Joseph W Ratliff

US Patent:

20030056441, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Aug 28, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/229881

Inventors:

John Wagner - Palatine IL, US
Joseph Ratliff - Lake Zurich IL, US
Richard Zochowski - Bartlett IL, US

International Classification:

E06B007/00

US Classification:

049/407000

Abstract:

An apparatus to aid in the accurate installation of a frame by establishing a required gap and alignment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a block of material with pre-determined dimensions related to the standard or custom dimensions of the frame and standard or custom dimensions of a subsequent stud and dry wall to be installed. The block of material has a slot running along the length of at least one side with the slot having a pre-determined depth and width corresponding to standard or custom dimensions of an outer lip of the frame to be installed for fitting the block of material onto the outer lip. A securing system for temporarily securing the block of material to the outer lip is also provided. The slot is offset from an edge of the block of material by a distance corresponding to the required gap and alignment to be established.