Systems and methods for staking a corner for construction

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system and method useful for construction layouts requiring ninety-degree angles such as in a corner of a construction footprint.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-electronic, construction layout system for forming a right angle, the system comprising:
 a first stake,   a second stake,   a third stake,   a first cable of fixed length A,   a second cable of fixed length B,   a third cable of fixed length C, and   a plurality of tags wherein a first tag is affixed to the first cable, a second tag is affixed to the second cable, and a third tag is affixed to a third cable, wherein each tag comprises a written description identifying the fixed length A, B, or C of the cable to which it is affixed;   wherein each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable have a first end and a second end,   wherein the first end of the first cable is engaged to the first stake and the second end of the first cable is engaged to the second stake,   wherein the first end of the second cable is engaged to the second stake and the second end of the second cable is engaged to the third stake, and   wherein the first end of the third cable is engaged to the third stake and the second end of the third cable is engaged to the first stake,   wherein each of the first stake, the second stake, and the third stake is secured such that each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable is taut and form a substantially horizontal plane; and   wherein the first end and the second end of each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable each comprise an insert which is a loop having a hole through which any one of the first, second, and third stakes may pass through.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hole has a diameter of about three-quarters of an inch. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the insert comprises steel. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the fixed length A is forty feet, the fixed length B is twenty feet, and the fixed length C is forty-four feet eight and eleven-sixteenths inches. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of tags affixed to the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable, each tag comprising a written description identifying the fixed length A, B, or C of the cable to which it is fixed. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the fixed length A is forty feet, the fixed length B is twenty feet, and the fixed length C is forty-four feet eight and eleven-sixteenths inches. 
     
     
         7 . A non-electronic method for laying out a structure having a right angle, the method comprising:
 planting a first stake at a fulcrum pivot point,   connecting a first end of a first cable and a second end of a third cable to the first stake,   engaging a second end of the first cable and a first end of a second cable to a second stake,   attaching a second end of the second cable and a first end of a third cable to a third stake,   pulling the second stake in a direction away from the first stake until the first cable is taut and substantially horizontal,   setting the second stake to a desired location along the radius formed by a length of the taut and substantially horizontal first cable,   extending the third stake to a position such that the second cable and the third cable are taut and roughly in a same horizontal plane as the taut and substantially horizontal first cable, and   fixing the third stake at the position;   wherein a plurality of tags are affixed to each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable, each tag comprising a written description identifying a fixed length A of the first cable, fixed length B of the second cable, and fixed length C of the third cable to which the plurality of tags is affixed.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first end and the second end of each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable comprises an insert. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the insert is a loop formed to have a hole. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the steps of connecting, engaging, and attaching each comprise inserting the stake through the insert. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first cable is a fixed length A, the second cable is a fixed length B, and the third cable is a fixed length C. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the fixed length A is forty feet, the fixed length B is twenty feet, and the fixed length C is forty-four feet eight and eleven-sixteenths inches. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein a tag is fixed to each of the first cable, the second cable, and the third cable, the tag comprising a written description of the identify and the fixed length A, B, or C of the cable to which it is fixed. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the steps of pulling the second stake and extending the third stake form a ninety degree angle between the first cable and the second cable. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the steps of pulling the second stake in a direction away from the first stake until the first cable is taut and substantially horizontal and fixing the second stake to a desired location along the radius formed by the taut and substantially horizontal first cable are performed prior to the step of attaching a second end of the second cable and a first end of a third cable to a third stake.