Patent ID: 6257094
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A tool for stripping roofing shingles from a roof comprising,an elongate central member having a rear end and a forward end, said forward end including an elongate cross member mounted transversely on said central member,a plurality of elongate tines positioned in evenly spaced relation across the length of the cross member and generally parallel to said central member, each of said tines being individually selectably releasably secured on said cross member,handle means transversely mounted on said rear end of said central member for being grasped by both hands an operator to control said tool,means on said elongate central member for deflecting material loosened by said plurality of tines away from said handle means when said tines are pushed under said roofing shingles of said roof,wheel mounting means depending from said central member for attaching a pair of wheels thereto,a pair of wheels mounted on said wheel mounting means in evenly spaced relation from said central member for allowing said tool to roll across said roofsaid handle means, said central member, said cross member and said elongate tines as secured on said cross member being positioned in substantially planer relation for transferring force applied and said handle substantially completely and directly to said tines, andsaid wheel mounting means and said pair of wheels depending from said central member closer to said tines than said handle means for orienting said planer relation at an acute angle with said roof to aid in lifting shingles.