ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,973, issued on June 30.
"Roofing material removal apparatus" was invented by Joshua Fails (Monroeville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roofing material removal apparatus is an apparatus to aid in the removal of existing roof shingles and tar paper. The device utilizes a removal frame, made of aluminum pipe, that is positioned on one side of a roof that is to be torn off. The removal frame is adjustable in overall length to fit the size of the roof. It is envisioned that extremely wide sections of roofs would be done in two or more passes. A section of strong aircraft cable is connected to the center of the removal frame and ro...