Patent ID: 6412382
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: B26D,B28D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A shingle cutter for cutting roof shingles, comprising:a) a U-shaped frame having an elongated, planar base having a top surface, an upright forward wall attached to a first end of the base, and an upright rear wall attached to a second end of the base; b) a transverse base attached to the base of the U-shaped frame adjacent the forward wall, the transverse base having a top surface coplanar with the top surface of the base of said U-shaped frame; c) a flat, planar, rectangular rack extending between the forward wall and the rear wall and having a substantially constant thickness, the rack being disposed in a plane normal to a plane in which the base is disposed, the rack being disposed above the base of said U-shaped frame by a predetermined distance; d) a cutting block movably disposed on said planar rack; e) a cutting wheel rotatably mounted on said rack, the cutting wheel having a cutting edge extending between said rack and the base of said U-shaped frame in order to cut a shingle placed on the top surface of the base; and f) an elongated, planar shear ledge mounted on the base of said U-shaped frame, the ledge having an edge abutting a side of said cutting wheel and a plurality of peg holes defined therein for receiving pegs to hold the shingle at a predetermined angle.