Roofing membrane puller and method of use
AssigneeDuro-Last, Inc.
InventorJeff Traska
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Abstract
A membrane puller and related method. The puller includes a frame including a front end and a rear end, a lever assembly, a clamp assembly carried by the frame and including an elongate body slidably received by the front end of the frame and a clamp member fixed to the body, and a cable having one end attached to the lever assembly and another end attached to the clamp assembly, wherein the lever assembly is movable toward the front end of the frame to place the cable in tension to pull the clamp assembly toward the front end of the frame such that the elongate body slidably moves toward the rear end of the frame.
Claims4
A membrane puller comprising:
- a frame including a front end and a rear end;
- a lever assembly;
- a clamp assembly carried by said frame and including:
- an elongate body slidably received by said front end of said frame, and
- a clamp member fixed to said body and having:
- an upper jaw,
- a release lever carried by said upper jaw,
- a lower jaw, and
- an actuator arm pivotally attached to said upper jaw, engageable with said release lever when said actuator arm is pivoted with respect to said upper jaw, and extending to a free end beneath which a foot is placeable to exert an upward force on said actuator arm to open said jaws and release the membrane material;
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- a cable having one end attached to said lever assembly and another end attached to said clamp assembly,
- wherein said lever assembly is movable toward said front end of said frame to place said cable in tension to pull said clamp assembly toward said front end of said frame such that said elongate body slidably moves toward said rear end of said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.