US786710A - Adjustable shingle-gage. - Google Patents

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No. '786,710` PATENTE@ APR. 4, 1905. A. ANDERSGN.

ADJUSTABLE SHINGLE GAGE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN.21 19U5.

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Liar/M8858.' WYE/Vm? PATEVED APR. 1-, 1905.

No. 736,710.v

A. ANDERSON.

ADJUSTABLE SHINGLB GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2l, 1905.

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No. 786,710. PATENTED APR. 1905. A. ANDERSONu ADJUSTABLE SHIP-WLB GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.21, 1905.

No. 78eme.

Patented .April 4.-, 22.965.

PATENT Carica.

ALFRED ANDERSON, F BEMLlNGHAM, VvUXdHlllGrTOxT.

ADJUSTABLE SHlNGLE-GAGE.

SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,710, dated April 1905.

Application liled January 21,1905. Serial No. 242,155.

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Beit known that l, ALFRED ANDERSON, residing at Bellingham, in the county of Whatcom and State of Washington, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Shingle-Gage, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that type of gag'e devices more especially adapted for use in the operation of laying and nailing on shingles; and it primarily seeks to provide a device of the character stated of a simple and economical construction which can be easily manipulated and is capable of such adjustments that the necessity ef mL zing nailholes in the roof incident in the usual way of applying the shingles is avoided.

My invention comprehends in its generic nature a gage-beam having a suitable scaleface, means for sustaining` it at desired positions on the roof-surface to be shingled, and a shingle-abutment carrier, and means adjustably and slidably connected with the gagebeam coperatively connected with the said shingle-abutment carrier, said sliding adjusting means being arranged to shift the shingie-abutment as the gage-beam is iXedly held.

lviy invention in its more complete nature embodies means for holding a shingle gageboard against which the butts of the shingles are set in the act of shinglingl and a gage-beam having means for detachably and pendently supporting it from the roof-boards, the said shingle-board holder beingV arranged to detachably, slidably, and reversibly engage and coact with the gage-beam, said gage-beam being also constructed. for reverse adjustment and sustained on the roof structure at its lower end, whereby to provide for conveniently laying the shingles up to the peak of the roof.

My invention in its subordinate features consists in certain details of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained, pointed out`in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention, showing the same as applied for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same adjusted for shingling the upper or peak end of the roof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken practically on the line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line i 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a face View of the slidable carrier with the front plate thereof removed. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section thereoiC on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a cross-section thereof on the line 7 7 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like numerals and characters designate like parts in all the figures, l isa notched beam of suitable thickness and in practice about three feet long and one inch wide. This beam, which I shall hereinafter term the gage member, is made of steel and has on one edge notches a, whose centers are spaced one inch apart, thirty of said notches being shown, although more or less may be used. Each notch is designated by numbers, beginning with O at the lower end of the beam and ending with 3() at the upper end.

2 designates a hanger-bar composed of two sections slidably connected, the lower section 2 being slottedlongitudinally, as indicated by a2, and the upper section Q has its lower end fitted to slide between the flanges a3 of the part 2 and has a clamp-screw La, that passes through the slot ff and has a winged clamping-nut, as shown, such arrangement of parts being provided to admit of properly adjusting the hanger 2 so its upper end 2, which is hook-shaped, can be readily fitted over the uppermost one of the roof-beards, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

B, Figs. 2 and 5, designates a carrier, which is slidably mounted on ihe gage memberl and to which the hanger .nelnbers L and f1', that support the shingle amtment or gageboard C, are pivotally connected, the member /t being hinged to the lateral portion of the carriage, and the member e' is detachably but j'iivota-lly joined with part /zy by the winged nut member 5, and the lower end af the inember i is formed with an inturncd incl f, which forms the rest for tne abutment or gage-board C, and to securely hold the membir to the board C a wood-screw 4C, having a winged head, is iitted through the opening in the said member, as clearly shown in the dra rings. The carrier B comprises two opposing faceplates /f L, separated at the inner end by the IOO ves,

ber, and the carriage adjustably movable thereon, said Carr ege including e member for sustaining the leveling or gage board; ot' a hanger hinged to the upper end of the gage member, said henger consisting of two extensible sections clamped to each other, the upper section having means for engaging the ,root-boards, as set forth.

5. En an adjustable shingling appliance, 'the combination with a member, means tor pendent-ly suspending it onthe roof, and a carriage detachably and reversiblf,7 mounted and adjustably held upon the gage member; of a hanger pendently secured to the carriage, said henger consisting of treo members detachebly and pivot-ally connected,.tlle lower one of said members being arranged to support the leveling' or gage board., as set forth.

7. n an adjustable shingling njgipliance, the combination with the notched gage member, and means for hanging it on the roof; of the carriage having a guide-slot through which the member passes, a sight-opening in each of the opposite faces, and a lateral extension, e spring-latch on the extension adapted to engage the notches on the gage member, and :L hanger pendent from the carriage formed. of 'two detachable sections, the lower one of which is adapted to support the levelingboard.

8. As an improvement in shingling appl'b ances, a gage member notched at one edge, mearne` for supporting it on the roet either end uppermost, a carriage slidable on the gage member and adapted for reversible itting thereon, a latch on the carriage for engaging the notches therein, a hanger pendently secured to the carriage composed of two detaehebly-connected members, the lower one of which is adapted to connect with the leveh ing-board, as set forth.

ALFRED ANDERSON.

Xlitnesses:

MARTIN ANDuRsoN, CORDELIA ANDERSON.

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