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Disclosed is a mounting point locator tool for positioning a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with the face frame of a cabinet carcass. The locator tool comprises a base perpendicularly extending from a first end of a rod. A bracket holding fixture is

Disclosed is a mounting point locator tool for positioning a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with the face frame of a cabinet carcass. The locator tool comprises a base perpendicularly extending from a first end of a rod. A bracket holding fixture is connected to a second end of the rod. In one embodiment, the base, the rod, and the fixture are ridgidly connected. In an alternate embodiment, the base is comprised of a sleeve extending generally perpendicular from a planar plate and slidingly engaged with the rod. The sleeve includes a pair of sides connected at a right angle for alignment with the face frame. The fixture includes a pair of prongs having edges spaced a predetermined distance and a set of slots having a predetermined width for releasably securing the bracket.

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1. A mounting point locator tool for positioning a bracket of a drawer slide in a cabinet carcass comprising: a generally planar plate;a shaft, including a first edge generally perpendicular to a second edge, extending generally perpendicular from the plate; and,a set of prongs connected to the shaf

1. A mounting point locator tool for positioning a bracket of a drawer slide in a cabinet carcass comprising: a generally planar plate;a shaft, including a first edge generally perpendicular to a second edge, extending generally perpendicular from the plate; and,a set of prongs connected to the shaft;the set of prongs, configured to releasably secure and position the bracket to the cabinet carcass. 2. The mounting point locator tool of claim 1 further comprising a fixture, connected to the shaft, where the fixture comprises: at least one slot, defined by the set of prongs. 3. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture is releasably connected to the shaft. 4. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong of the set of prongs defining a set of edges, where the set of edges are configured to frictionally and releasably engage the bracket. 5. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong of the set of prongs defining a slot, where the slot is configured to frictionally and releasably engage the bracket. 6. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong of the set of prongs defining a first set of edges, where the first set of edges are spaced a distance from each other and are configured to frictionally and releasably engage the bracket;a second prong of the set of prongs defining a second set of edges, where the second set of edges are spaced the distance from each other. 7. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong of the set of prongs defining a first slot, where the first slot has a width and is configured to frictionally and releasably engage the bracket; and,a second prong of the set of prongs defining a second slot, where the second slot has the width. 8. The mounting point locator tool of claim 2 wherein the fixture further comprises: a generally tubular sleeve, including a first side generally perpendicular to a second side, connected to the set of prongs and slidingly engaged with the shaft where the first side is adjacent the first edge and the second side is adjacent the second edge. 9. The mounting point locator tool of claim 1 further comprising: a generally tubular sleeve, including a first side generally perpendicular to a second side, connected to the plate and slidingly engaged with the shaft where the first side is adjacent the first edge and the second side is adjacent the second edge. 10. The mounting point locator tool of claim 1 further comprising: a generally tubular sleeve connected to the plate and slidingly engaged with the shaft; and,set of screws threadably engaged with the sleeve and configured to releasably secure the sleeve to the shaft. 11. A apparatus for locating the mounting position of a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with a face frame of a cabinet carcass comprising: a plate configured to be adjacent the face frame;a generally tubular sleeve, including a first side perpendicularly connected to a second side, rigidly connected to the plate at a right angle;a rod, including a first edge generally perpendicular to a second edge, slidingly engaged with the sleeve, where the first edge is adjacent the first side and the second edge is adjacent the second side; and,a fixture connected to the rod and configured to releasably engage the bracket. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the fixture further comprises: an insert, including a first section perpendicularly connected to a second section, releasably engaged with the rod where the first section abuts the first edge and the second section abuts the second edge;a first prong and a second prong extending from the insert and where the first prong is connected to the second prong at a generally right angle. 13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong connected to a second prong at a generally right angle;the first prong defining a first set of edges, where the first set of edges are spaced a distance from each other and are configured to frictionally engage the bracket;the second prong defining a second set of edges, where the second set of edges are spaced the distance from each other. 14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong connected to a second prong at a generally right angle;the first prong defining a first slot, where the first slot has a width and is configured to frictionally engage the bracket; and,the second prong defining a second slot, where the second slot has the width. 15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the fixture further comprises: a first prong connected to a second prong at a generally right angle; and,a generally tubular coupling, including a first side generally perpendicular to a second side, connected to the first prong and the second prong and slidingly engaged with the rod where the first side is adjacent the first edge and the second side is adjacent the second edge. 16. A method for mounting a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with a face frame of a cabinet carcass comprising: providing a base plate connected perpendicularly to a shaft, where the shaft has a cross section including a right angle;providing a set of prongs connected to the shaft and configured to releasably engage the bracket;attaching the bracket to the set of prongs;positioning the base plate adjacent a front of the face frame;positioning the right angle of the shaft adjacent a corner of the face frame;abutting the cabinet carcass with the bracket;securing the bracket to the cabinet carcass; and,disengaging the fixture from the bracket. 17. The method for mounting a bracket of claim 16 further comprising: securing the base plate to the face frame with hand clamps. 18. The method for mounting a bracket of claim 16 further comprising: removing the base plate from the face frame. 19. A method for mounting a bracket of a drawer slide assembly such that the drawer slide assembly is square with a face frame of a cabinet carcass comprising: providing a base plate connected perpendicularly to a shaft, where the shaft has a cross section including a right angle;providing a fixture connected to the shaft and configured to releasably engage the bracket;attaching the bracket to the fixture;positioning the base plate adjacent a front of the face frame;positioning the right angle of the shaft adjacent a corner of the face frame;abutting the cabinet carcass with the bracket;securing the bracket to the cabinet carcass;disengaging the fixture from the bracket;extending the shaft through the base plate; and,securing the base plate to the shaft.