Title: Template for and method of cutting composition shingles for rapid and scrap-free installation

Abstract: A template for use by a roofer enabling him to utilize three composition shingle units, each having three tabs, to start six rows of shingles on a gable type roof, and have no waste from the initial shingles. The template includes a main body portion having upstanding quick elements to assure proper orientation of the shingles and a plurality of guiding slots to assure shingles of the proper size.

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Inventors: Nixon, Roy (Lynden, WA, US)

Application Number: 649849
Filing Date: 1976-01-16
Publication_date: 1977-03-08
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Primary Class(es): 52/748.1 30/124, 33/563, 33/648, 52/749.12, 269/295
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569947	Oct, 1896	Adler	269/295.
807817	Dec, 1905	Gilbert	33/108.
892552	Jul, 1908	Rexer	33/1.
1612390	Dec, 1926	Maynard	269/295.
2271728	Feb, 1942	Bainbridge	52/105.
2602232	Jul, 1952	Keast	33/108.
3541745	Nov, 1970	Probst	52/105.
3797122	Mar, 1974	Smith	33/174.

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Primary Examiner: Perham, Alfred C.
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