Patent ID: 6135934
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A lap roller apparatus suitable for an individual to simultaneously seal and roll an overlap of a membrane system, comprising:an elongated handle means having one distal end with a mounting means disposed thereon suitable for mounting a plurality of rollers;said mounting means having an axle disposed transverse to said elongated handle means;a plurality of weighted rollers, each of said rollers having a centrally disposed aperture sized for receipt of said axle therethrough so that said plurality of rollers are adapted to freely rotate on said axle, thereby defining an axis of rotation and each of said rollers further including an outer cylindrical surface structured for engaging and applying downward pressure on the membrane system;said centrally disposed aperture of at least one of said plurality of rollers being greater in diameter than the centrally disposed apertures of a remainder of said plurality of rollers, wherein said at least one of said plurality of rollers is able to rise and drop, in perpendicular relation to said axis of rotation, as said plurality of rollers travel along the membrane system.