Patent ID: 7641435

Claim:
A protective sheet placement device comprising: a chassis having a right side, a left side, a front and a rear; right and left fork lift tubes attached to said chassis and adapted to receive forks of a forklift; at least two right wheels and at least two left wheels rotatably attached to said right and left sides of said chassis, respectively, said right and left wheels adapted to allow said chassis to traverse along a horizontal path of motion; a mandrel support beam having a longitudinal axis and an inner and outer end, said mandrel support beam being attached to said chassis adjacent the inner end of said mandrel support beam, said outer end of said mandrel support beam extending beyond said chassis, said longitudinal axis of said mandrel support beam being substantially perpendicular to said horizontal path of motion of said chassis; a mandrel having a longitudinal axis and an inner and outer end, said inner end of said mandrel being rotatably attached to said chassis, said outer end of said mandrel being rotatably supported by said mandrel support beam, said longitudinal axis of said mandrel being substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said mandrel support beam; at least one of said left wheels of said chassis being in contact with said mandrel adjacent said inner end of said mandrel in a manner adapted to cause said mandrel to rotate upon rotation of said left wheels.