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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
Frank Whaley, Nevada City, CA (US);
Frank Whaley, Nevada City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A tool is provided for sizing a gap between adjacent deck boards or other objects. The tool includes a primary element of elongate rigid form and a secondary element affixed to the primary element. The secondary element is adapted to be placed within a gap to be sized. The secondary element has a cross-section which exhibits a greater thickness in a first direction than in a second direction. This tool is used in a gap sizing method, typically with multiple similar tools, where the tool is first oriented with a greater thickness aligned with adjacent objects on each side of the gap. The tool is then rotated about a long axis of the secondary element to exhibit lesser thickness and facilitate easy removal of the tool from the gap.