Easy Stairs is an L-shaped device having a diagonal sliding rod attached to the two sides. Connectors with locking devices allow the diagonal rod to firmly affix to the sides at various locations. To use Easy Stairs, a user adjusts the diagonal rod along the edge of a stringer. When it is in the correct position for the proper size stair, the lock lever is activated. A line can then be drawn on the inside edge of the device on both sides, forming the shape of the stair. The same stair size is then repeated as many times as is necessary to make a staircase of appropriate size.
1. A carpentry device comprising:
(a) a first side;
(b) a second side perpendicular to the first side;
(c) a first connector comprising a pivot, a V-shaped viewer and one or more ball bearings capable of sliding along the first side;
(d) a second connector comprising a pivot, a V-shaped viewer and one or more ball bearings capable of sliding along the second side; and
(e) a diagonal rod connected to the first connector at the pivot on the first side and the second connector at the pivot on the second side.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the first side and the second side are made of steel.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the first side and the second side are made of aluminum.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the diagonal rod is made of steel.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the diagonal rod is made of aluminum.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the diagonal rod is telescoping.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the first connector and the second connector are made of metal.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the first connector and the second connector are made of plastic.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein a first locking device is located on the first connector and the second locking device is located on the second connector.
10. The device of claim 1 further comprising:
a first set of increments along the first side and a second set of increments along the second side.
11. A carpentry device comprising:
(a) a first side made of steel;
(b) a second side made of steel perpendicular to the first side;
(c) a diagonal rod made of steel that telescopes and is attached to the first side via a first connector made of metal and the second side via a second connector made of steel;
(d) a first set of ball bearings attached to the first connector and a second set of ball bearings attached to the second connector;
(e) a first locking device located on the first connector and a second locking device located on the second connector;
(f) a first pivot located on the first connector and a second pivot located on the second connector;
(g) a first set of increments located on the first side and a second set of increments located on the second side;
(h) a first V-shaped cut out on the first connector and a second V-shaped viewer cut out of the second connector.