Straight line shingle
OwnerTodd A. Siegfriedinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for applying shingles onto a roof of a structure. The present invention is a Straight line shingle apparatus to which when applied to an already prepared roof top, will be all the pre set lines and margins required to applying a perfectly square and level shingle roof according to the shingle specifications. There are three main parts to this apparatus, two vertical rods fixed on the roof deck, a vertical rod set up, which rides in bearings affixed to the horizontal housings, which produces a very easy sliding motion and a rack, positioned at an even line spacing from the bearings to let a user lay shingles into an extended row of shingles. Once shingles are positioned, many shingles may be nailed at once.
Claims16
An apparatus for placement of shingles onto a roof, comprising:
- a left vertical rod, a right vertical rod, a top horizontal rod and a bottom horizontal rod, wherein the top and bottom horizontal rods are spaced apart and parallel to each other, and wherein the top and bottom horizontal rods are perpendicular to the left and right vertical rods;
- a plurality of dual pillow blocks with openings for the left vertical rod and the right vertical rod which the vertical rods slide through said openings;
- where the dual pillow blocks have a locking means to lock the rods in place;
- a rail assembly with a top and bottom with a plurality of shingle brackets that connect to the top and the bottom of the rail assembly where the rail assembly is attached to and is between the horizontal rods;
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- openings for the horizontal rods in the shingle brackets which the horizontal rods run through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.