Membrane applicator
OwnerPierre Vaillancourtinventor
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Abstract
A membrane applicator comprises a wheeled carriage adapted to ride on a surface to be covered with the membrane. A roll mount system is provided on the carriage to support a roll of membrane thereon. A press roll is mounted to the carriage for pressing the membrane against the surface to be covered as the membrane is being unrolled from said roll mount system as a result of a displacement of the carriage on the surface. The applicator is particularly well suited for applying bituminous membrane on flat roof surfaces of commercial and industrial buildings.
Claims21
An apparatus for applying a membrane to a substantially flat surface, the membrane having a front side and an adherent back side;
- the apparatus comprising a wheeled carriage adapted to ride on the surface to be covered with the membrane, a roll mount system provided on said carriage to support a roll of membrane on said carriage, and a press roll mounted to said carriage and engageable with the front side of the membrane to press the back side thereof against the surface to be covered as the membrane is being unrolled from said roll mount system as a result of a displacement of said carriage on the surface.
A roofing apparatus for applying rolls of roofing membranes to substantially flat roof surfaces, the roofing apparatus comprising a wheeled frame steerable over the roof surface upon which the roofing membrane is to be laid down, a roll mount adapted to support one roll of roofing membrane on said wheeled carriage at a distance from the roofing surface, and a press roll carried by said wheeled frame and adapted to ride on the roofing surface to press the membrane against the roof surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.