Roofing material carrier

A carrier for roofing materials for use upon a roof deck surface having a lower and upper edges, said deck surface generally inclining upwardly from the lower edge thereof, and comprising in combination a substantially planar support plate including a front edge and a rear edge and side edges extending between ends of the front and the rear edges, a plurality of friction reducing means mounted upon an underside of said support plate permitting selective movement of said support plate horizontally and upwardly and in all directions therebetween upon said deck surface, roof material engaging means connected along the rear edge of an upper surface of said support plate and gripping means extending downwardly from adjacent said rear edge of said support plate underside to prevent downward movement of said carrier upon said deck surface said gripping means includes end sharpened members having end sharpened portions selectively engageable with the associated roof deck surface and alternative gripper means selectively pivoted one to each of said end sharpened members for movement between a roof surface engaging position and a stored position clear of the end sharpened portions of said end sharpened members, said gripper means including a plate having an upper side and an underside surface, a roof surface pad attached on said underside surface and at least one pivot plate support means connected with and extending upwardly from said upper side, pivot means connecting an aligned aperture in said at least one pivot plate support means to an aperture in said end sharpened member providing selective positioning of said gripper means between a roof surface engaging position and a pivoted position whereby said gripper means is clear of said end sharpened portion of said gripping means.