Patent ID: 7421829
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A drywall panel installation tool comprising an elongated plate having one straight edge adapted to be placed adjacent the edge of a drywall panel a series of holes being disposed in said elongated plate and being spaced approximately equally from said straight edge, and the tool including a perpendicular second plate extending from an edge of said elongated plate, the second plate having a slot providing a handle therein, whereby when said elongated plate is placed against a drywall panel with the straight edge thereof aligned with the edge of the drywall panel, said holes being shaped and configured to permit fasteners to be inserted completely through the holes in the plate, thereby to attach only the drywall panel by positioning the point of penetration of the fastener to correspond with a stud underlying the drywall panel, and said slot handle being disposed for enabling the removal of the installation tool after insertion of the fasteners into the gypsum.