Patent · US Expired

Cutting guide apparatus

US5197195A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
10References
5Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1992
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25H7/04
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An elongate handle includes a magazine housing secured adjacent a forward distal end of the handle, with the magazine housing positioned in contiguous communication to a rear surface of a guide plate. The magazine includes a reel of a flexible measuring tape extending from the magazine orthogonally through the guide plate and secured relative to the guide plate by a collet member to permit selective extension of the measuring web relative to the magazine and handle. A forward distal end of the guide web includes a support beam including a mount for a writing instrument and a cutting tool thereto.

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