Abstract: A hanger installing tool includes a pair of slidably mounted posts and an impact member for the driving of prongs of a joist hanger into a header. Arm members of the tool position the tool vertically on a header side with retainers on the arm members confining the tool in header engagement. Limit stops on the tool position an inserted hanger into place on the tool. A bracket attachable to the tool provides one of multiple limit stops for hangers of various lengths. A shoulder on the tool is abutted by the upper end of a hanger to contribute to proper hanger installation. Opposed surface of the tool are engaged in a biased manner by angular flanges of the hanger providing hanger retention during header attachment. Threaded sockets permit selective attachment of a tool handle to best serve convenient use of the tool.

Abstract: A fastener driving system and a fastener holding tool therefor having a shank and a resilient retainer with a bore therethrough coupled to a first end portion of the shank. A first end of the resilient retainer and a portion of the resilient retainer bore protrudes axially beyond the first end of the shank. In some embodiments, an annular chamfer is disposed on the resilient retainer between a first end and the bore thereof. The system includes a fastener having a shaft with a head formed on a trailing end portion thereof. The fastener head diameter is greater than the retainer bore diameter of the resilient retainer protruding axially beyond the first end of the shank to engage and retain the fastener.

Abstract: A hand-held framing tool allows for insertions of nails into picture frames and the like. The tool includes a spring actuated magnet in the central bore of the tool, a portion of the magnet extending forwardly of an anvil head and adapted to received and retain “V” nails for joining the comers of the frame. The anvil head also includes at least one blind groove or slot for receiving the head portion of a nail or flexi-point which is held by the magnet. All nails are inserted into the work by the anvil as the tool is pushed forward toward the work surface and the magnet is pushed into the bore.

Abstract: A device for providing proper clearance when driving a nail having a head into a surface. The device includes a handle, a blade, an anvil, and apparatus that rotatably attaches the blade to the handle. The handle is held in a hand of a user. The blade extends rotatably from, and is replaceably attached to, the handle and captures the nail between the head of the nail and the surface when the nail is being driven into the surface. When the nail is driven into the surface, the blade provides the proper clearance. The anvil is disposed on the handle, opposes the blade, and is hit sideways to free the blade from between the head of the nail and the surface after the nail has been driven into the surface.

Abstract: A novel adjustable hand grip device for use with a three dimensional coordinate measurement system provides an ergnomically formed pistol grip rotatably positioned on a manually manipulated multijointed measuring arm allowing a plurality of angular positions convenient to an operator. The adjustable hand grip includes a clamp for releasably securing the device n a preselected position. An embodiment of the present invention includes a ball and detent device for releasably positioning the hand grip in a plurality of preselected positions. In yet another embodiment the hand grip device includes a swivel joint allowing rotation of the pistol grip relative to the clamp.

Abstract: A combination nail set includes an outer cylindrical impact sleeve within which a dual tipped setting tool is slidably supported for reciprocation between detented operative positions to expose selectively a setting tip for recessing nail heads of varying sizes into a workpiece.

Abstract: A fluid-operated tool has a link provided with an engaging element for engaging and turning a threaded connector and turnable about a pivot axis of the engaging element, a housing, a fluid-operated drive including a cylinder-piston unit with a cylinder formed in the housing, a piston reciprocatingly movable in the cylinder and a piston rod connected with the piston, the piston rod being also connected with the link, so that when the drive is actuated by a pressure fluid the piston rod is displaced and turn the link about the pivot axis, the housing being connected with the link exclusively by the piston rod.

Abstract: A seat for guiding screws and nails includes a block having two opposite vertical lateral sides and two opposite ends, each of the sides being formed with a plurality of semi-circular holes, and a rectangular opening extending through the two opposite ends, whereby a jaw of a longnose pliers may be inserted into the rectangular opening of the trapezium block to keep the trapezium block at a fixed position thereby enabling a screw or the like to be guided safely, rapidly and accurately by the vertical passage between the semi-circular hole and another jaw of the longnose pliers to a workpiece.

Abstract: A striking tool has an elongated metal core having a bottom end for contacting a workpiece and an upper end for receiving the impact of a hammer or the like, and a plastic overlay secured around a substantial portion of the core, with at least a portion of the upper end of the core extending beyond the plastic overlay. The plastic overlay includes a grip area and a deflector flange extending a substantial distance outwardly above the grip area so as to protect a user's hand. The deflector flange comprises, in a first embodiment, a first deflector tier and a second deflector tier positioned below the first tier. Preferably, there are several angled ribs spaced radially around the plastic overlay, extending from the first tier, and then downwardly and outwardly to an outer edge of the second tier, to aid in deflecting errant hammer blows away from the user's hand.

