Trw Limited

T&s Products, Inc.

Ralph Thomas Varney

Scott J Pollock

An improved spacing and positioning tool is provided for facilitating spacing and positioning of parallel spaced apart construction materials. The tool allows for the installation of aligned parallel spaced apart materials in either of a first or second preferred orientation thereof. Preferably, the tool is used in a set of two, which are placed proximate opposed ends of the materials being spaced, to ensure correct spacing and positioning of the workpiece materials along the length thereof. The tool includes a spacer body with a plurality of evenly spaced apart rectangular cutouts formed in a front edge thereof. The sides of the rectangular cutouts are substantially transverse to a plane defined by the front edge of the spacer body. The back edge of the spacer body has a plurality of evenly spaced apart substantially V-shaped cutouts formed therein. Optionally, a first end of the spacerbody may have a female key slot formed therein, and a second end of the spacer body may have a corresponding male key thereon to allow sequential linear connection of two or more spacer bodies together.

Tool for simultaneously spacing, positioning, and aligning construction materials, and method of using same

A pushbutton switch (,) includes a printed circuit board (,) having first and second traces (,) spaced circumferentially apart about an axis (,) and a housing (,) connected to the circuit board. The housing (,) includes a chamber (,) in which a movable assembly (,) is partially disposed. The movable assembly (,) has electrical contacts (,) for engaging one or the other of the first and second traces (,and,) on the circuit board (,). A button (,) is connected with the movable assembly (,). The button (,) is manually depressible toward the circuit board (,). A spring (,) biases the movable assembly (,) and the button (,) away from the circuit board (,). A plurality of angled surfaces (,) on the movable assembly (,) cooperate to cause the movable assembly to rotate about the axis (,) when the button (,) is manually depressed toward the circuit board (,). The movable assembly (,), when rotated, toggles between a first condition in which the first trace (,) is engaged by the contacts (,) and a second condition in which the second trace (,) is engaged by the contacts.

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Gaines, MI, United States of America

Ralph Thomas Varney