Patent ID: 11938599
Assignee: JANET C. FOSS
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tool for use in positioning a board, such as a joist or rafter, for mounting to a support member, the tool comprising:
a base portion including a pair of locking pliers; and
a pair of grabbing members respectively secured to jaws of the locking pliers,
the pair of grabbing members having respective base walls and sidewalls configured to form a substantially U-shaped channel for receiving the board when the grabbing members are brought toward each other by operation of the locking pliers, each base wall extending forwardly at an obtuse angle relative to the locking pliers to a free front end defined by a forwardly projecting tab disposed to be abutted with the support member, and each grabbing member being provided with at least one member projecting inwardly relative to the corresponding sidewall for embedding into the board received in the channel.