US 11,987,997 B1
Tongue and groove tool
Travis L. Winscher, Royalton, MN (US)
Filed by Travis L. Winscher, Royalton, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,553.
Int. Cl. E04F 21/22 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 21/22 (2013.01) [E04F 15/02038 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tongue and groove tool, comprising:
a moving armature having a moving armature shaft and a pushing head, the moving armature shaft includes a cam axle that projects laterally away from the moving armature shaft adjacent to a rear end of the moving armature shaft, and the pushing head includes one or more attachment apertures for coupling the pushing head to an object;
a stationary armature having a stationary armature shaft, a hammer pad, and one or more spikes, the hammer pad is a target for striking with a hammering tool to drive the one or more spikes into a substructure to anchor the stationary armature;
a cam armature operable to push the moving armature forward relative to the stationary armature, the cam armature includes a cam disk and a handle, the handle is an armature that is operable to provide leverage while rotating the cam disk; and
a spring pulling the stationary armature and the moving armature together as the handle is lowered from a vertical position to a horizontal starting position.