Abstract: A tool utilized for installing flooring and/or siding, the tool providing a tighter junction between margins of the flooring and/or siding through a tool head having a radius that is used to urge the flooring or siding margins into position. The tool is secured to a subsurface and rotated to manually manipulate the radius along the margin of the flooring or siding to cause the material to move into proper installation position, regardless of the uneven and/or warped nature of the material.

Abstract: A board straightening tool comprising a handle non-rotatably attached to a cam rotatably attached to a locking dog provides force to straighten boards by grasping the joist supporting the tool and simultaneously wedging a shoulder of the cam against the board being fastened to the joist, and maintains a space between tool and board for edge-mount fasteners. Increased force against the board is provided by a fulcrum action of the cam to locking dog rotatable attachment and is maintained by locking the cam in place using a specially designed curved cam perimeter section that enables an installer to straighten a deck board while keeping his hands free. Locking dog locking fingers are constructed from a knurled metal for grasp power or of a smooth surface to reduce marring the joist. The tool also provides the force required to maintain consistently spaced gaps between the boards for a more desirable appearance.

Abstract: Disclosed is an auxiliary device (1) for alignment of floor boards (2) when laying plank flooring. The auxiliary device is a tensioning unit (10) with two floor-side, protruding, lower contact jaws (12, 14) for resting against board side edges. The contact jaws are joined together via a displacement guide (16) for changing of their mutual internal distance (X1, X2), and with an upper lever mechanism (18) positioned opposite the lower, floor-side contact jaws (12, 14). The lever mechanism (18) is designed according to the toggle principle and is connected to the contact jaws (12, 14) such that by pivoting of the lever mechanism (18) the contact jaws (12, 14) can be moved from a starting position with a larger distance (X1) into a tensioned position with a smaller, defined distance (X2).

Abstract: A gutter hanger system includes a gutter having an outer wall, an inner wall in spaced relation to the outer wall, and a base connecting the outer wall and the inner wall; a support surface supporting the inner wall; and a gutter hanger including opposing top and bottom ends, a coupling member located at the bottom end, and a retainer located at the top end. The gutter hanger is positioned intermediate the inner wall and the support surface, oriented in a downward direction, and the retainer is positioned atop the inner wall. A method for installing a gutter hanger system includes the steps of providing a gutter, providing a support surface to which an inner wall of the gutter is attached, inserting a gutter hanger intermediate the support surface and the inner wall of the gutter, and retaining a top end of the gutter hanger on the inner wall of the gutter.

Abstract: A post removal device (10), including a support (11), and a lever (12) which is rotatable about a fulcrum (13). The lever (12) extends on either side of the fulcrum (13) to define a first portion (14) and a second portion (15), whereby downward movement of the first portion (14) results in upward movement of the second portion (15). The second portion (15) is connected to a gripping arrangement (19) which includes a pair of post grippers (23), which are movable during rotation of the lever (12), from an open condition to a gripping condition. The extent of rotational movement of the lever (12) is sufficient for the grippers (23) to move from the open condition to the gripping condition and for the gripping arrangement (19) to be lifted with the grippers (23) in the gripping condition for lifting a post.

Abstract: Disclosed is an auxiliary device (1) for alignment of floor boards (2) when laying plank flooring. The auxiliary device is a tensioning unit (10) with two floor-side, protruding, lower contact jaws (12, 14) for resting against board side edges. The contact jaws are joined together via a displacement guide (16) for changing of their mutual internal distance (X1, X2), and with an upper lever mechanism (18) positioned opposite the lower, floor-side contact jaws (12, 14). The lever mechanism (18) is designed according to the toggle principle and is connected to the contact jaws (12, 14) such that by pivoting of the lever mechanism (18) the contact jaws (12, 14) can be moved from a starting position with a larger distance (X1) into a tensioned position with a smaller, defined distance (X2).

Abstract: A multi-function deck tool is powered by a portable electric drill to remove old deck boards and nails and install new boards. Lifting forks remove deck boards. A built-in nail puller removes nails from the deck board supporting beam. An aligning arm attachment straightens and aligns new or loose boards with nailed-in boards and holds them in place, freeing the hands of the installer to nail in the new board.

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.

