Patent ID: 6971635

Claim:
A mounting tool for removably attaching to an upper edge of a stud of a deck for pressing together a loose horizontal board against a secured horizontal board positioned on the stud, said tool including: a bracket assembly having a channel therein for removably receiving the upper edge of the stud such that said bracket assembly extends downward on opposite sides of the stud, said bracket assembly having a forward side and a rearward side, said bracket assembly including: a first plate and a second plate; a biasing member being attached to said first and second plates for biasing said first plate toward said second plate, said biasing member including a threaded rod having a first end rotatably attached to said second plate and a second end extending through said first plate, said threaded rod being threadably coupled to said first plate; a guide rod having an attached end being attached to said second plate and a free end extending through said first plate such that said second plate is selectively positionable along a length of said guide rod, said guide rod and said biasing member being positioned in a substantially horizontal plane, wherein each of said first and second plates forms said channel and may be abutted against one of the sides of the stud, said guide rod and biasing member being positionable against the upper edge of the stud; a pivot rod being rotatably coupled to and extending away from said bracket assembly, said pivot rod being orientated perpendicular to said channel; a lever assembly being pivotally attached to said pivot rod, said lever assembly being selectively rotated in a first direction forward of said bracket assembly or in a second direction rearward of said bracket assembly; a locking assembly being attached to said lever assembly and said bracket assembly for selectively preventing rotation of said lever assembly in said second direction; and wherein said lever assembly may be rotated in said first direction such that said lever assembly abuts the loose horizontal board and urges the loose horizontal board away from the bracket assembly.