Deck board placement tool

摘要

A carpenter's deck board and fastener positioning tool has a first, proximal part which rests temporarily on the top of a joist, and a second, distal part which rests temporarily on the top of a deck board to be installed. The first, proximal part has a pair of spaced-apart, downwardly extending tabs, one for extending along each side of the joist. This way, when the tool is placed on the joist, the tabs center the tool on the joist. The second, distal part is a longitudinal, substantially flat plate extending from the first, proximal part parallel to the joist, for resting on top of the deck board to be installed when the board is resting transversely on the joist. On or in the flat plate are fastener placements for enabling or indicating the proper location of fasteners for effectively connecting the deck board to the joist.

主权项

1. A carpenter's fastener guide for deck boards, comprising:
a first, proximal part, the first, proximal part having a central portion for temporarily resting on or above the top of the joist, said central portion having two lateral sides and two spaced-apart, downwardly extending tabs, one tab extending downwardly from each lateral side of the central portion for extending along each side of the joist; and, a second, distal part for temporarily resting on the top of a deck board resting transversely, and to be installed on the joist, the second, distal part having a longitudinal plate extending distally from said first, proximal part in the same direction as the joist for resting on the top of the deck board to be installed, wherein the second, distal part has a most proximal end, and the first, proximal part has a most distal end, and an intermediate step part extends upwardly from the most distal end of the first, proximal part to the most proximal end of the second, distal part, and the plate having a fastener placement for expediting effective connection of the deck board to the joist.