DK177443B1

DK177443B1 - Roll Holder

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Publication number: DK177443B1
Application number: DKPA201100899A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Nielsen Allan
Original assignee: A N Staalbyg V Allan Nielsen
Priority date: 2011-11-18
Filing date: 2011-11-18
Publication date: 2013-06-10

Abstract

A roll holder (2) configured to hold a cylindrical roll (4) and to be arranged on a roof (6). The roll holder (2) comprises attachment means (8, 10) configured to be attached to a lath (14).

Description

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Roll Holder

Description

Field of the Invention 5 The invention generally relates to a roll holder. The invention more particularly relates to a roll holder for a roofing material.

Background of the Invention

It is known in the roofing art to use roofing underlay when con-10 structing a roof made of tiles. The roofing underlay is normally secured to the rafters of the building prior to the fixture of laths and tiles.

Roofing underlay is normally arranged on rolls and it is very 15 challenging and dangerous to fix the roofing underlay to the rafters by a single man. Accordingly, it requires several people to fix roofing underlay to the rafters of a roof.

AU 704 627 B2 relates to a portable dispensing system suitable for in-20 termlttent mounting on a roof. The mounting takes place by mounting two mounting systems 20 to a stud 6 of the roof construction. The distance between the systems 20 is adjustable. A roll may be suspended between roller heads 18 and 19. In this dispensing system the roll is supported in both ends and therefore remains in a fixed angle in re-25 spect of the laths. AU 704 627 B2 does not disclose any means for varying the angle between the roll and the laths.

US 3 559 914 A discloses an apparatus for laying sheets on a roof structure. The apparatus comprises a framework 26 which rests on two 30 adjacent longitudinal support structure elements of the roof. The frame holds a support bar 44 on which a roll is suspended. The support bar is 2 DK 177443 B1 mounted to the framework at both of its ends. As a consequence, the roll remains In a fixed angle in respect of the longitudinal support structure elements. US 3 559 914 A does not disclose any means for varying the angle between the roll and the longitudinal support struc-5 ture elements.

Therefore, it is desirable to have a tool that makes it possible to fix roofing underlay to the rafters by a single man.

10 Object of the Invention

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tool that makes it possible to fix roofing underlay to the rafters of a roof by a single man.

15 It is also an object of the present invention to provide a tool that can be used independent of the distance between the laths.

It is further an object to provide a tool that is easy mountable, 20 movable and configured to hold a roll of roofing material.

Summary of the Invention

The object of the present invention can be achieved by a roll holder having the features defined in claim 1 and by a use of 25 such a roll holder as claimed in claim 8. Preferred embodiments are defined in the dependant sub claims and explained in the following description and Illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

30 The roll holder according to the invention is configured to hold a roll and to be arranged on a roof wherein the roll holder comprises attach- 3 DK 177443 B1 ment means configured to be attached to a lath, said roll holder furthermore comprises a body member and an elongate holding rod having a longitudinal axis (Z) and being rotable mounted to the body member, where the elongate holding rod is configured to receive and 5 hold a cylindrical roll, said body member has a longitudinal axis (A), characterized in that said elongate holding rod is configured to be rotated about the longitudinal axis (A) of the body member in such a way that in use said roll holder may be rotated above the roof, said longitudinal axis (A) essentially being perpendicular to said longitudinal axis 10 (Z).

Accordingly, the roll holder tool makes it possible to fix roofing underlay to the rafters of a roof by one man only. Roofing material arranged on a roll can easily be handled by one man 15 working on a roof e.g. when fixing roofing underlay to the rafters.

Furthermore, it is possible to arrange the holding rod with different orientations relative to the remaining part of the roll 20 holder. Thus, the roll holder may be used in applications in which the roofing material has to be arranged in a special way or in which the roll holder may benefit from being angled relative to the orientation of the laths.

25 Moreover it possible to adjust the orientation of the holding rod according to specific requirements. It is possible to have a fixed number of positions in which the holding rod can be positioned relative to the longitudinal axis of the body member. It is also possible to have a fixing system that allows that the holding ί 30 rod can be positioned in any angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body member.

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The roll may be a cylindrical roll of roofing material.

It may be an advantage that the roll holder comprises a first 5 attachment means configured to be attached to a lath and a second attachment means configured to be attached to a lath and that the attachment means are configured in such a way that the distance between the first attachment means and the second attachment means can be adjusted.

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Hereby it is achieved that the roll holder can be used independent of the distance between the laths. This may be a huge advantage since the roil holder can be used for different roofing tasks.

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It may be an advantage that one or more tracks are provided in the body member so that any rotation of the elongate holding rod about the longitudinal axis of the body member can be carried out.

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Such an embodiment provides large freedom of operation for the user of the roll holder.

It is preferred that the roll holder comprises a rod member and 25 that the attachment means are movable mounted to the rod member.

Hereby the roll holder can be used independent of the distance between the laths. The roll holder can be used for different 30 roofing tasks and allows the user of the roll holder to adjust the attachment means according to specific requirements.

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It may be an advantage that the rod member has a longitudinal axis and that the attachment means are configured to be displaced along the longitudinal axis of the rod member and that 5 the attachment means comprises an angle bar having a first plate member and a second plate member, where the first plate member and a second plate member are configured to be attached to two different sides of a lath.

10 Hereby, it is achieved that the roll holder can be properly secured to the lathes. It may be an advantage that the roll holder is configured to be attached to lathes having rectangular cross section. Preferable, the angle bar has a first plate member and a second plate member, where the first plate member and a 15 second plate member are configured to be attached to two adjacent sides of a lath having a rectangular cross sectional area.

