Patent ID: 6446401
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: E04D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for a workman to remove shingles attached to a roof of parallel horizontal roof base boards having a gap between the roof base boards, comprising:providing a device for lifting material from the roof base boards, the device including a handle and a body including an upper attachment length connected to the handle and a lower length which has a lower-length axis therethrough and is connected to upper and lower arms, the upper arm being connected to the lower length at an upper-arm attachment site and the lower arm being connected to the lower length at a lower-arm attachment site spaced from the upper-arm attachment site, the upper and lower arms extending substantially parallel to each other in a direction at least ninety degrees from the lower length axis; inserting the lower arm into the gap; pushing the device forward until the shingles touch the lower length of the body; and lifting the device until the shingles are detached from the roof base boards.