An installation apparatus for self-adhering roofing material comprises a frame, a roofing material carriage, a press roller, a film take-up roller and a drive connection. A plurality of wheels connected to the frame support the frame for rolling motion over a roof surface. The roofing material carriage is configured to hold a roll of roofing material having a self-adhesive side covered by a release film. The press roller is rotatably mounted to the frame so as to press the self-adhesive side of the roofing material fed thereunder onto the roof surface. The film take-up roller is rotatably mounted to the frame so as to pull the release film from the self-adhesive side of the roofing material and wind the release film thereabout. The drive connection extends between a first end, driven by rotation of the press roller, and a second end, driving rotation of the film take-up roller.

An installation apparatus for self-adhering roofing material comprises a frame, a roofing material carriage, a press roller, a film take-up roller and a drive connection. A plurality of wheels connected to the frame support the frame for rolling motion over a roof surface. The roofing material carriage is configured to hold a roll of roofing material having a self-adhesive side covered by a release film. The press roller is rotatably mounted to the frame so as to press the self-adhesive side of the roofing material fed thereunder onto the roof surface. The film take-up roller is rotatably mounted to the frame so as to pull the release film from the self-adhesive side of the roofing material and wind the release film thereabout. The drive connection extends between a first end, driven by rotation of the press roller, and a second end, driving rotation of the film take-up roller.

This invention, in embodiments, relates to a device and a method of attaching a roofing membrane to a building surface that prevents and/or reduces overspray of adhesive onto a welding seam area. The device includes an insertion mechanism configured to hold a roofing membrane as the roofing membrane is being attached to a building surface via an adhesive, and an extension frame attached to the insertion mechanism, the extension frame including a channel that is configured to support and to hold at least one board, to thereby reduce the adhesive from spraying onto a welding seam area as the roofing membrane is being applied to the building surface.

This invention, in embodiments, relates to a device and a method of attaching a roofing membrane to a building surface that prevents and/or reduces overspray of adhesive onto a welding seam area. The device includes an insertion mechanism configured to hold a roofing membrane as the roofing membrane is being attached to a building surface via an adhesive, and an extension frame attached to the insertion mechanism, the extension frame including a channel that is configured to support and to hold at least one board, to thereby reduce the adhesive from spraying onto a welding seam area as the roofing membrane is being applied to the building surface.

A roofing tool assembly for rolling and transporting a roll of roofing paper includes a handle that has a first portion which slidably engages a second portion such that the handle has a telescopically adjustable length. A grip is coupled around the handle to enhance gripping the handle. A tube is coupled to the handle and the tube is curved to conform to the curvature of a roll of roofing paper. In this way the roll of roofing paper can be rolled without requiring the user to stand on the roll of roofing paper. A skid plate is coupled to the tube such that the skid plate can be dragged along a support surface for transporting the roll of roofing paper.

A roofing tool assembly for rolling and transporting a roll of roofing paper includes a handle that has a first portion which slidably engages a second portion such that the handle has a telescopically adjustable length. A grip is coupled around the handle to enhance gripping the handle. A tube is coupled to the handle and the tube is curved to conform to the curvature of a roll of roofing paper. In this way the roll of roofing paper can be rolled without requiring the user to stand on the roll of roofing paper. A skid plate is coupled to the tube such that the skid plate can be dragged along a support surface for transporting the roll of roofing paper.

An ambulatory cutting device is provided. The ambulatory cutting device provides a blade mounted, by way of a blade holding assembly, to a wheeled frame. The wheeled frame has handles for a user to push the wheeled frame along a surface supporting a roofing membrane or other cuttable membrane, wherein the blade holding assembly maintains the mounted blade at an elevation just below the supporting surface so that the membrane is cut as a user pushes the wheeled frame.

Machines are disclosed for dispensing a rolled fabric over spaced support beams of a roof and for holding the fabric firmly in place over such beams to protect workers from falling through the gaps between the beams. The machines may include one, some, or all of several different components and features to enhance the system's overall operation and effectiveness. One aspect relates to a hub brake used to help prevent unwinding of the fabric roll in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a magnetic brake to help keep the machine from sliding across the support beams in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a guide assembly that engages a support beam with a one-directional bearing to also help keep the machine from sliding in the event of a fall.

Machines are disclosed for dispensing a rolled fabric over spaced support beams of a roof and for holding the fabric firmly in place over such beams to protect workers from falling through the gaps between the beams. The machines may include one, some, or all of several different components and features to enhance the system's overall operation and effectiveness. One aspect relates to a hub brake used to help prevent unwinding of the fabric roll in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a magnetic brake to help keep the machine from sliding across the support beams in the event of a fall. Another aspect relates to a guide assembly that engages a support beam with a one-directional bearing to also help keep the machine from sliding in the event of a fall.

An exemplary self-adhered membrane installation device includes a frame, a handle extending from the frame, a carrier for a roll of self-adhered membrane, and a plurality of rollers for feeding the self-adhered membrane through the installation device so that the self-adhered membrane can be applied.