Patent ID: 7313872
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A board alignment and abutting tool for pulling together and a butting a pair of boards, said tool comprising: a first plate having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being pointed; a second plate having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally coupled to said first plate; a catch being attached to said second plate adjacent to said second end, said catch extending in a substantial same direction as said bottom end when said second plate is oriented perpendicular to said first plate, said bottom end of said first plate extending downwardly a distance greater than said catch when said second plate is oriented perpendicular to said first plate; and wherein said bottom end is extendable into a first board of the boards and said catch is extended into a second board of the boards, wherein said top end is urged away from the second board and the second board pulled toward and against the first board.