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US 10,753,107 B2Granted
Self-adhered sheet installation devices and methods of use
AssigneeTremco Incorporated
InventorsSteven Douglas Mort, Charles Houk
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Abstract
An exemplary self-adhered membrane installation device includes a frame, a handle extending from the frame, a carrier for a roll of self-adhered membrane, and a plurality of rollers for feeding the self-adhered membrane through the installation device so that the self-adhered membrane can be applied.
Claims20
A self-adhered membrane installation device comprising:
- a base frame;
- at least one handle extending from the base frame;
- a first frame extending from a first side of the base frame;
- a second frame extending from a second side of the base frame;
- a carrier for rotatably receiving a roll of self-adhered membrane and positioned so that the roll of self-adhered membrane does not contact a building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
- a pressure roller rotatably attached to the first frame and positioned so that at least a portion of the pressure roller presses an adhesive membrane layer of the self-adhered membrane against the building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
- a support roller rotatably attached to the second frame and positioned so that at least a portion of the pressure roller engages the building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
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- a collecting roller rotatably attached to the second frame and positioned so that at least a portion of the collecting roller engages the support roller such that rotation of the support roller causes the collecting roller to rotate to collect a backing layer of the self-adhered membrane on a center portion of the collecting roller.
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A self-adhered membrane installation device in combination with a roll of self-adhered membrane having an adhesive membrane layer and a backing layer, the device comprising:
- a base frame;
- at least one handle extending from the base frame;
- a first frame extending from a first side of the base frame;
- a second frame extending from a second side of the base frame;
- a carrier for rotatably receiving the roll of self-adhered membrane and positioned so that the roll of self-adhered membrane does not contact a building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
- a pressure roller rotatably attached to the first frame and positioned so that at least a portion of the pressure roller presses the adhesive membrane layer of the self-adhered membrane against the building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
- a support roller rotatably attached to the second frame and positioned so that at least a portion of the pressure roller engages the building surface when the installation device is applied to the building surface;
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- a collecting roller rotatably attached to at least one of the base frame, the first frame, and the second frame and configured to rotate to collect the backing layer of the self-adhered membrane;
- wherein the roll of self-adhered membrane is rotatably installed on the carrier;
- and
- wherein the self-adhered membrane is unrolled by the self-adhered membrane installation device.
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A method of installing self-adhered membrane comprising:
- using an installation device comprising:
- a base frame;
- at least one handle extending from the base frame;
- a first frame extending from a first side of the base frame;
- a second frame extending from a second side of the base frame;
- a carrier rotatably attached to at least one of the base frame, the first frame, and the second frame;
- a pressure roller rotatably attached to the first frame;
- a support roller rotatably attached to the second frame;
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- a collecting roller rotatably attached to at least one of the base frame, the first frame, and the second frame;
- mounting a roll of self-adhered membrane to the carrier of the installation device, the self-adhered membrane having an adhesive membrane layer and a backing layer;
- feeding an unrolled portion of the self-adhered membrane through the installation device;
- separating at least a portion of the backing layer from the adhesive membrane layer;
- applying the adhesive membrane layer of the self-adhered membrane to a building surface;
- pressing the adhesive membrane layer against the building surface with the pressure roller;
- and
- collecting the backing layer on the collection roller of the installation device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.