Abstract: The wall hanger of the present invention is designed to minimize the damage done to a wall when hung thereon. The wall hanger has a plurality of narrow bores angling generally downward through which pleating pins may be inserted to anchor the wall hanger. The wall hanger additionally has a support member from which may be hung an object. The bores and support member are configured to maximize a proportion of gravitational stress transferred to the wall to relieve stress on the pins. A pilot tool is also disclosed that starts a hole in the wall through the bores in the hanger and then is used to push a pin through the bore, into the pretapped hole in the wall, and further into the wall until its head is flush with the hanger. A kit is provided that consists of a wall hanger and a mounting tool. In addition, a method is provided for mounting a wall hanger to a wall.

Abstract: A device for holding a fastener in a position to facilitate penetration of the fastener or a nail into an underlying surface, which includes a handle portion and a head portion. The head portion of the device contains aligned apertures through which the fastener is retained while being driven into the underlying surface.

Abstract: A ditch check includes a plurality of bodies that are located in two rows with a gap defined between the two rows. An M-shaped anchor has two legs and a central section, with one of the legs being located adjacent to one face of a body in one row and the other leg being located adjacent to one face of a body in the other row, and a central section that is located between the two bodies. Each row can include a plurality of end-to-end bodies which can be in overlapping relationship with each other. A tool for placing the M-shaped anchor into the ground is also disclosed.

Abstract: A universal driving and setting tool is used to drive and set an anchor, such as a concrete anchor, having an anchor sleeve and an anchor slug positioned within a bore formed in the anchor sleeve. The driving and setting tool includes an attachment that fits over standard drill bits used in a hammer drill for drilling a hole in a substrate, such as concrete, in which the anchor is set. The attachment engages an end of the drill bit and can fit over drill bits having different lengths and having shanks of different shapes. The driving and setting tool also includes a reversible adapter that is positioned in the attachment in either a first or second position. In a first position, an anchor sleeve hammering portion on the reversible adapter faces outwardly to hammer the anchor sleeve into the hole within the substrate.

Abstract: A supporting tool for nails, screws and the like consists of a body (6) shaped like a plate or slab, in which two openings (7,8) are made; each opening (7,8) being capable of housing a screw or nail (14,15) of different diameter; the sizes of the openings (7,8) vary to define housings for screws or nails of different shapes and diameters; the openings (7,8) extend inside the body (6); the size of the first opening (7) decreases in the opposite direction of the increasing size of the second opening (8); the first opening (7) begins from a first hole (9) and the second opening (8) from a second holes (10); first and second holes (9,10) being capable of housing a nail or screw according to the hole sizes; nails or screws of smaller diameters are clamped by parts of the first or the second openings (7,8) suitable for the diameter of the nail or screw (14,15) to be driven into a wall.

Abstract: A combination tool includes many useful features for a carpenter. A nail-starting head of the tool includes differently sized nail starting, through holes. In operation, a nail is inserted into one of the through holes and frictional engaged thereby. The carpenter starts the nail into a piece of building material, and then pulls on a handle of the tool to free the tool from the nail. The nail is then driven into the building material. The tool also includes a graduated straight edge along the handle and a T-square formed between the handle and the head. The handle is approximately sixteen inches long and the graduation markings assist the carpenter in finding a next adjacent wallboard stud, once a first wallboard stud is located.

Abstract: A setting tool for nails comprises a hollow cylindrical grip sleeve open at both ends with a first hollow section connected by a through-opening to a second hollow section, a ram being disposed in the first hollow section and having one end with an arrangement for releasably holding a nail extending from a first end of the grip sleeve, a pin being disposed in the first hollow section between the ram and the through-opening, the pin having a first segment connected by a centering section to a second segment which extends through the through-opening, a coupling member having a blind bore of the diameter of the second segment being disposed in the second hollow section, with the blind bore facing the pin and being urged toward the pin by a compression spring disposed in the second hollow section entrapped between the coupling member and an adjustable device.

