Patent ID: 6149216
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in positioning and installing building frame members as part of a framing procedure in the construction of a building, said apparatus comprising:freely moveable support means for supporting simultaneously a plurality of building frame members; andattachment means for attaching the plurality of building frame members to the support means such that said building frame members are held beneath said support means when said support means is lifted upwardly, and such that movement of the support means from a first location to a second location causes corresponding movement of the plurality of building frame members, wherein the attachment means further comprises at least one rigid member stationarily attached to the support means such that said rigid member remains in a fixed position with respect to the support means, and at least one moveable law member that is moveable toward and away from at least a portion of said rigid member for releasably holding a building frame member between said rigid member and said moveable jaw member such that said building frame member is held stationary in a lateral dimension relative to the support means.