James J Cross

US Patent:

6453572, Sep 24, 2002

Filed:

Feb 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/681205

Inventors:

James P. Cross - Grandville MI
Kenneth L. Gort - Grandville MI

Assignee:

Cross-Tek, LLC - Grandville MI

International Classification:

G01B 502

US Classification:

33563, 33121, 33 1 SB, 33494

Abstract:

A device for estimating the length of the floor covering needed from a roll of floor covering having a predetermined width to cover a room, including any fill area based on a scale diagram of the room showing walls bounding the room. The device comprises a generally planar body having an upper surface and opposing lower surface for contacting the diagram. A first positioning guide is provided on the body for aligning the body on the diagram about a first direction. A second positioning guide is provided on the body for aligning the body on the diagram about a second direction. Floor covering width and length indicia are provided on the body along the first and second axes, respectively. A fill width indicia is provided on the body and corresponds to the first direction. A data matrix comprising multiple cells is defined by the intersection of the fill width indicia and the floor covering length indicia. At least some of the cells contain a fill length data indicium having a value that represents the length of the floor covering needed for a fill area corresponding to the intersecting fill width indicium and floor covering length indicium itself.

US Patent:

49515403, Aug 28, 1990

Filed:

Mar 16, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/324309

Inventors:

James Cross - Grandville MI
Jerry Henning - Spring Lake MI
James J. Rhoades - Garden City MI
Arthur B. Chubb - Romulus MI
David B. Olsen - Dearborn MI

Assignee:

Tapco Products Company, Inc. - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B26D 112

US Classification:

83397

Abstract:

A shingle ridge cap cutter utilized for cutting uniform sections from roof shingles comprising a frame along which a shingle is guided to a manually operated cutter that comprises spaced blades that are moved to sever a section of the shingle. The cutter blades are provided in spaced-apart, non parallel relationship so that a combined rectangular and trapezoidal-shaped ridge cap is made by single movement of the cutter with the roof shingle positioned so that the cutter blades are aligned with the slots along one edge of the shingle. Provision is made for operation to prevent injury to the hands of the worker.