Patent ID: 6920735

Claim:
A block placement tool for setting pier blocks, the pier blocks having an upper side having a depression therein, said tool comprising: a first elongated member and a second elongated member attached together in a generally perpendicular relationship with respect to each other such that a L-shaped frame is formed, said frame having an upper surface and a bottom surface, said first elongated member having a slot therein extending through said upper and bottom surfaces, said second elongated member having a slot therein extending through said upper and bottom surfaces, each of said first and second elongated members having an associated attached end and a free end; a plurality of position indicators being attached to and selectively moveable along a length of the slots of one of said first and second elongate members, each of said indicators including; a threaded rod extending through one of said slots; a marker being mounted on said rod and positioned on said upper surface; a securing knob being threadably coupled to said rod and positioned above said upper surface for selectively securing said rod in a fixed position; a primary anchor being attached to a bottom surface of the attached end; and a plurality of secondary anchors, each of said secondary anchors being attached to one of said position indicators and positioned adjacent to said bottom surface, each of said secondary anchors and said primary anchor being removably positionable into one of the depressions, each of said secondary anchors being removably attached to a bottom end of one of said rods.