Roof Framing Tool (Patent No: 229636)

Inventor: Foore, William E.

Location: Grande Prairie

Comments: N/A

Description: William E. Foore, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, 20th March, 1923. Filed 20th June, 1922. Receipt No. 383,535.

Claim.—A roof framing tool comprising a stock provided with a slotted converging end, a longitudinally disposed web secured to one side of said stock and provided with inwardly beveled end terminating at one end of said slot, a block secured to the opposite side of said stock and provided with a longitudinal slot in the same plane with the slot in the converging end of said stock, a blade pivotally mounted in the slot in said block and adapted to engage the beveled end of said web and bearing a graduated scale for co-operation with one edge of said block, a segmental scale carried by said stock and bearing an indicator, a blade provided with beveled ends, parallel discs secured to opposite sides of the last-mentioned blade and pivotally secured to said stock adjacent to said shield and bearing a graduated scale for co-operation with said indicator and means for securing said blade in adjusted position.

Claim allowed, 1.