Abstract: A step driving tool including an elongated rigid body having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, a front sidewall and an oppositely disposed back sidewall and a first connecting wall and a second connecting wall whereby the front sidewall, back sidewall, first connecting sidewall and second connecting sidewall all extend substantially from the first end to the second end of the elongated rigid body, the front sidewall and back sidewall are each connected at one side to the primary connecting sidewall and are each connected at an opposite side to the second connecting sidewall, the rigid body having a opening defined therein, at the first end, for receiving a tree step having an extending screw portion, the front sidewall including a notch starting at the first end of the rigid body and extending toward the second end for receiving the extending screw portion and a handle disposed on the second connecting sidewall of the rigid body and extending out away from the second connecting sidewall where

Abstract: A pliers which allows the user to firmly hold a tack, nail, or screw for application, particularly when in use against a structure. The pliers incorporates a handle offset which allows the user to apply the fastener when working in close quarters with the point of application. The device includes longnose pliers blades with varying diameter of serrations for firmly holding a wide range of fastener sizes and applying them in hard-to-reach spaces.

Abstract: A nail starter for a hammer includes an attachment for the head of the hammer or at least one integral protrusion for defining a pocket that receives the head of a nail. The starter may further include a spring member for releasably holding the body of the nail in a predetermined position.

Abstract: An adaptable nail set is disclosed to include a common nail set, to which is welded a perpendicularly oriented shaft. At the end of the shaft remote from the nail set is attached, by a screw-thread or snap-in construction, a remote handle for use by the carpenter. The remote handle provides the function of separating the carpenter's hand from the nail set, in order to protect the carpenter from the point of contact between a hammer and the nail set. In this regard, the shaft is designed to present an elongation approximately equal to the size of a standard hammer, considered to be the length to offer the best protection for the carpenter. The weld connection between the shaft and the nail set functions to withstand the forces applied by the hammer to the nail set, when in use, in order to avoid the direct and twisting forces that would be applied to another type of connection between the shaft and the nail set.

Abstract: A plier-type tool grips the spacing tube or ferrule which surrounds lengthy spikes used to secure a rain gutter to a building. The tool has legs that are pivotally connected and are used to open and close opposing arms that form a jaw. The inside surface of each arm of the jaw is fitted with half a cylindrical tube. The tube halves come together to form a single elongated tube at the front end of the nail spike grip. The tube is transversely positioned on the tool so as to generally form a T-shape with the legs of the nail spike grip. The tube fits within the channel of a rain gutter and is used to guide and support a spike as it is positioned within a spacing tube during installation. While supported by the tool the spike is driven through the inner wall of the gutter and into the trim of the building in order to secure the rain gutter thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for holding and guiding nails. The nail guide devices comprise a flexible polymer foam body having one or more slits for inserting a nail. The foam body may additionally comprise one or more adhesive layers for temporarily bonding the device to a finger or to the surface of a workpiece. Methods are provided to utilize the nail guides of the current invention for seating and driving a nail into a workpiece.

Abstract: A soft tissue anchor delivery apparatus includes a gripping device having fingers at the distal end and configured such that they can hold a soft tissue anchor about the head portion of the anchor. An actuating tube slides over the gripper and the fingers, thus holding the fingers and the contained soft tissue anchor within the bore of the actuating tube. A pushrod is placed within the bore of the gripper. The pushrod has a countersunk head that is shaped such that it is a close fit for the head of the soft tissue anchor. The pushrod is connected to a tube having a bore so that the actuating pin of the soft tissue anchor can be pushed down into the head of the anchor. The pushrod is spring loaded so as to allow the pushrod to be driven distally upon retraction of the actuating tube, thus driving the anchor free of the deployed fingers and hence of the entire delivery system.

