Pack For Roofing Shingles

Abstract

A pack is provided, the pack having a shingle container. The shingle container has a floor; a right wall and a left wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor; and a front wall and a rear wall spaced apart and orthogonally connected to the floor, the right wall, and the left wall. The four walls and the floor form an open-topped box shape. A first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap each have a first end connected to an upper portion of the shingle container and a second end attached to a lower portion of the shingle container. The length of the shoulder straps may be adjustable. The shingle container is sized to contain at least a bundle of shingles.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 154,253, filed on Feb. 20, 2009, now pending, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a device and method of transporting bundles of roof shingles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Roof shingles, especially asphalt roof shingles, are typically packaged and sold in bundles. For example, three-tab shingles (having three faux-shingles connected to form a single piece) are typically packaged in bundles of 26. Architectural three-tab shingles are typically packaged in bundles of 22. The bundles are unwieldy being approximately three feet long and weighing over 75 pounds.[0004]Transporting roof shingles to the worksite is often done manually by a roofing professional (“roofer”) using a ladder. Typically, the roofer will lift a bundle of shingles onto his or her shoulder, stabil...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The pack may have a top flap which is hingedly connected to a top edge of the rear wall. In this way, the top flap may cover a bundle of shingles when in the shingle container. For at least this reas

Problems solved by technology

Not only is climbing a ladder with one hand unsafe, but doing so while carrying a 75 pound bundle of shingles on one's shoulder increases the risks of a fall.

Other factors, such as wind, balance, climb height, weather conditions (e.g., rain, damp, dew, ice, snow), also increase the risks of a fall.

Some prior art devices do not fully enclose the bundle and are meant to be carried on the front of an individual.

However, such carrying devices create interference for the roofer in climbing a ladder using either hand, since the typical length of a bundle of shingles is over three feet long and the load is carried between the roofer and the ladder.

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