Roofing tool
OwnerRobert Killeninventor
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Abstract
A tool is provided that is used to size a roofing panel to be installed adjacent a hip or valley edge of a roof. The roofing tool generally includes a channel formed to fit upon a rib of a roofing panel. The roofing tool also includes a member with an end that extends perpendicularly from a centerline of the channel a distance approximately equal to the distance separating two opposed side ribs of a roofing panel. A method of sizing a roofing panel using the roofing tool is also provided.
Claims26
A tool for sizing a roofing panel comprising:
- a body comprising a channel formed therein for alignment on a rib of a roofing panel, an end extending perpendicularly from a centerline of said channel a distance equal to a distance separating centerlines of two opposed side ribs of the roofing panel, and a reference mark formed along said body, wherein said reference mark corresponds to a perpendicular alignment of said end with said channel and wherein said reference mark is exposed when said channel is aligned on the rib of the roofing panel to enable measurement of desired distances for sizing a next roofing panel.
6-7. Canceled.
The tool of claim 6, wherein said body further comprises a second reference mark formed thereon.
A tool for sizing a roofing panel comprising:
- a first member comprising a channel formed therein for straddling a rib of a roofing panel;
- a second member integrally formed with said first member and comprising an end perpendicularly extending about thirty-six inches from a centerline of said channel.
Canceled.
A method of sizing a roofing panel to be installed adjacent a hip or a valley edge of a roofing comprising:
- positioning a tool on a roofing panel, wherein the tool comprises a body in which a channel is formed and wherein the channel straddles a rib of the roofing panel;
- aligning the channel on the rib of the roofing panel so that an end of the tool contacts the edge of the roof;
- measuring the distance from an end of the roofing panel to a point on the tool perpendicular to the point of contact with the edge of the roof;
- marking a point on the roofing panel being sized corresponding to the measured distance;
- and,
- trimming an angled side on the roofing panel being sized, wherein the corner of the angle edge is formed at the marked point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.