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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Don Albert Neifer, Granville, OH (US);
Ernest Craig Abney, Deltona, FL (US);
James Allen Martin, Heath, OH (US);
Owens Corning Fiberglass Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for propelling a carriage along a roof structure of the type having a plurality of purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement, and method of using same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a carriage movable along the length of the purlins for dispensing a support sheet from a roll for support of insulation material as the carriage travels along the length of the purlins so that the support sheet depends from the top portion of adjacent purlins. The apparatus further includes a puller assembly attached to the carriage. The puller assembly includes a driven wheel frictionally engaged with a surface a purlin, and a drive mechanism for rotating the driven wheel.