US Patent 12129681 Fence picket alignment tool and method of use

An alignment tool for aligning and installing a plurality of pickets on a fence segment. The alignment tool comprises a body portion, and a picket level indicator. One or more upper guides and a lower guide assembly can be separated by a guide gap. The guide gap is at least as wide as a first cross member height of a first cross member of the fence segment. The alignment tool is configured to selectively attach and slide along the first cross member of the fence segment and position the picket level indicator at a selected height relative to the first cross member. The one or more upper guides and the lower guide assembly are configured to slide a forward direction and a reverse direction on the first cross member.