Patent ID: 6640512
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: E04F,E04G

Abstract:
A siding panel hanging guide tool comprising:a) a one-piece, monolithic body having (1) a distal end, (2) a proximal end edge, (3) a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end edge, (4) a front surface, (5) a rear surface, (6) a first side edge, (7) a second side edge, (8) a thickness dimension measured between the front surface and the rear surface, (9) a width dimension measured between the first side edge and the second side edge, (10) the width dimension and the thickness dimension each being uniform for the entire extent of said body, (11) a length dimension measured between the distal end and the proximal end edge, (12) a panel support section on the distal end of said body and which includes (A) a reverse bend at the distal end of said body, (B) a bottom section having first end thereof located at the reverse bend and a second end thereof spaced apart from the rear surface of said body, (C) a lip section having one end thereof forming a portion of the second end of the bottom section of the panel support section and another end free and spaced apart from the rear surface of said body and spaced apart from the second end of the bottom section of the panel support section, (D) the bottom section having an inner surface located adjacent to the rear surface of said body and an outer surface, (E) the bottom section of said panel support section being oriented at an acute angle to the rear surface of said body, (F) the lip section of said panel support section being parallel to the rear surface of said body, (G) the lip section having a longitudinal dimension measured between the second end of the bottom section of said panel support section and the another end of the lip section, (H) the bottom section of said panel support section having a longitudinal dimension measured between the first end of the bottom section of said panel support section and the second end of the bottom section of said panel support section, and (I) the longitudinal dimension of the bottom section of said panel support section being greater than the longitudinal dimension of the lip section of said panel support section, (13) a plurality of fastener-accommodating holes defined through said body from the front surface of said body to the rear surface of said body and which are aligned with each other along the longitudinal axis of said body; b) a mounting block fixedly secured to the front surface of said body adjacent to the proximal end edge of said body and which includes (1) a first end edge, (2) a second end edge, (3) a longitudinal axis extending between the first end edge of said mounting block and the second end edge of said mounting block and extending along the longitudinal axis of said body, (4) a front surface spaced apart from the front surface of said body, (5) a rear surface in abutting contact with the front surface of said body, (6) a first side edge located closely adjacent to the first side edge of said body, (7) a second side edge located closely adjacent to the second side edge of said body, (8) a thickness dimension measured between the front surface of said mounting block and the rear surface of said mounting block, (9) a width dimension measured between the first side edge of said mounting block and the second side edge of said mounting block, (10) the first end edge of said mounting block being located closely adjacent to and spaced from the proximal end edge of said body, (11) a length dimension measured between the first end edge of said mounting block and the second end edge of said mounting block, (12) the length dimension of said mounting block being less than the length dimension of said body, (13) the thickness dimension of said mounting block being greater than the thickness dimension of said body, (14) a plurality of fastener-accommodating holes defined through said mounting block from the front surface of said mounting block to the rear surface of said mounting block and which are aligned with each other along the longitudinal axis of said mounting block, and (15) the fastener-accommodating holes of said mounting block being aligned with the fastener-accommodating holes of said body; and c) fastener elements extending through said mounting block and through said body fixedly securing said mounting block to said body, said fastener elements being spaced apart from each other and located along the longitudinal axis of said mounting block, the fastener elements being spaced apart from the fastener-accommodating holes of said mounting block and from the fastener-accommodating holes of said body.