Patent ID: 7275333

Claim:
A tool for positioning overlapping siding planks, comprising: an elongated member having a hook on an upper end for placement over an upper edge of a first plank fastened to a structure, defining an engaged position; a support carried by the elongated member for engagement with a lower edge of a second siding plank overlapping the first plank to hold the second plank while the second plank is being fastened to the structure and while the hook is in the engaged position; the elongated member and the hook being upwardly movable from the engaged position, and the hook rotatable to a disengaged position substantially 90 degrees from the engaged position, to allow the hook and elongated member to be withdrawn from between the first and second planks; and wherein at least an upper portion of the elongated member rotates in unison with the hook while the hook moves from the engaged to the disengaged position.