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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373859 | Roof shingle stripping apparatus An apparatus for removing roof shingles includes an elongated body having a handle at its upper end and a lift plate pivotally connected to its lower end. The lift plate includes a removable blade at its leading edge and a roller that parallels the leading edge. The... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7341315 | Device for the removal of coverings laid on flat surfaces The invention relates to an apparatus for removing coverings laid on even surfaces, comprising a support frame (10) for mounting driving wheels (16) and for accommodating a motor (17) and a gear (18) for driving the driving wheels (16 | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318364 | Shingle removing machine A shingle removal tool includes a support frame, a mechanism supported along the bottom of the support frame for moving the shingle removal tool along a surface, and a shingle removal plate having a topside, an underside and a shingle removing end. A rigid linkage h... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7222556 | Shingle removing machine The shingle removing machine includes a frame supporting a power source, which, in turn, drives a lateral axle with a wheel at each end thereof, with each wheel having an eccentric pin driving a blade drive arm. Separate wheels support the frame. Each blade drive ar... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216567 | Material removing apparatus A material removing apparatus includes a frame including a planar base portion and axially spaced front and rear portions. An elongated axle and a plurality of wheels are attached thereto and a plurality of rigid brackets are secured to the axle adjacent to the whee... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7156383 | Installation tool for interlocking grooved flooring panels A tool includes pivotally conjoined top and bottom planar bodies being coupled along their distal edges and having opposed linear ends. The bottom body is statically registered while the top body is dynamically articulatable. Slotted brackets are coupled to one line... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152930 | Motorized floor stripper with adjustable motion A motorized floor stripper for stripping a floor covering away from a floor surface. The floor stripper has wheels and a motor mounted to a frame. An operator uses handles on the frame to move the floor stripper across the floor. The motor is coupled to an eccentric... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127968 | Mechanized roofing removal tool A tool designed specifically for removing roofing shingles, sub-roofing, and the like from roofs, offered in two examples, one powered pneumatically and one powered electrically, each with an elongated adjustable stalk with handle, the lower end of the stalk with an... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112005 | Scraper apparatus and method A scraper apparatus includes a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093906 | Floor scraping machine with floating blade A machine for scraping a floor covering from a floor has rear drive wheels and a forward blade assembly. Arms which each rotate independently on the frame at one end are connected to the blade assembly which independently rotate on their other ends. Thus, the blade ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7036395 | Roofing tool A roof tool having a movable blade for removing roofing materials from a roof includes a carriage and a handle assembly pivotally mounted at a first end to the carriage. A blade is mounted adjacent the first end of the handle assembly for movement with the handle as... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013758 | Apparatus for removing shingles and shingle fasteners from a roof An apparatus for removing shingles and shingle fasteners from a roof. The apparatus comprises a frame and a driver unit coupled to the frame, the driver unit including at least one motor. The apparatus also comprises a stripping unit coupled to the driver unit, the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000605 | Engraver apparatus and method A concrete engraver apparatus including a carrier for use with a hand-held engraver. The hand-held engraver is detachably mounted to the carrier. The carrier has wheels and a handle attached to an enclosure. The enclosure includes a vacuum mount for attaching a vacu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6988776 | Floor scraping machine with floating blade A machine for scraping a floor covering from a floor has rear drive wheels and a forward blade assembly. Arms which each rotate independently on the frame at one end are connected to the blade assembly which independently rotate on their other ends. Thus, the blade ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6813834 | Angled shank blade An angled shank blade for a carpet or tile stripping machine with a flat blade for engaging the surface of a floor. A shank attached to the blade at an angle for receiving the weight of the floor stripping machine and keeping the blade parallel to the floor. The bla... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6711971 | Roofing removal apparatus Disclosed is a roofing removal apparatus for removing existing shingles from a roof. The apparatus includes an elongate base member that has a front end and a back end. A frame is mounted on the base member, and a power source is secured to the frame. A pair of whee... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6666522 | Floor-stripping tool A floor-stripping tool for attachment to a standard pallet truck, thereby converting the pallet truck into a self-propelled floor stripper. The chassis structure of the tool includes fork holders, and stabilizing brackets. A blade attaches to a blade hold... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6540305 | Electric floor covering removal apparatus An electric floor covering removal apparatus which is characterized typically by an electric motor fitted in a frame for driving a fan, a pair of hydrostatic pumps hydraulically connected to independent, hydraulically-operated wheel motors and a hydraulic... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523906 | Floor covering removal apparatus A mobile apparatus for removing floor coverings. The apparatus has a main frame supported by wheels and includes a scraper blade mounted on the front of the frame and a rotary cutter assembly mounted underneath the frame with controls whereby the scraping... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513881 | Apparatus for removing a floor covering An apparatus for removing at least one surface layer from a floor. The apparatus includes a body frame mountable by a machine operator. A blade tool assembly having a scraping blade is secured to the front of the main body frame and can be used for removi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6393948 | Shingle-removing tool A tool comprising a scalloped blade shiftable between a normal extended position and a retracted position is disclosed. The blade also shifts sideways. The blade is shifted between its extended position and its retracted position by a crank-driven driving... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6273513 | Apparatus having pivotable frame sections wherein the apparatus removes a floor covering An apparatus for removing at least one surface layer from a floor comprises a main body frame and a rear frame section supported by rear wheels that are driven by an integrated hydraulic system including two fluid pumps. A blade tool assembly having a scr... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6205608 | Deck crevice cleaning tool A tool for removing debris from the space between adjacent planks of a deck. The tool has a blade attached to a handle, the blade having a thickness less than the space between the deck planks. A pair of wheels for contacting the upper planar surfaces of ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6105470 | Shingle removing tool A motorized shingle removing hand tool comprising a blade assembly shiftable between a normal extended position and a retracted position. The blade assembly is biased to its normal extended position and is shifted to its retracted position by a motor driv... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095015 | Mechanical shingle remover A mechanical shingle remover for removing shingles from a roof includes a pair of frame arms, a plate pivotally coupled at one end between the frame arms, and a machine for pivoting the free end of the plate away from the frame arms to lift shingles away ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092876 | Apparatus for floor covering removal An apparatus which will be attached to a motorized vehicle such as a frontend loader having auxiliary hydraulic structure wherein the apparatus having a hydraulic motor 18 will be connected by flexible lines 58 to the auxiliary hydraulic structure. The fl... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5921155 | Shingle removing apparatus A lever member is pivotable about a horizontal axis which is fixed to a frame defining a horizontal plane. A blade profiled to slide under a shingle is fixed to a front end of the lever member, and lifts the shingle when a rear end of the lever member piv... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5863100 | Pneumatic roofing material removing apparatus A pneumatic roofing material removing apparatus including a housing having a pair of rear wheels disposed thereon. A pneumatic motor is disposed within the housing. The pneumatic motor has a rear portion extending outwardly of the housing. The rear portio... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5830313 | Self-propelled floor covering scraper machine A self-propelled floor covering scraper machine including a frame having front and back ends, two independently controllable wheels, mounted on each side toward the back end of the frame, mechanisms for independently driving each wheel in either a forward... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5800021 | Shingle remover and method of removing A shingle remover with a reciprocating material stripping assembly removes roofing shingles and nails with reduced effort. The shingle remover has a metal frame carrying an electric motor coupled to a material stripping tooth assembly for driving reciproc... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5772284 | Multipurpose horizontal surface stripper A multipurpose surface stripper apparatus is provided for removing surface coverings, linoleum, tile, or carpet from a supporting surface, floor or deck. The apparatus includes a chassis having a frame, a stripping assembly, a drive assembly, and a hydrau... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5741047 | Roofing material stripping machine A shingle stripping tool having a wheel supported frame including a rearwardly extending handle with a grip at the upper end. A power transmission includes a drive shaft extending along the handle which is driven by a motor. A reciprocally driven blade is... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5713637 | Floor covering removal apparatus A walk behind tractor with a power take-off is combined with a blade assembly support assembly and lift assembly. The blade assembly allows a blade to be set at an adjustable angle. The support assembly supports added weight for increasing the force on th... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5702161 | Machine for removal of materials from a surface A machine for removing a material mounted to an underlying surface from the underlying surface is disclosed. The machine includes a frame body, an assembly for propelling the frame body relative to the surface, a plate carried by the frame body and a blad... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5590990 | Tool for working materials on workpieces, particularly for manual deburring A deburring device is provided in the advance direction with a support roll preceding the deburring tool and which together with the latter acts in such a way with respect to the workpiece edge to be deburred during the advance movement in track-guiding m... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5218766 | Roofing removal apparatus Apparatus for removing fastened roofing material from a roof comprises a frame on which is mounted a vertically reciprocable blade having a leading edge adapted to be accommodated beneath a strip of roofing material. Reciprocal movement of the blade cause... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5197784 | Apparatus for removing floor covering An apparatus for removing floor covering which has a frame supported by wheels. Some of the wheels are used to drive the frame and these wheels are powered by a structurally independent power source. A tool secured to the frame, may be used to push up flo... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5098165 | Guided roofing materials removal apparatus A roofing materials removal device provides a guide system which secures the device and the operator in position on an inclined roof so that the roof can be traversed at various positions along different travel paths while supported. The removal device co... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5082330 | Apparatus for removing floor covering An apparatus for removing floor covering which has a frame supported by wheels. Some of the wheels are used to drive the frame and these wheels are powered by a structurally independent power source. A blade secured in front of th eframe may be used to pu... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076119 | Roof shingle remover Apparatus for removing an outer layer, or covering, such as of shingles from a flat surface such as a roof includes a frame with an elongated, linear cutting blade attached to a lower, forward portion thereof and adapted for displacement along and in cont... | 12/31/1991 |