Abstract: An extendable utility bar includes a substantially straight elongate outer tube defining an axis and having inner and outer ends and an inner cylindrical surface. A substantially straight elongate inner tube has an axis generally coextensive with the axis of the outer tube and has inner and outer ends and an outer cylindrical surface configured and dimensioned to be slidingly engaged at the inner ends within the outer tube in telescoping relationship to move between fully retracted and extended conditions in which the remote ends of the tubes are minimum and maximum distances, respectively, from each other. A first prying member at the remote end of the outer tube and a second prying member at the remote end of the inner tube are provided. A lock selectively locks the inner and outer tubes relative to each other to fix the positions of the prying members at a distance no less than the minimum distance and no greater than the maximum distance.

Abstract: A board straightening tool able to provide the force to straighten bent boards by simultaneously maintaining a grasping connection to both the joist being used to support the straightening device and the board being fastened to that joist, and maintaining a clearance between the straightening tool and board for the use of an Install the fastening device on the same joist that the tool is using for support is required to obtain the straightest installed boards possible and to maintain the maximum straightness of the deck board after the straightening device is released. The grasping pins are constructed either from a knurled metal for more grasp power or have a smooth surface providing for a reduction of marring of the joist. The tool also provides the force required to maintain consistently spaced gaps between the boards for a more desirable appearance.

Abstract: This invention consists of a hand operated tool to be used for the purpose of forcibly straightening or positioning material such as outdoor deck boards, tongue and groove wall or ceiling boards, tongue and groove interior wood flooring and other similar wood or composite construction material. It includes an elongated handle with a spoked circular plate attached to one end. The plate has a means of attachment to the framing or sub floor which allows the tool to pivot on an off-center point. Swinging the handle in an arc thereby rotating the circular plate gradually increases the radius from the fixed pivot point to the outer edge of the disk which forces the wood in the desired direction, thereby straightening it.

Abstract: A deck board setting assembly includes a bracket assembly having a channel therein for removably receiving an upper edge of a deck stud. The bracket assembly has a forward side and a rearward side. A pivot rod is rotatably coupled to and extends away from the bracket assembly. The pivot rod is orientated perpendicular to the channel. A lever assembly is pivotally attached to the pivot rod. The lever assembly is selectively rotated in a first direction forward of the bracket assembly or in a second direction rearward of the bracket assembly. A locking assembly is attached to the lever assembly and the bracket assembly for selectively preventing rotation of the lever assembly in the second direction. The lever assembly may be rotated in the first direction such that the lever assembly abuts a loose horizontal board and urges the loose horizontal board away from the bracket assembly.

Abstract: A tool for removing deck boards includes a base having a short shaft with a handle socket affixed thereto, and a pair of spaced prying arms connected to opposite ends of the shaft. The prying arms are spaced so they straddle a joist when the base member is placed on top of the joist. Each of the arms has a convex upper surface portion for engaging bottom surfaces of the boards, and the convex portion remains in contact with the center of the board as the board is pulled from the joist. The handle has a bend and may be rotated 180° with respect to the base member to achieve different effective handle angles.

Abstract: A new and improved leverage device, method of making, and method of using is disclosed, in which the new and improved leverage device is for use in disassembling various items, such as, wooden pallets. The leverage device comprises: an elongated handle; a wedge foot having a tapered distal end, the proximate end of the wedge foot is attached to the distal end of the elongated handle; and a pair of side bars, the proximate end of each respective side bar is attached to a corresponding side of the lower portion of the elongated handle, each side bar extends downwardly away from the distal end of the elongated handle, wherein the pair of side bars and the elongated handle forming a three pronged fork-like configuration. The new and improved method of making the leverage device comprises the steps of attaching, connecting, getting, grinding, and welding.

Abstract: A floor board installation device comprises a cross bar, a wedge and two pins extending outwardly from the top and bottom sides of, and through, the cross bar. The wedge comprises a top curved edge and a bottom edge including a groove therein. The pins typically are spaced from one another a distance slightly larger than the width of a joist. In use, the cross bar is placed on top of two adjoining joists so that the pins are positioned on either side of a single joist. The other end of the bar merely rests on top of the adjacent joist. A force is then applied to a side edge of the wedge in a direction parallel to the length of the sub floor boards. Due to the rounded shape of the top curved edge and the flat surface of the wedge that contacts the floor board, the wedge will rotate within the cross bar so that the edge of the wedge is flush against the sub floor board and so that the curved surface of the wedge will contact the cross bar at only one point.

