Patent ID: 6595093
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B26D,E04D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A shingle cutting apparatus comprising:a frame having means for supporting a shingle to be cut, and a first cutting blade affixed to and extending parallel to a frame member; a cutting blade assembly comprising a hollow tube, an elongate arm, and an elongate brace member secured together in a fixed arrangement, said arm and said brace member each having first and second opposite ends with said first ends thereof being spaced from one another and attached to said tube, said arm extending at a right angle to said tube, said brace member extending at an acute angle to said tube, and said second end of said brace member being attached to said arm adjacent said second end of said arm, and a second cutting blade attached to and extending lengthwise of said arm; mounting means attached to said frame for pivotally mounting said cutting blade assembly to said frame so that (a) said cutting blade assembly has a pivot axis that is coaxial with said tube, (b) said arm and said second cutting blade extend substantially parallel to said first cutting blade, and (c) said arm is pivotable to move said second cutting blade into and out of a shearing relationship with said first cutting blade, whereby to effect cutting of a shingle that is supported on said frame and interposed between said first and second cutting blades, said mounting means including a shaft that extends through and rotatably supports said tube; and guide means on said frame for positioning a shingle to be cut in any of a number of predetermined angular positions relative to said first and second cutting blades.