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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7516943 | Crook compensation device 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 com... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7350827 | Cam expansion ring assembly An expansion ring assembly and method for sealingly installing a gasket within an opening in a wall of a structure. The expansion ring assembly includes an expansion ring having first and second adjacent end portions, and first and second cam members are rotatably c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338032 | Leverage utilizing bar for facilitating prying a flat member from a slender member A leverage utilizing bar for facilitating prying a flat member from a slender member. A head extends from a handle. The head engages under the flat member and functions as a fulcrum by engaging the slender member and thereby cause the head to pry the flat member fro... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7313872 | Board alignment tool and method A board alignment tool includes a first plate having a bottom end and a top end. The bottom end is pointed. A second plate has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally coupled to the first plate. A catch is attached to the second plate adjacent to th... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270356 | Hanger hoister tool The present invention is a hanger hoister tool for placing a bracket to secure a joist to a header. The tool has legs extending upward and a handle extending downward and outward. The tool also has a pedestal keel extending outward for holding the bracket when inser... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6971635 | Deck board setting assembly 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 bracke... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6644627 | Tool for removing deck boards 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 i... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641113 | Leverage device and methods 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... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6615553 | Floor board installation device 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 ty... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6439542 | Multipurpose tool 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 mou... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6390450 | Demountable lifting device 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 universali... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6302375 | Demolition-leverage tool 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 pry... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6260824 | Board saver pry bar 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 wit... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233899 | Apparatus and methods for installing tongue-and-groove materials 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) pivota... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6086048 | Board puller 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 pivot... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5894705 | Floor Installation clamp 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 compri... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5826858 | Carpentry tool 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... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5713557 | Vehicle jack 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 inser... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5605319 | Lumber-straightening device 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... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5478050 | Lumber compensation device 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 mo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5382000 | Board setting tool 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 ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5325576 | Process and apparatus for disassembling planks from a truck bed 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 memb... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5269494 | Deck and soffit board camming or pushing device for pushing boards together 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 arra... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5190266 | Decking clamp and spacer 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 betwe... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5165659 | Roof opener and method for the venting of structures by fire fighters 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 pos... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4844423 | Pop-up stock guard A Portable Cattle Guard is provided which includes an assembled rectangularly shaped base member. Contained within the confines of the base member are a pair of inclined spring biased cattle ramps moveably connected along their longitudinal axis to provid... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4821784 | Tool for removing lateral deflection in a wood plank 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 ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4621791 | Board straightener 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 g... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4592536 | Apparatus for distributing a stack of roof panels atop a roof 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... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4280683 | Utility puller 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 wi... | 07/28/1981 |
