Plank installation tool with infinitesimal joist width adjustment
US8322254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F21/22
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A carpentry tool for the installation of parallel boards includes an elongated lever having a rotatable cam pivotally affixed adjacent to a distal end of the lever, a gripper body pivotally affixed at a distal end of the lever, the gripper body having two lugs or brackets extending downward from the lower end of the gripper body, wherein the gripper body includes a multi-piece telescopic section having outer and inner tubing members in slidable engagement, the one tubing member including a first lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, another tubing member including a second lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, opposing the first bracket, and a spindle extending from an upper face of the gripper body, and a mechanism for reversibly adjusting the sliding tubing members at predetermined points.
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