Board pusher tool and related method of use
AssigneeNational Nail Corp.
InventorsTodd E.A. Schwartzkopf, Roger A. Vandenberg
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Abstract
A board pusher tool is provided to hold one or more boards in a readied position and orientation relative to one another and an underlying joist. The pusher can include a base, a magnet joined with the base to secure the base in a fixed position relative to an underlying joist constructed from a magnetic material, a bumper reciprocally joined with the base, a guide joined with the bumper to allow the bumper to extend a predetermined distance away from the base, and a biasing element pushing the bumper away from the base, where the bumper forcibly urges the board away from the base, optionally toward or against another board, while the magnet secures the base in the fixed position relative to the underlying joist. A related method of use is provided.
Claims14
A method of installing a structure, the method comprising:
- placing a first board on an underlying joist that comprises a magnetic material;
- placing a second board on the underlying joist, adjacent the first board in a parallel configuration with the first board;
- positioning a pusher, including a bumper projecting away from a base and biased therefrom via a biasing element, adjacent the first board so that the bumper forcibly engages the first board with a force of at least 2 pounds to push the first board toward the second board;
- securing the pusher adjacent the first board via a magnet joined with the base of the pusher, the magnet exerting a magnetic force on the magnetic material of the underlying joist so that the pusher is disposed in a fixed position relative to the underlying joist;
- securing the first board and the second board fixedly to the underlying joist while the pusher pushes the first board toward the second board;
- positioning a third board adjacent the second board and on the underlying joist;
- positioning a first clip between the first board and the second board with a first fastener extending through the first clip but not into the underlying joist;
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- positioning a second clip between the second board and the third board with a second fastener extending through the second clip but not into the underlying joist,
- wherein the pusher pushes the first board toward the second board, and simultaneously pushes the second board toward the third board, all while the first board, the second board and the third board are free floating and unsecured relative to the underlying joist before said securing the first board and the second board fixedly to the underlying joist.
A method of installing a structure, the method comprising:
- placing a first board on an underlying joist that comprises a magnetic material;
- placing a second board on the underlying joist, adjacent the first board in a parallel configuration with the first board;
- positioning a pusher, including a bumper projecting away from a base and biased therefrom via a biasing element, adjacent the first board so that the bumper forcibly pushes the first board toward the second board;
- securing the pusher adjacent the first board via a magnet joined with the base of the pusher, the magnet exerting a magnetic force on the magnetic material of the underlying joist so that the pusher is disposed in a fixed position relative to the underlying joist while the bumper forcibly pushes the first board toward the second board;
- positioning a third board adjacent the second board and on the underlying joist;
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- positioning a fourth board adjacent the third board and on the underlying joist;
- wherein the pusher pushes the first board toward the second board, and simultaneously pushes the second board toward the third board, all while the first board, the second board and the third board are free floating and unsecured relative to the underlying joist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.