Material handler
OwnerMichael Sandersinventor
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Abstract
A material handler for use by a self-propelled machines to handle elongate panels of sheet material comprises a support adapted to receive and support the elongate panels. A base mounts the support for pivotal movement of the support relative to the base about a tilt axis which is transverse to the length of the elongate panels when held on the support. The base is adapted for connection to the self-propelled machine. A mover drives the pivotal movement of the support relative to the base to selectively tilt the support about the tilt axis so that when the elongate sheets are held by the support the elongate sheets assumes a desired slope along their lengths.
Claims29
A material handler for use by a self-propelled machines to handle elongate panels of sheet material, the material handler comprising:
- a support adapted to receive and support the elongate panels;
- a base mounting the support for pivotal movement of the support relative to the base about a tilt axis which is transverse to the length of the elongate panels when held on the support, the base being adapted for connection to the self-propelled machine;
- a mover for driving the pivotal movement of the support relative to the base to selectively tilt the support about the tilt axis so that when the elongate sheets are held by the support the elongate sheets assumes a desired slope along their lengths.
A method of sheathing a pitched roof on a structure using elongate panels of sheet material having a length and a width, the method comprising:
- loading a plurality of elongate sheet material panels onto a support, the panels lying in a stack on the support;
- raising the support to a height corresponding to that of the pitched roof to be sheathed;
- tilting the support to an angle such that the sheet material panels held by the support are inclined along their lengths;
- sliding sheet material panels lengthwise from the stack on the tilted support onto the structure and securing them to the structure for sheathing the pitched roof.
A material handler for use by a self-propelled machine to handle elongate panels of sheet material, each elongate sheet having a length and a width, the material handler comprising a base adapted for connection to the self-propelled machine and a support adapted to receive and support the elongate panels, the support being adjustable relative to the base in a direction to accommodate elongate panels of different widths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.