Moving work station for use in constructing a building roof
AssigneeButler Manufacturing Company
InventorRalph H. Brueske
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Abstract
A moving work station for use in placing roof panels on a building roof. The station includes a platform which has collapsible fences mounted thereon to insure the safety of workmen using the work station and has motive power means for moving the work station from location to location on a roof. Material handling means are mounted on the work station platform for moving roof panels and insulation onto the platform from locations on the roof, as well as for placing the insulation onto the roof. The material handling means also includes means for maintaining the insulation in position on the purlins until that insulation is secured thereto. A method of laying roof panels onto a building is also disclosed.
Claims24
A device for use in constructing a building roof, comprising:
- a work platform for supporting workmen and work materials, said work platform having a central work area;
- a drive means on said platform for moving said platform along roof purlins;
- material handling means on said platform including first and second pairs of movable arms attached to said platform to extend outwardly from said work platform so that material is supported on said arms outside of said central work area with said first pair of arms extending forwardly of said work platform and said second pair of arms extending rearwardly of said platform;
- moving means connecting said arms to said platform and moving said arms upwardly and downwardly with respect to said platform;
- and
- protective fences on said platform.
A method of constructing a roof, including the steps of:
- providing a moving work station;
- locating roofing materials on top of the roof;
- moving working materials onto the work station;
- moving the work station to a work location;
- positioning insulation on top of the roof purlins;
- maintaining the insulation in a taut configuration;
- locating a roof panel on top of the taut insulation;
- securing the roof panel to the roof purlins;
- and
- moving the work station to the next location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.