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US 4,285,134 AGranted
Shingle locating gauge
OwnerThomas G. Schmanskiinventor
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Abstract
A shingle locating gauge for use in aligning and applying roofing or siding shingles has a pair of generally parallel side supports attached to an elongated alignment guide. A load spreading bar and an elongated support member extend generally parallel to the alignment guide and are each connected to the side supports. Mounted on the support member are a pair of alignment stops and a clamp adapted to apply force against the load spreading bar.
Claims7
A shingle locating gauge for use in aligning and applying roofing or siding shingles comprising:
- an elongated alignment guide adapted to support the lower edges of shingles being applied;
- a pair of generally parallel, elongated side supports attached to said alignment guide and extending therefrom;
- a load spreading bar extending generally parallel to said alignment guide and connected to each of said side supports;
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- an elongated support member extending generally parallel to said alignment guide and rotatably connected to each of said side supports, said elongated support member having a clamp mounted thereon for applying force against said load spreading bar and further having a pair of spaced apart alignment stops mounted thereon for aligning said member with respect to a course of previously applied shingles, each of said alignment stops including a U-shaped portion adapted to receive an edge portion of a previously applied shingle and an upwardly extending portion in opposition to a portion of said load spreading bar.
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