Shingle installation device
OwnerJohn P. Chestnut, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A shingle installation device comprises a body that maintains an alignment stop and a positioning stop that are parallely spaced by a predetermined distance to provide suitable overlap of successively installed shingles. The body also maintains a retainer that forms a gap that is configured to receive and retain the position of a shingle that is being installed. Thus, when the installation device is positioned such that the alignment stop rests against an edge of an installed shingle, an edge of the shingle to be installed is placed within the gap where it is retained in its correct position until the shingle is fastened to the surface being covered.
Claims19
A shingle installation device to facilitate the attachment of shingles to a surface comprising:
- a body having a first surface opposite a second surface;
- a positioning stop maintained along an edge of said body to align an edge of a shingle to be installed;
- an alignment stop extending from said second surface configured to be positioned against an installed shingle, said positioning stop and said alignment stops parallely spaced at a predetermined distance from each other;
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- a retainer extending from said positioning stop, said retainer spaced from said second surface of said body to form a gap to retain the edge of the shingle to be installed.
A method for installing a shingle to a surface, the method comprising:
- providing a shingle installation device comprising a body having a length orientation and a width orientation, said body having a parallely oriented positioning stop and alignment stop separated by a predetermined distance, said positioning stop maintaining a retainer extending therefrom to form a gap;
- providing a predetermined reference edge upon the structure;
- aligning said alignment stop against said reference edge;
- placing one edge of a shingle to be installed against said positioning stop and within said gap such that said shingle to be installed is offset from said reference edge by said predetermined distance;
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- attaching said shingle to be installed to the surface with at least one suitable fastener.
A shingle installation device to facilitate the attachment of shingles to a surface comprising:
- a body having a first surface opposite a second surface;
- a positioning stop maintained along an edge of said body to align an edge of a shingle to be installed;
- an alignment stop extending from said second surface configured to be positioned against an installed shingle, said positioning stop and said alignment stops parallely spaced at a predetermined distance from each other;
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- a handle attached to said first surface, said handle having a grab surface substantially parallel with said positioning stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.