Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Template
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-08
2001-05-29
Fulton, Christopher W. (Department: 2859)
Geometrical instruments
Gauge
Template
C033S563000, C434S085000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06237240
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to art supplies, and more particularly to templates for stenciling borders and corners.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Template stencils are well-known in the art as guides for artists who seek to draw or cut pre-determined shapes. A template usually comprises a semi-rigid piece of plastic, having a small thickness. The template is placed upon a sheet desired to be drawn upon or cut (hereinafter “a transfer sheet”). The face of the template can have a variety of different voids or cut-outs. In addition, the outer edges of the templates are often used as additional guides for the user. The interior cut-outs are given their shape by the interior edges of the template, which guide the writing or cutting instrument of a user along the path proscribed by the edge of the cut-out. The user draws or cuts along the outer or interior edges of the template and a drawn line or a cut line is created on the transfer sheet coinciding with the shape or pattern which the outer or interior edge of the template possessed.
It is typically a desired attribute of a stencil template to provide, without increasing the relative size of a stencil template, the greatest variety of shapes possible for the user. An increase in efficiency will exist if a single stencil template can provide a user with numerous shapes and patterns to implement. Therefore, as much of the template as possible should consist of outer and interior edges for the user to be guided by. However, the stencil must also retain its semi-rigidity so as not to be easily broken during normal usage and not to have its outer or interior edges deflect, and thereby cause the writing or cutting instrument to deviate from the edge's proscribed path, if the user's writing or cutting instrument pushes against the edge during usage. Therefore, a balance must be struck to provide the user with the maximum number of edges which define shapes or patterns while still retaining the semi-rigidity of the template.
Prior art templates usually provide means for aligning the template on the transfer sheet. The alignment guides which are commonly used consist of thin lines etched or drawn on to the template. The thin lines are located on the template so as to enable the user to line up the thin lines with reference lines or points on the transfer sheet. Because the thin alignment lines are usually located on the face of the template, the template is transparent, in order for the reference points or lines on the transfer sheet to be seen by the user in order to line them up.
There exists a need for a stencil template which provides the user with a variety of edges for guiding a writing or cutting instrument. There exists a further need for positioning a template on a transfer sheet so as to permit an outer or interior edge of the template to be placed in a pre-determined position relative to the transfer sheet.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A template for guiding a writing or cutting implement which comprises a plurality of patterns along its outer edges. In one embodiment, the template has four outer edges, each comprising a different pattern. The template further comprises a plurality of voids or cut-outs defined by shape-defining edges, disposed within the face of the template. The template further comprises a plurality of corner hole edges, center hole edges and rectangular marker hole edges for facilitating the positioning of the template on to a transfer sheet. The corner hole edges, center hole edges and rectangular marker hole edges are located on the face of the template so as to permit the edges of the transfer sheet or markings on the transfer sheet to be utilized to help facilitate the positioning of the template.
A further embodiment of the present invention includes a layering system, designed to enable stenciling of a unique layered pattern. The layering system comprises a plurality of sets of voids or cut-outs defined by shape-defining edges. Each set further comprises a plurality of marker holes associated therewith, in order to create a marked drawing spot for alignment during the layering process. Using the marker holes, each set is successively aligned by positioning the marker holes associated with that set on the same marked drawing spot, in order to layer a stenciled image from that set onto previously stenciled images from other sets. A layered effect is created by stenciling only that portion of each shape from a set which does not overlap any shapes from a previously stenciled set. This creates a combined image with shapes from one or more sets of the layering system. Preferably, the shapes of each set are specially positioned to form, when successively aligned and layered together, a pre-determined pattern, such as an interconnected design of layered geometric shapes.
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Nelson Toni
Reames Beth
EK Success Ltd.
Fulton Christopher W.
Sofer & Haroun LLP
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