Abstract: A wall frame alignment tool for use in construction of wood framing is disclosed. An elongated tubular body has first and second end portions. A first wedge portion tapering to a sharply pointed tip is attached to the second end portion. A first hole is located between said tubular body and said wedge portion for attachment of an L-shaped plate pivotably mounted on said tubular body adjacent said second end wedge portion. A hole in the L-shaped plate is aligned with the first hole for placement of a hinge pin therethrough. A connecting leg of the L-shaped plate projects laterally from the tubular body at the hinge pin connection point at a first end. A downleg depends from the connecting leg at a second end. The downleg terminaties in a second wedge portion tapering to a sharp point at the end opposite said connecting leg.

Abstract: A floor board installation device comprises a cross bar, a wedge and two pins extending outwardly from the top and bottom sides of, and through, the cross bar. The wedge comprises a top curved edge and a bottom edge including a groove therein. The pins typically are spaced from one another a distance slightly larger than the width of a joist. In use, the cross bar is placed on top of two adjoining joists so that the pins are positioned on either side of a single joist. The other end of the bar merely rests on top of the adjacent joist. A force is then applied to a side edge of the wedge in a direction parallel to the length of the sub floor boards. Due to the rounded shape of the top curved edge and the flat surface of the wedge that contacts the floor board, the wedge will rotate within the cross bar so that the edge of the wedge is flush against the sub floor board and so that the curved surface of the wedge will contact the cross bar at only one point.

Abstract: A machine for pulling sheets of material. with of a leverage handle connected to a stand and track for stability, Jaws for gripping material, Pulling and angle regulator arm to change angle of pull, Pulling arm to allow for right side or left side operation, Sliding arm connected to pushing arm which in turn is connected to leverage handle to provide back and forward movement of the jaws, A preferred embodiment includes the pulling and angle regulator arm can be adjusted to three different positions providing different angles of pull.

Abstract: A multipurpose tool is provided for use in levering materials relative to one another in the renovation and construction of building structures. The tool includes an elongate shaft having a gripping end and a working end. A pair of elongate blades are mounted spaced apart and perpendicularly to the shaft with the working end of the shaft therebetween. Each blade extends longitudinally from first penetrating end to a second engaging end in the form a steel plate which is oriented parallel to the shaft. A plurality of fulcrums are defined on a outer side of the blades opposite the gripping end of the shaft. An additional fulcrum is formed on the working end of the shaft between the blades.

Abstract: A lifting device that can effectively lift a variety of objects and enhance portability. The lifting device provides demountable portability that enables easy adaptation of the invention for objects of varying size. This adaptability provides a universality that minimizes the number of lifting devices need. The demountable nature of the invention also aids in efficient storage. Generally described, the lifting device includes a mast separable into a plurality of sections and a pulley supported by a first section of the mast. A dolly that supports the mast includes one or more transport structures for movably supporting the lifting device. An actuator is mounted on a second section of the mast. A carriage captured on the mast is configured to slide along the mast and directly or indirectly support an object to be lifted. The lifting device also includes a belt with a first end and a second end.

Abstract: A demolition-leverage tool including a straight tube or pipe handle connecting at the base of the tube or pipe to a prying member attached at a right angle to the handle, a pivot bar attached at the base of the pipe handle where it intersects with the prying bar, disposed crosswise thereof, is a pivot bar being in operative juxtaposition to the prying member to serve as an off-center pivot point in relation to the prying member and when a force is applied to the handle portion of the tool, the demolition-leverage tool also has a detachable pad that connects to the pivot point of the tool, therefore allowing the tool not to sink into soft earth while the prying bar in underneath an object and sufficient force is applied to the handle as to raise the item underneath the prying bar.

Abstract: A pry bar capable of removing boards while minimizing damage during removal so that the boards may be reused. The pry bar having a handle, a cross bar, and two pairs of pry arms with each pair having a different length. The handle forms an acute angle with one pair of pry arms and an obtuse angle with the other pair of pry arms. Either pair of pry arms is placed behind the board to be removed then force is exerted against the handle to remove the board.

