Patent ID: 8876097

Claim:
A shingle holder and alignment tool comprising: a telescopic bar keeper extendable along a horizontal axis, the bar keeper comprising: a first cylindrical member; a second cylindrical member disposed within the first cylindrical member, the second cylindrical member extendable from within the first cylindrical member; a first end, perpendicularly attached to the first cylindrical member; a second end, perpendicularly attached to the second cylindrical member; wherein the first end and the second end pivotally attach to a first bracket and a second bracket respectively; the first bracket comprising a contact face and an upward face and the second bracket enantiomorphic with respect to the first bracket; a parallelepiped telescopic rod guide, disposed parallel to the bar keeper between the first bracket and the second bracket, the rod guide comprising: a first parallelepiped member and a second parallelepiped member, the second parallelepiped member slidingly extendable from within the first parallelepiped member along a horizontal axis whereby the first bracket and the second bracket are distanced farther apart; a first and a second catch moveably attached to the first bracket and the second bracket respectively, the first and second catches adjustable along a respective first slide guide and a second slide guide, the first and second slide guides extendable along a plane perpendicular the rod guide, wherein each of the first catch and the second catch are extendable to accommodate a specific shingle height; a first adjustment knob disposed upon the first bracket, the first adjustment knob rotatably tightened to secure the first catch at a desired extension by means of the first slide guide; a second adjustment knob disposed upon the second bracket, the second adjustment knob rotatably tightened to secure the second catch at a desired extension by means of the second slide guide; a third adjustment knob disposed upon the rod guide, the third adjustment knob rotatably tightened to secure the rod guide at a desired length of extension wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are fixed at a definite distance apart.