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AssigneeConsolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
InventorsSteve Mann, Juan Barros, Jose Lopez, Lance Carter, Brian Chavarria
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Apparatus for use in placing supply materials on a roof includes one or more racks, each of which includes a plurality of rack members. Each of the rack members includes an elongated support member configured to be placed on one side of the roof, as well as an elongated retaining member extending generally upwardly from the support member. Each of the racks includes a connector for removably connecting its corresponding rack members to each other and is placed over a ridge of the roof such that each of the rack members is placed on each side of the roof. Each of the connectors can be removed or detached from the rack members of a corresponding one of the racks and be replaced with a replacement connector having a size different from that of the connector so as to accommodate differently sized supply materials.
An apparatus for placement of materials on a roof having a ridge and first and second sloped sides, which extend downwardly from the ridge, said apparatus comprising at least one rack configured to be placed on the first and second sides of the roof over the ridge for supporting the materials thereon, said at least one rack including first and second rack members configured to be positioned on the first and second sides, respectively, of the roof, said first and second rack members including first and second support members, respectively, which are configured to be placed on the first and second sides, respectively, of the roof, and first and second retaining members, respectively, which extend at a 90-degree angle from said first and second support members, respectively, wherein respective inner surfaces of the first and second support members and the first and second retaining members that form the 90-degree angles therebetween are configured to directly contact the materials to restrain the materials from falling off said first and second rack members, respectively, said at least one rack including a flexible connector configured to be placed over the ridge of the roof for removably connecting said first rack member to said second rack member,
A method for placing materials on a roof having a ridge and first and second sloped sides, which extend downwardly from the ridge, said method comprising the steps of placing at least one rack on the first and second sides of the roof over the ridge, the at least one rack including first and second rack members positioned on the first and second sides, respectively, of the roof, the first and second rack members including first and second support members, respectively, which are placed on the first and second sides, respectively, of the roof, and first and second retaining members, respectively, which extend at a 90-degree angle from the first and second support members, respectively, the at least one rack including a flexible connector placed over the ridge of the roof and removably connecting the first rack member to the second rack member;
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