Automated roofing material removal machine and method
OwnerMethuselah (Matt) Browninventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A roofing material removal machine and method for removing roofing materials wherein the machine travels along guide rails mounted on a roof surface and roofing material lifting elements carried by the machine are operated to lift the roofing materials as the machine moves along the guide rails after which the removed materials are conveyed to a collection receptacle. A remote control device may be used to control power to and movement of the machine along the guide rails.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing roofing materials from a roof surface comprising;
- a guide rail assembly including a pair of spaced and opposing guide rails, means for anchoring the guide rail assembly relative to a surface of a roof, a roofing material removal machine mounted to said opposing guide rails, said machine including a first power source and a cutter assembly, said cutter assembly including at least one cutter element mounted to a rotary driven shaft, means for driving connecting said first power source to said rotary driven shaft, said cutter assembly being mounted within a housing of the of said machine such that roofing materials lifted and severed by the at least one cutter element are guided within said housing to a discharge outlet therefrom, said machine further including first drive means powered by said first power source for moving said machine along said guide rails, and control means remote from said machine for controlling said power source and said drive means whereby the machine is guided by said guide rails relative the roofing materials to be removed and the machine being controlled without direct physical force applied thereto by an operator.
A method of removing shingles and other roofing materials from a surface of a roof using a powered machine that is mounted to travel along guide rails and wherein the machine includes means for lifting the roofing materials from the surface of the roof that is powered by at least one power source mounted on the machine and means for moving the machine along the guide rails, the method comprising the steps of:
- A. placing the guide rails on a roof surface;
- B. placing the machine on the guide rails such that the machine is positively guided to travel along the guide rails;
- C. providing a remote control device for controlling the at least one power source and the means for moving;
- and
- D. lifting the roofing materials from the surface of the roof by using the remote control device to control the at least one power source to power the means for lifting the roofing materials and controlling travel of the machine along the guide rails using the remote control device to control the means for moving without an operator of the control device physically maneuvering the machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.