Utility fixture locator and cutter
Patent 4087913 Issued on May 9, 1978. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 9, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 9, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2787324 3348310 3391460 3683499 3924331 InventorApplicationNo. 789889 filed on 04/22/1977US Classes:30/360, With portion positioned in work aperture30/366PointedExaminersPrimary: Peters, Jimmy C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB26F 001/00AbstractThe locator and cutter includes a first member in the form of a plate arranged to be affixed to a fixture supported on a stud frame. An externally threaded shaft is affixed to the plate and extends perpendicularly to the plane of the stud frame and terminates in a sharp point. A panel can be positioned over the stud frame and pressed towards the fixture so that the shaft will poke through the panel and thus locate the position of the fixture. A second member in the form of a box has blades outlining a given shape to be cut out of the panel, the box fitting over the extending threaded shaft. A handle has an internally threaded hub receivable on the shaft so that rotation of the handle will draw the first plate member and second box member towards each other causing the blades to cut out an opening of desired shape in the panel. Access is thus provided to the fixture. | |
