Patent References 1257683 3169320 3834033 Lay out square Universal framing layout tool Framing stud template Combination layout tool and square Wall and rafter layout tool Stud spacer Carpenter's template InventorApplicationNo. 604140 filed on 02/20/1996US Classes:33/613, Collocating33/481MultiplaneExaminersPrimary: Will, Thomas B.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01D 021/00AbstractA stud template (10) which comprises a generally rectangular elongate flat blade (12) sized to cover the width of a plurality of side by side sole plates (14) before installation. An elongate T-shaped member (16) is integrally formed along one long side of the flat blade (12). The T-shaped member (16) can engage a longitudinal edge of one of the outermost sole plates (14). A facility (18) is for repetitively marking a series of stud location stations along the length of the sole plates (14) simultaneously. When the sole plates (14) are installed in a wall frame of a building (20), studs (22) can be erected upon the stud location stations on the sole plates (14) quickly and without error. | |