Patent ID: 8157228
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A molding installation tool comprising: a generally flat base plate having a hooked top end co-planar with said base plate for hanging said base plate to a projecting member and a pair of opposed side flanges along a lower end; a molding retainer member having a first flat portion which fits slidably between said flanges to be contained thereby and a second flat portion extending away from the first flat portion at an acute angle to receive a molding strip between the second flat portion and the hooked top of the base plate; and a turn-to-lock fastener means cooperatively arranged between said base plate and said first flat portion to selectively lock the retainer member in any of various longitudinal positions relative to said base plate; said fastener means including a slot in at least one of said plate and said first flat portion.