Combination-tool.

Application filed May 17, 1909. Serial No. 496,531.

taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines, of mv^eSl ^tOi^{the d}f^awing’ ^the “am body ct my improved combination tool is prefer ao ably made up of a pair of metal s&te ’ ™ iAg ’plates'T and? ™ the spanm-rippeStt^isUd aldl'pSSnS upon each other. The means for «Sints', tte spacing _rJ„„, _{Md the sM} «« gether aw· nof I™„ , < p. ¹⁰ as they will nrmHrl or tins invention are to gether w ·ΪΓ 1 ^Cic P^{lates to}piovide a combination tool which is readilv h!r ιί ί here illustrated as they will adjusted for use as a square level nlumh S ^C1··⁷ “derstood. The side pla£ Zd six-foot pole, or as a hinge <r_ag_e. ’ ^{?1 b}’ ^Spa£“g plates are provided with reofs^ Further objects, and objects relating tn r ?^{g h}°^{les 4 and 5}’ ⁱⁿ which are resnec structural details, will definitely apfear anfthT J^{he plumb} glass or bulb 6, fiom the detailed description to follow ed°es of thZ M’¹^ Γ ^{λ The rear Oh}^^cts θί invention Se^rranSd ' !!?^{d Spaci}^ ^ρ^ c fr btr V/KZJCVLO ux my invention on 7·n^th · ^devices and means described in the ^specification. The structure described constitutes one effective embodiment be ““’j Other embodiments coulc¹ be readily devised by those skilled in the art 1 he invention is clearly defined and 25 pointed out in the claims. ^d

A structure constituting an effective and preferred embodiment of the features of my invention is clearly illustratedX the m thfsTn ^aTⁿM ^drawing, forming a part _of 30 this specification, in which: ^F bodvfJJu V ?^{lan vi}„^{w of a sfcru}cture emone^yof th ^{he f} T °/ invention, with one of the arms extended at right angles to the mam body and the other extended into w?th th ^thereyJb. Fig. ² is a plan view, S ίηρ ^partlally collapsed, a portion of one of the side plates being broken away narte ^ttFi ^arrangements of the parts. Fig. 3 is a front edge view of mv improved combination tool collapsed. Fig Hnp^S J ^enlarg?^{d detail} section taken on a fine corresponding to line 4—4 of Fig 3 ^1Su^{n enlar}S^ed transverse section taken on a hne corresponding to line 5-5 of Ton tv ^lg’ ^{6 1S} v^{n enlar}ged transverse seo 6^6 o?fVs ^aPn%^corresponding to line nf th» ·' ³’ 7¹¼ ^{7 1S a pers}Pective view H^fvp^tht-^Spaci?i^{plate 2}·· ^Fig· ^{8 is a} perspective view of the spacing plate 3. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail, through the hinge gage of Κο⁰¹ϊ ^ar-^ne “^Ponding to lm_e^g9-9 th^fnge gag?' “ ° ^perspecti™ '·>' In the drawings, similar reference char’ acters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and the sectional views are respec- 70

Zir^are3'^{ed ώ Same Pla}-’ ^as S At the ends of the body, I pivot the bladelike arms or extensions 8 and 9. These arms are also formed of metal and are adapte ™0 be folded or collapsed between tlm side plates m front of the spacing plates X arms being disposed oppositely relative to he spacing plates, TKpivJs arms are provided with nits 11 so tSt tS shS^Sns^m’Vh P^{3 in} “'Wld po sitions. When the arms are extended into alinement with the body, their rear edges Ρηθι ^m S ^pla,^{ne of the rear} edge of tile °Άο the b¹ ijL¹¹·^{6 estended at} right an=. ' the.body, their rear edges are in the

P ane of the ends of the body Se rear , β&ΤΛίίΐ °^{f the} ‘h« rear eages ot the arms are provided with scale form'm ^1S .^{1Uustrated in} conventional xorm m the drawing.

In the structure illustrated, the arms and u?e^y0r^WwSn^eti^ended’ ^f°^{rm a six}-^foot measure or when the arms are extended at right c ngles, they form a square. By’providing uqprl^{level and plumb} gasses, the tool may be used as a square, level, plumb or six foot measure, and I aI_S0 preferably provide U atU^oTe ίκ¹¹’ %^gage J ^whichP’^s dotted at 13 to be slipped over the edge of one of the arms, and is adjustably secured unon th a arms by.means of the set screw 14. The tool ΚίΛ⁸ he used tor setting door hinges. The arms mav be adjusted and secured at any angle so that the tool can be used _as a

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1,015,877 provided with scale indicia, and Sallv and transversely disposed gage bulb S4S in registering openings m said _Soside and spacing plates. ... _body

A combination tool compusi _& J cent their outer ends which are of substantially the width of the side plates, said spac

Slates in front of said spacing plates, an fo, su,d arms arranged throughtemd « S'lnupml Ξ SXM » cSteth* “dinsted »31. rear edges of said ai™ and i least one of said main body plates provided with scale indicia.

SAMUEL W. DU MOUCHEL.

Witnesses:

Wm.. L. Fitzgerald, Carey J· Cole.

Commissioner of Patents, , · T have illustrated and convenient m u· · , ., . ,ι form rl Ascribed the same m detail m tne ^referred by me, although I am aware that Fny im-eniS, is capable ?« considerable ^τίι' riat-ion in structural details. .