US2081018A - Assembly of shingles - Google Patents

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May 18, 1937. T. L. OLSON ASSEMBLY oF sHINGLEs Filed Aug. l0, 1936 Tie odo/*e atented May 18, 1937 ASSEMBLY OF SHINGLES Theodore L. Olson, Providence, R. I.. assignor of forty per cent to Charles Johnspn, Cranston,

R. I. Application August 10 This invention relates to handling shingles for y positioning upon the roof or side of a house or other structure; and has for one of its objects anarrangement whereby shingles may be more quickly laid and secured in position than is possible at the present time.

Another object of the invention is to provide shingles in strips so that a plurality of shingles may bepicked up and secured in position at one time rather than the separate handling of each individual shingle.

Another object of the invention is the shaped by cutting the edges thereof by machine, if desired, for tting one with the other about the corner to hasten or speed up the positioning of the shingles at the corner and thus avoid the usual cutting of` the shingles to i'lt at the corner at the time of application. x

Another object of the invention is. the provision of a binding strip which may be slipped from the edge of the shingle where desired so that a plain surface may be presented as when shingles are usually separately applied.

Another object of the invention is the formation oi a ribbon strip which will very effectively secure the shingles in desired relation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the corner of a house or building with shingles applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a strip of shingles or a unit of my assembly;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of two adjacent shingles showing the nexible means for connecting them together; 1

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view-of a pair of corner shingles held in related position by the flexible means; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of ,Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fragmental portion of the ribbon which is used for binding the shingles in relatedposition;

Fig. 8 is an edge view of the shingles in package formation;

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view illustrating. the manner of cutting one of the corner shingles for tting with an adiacent corner shingle;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view showing a modied 1936, serial No. ,/95j14o 4 claims.y (ci. 10s-ss) ,1' I

v I iorm of meansI for securing the shingles in related position;

Fig. 11 is a view, similar to Fig. 5 of aninside corner pair of "shingles;

Fig. 12 is alview similar to Fig. 9 showing diagrammatically the manner of cutting the inside corner shingle edge.

The usual wooden shingle. isy procured in packages which, when opened, leave each shingle to be handled separately. The handling of these 10 l shinglesindividually consumes a large amount provision of shingles for corners, which may be prei of time and consequently is a large portion of the expense in shingling a building; and in order to reduce this expense, I have arranged the I' shingles in unit strip formation oi desirable 15 length so that a plurality of shingles may be pickedE upl at one time, positioned against the house and nailed into position without the necessity of Ehandling each shingle individually. Further, it is known that where a corner is present on a building, the shingles must be tapered in order to properly t, the taper somewhat conforming to the reduction in thickness of the shape of the cross section lengthwise of the shingle except that it is curved somewhat to follow the formation of the shingle as it is applied to the building. In shingling a building, an expert must cut the shingles so as to fit the corners, and in order to speed up.I the operation at the corners I have provided pre-cut shingles which`may be formed by machinery before delivered to the building where they are to be applied, and assembled in a deiinite relation with a mark `to show the inside or outside of the cut shingle, whereby the work is largely speeded up and the cost may be reduced because of the pre-cutting in volume by machine operation. Further, less skilled labor need be utilized on the job than heretofore; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention by` which these advantageous results may be accomplished:

shown in Figs. 2 and 10. This Aflexible means might be strip of paper 4 0 secured to the underside of the margins of adjacent shingles by an adhesive, as shown in Fig. 10, or as-shown in Fig. 2,

' 'ing as at I9. The ribbon then extends across the along the house.

corresponding oppositefaces of the'shingles I5 and is again crossed in similar relation between the shingles I5 and I4 andV so on until the desired number of shingles are assembled and' then one end is passed about the edge 20 at the opposite end shingle of the unit and fastened as at 2 I.

