Predrill guide tools

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286458-B2
Application number	US-201715398308-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2017
Priority date	Nov 22, 2016
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

Predrill guide tools are disclosed which include a body having a vertical planar member with a front side and a back side, a horizontal planar member with a top side, a bottom side and a tapered end, and an angled drill guide with a front face positioned within a vertical plane; two or more ribs extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member, and one or more keels extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member. Methods of using the predrill guide tools to drill holes into deck boards for use with deck clips are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A predrill guide tool comprising:
a body having
a horizontal planar member with a top side, a bottom side and a first end along one end of the horizontal planar member,
a vertical planar member positioned within a first vertical plane, with a front side facing towards the first end of the horizontal planar member and a back side, wherein the vertical planar member extends vertically from the top side of the horizontal planar member at an end opposite the first end of the horizontal planar member, and
an angled drill guide extending from the front side of the vertical planar member at an angle towards the first end of the horizontal planar member with a lower surface positioned below the top side of the horizontal planar member and with a front face positioned within a second vertical plane parallel to the vertical planar member; and

one or more keels extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member wherein the one or more keels are positioned perpendicularly to the vertical planar member.

2. The predrill guide tool of claim 1 wherein the angled drill guide has an aperture therethrough.

3. The predrill guide tool of claim 1 wherein the horizontal planar member has a first forward portion and a second forward portion on either side of the angled drill guide with an open space between the first forward portion and the second forward portion.

4. The predrill guide tool of claim 1 wherein a front face of the one or more keels is perpendicular to the bottom side of the horizontal planar member.

5. The predrill guide tool of claim 1 further comprising two or more ribs extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member.

6. The predrill guide tool of claim 1 wherein the first end is a tapered end.

7. A predrill guide tool comprising:
a body having
a horizontal planar member with a top side, a bottom side and a first end along one end of the horizontal planar member,
a vertical planar member positioned within a first vertical plane, with a front side facing towards the first end of the horizontal planar member and a back side, wherein the vertical planar member extends vertically from the top side of the horizontal planar member at an end opposite the first end of the horizontal planar member, and
an angled drill guide extending from the front side of the vertical planar member at an angle towards the first end of the horizontal planar member with a lower surface positioned below the top side of the horizontal planar member and with a front face positioned within a second vertical plane parallel to the vertical planar member; and

two or more ribs extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member wherein the two or more ribs are positioned perpendicular to the vertical planar member.

8. The predrill guide tool of claim 7 wherein the angled drill guide has an aperture therethrough.

9. The predrill guide tool of claim 7 wherein the horizontal planar member has a first forward portion and a second forward portion on either side of the angled drill guide with an open space between the first forward portion and the second forward portion.

10. The predrill guide tool of claim 7 further comprising one or more keels extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member.

11. The predrill guide tool of claim 10 wherein a front face of the one or more keels is perpendicular to the bottom side of the horizontal planar member.

12. The predrill guide tool of claim 7 wherein the first end is a tapered end.

13. A predrill guide tool comprising:
a body means having
a horizontal planar member means with a top side, a bottom side and a tapered end along one end of the horizontal planar member means,
a vertical planar member means positioned within a first vertical plane, with a front side facing towards the tapered end of the horizontal planar member means and a back side, wherein the vertical planar member means extends vertically from the top side of the horizontal planar member means at an end opposite the first end of the horizontal planar member means, and
an angled drill guide means extending from the front side of the vertical planar member means at an angle towards the first end of the horizontal planar member means with a lower surface positioned below the top side of the horizontal planar member means and with a front face positioned within a second vertical plane parallel to the vertical planar member means; and

one or more keel means extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member means wherein the one or more keel means are positioned perpendicularly to the vertical planar member means.

14. The predrill guide tool of claim 13 wherein the angled drill guide means has an aperture therethrough.

15. The predrill guide tool of claim 13 wherein the horizontal planar member means has a first forward portion and a second forward portion on either side of the angled drill guide means with an open space between the first forward portion and the second forward portion.

16. The predrill guide tool of claim 13 wherein a front face of the one or more keel means is perpendicular to the bottom side of the horizontal planar member means.

17. The predrill guide tool of claim 13 further comprising two or more rib means extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member means.

18. A predrill guide tool comprising:
a body having
a horizontal planar member means with a top side, a bottom side and a tapered end along one end of the horizontal planar member means,
a vertical planar member means positioned within a first vertical plane, with a front side facing towards the tapered end of the horizontal planar member means and a back side, wherein the vertical planar member means extends vertically from the top side of the horizontal planar member means at an end opposite the first end of the horizontal planar member means, and
an angled drill guide means extending from the front side of the vertical planar member means at an angle towards the first end of the horizontal planar member means with a lower surface positioned below the top side of the horizontal planar member means and with a front face positioned within a second vertical plane parallel to the vertical planar member means; and

two or more rib means extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member means wherein the two or more rib means are positioned perpendicularly to the vertical planar means.

19. The predrill guide tool of claim 18 wherein the angled drill guide means has an aperture therethrough.

20. The predrill guide tool of claim 18 wherein the horizontal planar member means has a first forward portion and a second forward portion on either side of the angled drill guide means with an open space between the first forward portion and the second forward portion.

21. The predrill guide tool of claim 18 further comprising one or more keel means extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member means.

22. The predrill guide tool of claim 21 wherein a front face of the one or more keel means is perpendicular to the bottom side of the horizontal planar member means.

Assignees

• Simpson Strong Tie Co Inc

Inventors

• Brigham Gueary Andrew

Classifications

• E04F2015/02083

  Piercing the side faces of the flooring elements · CPC title

• E04F15/02038 Primary

  characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring elements · CPC title

• Y10T408/563

  Work-gripping clamp · CPC title

• E04F21/22

  of single elements, e.g. flooring cramps {; flexible webs (cutting tiles B28D1/225)} · CPC title

• E04F2015/02094

  Engaging side grooves running along the whole length of the flooring elements · CPC title