Patent ID: 6941664

Claim:
A tool for cutting shingles along a straight line comprising: a vertical panel having a front edge, a back edge, a bottom edge and a top edge, a horizontal slot for receiving shingles extending into said front edge and extending toward said back edge, a rear handle being attached to said vertical panel; a plurality of cutting members being attached to said vertical panel and extending into a plane of the slot, each of said cutting members including a cutting edge directed generally toward said front edge; a horizontal panel being attached to and extending away from either side of said vertical panel, said horizontal panel being divided into a pair of side panels, each of said side panels being positioned on opposite sides of said vertical panel, each of said side panels being pivotally coupled to said vertical panel such that each of said side panels may be independently pivoted; and wherein the shingles are inserted into said slot and said front edge pulled forward such that said cutting members cut the shingles.