US780697A - Shingle gage and holder. - Google Patents

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No. 780,697.. .PATENTED JAN.24, 1905. H. 0. ADAMS,

SH INGLE- GAGE AND HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED. MAY 7, 1904.

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HENRY O. ADAMS, OF FLAGSPRINGS, MISSOURI.

SHINGLE GAGE AND' HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,697, dated. January 24, 1905.

I Application filed May '7, 1904. Serial No. 206,910.

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Be it known that I, HENRY O. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flagsprings, in the county of Andrew and State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Shingle Gages and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved form of gage and holding device adapted to be used in the construction of buildings, particularly for the purpose of supporting shingles in proper alinement preparatory to nailing same permanently in position.

The invention comprises, essentially, the supporting-bar, upon Which the shingles rest and which obviates the necessity of chalking a line to indicate the relative positions of said shingles, and clamp devices by which the supporting-bar is held in position, which devices admit of adjustment and removal of the supporting-bar whenever necessary.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

-While the essential and characteristic feat'ures of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of the invention in practical use.

Fig. 2'is a rear view of the supporting-bar, partially broken away, and one of the clamp devices carried thereby. Fig 3 is a vertical sectional view bringing out more clearly the construction of the clamp device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to support any number of shingles when the latter are disposed thereon preparatory to being nailed to the building. The supportingbar is provided with peculiar clamp devices by which the same is adapted to be secured to the building which is being shingled, and since these clamp devices are of the same form one only will be described. Each clamp device is composed of a supporting member 2, transversely widened at its upper end, as shown at 8, being secured at this portion to the supporting-bar l by suitable fastenings 4. The supporting member2 is provided adjacent its upper end with engaging means in the form of projections 5. Pivoted to the supporting member 2 is a clamp member 6, and this latter member cooperates with the supporting member to properly support the bar 1. The upper ends of the members 2 and 6 of the clamp device are adapted to receive therebetween a shingle or board which has already been secured in position and by a clamping action against said board or shingle to rigidly hold the supporting-bar 1 in such a position as to admit of disposal upon this bar 1 of the shingles which are to be secured in place.

The clamp members would of course be engaged with a lowermost row of shingles preparatory to disposal thereon of the loose shingles which are to be nailed in position in proper alinement. In order to cause a clamping action of the members 2 and 6 against the secured shingles, the member2of each of the clamp devices is provided at its lower end with a cam-lever 7, and the latter is adapted I to cooperate with the adjacent clamp member to effect the necessary clamping action above mentioned. Springs 8 are disposed between are preferably mounted upon pintle members 9, which. constitute pivotal connections between the supporting members 2 and clamp members 6 of the clamp devices, which are carried by the supporting-bar.

In the use of my invention as soon after a l erating at one end with an end of said suproW of shingles has been nailed in position the clamp-levers 7 are actuated, so as to disengage the clamp devices of the supportingbar, and this bar is elevated, so as to support the next higher row of shingles preparatory to nailing same in position. The point of engagement of the clamp devices of the supporting-bar may be varied, and in engaging these devices it is but necessary to insert the upper end of the clamp members 6 thereof beneath an adjacent shingle, and operation of the cam-levers 7 will cause the projections 5 of the supporting members 2 to positively engage against the outer sides of the shingles. The holder is moved progressively as each row of shingles is nailed securely in position. A projection or projections 10 may be extended from the inner face of the clamp members, so as to limit the upward movement of these members relative to the shingles, Which are to be engaged in positioning the supporting-bar 1, the said projections 10 being clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting-bar, clamp devices carried by said bar, each of said clamp devices comprising a supporting member secured to the supporting-bar, aelamp member pivoted to the supporting member and coopporting member, and a cam-lever carried by the opposite end of the supporting member to effect clamping action of the same and the clamp member.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a supporting-bar, clamp devices, each clamp device comprising a supporting member secured at its upper end to the supporting-bar, engaging projections extended from the upper end of the supporting member, a clamp member, means pivotally connecting the clamp member between its ends to the supporting member, the upper end of said clamp member cooperating with the supporting member to position the supportingbar, spring means normally holding the upper ends of the su p porting and clamping members apart, a cam-lever carried by the lower end of the supporting member and adapted to engage the lower end of the clamp member to effect clamping action of these members,and a projection extended from the clamp member between its upper end and the point of pivotal support thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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