Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Assembled in situ-type anchor or tie – Depending cantilevered seat portion; e.g. – joist anchor
Reexamination Certificate
1998-02-17
2001-04-03
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Assembled in situ-type anchor or tie
Depending cantilevered seat portion; e.g., joist anchor
C052S092200, C052S127100, C052S713000, C052S714000, C269S904000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209280
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to frame construction for a building and particularly to a jig for supporting the fascia board while it is being nailed to the end of the eaves of the roof frame.
BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
The typical construction of the roof section of frame for a building includes a number of parallel “eaves” that extend from peak beam of the roof down a lower edge where the rain gutter is mounted. The eaves are conventionally spaced sixteen inches apart. According to construction practice, after the eaves have been secured in place, a fascia board is nailed across the lower ends of the eaves, The operation of securing the fascia board in place requires that the board be held horizontally against all of the ends of the eaves by two carpenters, one carpenter supporting each end of the board. This is a very dangerous operation since it requires that each carpenter must somehow support himself usually at least two stories from the ground, support his end of the board and simultaneously hammer a nail through the fascia board and the end of the eave.
Various methods and designs for constructing frame buildings have appeared in the patent literature.
For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,66,766 to Markey discloses a “kit” for building a frame building.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,628 to Knudson discloses a building constructed from panels that are roll-formed on the job site.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide a jig that is useful for constructing the frame of a conventional frame building.
It is a further object that the jig be especially adapted to support the fascia board while it is being secured to the ends of the eaves of the frame. It is still another object that the carpenter can secure the fascia board to the ends of the eaves by himself and that the operation be performed safely.
This invention is directed toward a jig best described as a cutout from a plastic panel having a shape of the letter U. One leg of the letter U is longer than the other leg. A short angle bracket has one leg swivelly bolted to the face of the long leg of the cutout and another leg extending at a 90° from the face of the cutout. The jig is temporarily mounted to the end of one of the eaves by a nail.
One such jig is secured to the lower end of the eave at one end of the row of eaves and another such jig is secured to the lower end of the eave at the other end of the row of eaves. One end of the fascia board is supported by one jig and the other end of the fascia board is supported by the other jig. The jigs are removed after the fascia board has been secured.
The jig is made preferably from clear polycarbonate about one quarter inch thick and is resiliently flexible. Polycarbonate about one quarter inch thick is preferred because it is very strong and has a desired degree of resiliency that enables a user to flex the jig to support boards at inclinations other than perpendicular when required.
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patent: 5442887 (1995-08-01), Welsh
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patent: 5857295 (1999-01-01), Mikawa
Bruce Noah D.
Bruce Ray F.
Bruce Stephen
Friedman Carl D.
Kang Timothy B.
Smith Robert S.
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