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A. NI KANDER
SCRIBING TOOL
Filed Oct. 26, 1922

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 Patented Aug. 14, 1923. 1465,230
UNITED STATES PATE NT oFFIcE.
AUGUST
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NIKANDER, OF ROTHSTEIN,
DETROIT, MICHEGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL E.
OF DETROIT, IVIICHIGAN.
scRIBING TOOL.
Application filed October 26, 1922. Serial No. 597,004.
To all uphom it may concern. 13 is slid until the point 15 is opposite the
Beit known that I, AUGUST NIKANDER, a graduation of the blade 10 which denotes
citizen of the Republic of Finland, residing the desired distance the metal is to project
at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State from the edge of the wood. The rod is
5 of Michigan, have invented new and useful locked in adjusted position by the set screw O
improvements in Scribing Tools, of which 14. The point 15 being now located in
the following is a specification. Wardly of the end of the blade, the tool is
This invention relates to tools used in the placed so that the projecting piece of metal
metal and wood-working trades for scratch comes between the point and the opposite
O ing or scoring lines on the material to ac side of the blade 10, and the latter is then SS
curately locate the places where the same is advanced until the aforementioned end
to be cut, and the invention has for its ob thereof comes in contact with the edge of the
ject to provide a very simple and efficient wood, as shown in Fig. 2. It will be under
tool of this kind, the same consisting of a stood that the scriber point is spaced from
15 novel combination and arrangement of parts the Scale blade a sufficient distance to permit s
to be hereinafter described and claimed. the sheet metal to be marked to come there
In order that the invention may be better between. Now, with the edge of the wood
understood, reference is had to the accom guiding the blade 10, the latter is drawn
panying drawing, wherein along said edge so that the scriber point 15
20 Figure 1 is a plan view of the tool; may scratch a line on the metal. A slight s
Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations illustrat pressure on the rod 13 in a direction to
ing two different Ways of using the tool, and bring the scriber point in contact with the
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modification metal to be marked suffices to scratch the
Referring specifically to the drawing, and line on the same.
more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the ref As shown in Fig. 3, the scriber point 16 ${}
erence numeral 10 denotes a scale blade hav may be used for scratching a line a certain
ing at one of its ends an upstanding flange distance from the edge of a piece of wood,
11 which may be formed by a right-angled the rod 13 being set to leave the point pro
bend in the blade. The scale graduations jecting this distance from the flange 11, and 85
30 are on that side of the blade from which the the latter being placed against the edge of
flange projects. A short distance from the the work to guide the tool. The scale on the
flange 11, and on the same side of the blade rod 13 is used for this setting of the scriber
10 as said flange, the blade carries a post 12 point 16.
having a transverse aperture in which is Fig. 4 shows a slight modification. Here,
slidably mounted a graduated scriber rod instead of the scriber point 16, a rotatable 90
13. A set screw 14, threaded into the post to scriber wheel 17 is provided.
engage the scriber rod is employed for hold I claim:
ing the latter in adjusted position. 1. A scribing tool comprising a scale blade
The scriber rod 13 projects from opposite having one side graduated, a post on the 95
40 sides of the post 12 so that one end may lie graduated side thereof, and a longitudinally
above the graduated side of the blade 10, adjustable rod carried by the post and ex
whereas its other end passes loosely through tending parallel to the blade, said rod hav
an aperture in the flange 11. Each end of ing a scriber point positioned opposite and
the scriber rod has a scribing point, the spaced from the graduated side of the scale OO
45 same being denoted by the reference nu blade.
merals 15 and 16, respectively. Both scrib 2. A scribing tool comprising a scale blade
ing points may be lateral bends at the ends having one side graduated, a post on the
of the rod, said bends having sharpened or graduated side thereof, and a longitudinally
pointed extremities. adjustable rod carried by the post and ex
550 The scribing point 15 is used principally tending parallel to the blade, said rod hav 05
in automobile body and other sheet metal ing a lateral end bend in the direction of
work where the sheet metal is to project a the graduated side of the scale blade, with
certain distance from the edge of the wood its extremity pointed and spaced from said
so that it may be bent over the same. In side. ?
55 using the tool for this work, the scriber rod 3. A scribing tool comprising a Scale blade O
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having one side graduated and having an apertured lateral flange at one end, a post -
apertired latéral fange at one end, R, post on the graduated side of said blade, and a
on the graduated side of said blade, and a longitudinally adjustable and graduated
longitudinally adjustable rod carried by the rod carried by the post parallel to the blade,
5 i post parallel to the blade, said rod having said rod having scribers at its ends, and one 15
scribers at its ends, and one end of the rod. end of the rod passing loosely through the .
passing loosely through the aperture of the aperture of the aforesaid flange.
aforesaid flange. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.
4. A scribing tool comprising a scale blade
10 having one side graduated and having an AUGUST NIKANDER.