Patent ID: 7552976

Claim:
An apparatus for removing roofing materials from a surface of a roof comprising; a guide rail assembly including a pair of spaced and opposing guide rails, means for anchoring the guide rail assembly relative to a surface of a roof, a roofing material removal machine mounted to said opposing guide rails, said machine including a first power source and a cutter assembly, said cutter assembly including at least one cutter element mounted to a rotary driven shaft, means for drivingly connecting said first power source to said rotary driven shaft, a cutter member mounted adjacent said at least one cutter element for cutting roofing materials lifted by said at least one cutter element, said cutter assembly being mounted within a housing of said machine such that roofing materials lifted and severed by the at least one cutter element and cutter member are guided within said housing to a discharge outlet therefrom, said machine further including first drive means powered by said first power source for moving said machine along said guide rails, and control means remote from said machine for controlling said power source and said drive means whereby said machine is guided by said guide rails relative the roofing materials to be removed and said machine is controlled without direct physical force applied thereto by an operator.