Patent ID: 9248557
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B25B

Claim Text:
1. A one handed operable tool configured for the positioning and fixed installation of two piece fastening elements with each fastening element being comprised of a fastening member and a drive member, the drive member being movably engaged within the fastening member and configured to compress the fastening member into a fastening position, the fastening member requiring properly laterally oriented positioning and installation, wherein the tool comprises: i) a holding and locking mechanism configured for holding the fastening member in a fixed position suitable for the fixed installation and configured for releasing the fastening member from the tool after the fixed installation, with a one handed operation; ii) a driving element configured for use with one hand to operatively engage and drive the drive member to compress the fastening member into an installed position, while the fastening member is in the fixed position suitable for installation; iii) an orientation element configured to maintain proper lateral orientation of the fastening member during installation; and wherein the fastening member comprises a clip element, with the drive member comprising a bolt connector with the holding and locking mechanism of tool being configured with undercut elements adapted to hold the clip element in a locked fixed orientation with an undercut holding engagement between the clip element and the tool while the bolt connector is driven by the drive member to compress the clip element, the clip element having a portion configured for connection with a sink placed in a cabinet cutout, wherein the clip element and bolt connector are configured to fix the sink into position relative to the cabinet cutout, the clip element comprising: an aperture for threaded connection with the bolt connector and an end configured for locking engagement with an underside of a periphery of the cabinet cutout, with threaded movement of the bolt connector in the aperture effecting the compression with fixed engagement of the clip member with the underside of the periphery of the cabinet cutout and wherein, when the fixed engagement is completed, the holding and locking mechanism of the tool is configured to be disengaged from the clip member with a release of the clip member from the undercut elements and the bolt connector from the tool with the one hand operation.