is centered on the longitudinal medial axis of and proximate one end of escutcheon 100 in the preferred embodiment the diameter of projection 104 is approximately 4 mm in alternate embodiments the maximum diameter of projection 104 can be larger or smaller to accommodate different sized mounting holes hole 110 passes completely through the body of escutcheon 100 perpendicular to face 102 and bottom 114 hole 110 has an approximate diameter of 4 6 mm and is centered on the longitudinal medial axis of escutcheon 100 to accommodate converting the most common three inch hole patterns to a 96 mm hole pattern the center of hole 110 is placed 9 9 mm from the center axis of projection 104 other measured distances between the hole and the projection can be used in situations where the old mounting hole pattern is something other than three inches in the preferred embodiment escutcheon 100 is typically cast from a metal alloy including aluminum copper zinc or brass escutcheon 100 can also be formed of a plastic such as polypropelene teflon or nylon other materials known in the art may suffice in use escutcheon 100 is used as a guide to precisely locate the new mounting holes for cabinet or drawer hardware so that precise measurement is not required fig9 11 show escutcheon 100 in use once the old hardware is removed the cabinet or drawer face will be left with two old mounting holes 802 and 804 spaced three inches apart as indicated by u201c a u201d an escutcheon is placed in each.