the two opposing faces of the channel. Each configuration of marking holes matches a configuration of sc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240435 | Carpentry trim marking gage An adjustable carpentry trim gage includes a scribing block adjustably attached to a guide block. The guide block includes a guide surface, adapted to be placed against a jamb. The scribing block includes a scribing surface along which a scribing instrument, such as... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210880 | Lock set installation apparatus and kit and method of using the same A lock set installation apparatus has a pair of hole saw guides which locate a hole to receive door operating members of a lock set. Each hole saw guide has at least one rail member which oppose one another. A lock bolt hole mechanism is movable and coupled with the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191531 | Corner marking device A device that can be used to place lines on structures adjacent to a corner. The device includes an L-shaped body that has two sections that intersect each other at a right angle. A chalk-depositing roller is rotatably and movably mounted on each section and deposit... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189035 | Cabinet door knob pull measuring jig A cabinet door knob pull measuring jig (1) comprising a frame having a baseboard (2) and a backboard (3) which are connected together to form an L-shape, a drilling plate (4) adjustably attached within a vertical slot (12) located ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7003889 | Template for fitting exit hardware on a door A template for cutting a door has a first sidewall having a plurality of through holes through the first sidewall indicating centers of proposed mounting holes, and a plurality of through slots, each having first and second edges separated by a width. Both the first... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959498 | Hinge base plate mounting tool A hinge base plate mounting tool includes a substrate having an inner wall forming an opening through the substrate for receiving and holding a hinge base plate. The inner walls are configured to frictionally engage and hold the base plate against inadvertent slippi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6912796 | Assembly aid An assembly aid in which a self-adhesive component can be placed and with which the component is precisely positioned on or relative to a surface for adhesion. The assembly aid having a template-like structure. Thus, the assembly aid has an opening that is matched t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6237233 | Door frame adjustment apparatus The instant invention is a door frame adjustment apparatus that is four-sided and horizontally adjustable consisting of a slideably adjustable scale component, and corresponding adjustable bar component, vertically and horizontally aligned adjustable lock... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5966307 | Laser marker control system A laser marker control system includes a personal computer, a programmable logic control (PLC), a movable carrier table, an industrial man-machine interface and a laser device. The personal computer is linked to the PLC to control the laser device and is ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5940979 | Marking template for locating holes for installation of door and drawer hardware A marking template includes a flat body having a bottom edge and two slots perpendicular to the bottom edge. The slots guide movements of a fitting between extremes defined by the ends of the slots. The fitting includes a flat bottom edge and a triangular... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5669153 | Butt hinge fastener location marking device A device for marking the proper position for the threaded fasteners used to secure the leaves of a butt hinge to and between opposable surfaces, which surfaces are to be made hingably movable relative to each other is disclosed. The device includes at lea... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5560112 | Door template A door template for use in cutting a door to fit in a door jamb. The template has inner and outer upright members. A horizontal top rail is secured to the upper ends of the upright members in vertically adjusted position. A horizontal bottom rail is secur... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5107601 | Mounting template A mounting template 10 is formed from a flexible strip 12 of paper material and has indicia printed or formed on a first face 14 thereof. The indicia defines hole patterns A, B, C and D each of which include circles 18 representing hole locations. A rear ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5081771 | Alignment tool for mounting door lock assembly An alignment tool for preparing through holes in a door to enable mounting a lock assembly includes a slidable bracket for securely positioning the tool in the mortise at the edge of the door. An angle element is connected to the bracket and to a support ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4998355 | Apparatus and method for positioning opposing marks on opposing surfaces A marking device for accurately positioning two opposing marks on two opposing surfaces, for use in aligning two members in accurate registration with one another. The device is formed of a flexible, foldable, flat sheet, which is folded in half at its mi... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4981400 | Self-centering jig A self-centering jig for planar articles having a vertical and horizontal centerline, capable of centering in both the horizontal and vertical directions, is disclosed. The self-centering jig comprises a jig body a having a template section, a first pair ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4969273 | Marking-out A guiding pad for use in marking-out comprises a paper template 14 to one surface of one edge zone of which is adhered a foam plastics layer 6, upon the external surface of which is a medium tack adhesive layer 9 covered with a protective peel-off layer 1... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4952101 | Apparatus and method for alignment of drilling holes and assembly of cabinets A number of drill guides are provided for quickly setting up to drill construction holes, door handle holes, hinge holes, and drawer front panel attachment holes for construction of cabinets without excessive jigging setup time. Several tools are describe... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4873769 | Cabinetry instrument An instrument for accurately measuring and positioning cabinet and furniture door hinges is disclosed. Instrument 10 includes an elongated measuring rod 13 having a measurement scale thereon and provided with one or more sleeve members 17,19 slidably and ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4791732 | Adjustable marking gauge An adjustable marking gauge provides an x-y adjustment capability especially adapted to enable conventional drawer and cabinet hardware to be conveniently mounted. The marking gauge includes a body portion in the form of a rectangular block from which an ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4257166 | Adjustable drill template An adjustable template for locating drill hole positions primarily for cabinet doors and drawers. The template consists of a flat rectangular plate having spaced drill guide holes therethrough. The position of the plate with respect to the item to be dril... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4204785 | Flush door bolt bore forming jig An elongated base structure is provided defining generally right angularly disposed elongated abutment surfaces extending parallelly along a predetermined path disposed in the included angle defined between the abutment surfaces. Abutment structure is car... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4058902 | Door hinge template A door hinge template is disclosed for locating and marking screw holes for hinges used for mounting doors. The template comprises a rectangular frame having a large rectangular central opening that is defined by two longitudinal and two transverse edge m... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4033044 | Lock alignment tool An alignment tool for establishing the proper location for boring a hole in a door to receive the cylinder of a lock so that the lock will be properly aligned with the strike in a lock of the type colloquially referred to as a "jimmy-proof" lock. The stri... | 07/05/1977 |
