Patent ID: 7490447
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A tool for efficiently hanging siding planks on a wall in overlapping relation to a previously attached siding plank, comprising: an elongated base member; a first lip and a second lip projecting a predetermined distance in a first direction from a first side of said elongated base member at opposing first and second ends thereof, said first and second lips aligned in respective planes that are generally transverse to a plane defined by said elongated base member; and a support structure located on a second side opposed from said first side of said elongated base member and configured with a size and shape for receiving and retaining an edge of a plank of siding, said support structure comprising a surface parallel to said elongated base member and a ledge transversely projecting from said surface and away from said first and second lips, said support structure located a predetermined distance between said first and second ends of said elongated base member.