Clamps for installing siding
AssigneesRobert B. Jordan, IV, Eddie Alexander Meeks
InventorEddie Alexander Meeks
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Abstract
A clamp for installing a siding onto a building. The clamp comprises an upper frame having a nail for mounting the clamp onto the building and a lower frame having a top end pivotally connected to a lower end of the upper frame with a hook at an opposing end of the lower frame for holding a bottom of the siding. A spring is included biasing the lower frame with respect to the upper frame to angle the lower frame away from the building. In operation, the clamp is mounted onto the building and the hook is aligned to a position wherein the siding is to be installed, whereby the bottom of the siding may be placed on the hook and mounted onto the building.
Claims16
A clamp for installing a siding onto a building comprising:
- an upper frame having a nail for mounting the clamp onto the building and having a lower end,
- a lower frame having a top end pivotally connected to the lower end of the upper frame and a hook at a lower end of the lower frame, the hook adapted for holding a bottom of the siding,
- a spring biasing the lower frame with respect to the upper frame to angle the lower frame away from the building,
- wherein when the clamp is mounted onto the building and the hook is aligned to a position wherein the siding is to be installed, a bottom of the siding may be placed on the hook and thereby be at a suitable height to be mounted onto the building.
A clamp for installing a siding onto a building comprising:
- an upper frame having a nail for mounting the clamp onto the building and having a lower end,
- a lower frame having a top end pivotally connected to the lower end of the upper frame,
- a spring biasing the lower frame with respect to the upper frame to angle the lower frame away from the building, and
- a hook connected to a slot in the lower frame enabling the hook to slide along a length of the lower frame for adjusting a height of the hook,
- wherein when the clamp is mounted onto the building and the hook is aligned to a position wherein the siding is to be installed, the siding may be placed on the hook and thereby be at a suitable height to be mounted onto the building.
A method of installing a siding onto a wall of a building comprising
- mounting a first clamp onto the wall by hammering a first hammer pad to drive a nail into the wall,
- mounting a second clamp onto a wall a distance away from the first clamp,
- measuring a desired height for the siding,
- adjusting the height of a hook on the first clamp to match the desired height while the first clamp remains mounted,
- adjusting the height of a hook on the second clamp to match the desired height and the height of the hook on the first clamp while the second clamp remains mounted,
- placing a bottom of the siding onto the hooks of the first and second clamps,
- affixing the siding onto the wall,
- unmounting the first clamp from the wall by hammering a second hammer pad to remove the nail from the wall, and
- unmounting the second clamp from the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.