Apparatus and method for installing fasteners to secure framing components

摘要

A fastener installation guide for securing a top plate to a roof support member comprises a grip assembly, a roof support member alignment wall and a fastener retention assembly transverse to the grip assembly. The handle portion has first and second top plate alignment members oriented generally perpendicular to one another. A gripping surface extends between the first and second top plate alignment members and the roof support member alignment defines a first plane oriented transversely to the grip assembly. The fastener retention assembly defines a fastener retention channel and has a fastener alignment wall which defines a second plane, a roof support member alignment edge and a bottom edge. The fastener retention channel is oriented at an angle θ with respect to the second plane.

主权项

1. A fastener installation guide for securing a top plate having a height h to a roof support member having a thickness t, the guide comprising:
a grip assembly having first and second top plate alignment members, said first and second top plate alignment members oriented generally perpendicular to one another, and a gripping surface extending between said first and second top plate alignment members; a roof support member alignment wall defining a first plane oriented transverse to said grip assembly and located at a lateral end of said grip assembly; and a fastener retention assembly oriented transverse to said grip assembly and having a fastener alignment wall defining a second plane, a roof support member alignment edge and a bottom edge at axially opposite ends of said fastener retention assembly and defining a fastener retention channel, said fastener retention channel having a depth d and a fastener retention channel axis oriented at an angle θ with respect to said second plane; wherein said roof support member alignment edge extends perpendicularly from said roof support member alignment wall and said fastener retention channel communicates with said fastener alignment wall at a point intermediate said roof support member alignment edge and said bottom edge.