US PATENT SUBCLASS 144 / 13
.~.~ Shingle making


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144 /   HD   WOODWORKING

2.1  DF  SPECIAL-WORK MACHINE {34}
3.1  DF  .~ Combined {25}
13.~.~ Shingle making


DEFINITION

Classification: 144/13

Shingle making:

(under subclass 3.1) Machine adapted to perform two or more operations in the manufacture of shingles.

(1) Note. A "shingle" in this subclass comprises a thin,

oblong (usually rectangular) sheet of wood intended to be laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or side of a house.

(2) Note. The art of this subclass includes making: a "shingle" which is sometimes limited to such member that is sawn on top and bottom to taper from one end to the other, a "shake" which is split on the top edge and sawn on the bottom edge, and a "board" which is split on both the top and bottom edge.