Abstract: A method for installing tongue-and-groove material comprises the steps of: a) placing a piece of tongue-and-groove material on an installation surface adjacent to a previously installed piece of tongue-and-groove material and/or a border member; b) pivotably securing a lever having a thrust portion and a lever end to the installation surface so that rotating the lever urges the piece of tongue-and-groove material against the previously installed piece and/or the border member; c) rotating the lever, thereby urging the piece of tongue-and-groove material against the previously installed piece and/or the border member; d) securing the piece of tongue-and-groove material to the previously installed piece, the border member, and/or the installation surface; and e) removing the lever from the installation surface.

Abstract: A board puller for removing boards on a structure generally having a board cue which contacts the back side of boards to be removed, a fulcrum with a pivot that interacts with the frame structure and a handle for providing leverage. The board cue is pivotally attached towards one end of the fulcrum. The handle is rigidly attached to the other end of the fulcrum, but made so that the angle can be adjusted, in the preferred embodiment. In the center of the fulcrum is a pivot typically consisting of a curved or semi-circular member extending perpendicular for the fulcrum. Gauges are provided which are attached to the board cue. The gauges positions and holds the board cue on the boards being removed. This provides a means to remove the board in such a manner that splintering and board breakage is minimized. The board puller can be used with or without the gauges. In operation, the board cue is positioned behind the boards to be pulled or removed.

Abstract: A floor installation clamp comprising a clamp used for joining floorboards. The clamp includes a tension member with a first end and a second end. The tension member is connectable to opposing counterstays. One or both counterstays of the clamp may comprise suction devices removably attachable floorboard surfaces. Alternatively, the opposing counterstay may comprise an end piece that is removably attachable to a floorboard edge.

Abstract: A carpentry tool for pushing flooring boards into contact on a joist can be operated with one hand, leaving the carpenter's other hand free for hammering. The tool includes a body member having offset clamping lugs for engaging each side of a joist. A cam lever pivotally mounted at one end of the body member is adapted to force a cam thereon into pushing contact with a flooring board supported by the joist.

Abstract: A jack comprises a main frame device, an extensible rod device and two wheels. The main frame device has an upright pipe, a driving rod connected to the upright pipe, a reinforced plate connected to the driving rod and the upright pipe, an upper rod inserted in the upright pipe, and an upper block mounted on the upper rod. The extensible rod device has an outer pipe, a middle pipe inserted in the outer pipe, and an inner pipe inserted in the middle pipe. An inserted end of the driving rod is inserted in a lower end of the outer pipe. Two wheels are fastened on the upright pipe pivotally.

Abstract: The invention disclosed and claimed here is a lumber-straightening device for manipulating a cross-wise structural member relative to an underlying support joist. It includes a base plate which is releasably mountable to the support beam by a pair of pegs which rest on opposite side surfaces of the support beam. A hand-operated cylindrical cam head is pivotably mounted to the base plate. The point of pivotable attachment is off-center relative to the center point of the cam head. This allows the cam head to push a sliding plate against the cross-wise member for bending it into a desired position relative to the support beam. The direction of travel of the sliding plate follows a line or axis defined by the pivot point of the cam head and a separate guide pine, spaced from such pivot point, that follows a groove in the sliding plate. This relationship converts rotational force to linear force.

Abstract: A lumber compensation device including a lever operated pivoting cam engaging the lumber wherein the cam is affixed to an underlying joist. The cam is affixed to the joist by an elongated toothed member and a U shaped clamp which preclude translational motion of the device. Rotational motion applied to the lever engages the cam with the lumber and further lever rotation forces the lumber into desired conformance after which the lumber is nailed in place. The lumber compensation device is operated by a single individual who is enabled in the performance of nailing the lumber while the device hold the lumber in place.

Abstract: A tool for setting a board on a joist, the tool includes a generally vertically extending elongated bar and a hook member attached to a lower end of the bar. The lower end and the hook member form an engaging assembly for removably engaging the lower end portion of the bar to the joist. The hook member includes a lower member attached to and extending laterally outward from a lower end portion of the bar and a guiding member attached to and extending generally vertical upward from an outer end of said the lower member. At least one pointed member is fixedly attached to and extends vertically upward from the upper surface of the first member. The pointed member includes a pointed upper end to engage the joist and establish a fulcrum point between the bar and the joist. After the tool has been engaged with the joist the bar may be rotated to contact the board and urge the board into a desired position relative to the joist.