Abstract: A fastening nail for fixing a cover membrane to a bone void which surrounds the bone of the body itself and is filled with an ossiferous material has a nail head with a larger diameter which enables receiving pressure of an impact tool for inserting a nail shaft with a smaller diameter into the bone. The nail shaft has essentially a cylindrical holding part extending to a conical tapering point part adjacent one end and is provided with a transition region between the holding part and point part having an annular shoulder with an enlarged diameter which has a conical surface merging obliquely with the generated surface of the point part in a direction toward the point of the nail and an annular surface extending substantially perpendicular relative to the holding axis of the nail. To insert the nail, the setting tool is elongated and has resilient jaws for gripping the nail and is used in combination with an auxiliary tool which has a foot with downwardly extending points for holding the membrane on the bone.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an ergonomical and practical, handle-equipped universal striking tool with exchangeable tool bits for use when center-punching, driving cotter pins and nail heads and driving in clips of various kinds, i.e. for such activities where today a hammer is used for striking a separate thumb-grip held object or separate, thumb-grip held tools. The problems with the earlier known technique are a.o. inferior accessibility, tool instability, inferior view, impact injury risks and overloading of the hand, and the problems of looking after a complete tool kit. This object is achieved in accordance with the present invention by a handle (1), which at least at one end is equipped with an at least in one plane pivotably arranged driver head socket (2), to which a driver head (3) is attached, said driver head socket being pivotably and lockably arranged in said handle.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a fastening element consisting of a screw (5) and a metallic washer (6) to attach insulation sheeting, and possibly additional waterproof sheeting onto a solid substructure, whereby the screw is provided with a drill tip (7), a shaft (9) with threads (8), and a screw head (10). The washer is provided with a central aperture (12), whereby this aperture (12) is smaller than the outer diameter of the thread, but at least equally as large as the core diameter of the threaded area of the shaft (9). The washer (6) is at a distance from the screw head (10) preassembled in such a way that it is secured against axial movement in the threaded area of the shaft (9) (FIG. 3).

Abstract: Protective, sealing cover made of flexible material for easy application over an exposed end of a cut reinforcing bar. The cover contains a water impermeable sealant which surrounds the end of the cut bar during the process of applying the cover. A dual function tool facilitates the process of cover application by first positioning the cover then setting a locking means to secure the cover to the bar.

Abstract: An occluder pin (10) has a cap (14) and shaft (16) with a plurality of serrations (18) disposed along the shaft (16). The serrations have a beveled trailing surface (20) which facilitates easy insertion of the pin in a substantially perpendicular leading surface which provides for resisting withdrawal of the pin (10). An applicator (12) has a handle (30) attached to a bendable shaft (28). A C-shaped yoke-type pin cap holder (32) includes a pair of flexible arms (34) which retain the pin cap (14) but flex out so that the pin (10) may be slid between the opening between the ends of the arms (34).

Abstract: A specialized wrench for a power tool which makes installation quick and does not mark the paint when installing doorstops.

Abstract: A nail guide and holding device comprises two elongated members pivotally connected to one another at one end and having finger grips at the other end. The elongated members having upper faces and bottom faces defining a bottom plane and inner side faces facing each other. The inner side faces having a portion being essentially perpendicular to the bottom plane. V-shaped grooves are provided for holding a shank of a nail. The V-shaped grooves have a front side and a rear side, wherein one of the sides is longer than the other of the sides.

Abstract: A novelty holder for nails, brads and the like incudes a pliable molded sculpted hand having the shape and appearance of a human hand as it would be oriented if holding a nail between the thumb and forefinger perpendicularly to a workpiece. A spring integrally molded within the thumb and forefinger normally biases the tips of the thumb and forefinger into contact with each other whereby a nail is resiliently received in firm and guided relation between the thumb and forefinger. The underside of the sculpted hand is flat so that the holder may be stably seated upon a workpiece. An optional sound device supported within the sculpted hand is adapted to say "ouch" when a part of the hand, say the thumb, is struck with predetermined impact.

Abstract: A nail holder which includes at least one nail holding plate respectively and pivotably received in a rectangular casing, each nail holding plate having two rows of nail holes disposed along two opposite long sides thereof in different diameters for holding different nails, and rents respectively and outwardly extended from the nail holes to the border through which the respective nail holding plate can be removed from the nail been driven in the workpiece.

Abstract: A multipurpose nail clamping device comprises two handles pivoted together and provided symmetrically with two jaws opposite to each other and having on the inner side surfaces thereof a plurality of longitudinally-arranged nail clamping grooves. The pivoting movement of the two handles is attained by means of two arcuate guide slots provided with two bolts capable of moving in opposite directions in the arcuate guide slots. Located between the two arcuate guide slots is an axial hole having a bottom of trumpetlike construction and having at the center thereof an opening forming an angle of 90 degrees. There are two locating holes at the bottom distant equally from the circumference of the axial hole and two locating pins received in the locating holes for use in locating center point of a work piece. Each of the two handles is provided at the rear end thereof with a 75-degree guide slant and a guide hole perpendicular to the guide slant for use in drilling a 15-degree bevel hole into the work piece.

