EAZY Supporting Holding and Clamping System

Abstract

The present invention relates to a supporting, holding and clamping tool system and a method associated with the system. With respect to the system, it is a pair of devices and attachments designed to attach to a wall to support construction sheathing while securing it to the wall, which may also be used for a versatile clamping device. This system can be used by one person to facilitate installing heavy sheets of sheet rock, Siding, plywood or other materials to be installed on the vertical wall or surface. The devices may also be attached a 2″×4″ board or other dimensional board to turn lumber into a versatile clamp, or attached to a work bench to use a portion of a workbench to clamp, hold, or support materials. The core components of the invention are: a mounting base plate, screw body, adjustment screw, clamping head, saddle clamp, drywall attachment and removable pins which, generally speaking, are configured as follows: The mounting base plate is attached to the wall, lumber, workbench or other materials with common wood screws or drywall screws, the screw body is the part which is drilled and threaded to receive the adjustment screw which is attached to the clamping head via a swivel. With respect to the system it should be further noted that The system includes accessories such as a saddle clamp which allows attaching to a 2″×4″ lumber with out marring or making screw holes, an accessory part that can attach to the clamp head which prevents sheathing from slipping off the clamp head, and two types of removable handles. With the handles removed there is a hex nut machined in the tail of the adjustment screw and philips slots milled in to the tail of the adjustment screw allowing for use with a nut driver or a screw driver. With respect to the associated method, In order to carry out the method the following core steps are followed: For sheathing support attach 2 of the devices to vertical studs, set the sheathing on the clamping heads, use the adjustment screw to level or fine position the materials. The system may be attached to a board (lumber) 2 devices at any distance facing each other desired to accommodate the materials to be clamped. Or the devices may be mounted facing away from each other to spread or hold materials a specific distance apart from each other. The devices may be mounted on a work bench either with screws, or the removable pins may be installed in the underside of the mounting plate in threaded holes spaced 1 inch on center which corresponding to a series of holes which may be drilled in the work bench or lumber or other surface at 1″ intervals in a straight line and may be quickly positioned simply by lifting the device out of the holes and moved to a closer or farther position along the series of holes to each other. The system includes a template to assist the user in drilling a series of holes usually in wood such as a work bench or lumber to be used with the pins which are installed in each of the two device. Ultimately, at the conclusion of these steps allows one person operation in many instances where otherwise more than one person would be required and or more convenience generally.

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