Abstract: A novel process and apparatus for removing planks from a truck bed which has a vertical body having a top and a bottom portion, a pulling member pivotally attached to the bottom portion for pulling planks, and a hydraulic lift for lifting the pulling member toward the top portion of the vertical body wherein the hydraulic lift is pivotally attached to the pulling member.

Abstract: The camming device weighs no more than four pounds for forcing an unsecured member into contact with a secured member where the unsecured member may be secured with a support member. The camming device includes a support plate which carries a locking arrangement. The locking arrangement includes a pair of locking lugs and a locking lever. The device also includes a camming member having camming surfaces and an operating lever having a handle. The camming member is pivotally secured with the support plate in an eccentric fashion. In operation the support member is positioned adjacent an unsecured member and on one of the support members. The lugs are arranged to extend along opposite sides of the support member. The locking lever is rotated in one direction which locks the support plate with the support member. Now the operating lever is rotated to move the camming member against the unsecured member which presses it into position adjacent the secured member.

Abstract: An articulating lever assembly for straightening and installation of deck boards, the lever assembly having a generally-horizontal first arm member pivotly secured to a generally-vertical second arm member, one end of the first arm member engageable between secured deck boards, and the lower end of the second arm member engageable with the edge of a deck board to be secured, leverage action on the handle end of the second arm member causing the cross member to engage the edge of the deck board to be secured and straighten the deck board prior to securing the deck board to the underlying joist.

Abstract: A roof-opening device for use by fire fighters to open a vent hole for the venting of gases from a burning building containing plywood panels attached to roofing beams, such device having a shaft with a handle at the top end thereof and a transversely positioned fulcrum member at the bottom end thereof and a pair of tines extending outwardly from the fulcrum member, the tines spaced apart from one another a distance to pass over on both sides of a roofing beam after the tines are passed through a slot cut in the roof generally perpendicular to such roofing beams such that the tines when manuevered downward through the slot on each side of the roofing beam can lift the plywood panel attached thereto in incremental steps as the fulcrum member is moved along the roofing beam to separate the plywood panel from the roofing beam and open up a vent hole.

Abstract: A compact tool adapted for removing lateral deflection from a wood plank is disclosed. The tool is provided with a reduced friction connection interengaged with an elongated member and a fastener for removably positioning a U-shaped bracket for receiving a wood joist member or, alternatively, a fastener member for engaging a fixed flat surface, such as plywood. Additionally, a cylindrical member is disposed on an end of the elongated member for reducing a friction factor between the elongated member and the wood plank and for providing a rolling load to remove the lateral deflection in the wood plank.The tool of the present invention provides a method to quickly and efficiently remove lateral deflection from a wood plank while reducing damage to the wood joist member or plywood base.

Abstract: A board straightener tool is provided and consists of a hand lever pivotally connected to a saddle placed on a joist so that the hand lever can come into contact with a board on top of the joist and by using leverage move the board to decrease size of a gap between the board and another board for constructing decks.

Abstract: Apparatus for moving a load, particularly a stack of panels, along a roof structure, including a plurality of spaced-apart roof rafters and transverse purlins comprising: a roof-mounted rail for mounting on said roof in vertical alignment with a purlin, a load-carrying cart comprising a carriage having rollers movable along the rail, and a load-carrying platform mounted on the carriage for longitudinal and vertical movement relative thereto including an inverted U-shaped elongate channel member. Mechanism is provided for relatively longitudinally moving the load-carrying platform and the carriage between rest positions and longitudinally displaced positions. The carriage and load-carrying platform include cooperating camming rollers and cam receiving slots which upwardly guide the platform relative to the carriage as the carriage and platform are relatively longitudinally moved, to lift the load relative to the roof structure for subsequent rolling movement via the carriage on the track.

Abstract: This invention is a utility construction tool for providing controlled amounts of force to a work-object by means of lever action. Specifically, the invention is a lever arm handle with a hooking device attached. A force applied to the lever arm handle will in turn apply a concomitant force to the end of the hooking device.