Each run of the ribbon securing means is positioned inwardly from the opposite edges22 and 23 of the shingles, the ribbon 24 being positioned inwardly from the upper edge22, while the ribbon 25 is positioned more closely adjacent the thicker edge 23 of the shingle. To position these shingles f upon a house, it is merely necessary to grasp one of them and lift them into position, such as shown in Fig. 1, where nails 25 are used to'secure them in place. 'I'hus,-it is unnecessary to handle each shingle as has heretofore been necessary.

As previously pointed out when the corner shingles as 30, 3l; 32,'33; 34, 35 are positioned from separate shingles, it is necessary-to cut at least one edgemof these shingles so that its upper end B, as shown in Fig.' 9, will be narrower than its llower end A, in Fig. 9, by an amount equal to the variation of the thickness of the shingle which it adjoins. Further, the line 36 will be somewhat curved to conform to the curvature of the shingle when bent and nailed in position on the house. Where an inside corner is required the cut edge of the shingle will bel as at 39 in Fig. 11, tapered in the opposite direction with the thicker edge narrower as at C in Fig. 12 than the thinner edge D. Cutting the shingle to this shape' previously had to be done by the carpenter on the job, but with my improved means I may do this by machine as contrasted with doing it by hand, and then secure together two shingles 34, 35,'see Figs. 1, 5 and 6, so that their edges will be properly related; and I may mark the outside edges as at 3l so that it may be known which is the outside and which the inside as the shape of the cuts vary and the shape of the shingles vary whether they be outside or inside in the formation shown. By this arrangement, in shingling, the corner shingles 30, 3|; 32, 33; or 34, 35 will be positioned on the corner and the next strip picked up and laid with the edge against the edges of the respective corners,

and then another strip continuing from there, etc., Then again, where an inside corner is provided the curvature in the other direction but of complemental form will be used.

I nd it particularly desirable to utilize a ribbon such as cotton tape for the purpose of securing the shingles in desired position. The splinters f the shingles work themselves into the tape and assist in holding it in position. 'Ihe ribbon may be cut by the insertion of la knifebetween the edges of adjacent shingles or broken for removing it from the lower edges of the shingles, or in some cases it may be slid oi the ends of the shingles so that this tape will not mar the appearance of the work when completed.

In packaging, although the shingles may be folded one over the other due to the weaving relation of the ribbon, it is preferabe to pack each unitwhich will be of a definite length such for instance as from thirty to thirty-six inches ilat with the thin and thick ends in opposite relation, as shown in edge view in Fig. 8, and some so'rt of means may be wrapped about the bundle so prepared for holding the shingles in bundle formation. By the pre-arrangement of the shingles in this manner a great time saving is eected in the application of the shingles to a building and less skilled labor is necessary for doing the same character of work because of the pre-shaping of 'the shingles to -t about the corners.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, .the invention being dened and limited only bythe terms of the ap pended claims.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufactura'a series of individual shingles, each shingle being of greater thickness at one end than atthe vopposite end, all the shingles of the series being arranged with the corresponding thickness in juxtaposition and in slightly separated relation, exible means interlaced between the shingles at the points of smaller thickness thereof, and flexible means interlaced between the shingles at the points of greater thickness thereof, all of said flexible means being so arranged as to maintain the adjoining edges of said shingles in parallel relation, whereby series of shingles may be stacked one upon another in bundles with the thick and thin ends in opposite relation. A

2. An article of manufacture as' set forth in claim 1, wherein' the flexible means each consists of a single ribbon having itsfree ends tied against one of the shingles.

3. As an article of manufacture, a pair of shingles, adapted to be used as preformed corner elements, each shingle being of greater thickness at one end than at the opposite end, flexible means for maintaining said shingles in angular lapping relation, with the portions of each shingle of smaller thickness in juxtaposition and the portions of each shingle of greater thicknessin juxtaposition, and the lapping shingle having its lapping edge cut to match the tapering edge of the cooperating shingle..

4. As an article of manufacture, a series of individual shingles, each lshingle being of greater thickness at one end than at the opposite end, all of the shingles of the series being arranged with the corresponding thickness in juxtaposition and in slightly.separatedrelation, means for maintaining the shingles in parallel relation including a flexible connection interlaced between the.

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