Abstract: A nail starter/shield is adapted for use in combination with a nail set and a hammer for driving fasteners such as nails into boards. The nail starter/shield includes a body and a head. The head is provided with nail retaining structure for retaining one or more nails in position relative to the workpiece, for starting the nails into the workpiece. After the nails are started, the head is disengaged from the nails. The body is provided with a slot, and the nail starter/shield is repositioned such that the nails are located within the slot. The nails are then driven into the board while the nails are disposed within the slot, with the body functioning to prevent the hammer from striking the board during driving of the nails. After the nail heads are driven in close proximity to the upper surface of the body, the nail starter/shield is withdrawn and a nail set is used to complete driving of the nails and to embed the nail heads into the board.

Abstract: An improved finger mountable holding device to temporarily hold an object in a tight space on a finger while an operation is performed utilizing the object, the device includes a tubular elastomeric body with a wall, a finger entering first open end an axis, a hole through the wall, a plurality of slits radiating outwardly from the hole to form flaps extending circumferentially around the hole. The flaps are capable of elastically flexing to dilate the hole whereby the object will pass therethrough to subject the flaps to elastic flexure to dilate the hole and to elastically hold the object in predetermined position in which the operation can be performed.

Abstract: Fastener drivers are modified by fastening a flexible strap of magnetic material adjacent the driving end of the tool. The fastener is retained on the tool by the magnetic force provided by the strap thus freeing the hands of the user. The strap may be conveniently adapted to a variety of driving tool.

Abstract: A hand tool is insertable between a flexible window-retaining gasket and the frame of the vehicle to separate the gasket from the frame so that a flexible deformable strip material may be fed through the tool and inserted between the gasket and the vehicle. The tool includes a support portion and an end operative portion, offset from the support portion and having included passageway therethrough for the insertion of the deformable strip material. A tool guide portion is provided at the extremity of the tool adjacent the exit point of the passageway.

Abstract: A two-pointed nail driver system is provided for joining materials, such as planks together. The system consists of a column or sleeve used as a hammer. This column or sleeve is provided with a bore extending longitudinally lengthwise from one end of the column or sleeve but terminating short of the opposite end of the column or sleeve. A plunger element is positioned in the bore and its length extends beyond the bore and externally of the column and/or sleeve. At least one aperture is provided in the plunger element and extends lengthwise and longitudinally thereof. This aperture is arranged to receive one end of a two pointed nail having a head intermediate the ends of the two pointed nail and adjacent to the opening of the aperture. When the two-pointed nail is properly positioned, the column or sleeve can be used to strike the plunger to drive one end of the nail into a first member which is to be joined to a second member, such as planks.

Abstract: A mounting assembly includes an expansible anchor having a threaded bolt, an expansible sleeve, and a shank member having an internal thread that enables the shank member to be screwed onto the threaded bolt to provide for expansion of the expansible sleeve over the expander body of the threaded bolt. The mounting assembly also includes a mounting tool adapted to be clamped in a drill chuck of an impact drilling machine and the like and having an end portion shaped like a polyhedron for engaging the internal bore of the shank member which internal bore has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the internal thread.The internal bore and the polyhedron end portion has lateral faces and edges such that, when the mounting tool clamped is engaged with the internal bore and the drill operated, the shank member rotates with the mounting tool until the installation is complete.

Abstract: Methods and tools for installing fasteners of the lockbolt type. The fastener is pulled through cooperating apertures in a stackup of parts being joined by a tool with jaws which can be closed to grip the pintail of the fastener and then retracted to seat the fastener. A collar is swaged onto a grooved section of the fastener's shank and the pintail is broken off to complete the installation of the fastener.

Abstract: A method and device for securing wall hangings to a wall, whereby double-pointed pins are inserted into the rear of the wall hanging and the wall hanging is then leveled and the pins are pressed into the wall to secure the wall hanging. The device is a hand held tool shaped to fit in the palm of the user's hand. Incorporated in the device is a level means and a means to hold the double-pointed pins for insertion into the rear of the wall hanging.

Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate cylindrical cellular handle formed with a forwardly directed and coaxially aligned extension rod mounting a magnetic head which is provided with a forwardly positioned and diametrically aligned groove which is orthogonally aligned with the extension rod. Modifications of the instant invention include the handle formed with a coaxial bearing to enable rotative repositioning of an individuals hand relative to the handle without removal of the individuals hand from the handle. Furthermore, resilient spring construction of the extension rod may be utilized to minimize shock transmission to the individuals hand during use and simultaneously minimize damage to the tool. Further, a multiple of spring wound extension rods may be utilized to secure a like plurality of nails to enable nailing at predetermined intervals without resort to measuring.

