Plywood driving tool

Claim 1

A device for driving tongue and groove wood flooring members into seated position by application of hammer blows comprising a substantially rectangular cross-section wood core having a length which is a large multiple of the width thereof, each longitudinal corner thereof being stepped providing reduced ledges running longitudinally at all corners of the core, two U-shaped cross-section rigid metal channel members each having parallel spaced apart legs interconnected by a bight section, the legs being spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the distance between spaced bottom surfaces of the stepped corners, the legs having a length substantially equal to the depth of the stepped corners, each of the channel members being carried by the wood core with the legs of each channel member being received in the stepped corners at one side of the core with the legs substantially filling the stepped corner, an inside face of the bight being in contact with the side face of the core, the legs lying substantially flush with the top and bottom faces of the core, fastening means securing the channel members to the core, an outside face of the bight of at least one member coated with a resilient antimar coating bonded thereto, the core being compressible under application of normal forces encountered in driving flooring members into seated engagement, the channel members being effective to prevent warpage of the core.

Claim 2

A device for driving tongue and groove wood flooring members into seated position by application of hammer blows comprising a substantially rectangular cross-section wood core having a length which is a large multiple of the width thereof, each longitudinal corner thereof being stepped providing reduced ledges running longitudinally at all corners of the core, two U-shaped cross-section rigid metal channel members each having parallel spaced apart legs interconnected by a bight section, the legs being spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the distance between spaced bottom surfaces of the stepped corners, the legs having a length substantially equal to the depth of the stepped corners, each of the channel members being carried by the wood core with the legs of each channel member being received in the stepped corners at one side of the core with the legs substantially filling the stepped corner, an inside face of the bight being in contact with the side face of the core, the legs lying substantially flush with the top and bottom faces of the core, fastening means securing the channel members to the core, an outside face of the bight of at least one member coated with a resilient antimar coating bonded thereto, the core being compressible under application of normal forces encountered in driving flooring members into seated engagement, the channel members being effective to prevent warpage of the core.