# US 2014/0196298 A1 · Positioning device for asphalt shingles

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- Number: US 2014/0196298 A1
- Document ID: US20140196298A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/739,082
- Filed: 2013-01-11
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-11
- Inventors: Gary George
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196298A1

## CPC

- E04D 15/025: {Templates, gauges or spacers for installing roof tiles or roof laths (templates for rafters E04G21/1891)}
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The positioning tool of claim 1, wherein said left extension and said right extension each having a taper formed at the remote end thereon, the taper of each said left and said right extension forming a 45° angle with the longitudinal axis of said first plate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The positioning tool of claim 1, wherein said plates are rigidly held in position by struts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The positioning tool of claim 1, wherein three handles are provided.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The positioning tool of claim 3, wherein a handle is provided immediately above each said strut.

### Claim 6

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The unitary positioning tool of claim 6, wherein each said plate is of a thickness greater than the thickness of a shingle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The unitary positioning tool of claim 6, wherein said left extension and said right extension each having a taper formed at the remote end thereon, the taper of each said left and said right extension forming a 45° angle with the longitudinal axis of said first plate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The unitary positioning tool of claim 6, wherein said plates are rigidly held in position by struts.