Tool for hanging siding or the like

Claim 2

A tool for positioning a siding board or like workpiece against a wall, comprising a mounting head, an arm pivotally depending from the head, biasing means functionally interposed between said mounting head and said arm to resiliently urge the arm toward the wall, a spike extending through the head and the arm and adapted to secure the head to the wall, spike retaining means for retaining said spike in its position extending through said head and arm, the retaining means including means permitting limited translational motion of the spike relative to the head and arm between predetermined limits, and permitting pivotal motion of the spike relative to the head and arm between predetermined limits, resilient means for urging the spike toward a rest position of pre-defined translational and pivotal location relative to said head and arm, and workpiece retaining means on the arm for retaining the workpiece against the wall.

Claim 3

A tool for positioning a siding board or like workpiece against a wall, comprising a mounting head adapted to be spiked against the wall, an arm pivotally depending from the head, a planar workpiece-supportive surface extending from the arm in a direction toward the wall; the tool, when secured against the wall, having its arM spaced from the wall sufficiently to accommodate the workpiece between the arm and the wall for retaining the workpiece against the wall, biasing means interconnecting the mounting head and the arm for biasing the arm toward the wall, a spike extending through the head for spiking the tool to the wall, pivot pin means pivotally interconnecting the mounting head and the arm, resilient interconnector means interconnecting the spike to the pivot pin means for retaining the spike partially within the head, one of said mounting head and arm members being provided with an internal face, and the other of said members being provided with a swing stop abutment pivotable into engagement with said internal face to limit outward pivoting motion of the arm relative to the head as the arm and head are pivoted about a pivot point on the head and wall to remove the tool from the wall, the arm being formed with a bi-ended slot, one slot end being located to position the spike for forcible partial insertion into the wall, and the other slot end being located to provide clearance between the spike and the tool arm and head as the arm and head are pivoted about a point on the wall to pivotally remove the tool from the wall and simultaneously translatably extract the spike by linear motion from the wall.

Claim 4

A tool for positioning a siding board or like workpiece against a wall, comprising a mounting head adapted to be spiked against the wall, an arm pivotally depending from the head, a planar workpiece-supportive surface extending from the arm in a direction toward the wall; the tool, when secured against the wall, having its arM spaced from the wall sufficiently to accommodate the workpiece between the arm and the wall for retaining the workpiece against the wall, biasing means interconnecting the mounting head and the arm for biasing the arm toward the wall, a spike extending through the head for spiking the tool to the wall, pivot pin means pivotally interconnecting the mounting head and the arm, resilient interconnector means interconnecting the spike to the pivot pin means for retaining the spike partially within the head, one of said mounting head and arm members being provided with an internal face, and the other of said members being provided with a swing stop abutment pivotable into engagement with said internal face to limit outward pivoting motion of the arm relative to the head as the arm and head are pivoted about a pivot point on the head and wall to remove the tool from the wall, the arm being formed with a bi-ended slot, one slot end being located to position the spike for forcible partial insertion into the wall, and the other slot end being located to provide clearance between the spike and the tool arm and head as the arm and head are pivoted about a point on the wall to pivotally remove the tool from the wall and simultaneously translatably extract the spike by linear motion from the wall.

Claim 5

A tool according to claim 2 wherein said biasing means includes locator means connected to the pivot pin means for functionally interposing the biasing means between said head and said arm.