Positioning device for asphalt shingles
OwnerGary Georgeinventor
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Abstract
A tool, or template, for the accurate positioning of asphalt shingles on a roof having a valley, wherein first and second plates, each with leading edges, are coplanar and exactly 5 inches apart, held there by struts. The first plate being longer than the second plate by a predetermined distance to the left and right thereof and the ends of the leading edge being tapered at a 45° angle. Handles are attached to the first and second plates extending from one to the other, and those handles are insulated to inhibit injury to the roofer using the tool.
Claims9
A positioning tool for the accurate placement of asphalt shingles on a roof having at least one valley comprising, in combination:
- a first plate, said first plate having a leading edge, said leading edge being straight;
- a second plate, said second plate having a leading edge, said leading edge of said second plate being straight;
- said first plate and said second plate being in a single plane;
- said first plate having a left extension and a right extension;
- each extension and said left extension forming a predetermined angle with the leading edge of said second plate;
- said first plate and said second plate being positioned at a predetermined distance relative to one another, at least one handle supported by said first plate and said second plate to permit handling of said positioning tool.
A unitary positioning tool for the accurate placement of asphalt shingles on a roof having at least one valley comprising, in combination:
- a first plate, said first plate having a leading edge, said leading edge being straight;
- a second plate, said second plate having a leading edge, said leading edge of said second plate being straight;
- said first plate and said second plate being in a single plane;
- said first plate having a left extension and a right extension;
- each extension and said left extension forming a predetermined angle with the leading edge of said second plate;
- said first plate and said second plate being positioned at a predetermined distance relative to one another, at least one handle supported by said first plate and said second plate to permit handling of said positioning tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.