Abstract: A hand-held mechanism for holding staples. The invention comprises a flexible member having a substantially flat main section and at least one handle extending therefrom. The main section has a plurality of first slots for holding staples, the slots extending at an angle to facilitate the placement and attachment of the staples. The invention further comprises a plurality of second slots interspersed to either hold different sized staples or aid in aligning the first slots with the workpiece.

Abstract: A nail set device is set forth wherein a housing comprises a central cylindrical cavity extending interiorly of the housing from one end to receive a punch therewithin. The housing is formed with a forward planar wall with an axial bore extending from the planar wall through the other end of the housing axially aligned with the cylindrical cavity. The punch includes a reduced section to receive an abutment screw to control axial punch travel within the housing. A forwardly mounted return spring between the conical forward wall and a central enlarged diameter portion of the punch maintains the punch in a retracted orientation relative to the housing. A forward resilient bumper is mounted overlying the forward reduced circular section of the housing to minimize damage to an associated work surfaces.

Abstract: A nail holding and positioning tool includes an elongate handle and a sectional head having the configuration of a 45-degree right triangle. The sectional head includes a central section and pair of outer sections normally abutting the central section. The sectional head is provided with a pair of openings which extend along the parting lines between the central section and each outer section. The handle includes a central handle element and a pair of outer handle elements, each being secured to one of the sections of the sectional head. When a conventional nail is positioned within an opening in the head and the head is positioned in engaging relation with a stud joint, the nail will be disposed at the correct toe-in angle. After the nail is partially driven into the stud joint, the tool may be removed from engaging relation with the nail by simply shifting an outer head section laterally with a handle element.

Abstract: A hand tool for removing improperly installed fasteners, i.e., fasteners which are loosely or freely mounted in the surrounding medium. The hand tool has a pair of jaws and a lever which securely holds the improperly installed or mounted fastener for purposes of removal.

Abstract: A nail holding tool comprises an impact resistant sheath adapted to fit snugly over a user's thumb, and a nail holding fixture supported by the sheath for holding a nail below the tip of the thumb in a position substantially transverse to the axis of the thumb. The fixture may comprise a groove in the wall of the sheath and a magnet for attracting and holding a nail in the groove.

Abstract: The fastener-handling tool disclosed is for the purpose of assisting in the starting of pointed fasteners such as nails, brads, tacks, screws and the like in instances where it is difficult or impossible for a person to hold the fastener conveniently between his thumb and fore-finger while driving the fastener with, for example, a hammer, screw-driver, etc. The tool comprises a one-piece molded elastomer element in which the handle part of convenient size has attached thereto a slender finger which is of substantially reduced cross-section and which has a hole at its free end for receiving the fastener. A slot leads cross-wise to the hole to enable the finger to be separated from the partially-driven fastener in a direction radial to the fastener. By way of an added feature, the handle part includes a pin cushion for carrying a supply of fasteners.

Abstract: A magnetic nail holding device has a generally rectangular hollow housing. A pair of overlying jaw elements with magnetic tip portions project from an opening in a front end portion of the housing. One of the jaw members is stationary and the second jaw member is mounted for pivotal movement toward and away from the stationary jaw member. A spring biased push button extends from a top portion of the housing for selectively pivoting the movable jaw member between open and closed positions. This allows the magnetic tip portions of the jaw members to be spaced apart any selected distance within a wide range of movement for accommodating a variety of various standard nail sizes. A metal loop is attached to a back end portion of the housing for engagement with an L-shaped magnetic belt hook. This allows the nail holder to be conveniently carried on the belt of a carpenter or other user. The L-shaped belt hook may also be utilized for carrying key rings and other items.

Abstract: A thimble screw alignment plate is disclosed herein that greatly facilitates the removal and reinstallation of the bottom nozzle of a fuel assembly. The screw alignment plate includes a plurality of bores registrable with the screw holes of a bottom nozzle, and a resilient sleeve mounted over each bore for receiving, retaining and aligning the threaded end of a screw with each such screw hole. The alignment plate is particularly adapted for use in an overall fuel assembly repair and reconstitution system, and greatly expedites the removal of bottom nozzles whose feet include flanges or gussets that obstruct access to one or more of the thimble screws that connect the bottom nozzle to the support skeleton of the fuel assembly.