Patent ID: 9644373
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B23D,B43L,E04D

Claim:
1. A tool for facilitating the cutting of shingles comprising: (a) base plate that is rectangular in shape, the base plate having a semicircular cutout that extends inward from a first edge of the base plate and terminates at a center of the base plate, wherein the semicircular cutout is situated an equal distance from a top edge of the base plate and a bottom edge of the base plate, wherein the semicircular cutout comprises a terminal point, and wherein the terminal point of the semicircular cutout coincides with a center point on a first side edge of a tubular member; and (b) wherein the tubular member is square in shape and that extends longitudinally from the top edge of the base plate to the bottom edge of the base plate, wherein the tubular member has a top surface and a length, wherein the top surface of the tubular member comprises a slot that extends the entire length of the tubular member, wherein the tubular member has is top end and a bottom end, wherein the tubular member is open at the top end and at the bottom end, wherein the slot is offset from a center of the tubular member so that it is closer to the first side edge of the tubular member than to a second side edge of the tubular member, wherein the tubular member comprises a first side, wherein the base plate comprises a longitudinal axis, and wherein the first side of the tubular member is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the base plate so that the tubular member is off-center on the base plate.