Panel installation support apparatus
OwnerJames F. Robertsinventor
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Abstract
A panel installation support apparatus versatile and convenient for temporary attachment of the panel to a frame member includes an adjustable support surface for accommodating various panel thicknesses, a sloped surface to support the leading edge of the panel when positioning in place, and an alignment support shelf to properly align an edge of the panel with the joist or stud while supporting the edge of the panel. An accessory block may be used when standing a panel against a wall or when hanging drywall on sloped ceilings.
Claims20
In combination with a removable clamp having opposed clamping arms, a panel installation support apparatus comprising:
- an L-shaped body having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, said vertical portion of said L-shaped body having a front surface and a back surface, said horizontal portion having a bottom surface, an alignment ledge extending from said front surface of said vertical portion, a panel support ledge extending from said alignment ledge, two or more support members extending from said panel support ledge to a free edge of said horizontal portion,
- a supporting arm extending laterally and rearwardly from said vertical portion of said L-shaped body, said supporting arm including a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, said vertical portion of said supporting arm having a front surface and a back surface and
- one or more clamping channels separating said two or more support members and adapted to receive an arm of said removable clamp,
- wherein said panel installation support apparatus is temporarily secured to a ceiling joist or wall stud engaged with said alignment ledge by said removable clamp with one arm of said removable clamp compressed against one side of the ceiling joist or wall stud, and said other arm of said removable clamp compressed against said back of said vertical portion of said L-shaped body on an opposite side of the ceiling joist or wall stud.
In combination with a removable clamp having opposed clamping arms, a panel installation support apparatus comprising:
- an L-shaped body having first and second vertical portions and a horizontal portion, said first and second vertical portions of said L-shaped body each having a front surface and a back surface, said horizontal portion having a bottom surface, an alignment ledge extending from said front surface of said first and second vertical portions, a panel support ledge extending from said alignment ledge, and three support members each extending from said panel support ledge to a free edge of said horizontal portion,
- a supporting arm extending laterally and rearwardly from said L-shaped body between said first and second vertical portions, said supporting arm including a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, said vertical portion of said supporting arm having a front surface and a back surface, and
- first and second clamping channels separating said three support members and adapted to receive an arm of said removable clamp,
- wherein said panel installation support apparatus is temporarily secured to a ceiling joist or wall stud engaged with said alignment ledge by said removable clamp with one arm of said removable clamp compressed against one side of the ceiling joist or wall stud, and said other arm of said removable clamp compressed against said back of said first or second vertical portions of said L-shaped body on an opposite side of the ceiling joist or wall stud.
The combination of claim wherein said first vertical portion of said L-shaped body includes an aperture extending from said front surface through said back surface of said first vertical portion of said L-shaped body and vertically aligned with said first clamping channel, wherein said panel installation support apparatus is temporarily secured to a steel ceiling joist or steel wall stud having an open channel and lower flange and engaged with said alignment ledge by said removable clamp with one arm of said removable clamp compressed said bottom surface of said L-shaped body, and said other arm of said removable clamp extending through said aperture in said first vertical portion of said. L-shaped body and into said open channel of said steel ceiling joist or steel wall stud and compressed against said lower flange of said steel ceiling joist or steel wall stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.