Electrical conduit entry template
First Claim
1. A template for facilitating marking of entry holes in a surface for passage therethrough of conduit, the template comprising:
- at least one flat portion formed of semi-rigid material and having a first side and a second side opposed to the first side, the first side and the second side being limited in their extent by a perimeter,the at least one flat portion having a central opening formed therethrough from the first side to the second side,the at least one flat portion further having a plurality of markings on the first side, the plurality of markings being parallel to at least a section of the perimeter and spaced inwardly at graduated distances therefrom, the plurality of markings corresponding to outside diameter sizes of conduit, anda plurality of slots formed through the at least one flat portion from the first side to the second side, spaced apart and parallel to one another, substantially coextensively with each corresponding one of the plurality of markings spaced inwardly from at least a section of the perimeter of the at least one flat portion, to thereby permit a user of the template to make a mark through one of the slots to indicate an outer edge of a hole of a preselected size to be formed using the template, andfurther comprising indicia on the first side thereof in positions closely associated with and corresponding to each of the plurality of markings to thereby indicate the internal diameter of a conduit for which a hole being marked with the template is to be formed.
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Abstract
A template for facilitating marking of entry holes in a surface for passage therethrough of conduit has a flat portion formed of semi-rigid material and two flat sides. The flat portion has a central opening and a plurality of markings on one side. The markings are parallel to a section of the perimeter and spaced inwardly at graduated distances therefrom. A plurality of slots are formed through the flat portion, spaced apart and parallel to one another, substantially coextensively with each corresponding one of the plurality of markings, to thereby permit a user of the template to make a mark through one of the slots to indicate an outer edge of a hole of a preselected size to be formed using the template.
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20 Claims
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1. A template for facilitating marking of entry holes in a surface for passage therethrough of conduit, the template comprising:
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at least one flat portion formed of semi-rigid material and having a first side and a second side opposed to the first side, the first side and the second side being limited in their extent by a perimeter, the at least one flat portion having a central opening formed therethrough from the first side to the second side, the at least one flat portion further having a plurality of markings on the first side, the plurality of markings being parallel to at least a section of the perimeter and spaced inwardly at graduated distances therefrom, the plurality of markings corresponding to outside diameter sizes of conduit, and a plurality of slots formed through the at least one flat portion from the first side to the second side, spaced apart and parallel to one another, substantially coextensively with each corresponding one of the plurality of markings spaced inwardly from at least a section of the perimeter of the at least one flat portion, to thereby permit a user of the template to make a mark through one of the slots to indicate an outer edge of a hole of a preselected size to be formed using the template, and further comprising indicia on the first side thereof in positions closely associated with and corresponding to each of the plurality of markings to thereby indicate the internal diameter of a conduit for which a hole being marked with the template is to be formed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for marking entry holes to be formed in a surface for passage through the holes of conduit, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying a template having at least one flat portion to the surface to be marked, the template having at least one flat portion formed of semi-rigid material and having a first side and a second side opposed to the first side, the first side and the second side being limited in their extent by a perimeter, the at least one flat portion having a central opening formed therethrough from the first side to the second side, the at least one flat portion further having a plurality of markings on the first side, the plurality of markings being parallel to a section of the perimeter of the at least one flat portion and spaced inwardly at graduated distances therefrom, and a plurality of slots formed through the at least one flat, portion from the first side to the second side, spaced apart and parallel to one another, substantially coextensively with corresponding ones of the plurality of markings spaced inwardly from a section of the perimeter of the at least one flat portion, the first side still further having indicia in positions closely associated with and corresponding to each of the plurality of markings to thereby indicate the internal diameter of a conduit for which a hole being marked with the template is to be formed, (b) marking a line on the surface to be marked at a preselected distance from an edge of the surface to be marked, (c) making a transverse mark at one end of the line to thereby indicate the outermost edge of a hole to be formed in the surface, and placing at least a portion of the perimeter of the template against the line marked, using the transverse mark as an alignment point, and (d) selecting one of the plurality of slots by determining which of the corresponding indicia matches the internal diameter of the conduit to be passed through the hole to be formed, (e) marking the edge of the hole to be formed by making a mark through the preselected one of the plurality of slots formed through the at least one flat portion of the template, to thereby mark the circumference of the entry hole to be formed, without the necessity of performing any mathematical calculations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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