Patent ID: 6122891
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B26D,E04D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for cutting roofing shingles, the tool comprising:a base having a work surface and ends, said work surface further comprising a pair of sides, each of the sides having guides for establishing a straight edge above the work surface, and one of the ends having a guide for establishing a straight edge above the work surface;cutting means for cutting shingles placed on the work surface; anda first limiting pedestal, the first limiting pedestal having a guide edge at a distance from the work surface, the guide edge being between one of the ends, so that several shingles stacked over one another and placed over the work surface and slid against the edges of the limiting pedestal to expose different proportions of the shingles to the cutting means, thereby producing shingle sections of different sizes when cutting shingles placed over the work surface.