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Material handler

a material handler and material technology, applied in the field of material handlers, can solve the problems of time-consuming and labor-intensive manual transportation of each panel to the roof, and the considerable weight of bundles

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-18
SANDERS MICHAEL K
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"The present invention is a material handler for a self-propelled machine that can handle elongate panels of sheet material. The material handler has a support for the panels that can be tilted to adjust the slope of the panels. The panels can be raised to the height of a pitched roof and slid onto the roof to be secured. The material handler also has an adjustable support for panels of different widths. The technical effects of the invention include improved handling of elongate panels of sheet material, making the sheathing process easier and more efficient."

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As can be appreciated, these bundles weigh a considerable amount.
Manually transporting each panel to the roof is both time consuming and labor intensive because of the weight and size of each panel, and the height to which the panel needs to be transported.

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[0018] Referring now to the drawings and in particular to FIG. 1, a material handler of the present invention is indicated generally at 1. As illustrated, the handler 1 is connected to a telehandler T (broadly, “self-propelled machine”) and holds a stack of corrugated roofing panels P. A telehandler is a type of forklift having an extensible boom. As a result, the telehandler T can be used to lift the panels P supported by the material handler 1 to adjacent a roof (generally indicated at R) of a building B under construction. The material handler 1 can pivot about a tilt axis TA (FIG. 2) transverse to the length of the elongate panels P to position the roofing panels at an angle matching the pitch of the roof R. The pitch of roof R is the amount of vertical rise in the roof per horizontal run, which can also be expressed as an angle a formed between the roof R and a horizontal plane which intersects the apex of the roof. The roofing panels P then can be removed from the material han...

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Abstract

A material handler for use by a self-propelled machines to handle elongate panels of sheet material comprises a support adapted to receive and support the elongate panels. A base mounts the support for pivotal movement of the support relative to the base about a tilt axis which is transverse to the length of the elongate panels when held on the support. The base is adapted for connection to the self-propelled machine. A mover drives the pivotal movement of the support relative to the base to selectively tilt the support about the tilt axis so that when the elongate sheets are held by the support the elongate sheets assumes a desired slope along their lengths.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to material handlers, and in particular to material handlers for use by self-propelled machines to handle elongate panels of sheet material. [0002] In the roofing industry, as well as other industries, it is common to use elongate panels of sheet material at elevated heights. For example, many industrial and commercial buildings have roofs constructed of corrugated roofing panels. These panels, which are commonly made from steel, aluminum, or copper, can be made into any shape and size to accommodate the dimensions and configuration of the roof. Typically, roofing panels are made relatively large to reduce the number of panels that need to manufactured, purchased, transported, and installed. As a result, it is common for metal roofing panels to have widths ranging from about 2 feet to about 4 feet and length ranging from about 3 feet and about 50 feet. It is also common for each panel to weigh between about 1 pound and about ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04F21/00
CPCB66F9/18E04D15/04E04F21/1816E04F21/1827E04G21/167E04G21/168
Inventor SANDERS, MICHAEL K.
Owner SANDERS MICHAEL K