Abstract:
A drafting tool support apparatus especially suitably for mounting to an angularly adjustable table top of a drafting table is disclosed herein. This apparatus includes a shelf arrangement which is configured to support (1) rulers, erasers and the like on a longitudinally extending shelf, (2) pens and/or pencils in spaced relationship to one another in upwardly extending positions relative to the shelf, and (3) templates, triangles and the like on hooks fixedly supported adjacent and preferably under the shelf. The apparatus also includes means for mounting this shelf arrangement over and to one edge of the angularly adjustable table top in a way which allows the shelf arrangement to be adjusted vertically and horizontally to a limited extent as well as rotationally and which also allows the shelf to be maintained in a longitudinally horizontal position regardless of the angular position of the table top.
Abstract:
A device especially suitable for handling flat-sided drafting tools such as triangles, templates, and the like, is disclosed herein. This device includes a handle adapted to be held by the fingers of a draftsman and a plurality of suction cups fixedly connected with the handle and positioned relative to the latter so as to easily attach to a flat side of any one of the drafting tools by means of suction while the handle is being held by the draftsman. In this way, the device can be used to pick up and manipulate the tools.