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US 4,340,100 AGranted
Rafter support jig
OwnerGeorge D. Anderson, IIinventor
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Abstract
A rafter jig made up of an angular rafter bracket and a rafter support swingably connected to the rafter bracket and apparatus to adjust and lock the rafter support in angular position relative to the ridge pole bracket.
Claims7
A jig (10) for holding a rafter (11) in place on a ridge pole (12) comprising a ridge pole bracket (14),
- a rafter support (15),
- and a brace (16),
- said ridge pole bracket having a first part (17) and a second part (18),
- said first part (17) and said second part (18) being rigidly fixed together and disposed generally at right angles to each other,
- said first part extending downwardly and being adapted to rest on one side of said ridge pole (12), said second part (18) being adapted to rest on top of said ridge pole,
- a third part (19) of said ridge pole bracket fixed to said second part and spaced from said first part (17) and extending downward generally parallel thereto,
- said first part (17) and said third part (18) receiving said ridge pole therebetween,
- pivot means (20) swingably connecting said rafter support to said first part of said ridge pole bracket and a pin means (21) extending upwardly from said rafter support and adapted to engage one side of said rafter,
- and said brace (22) swingably connected to said first part of said ridge pole bracket and to said rafter support (15) for holding said ridge pole in predetermined position to said rafter bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.