Patent ID: 7318364

Claim:
A shingle removal tool, comprising: a support frame; means supported along the bottom of the support frame for moving the shingle removal tool along a surface; a shingle removal plate, the shingle removal plate having a topside, an underside and a shingle removing end; a rigid linkage having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the linkage is hingedly connected to the support frame, and the second end of the linkage is hingedly connected to the underside of the shingle removal plate; a flange depending from the underside of the shingle removing plate the flange having a length; a rotator supported by the support frame; and a rotatable actuator rotated by the rotator, the rotatable actuator having an eccentric axis of rotation, the rotatable actuator being connected to the flange such that the flange moves about the axis of rotation while maintaining substantially the same orientation, movement of the flange resulting in corresponding movement of the shingle removal plate to which the flange is attached, the connection of the rotatable actuator to the flange being adjustable, thereby altering the shingle removal plate movement.