Angle measurement tool
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1. An angle measuring tool comprising:
- a first leg having a recessed portion being pivotally connected to a second leg having a recessed portion, angle measurement means having a top side and a bottom side said angle measurement means positioned in said recessed portion of said first leg so that the surface of said top side is coplanar with the top surface of said first leg and a portion of said bottom side extends through an opening in said recessed portion of said first leg, said portion of said bottom side having a projection, said projection of said portion of said bottom side having an off-center peg extending from said projection wherein said portion fits into said recessed portion of said second leg and locking said second leg for movement together in relation to said second leg and wherein the angle formed by said first and second legs is readable on said surface of said top side of said angle measurement means.
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Abstract
An angle measuring tool having pivotally connected members and an angle measurement index with and off center portion positioned so that upon the rotation of one member with respect to the other the angle between the two members can be accurately determined with no possibility of slippage of the angle measurement index due to the off center portion mating with one of the members.
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1. An angle measuring tool comprising:
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a first leg having a recessed portion being pivotally connected to a second leg having a recessed portion, angle measurement means having a top side and a bottom side said angle measurement means positioned in said recessed portion of said first leg so that the surface of said top side is coplanar with the top surface of said first leg and a portion of said bottom side extends through an opening in said recessed portion of said first leg, said portion of said bottom side having a projection, said projection of said portion of said bottom side having an off-center peg extending from said projection wherein said portion fits into said recessed portion of said second leg and locking said second leg for movement together in relation to said second leg and wherein the angle formed by said first and second legs is readable on said surface of said top side of said angle measurement means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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