Patent ID: 7216567
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing fastened shingles from a support surface, said apparatus comprising: a frame sized and shaped for being pushed along a selected surface, said frame comprising a lifting plate extending forwardly from selected ones of said brackets and spaced forwardly from said wheels, said plate being adjustably positionable medially of the shingles and the support surface for lifting the shingles upwardly and away from the support surface, said plate including an inner shaft having opposed end portions secured to said selected end portions of said brackets and for defining a fulcrum axis therebetween, said plate further including an outer shaft journaled about said inner shaft and being rotatable about the fulcrum axis in clockwise and counter clockwise directions; and means for pivoting said plate about a selected arcuate path so that an operator can effectively position said plate between the support surface and the shingles during operating conditions.