Preferable a stop member is movable mounted to the holding rod.

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Hereby the roll holder can be adjusted to receive rolls of different lengths. Further, it Is possible to arrange the roll so that the center of gravity of the roll holder holding a roll closer to the rotational axis of the holding rod. The roll holder may have 25 a rotational axis corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the body member.

It is preferred that the stop member comprises a plate extending basically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hold-30 ing rod.

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Hereby a secure and reliable way of holding a roll can be achieved. The plate maybe a circular plate, a square plate or a plate having a geometry suitable for preventing the roll to moving along the longitudinal axis of the holding rod when se-5 cured to the holding rod.

It is preferred that the roll holder Is configured to receive a roll and that the roll is forced towards the stop member due to gravity when the roll holder is arranged on the laths of a roof.

10 This means that the holding rod has to be oriented upwards relative to the horizontal plane.

It may be an advantage that the attachment means comprises a bracket movable mounted to rod member and that a thread-15 ed bore is provided in the bracket and that a screw having a corresponding thread and being configured to secure the attachment means to the rod member Is provided in the thread.

Thus, the attachment means can quickly be adjusted and at-20 tached to the rod member in a reliable manner. If the roll holder comprises more than one attachment means, the distance between the attachment means can easily be adjusted.

it is preferred that the stop member comprises a pipe member 25 enclosing the holding rod and that a threaded bore is provided in the pipe member and that a screw having a corresponding thread and being configured to secure the pipe member to the holding rod is provided in the thread.

30 Hereby, the stop member can easily be secured to and moved along the holding rod.

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The screws may be finger screws.

It fs preferred that the body member comprises a first plate ex-5 tending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body member and the first plate is configured to bear against a second plate attached to the holding rod. The first plate and the second plate are preferable ratable attached to one another so that the holding rod can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the 10 body member.

Description of the Drawing

The invention will become more fully understood from the de-tailed description given herein below. The accompanying draw-15 ings are given by way of illustration only, and thus, they are not limitative of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l shows a perspective view of a roil holder according to 20 the invention attached to laths on a roof;

Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a roll holder according to the invention, holding a roll and being attached to laths on a roof;

Fig. 3 shows a side view of a roll holder according to the in- 25 vention;

Fig. 4 shows a close-up view of a roll holder according to the invention;

Fig. 5 shows a close-up view of another roll holder according to the invention and 30 Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of the roll holder shown in Fig. 3-5.

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Detailed Description of the Invention

Referring now in detail to the drawings for the purpose of illus-5 trating preferred embodiments of the present invention, a roil holder of the present invention is illustrated in Fig. 1. In Fig. 1 a roll holder 2 according to the Invention is attached to two laths 14, 14' on a roof 6. Three laths 14, 14', 14" are fixed to underlying wooden fillets 18 that are attached to rafters 62.

10 A roofing underlay 22 is secured to the rafters 62 while being sandwiched between the rafters 62 and the wooden fillets 18.

The roll holder 2 comprises an elongate cylindrical holding rod j 15 24 having a longitudinal axis Z. The holding rod 24 is attached to a cylindrical body member 12 having a longitudinal axis. The holding rod 24 is attached to an elongate rod member 16 extending parallel to the holding rod 24.

20 The rod member 16 has a square cross-section and two attachment means 8, 10 are movable mounted to the rod member 16 having a longitudinal axis X, The attachment means 8, 10 comprises an angle bar 28 (see Fig. 3-6) that engages the laths 14, 14' respectively. The attachment means 8, 10 have 25 longitudinal axes Y, Y' extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the rod member 16.

A stop member 26 is movable mounted to the holding rod 24.

The holding member 24 comprises a circular plate configured 30 to bear against and hereby stop a roll received by the holding rod 24.

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The holding rod 24 is configured to be rotated abut the longitudinal axis A of the body member 12. This can be established by removing a screw (not shown) fixing the holding rod 24 to the 5 body member 12 and turning the holding rod 24.

In Fig. 1 it is indicated that the holding rod 24 may be rotated counter clockwise so that the longitudinal axis Z' of the holding rod 24 is displaced with the angle a.

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When the angular orientation of the holding rod 24 Is changed so that it no longer extends parallel to the rod member 16 It may be an advantage to load the contra weight rod 44 with a ballast (not shown) in order to stabilise the roll holder 2.

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The roll holder 2 is ready to receive a roll e.g. of roofing underlay. The roofer working at the roof Is able to handle roofing underlay hold by the roll holder 2, 20 Fig. 2 illustrates the roll holder 2 shown in Fig. 1 in a situation where the roll holder 2 holds a roll 4. The roll 4 is an elongate cylindrical roll 4 with roofing underlay. The position of the stop member can altered in order to arrange the roll 4 in the most desirable position relative to the roofing underlay 22 that al-25 ready has been fixed to the rafters 20.

The roll holder 2 Is configured to receive a roll 4 having an elongate cavity into which the holding rod 24 of the roll holder 2 can be inserted.

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Fig. 3 illustrates a perspective side view of the roll holder 2 shown In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. The roll holder 2 has a body member 12 comprises a cylindrical portion attached to the proximal end 52 of a rod member 16. The rod member 16 has a square 5 cross-section, however; it is possible to use a rod member 16 having a different cross-section (e.g. a circular, rectangular, triangular or another suitable shaped cross-section).

A first plate 50 is attached to the cylindrical portion of the body 10 member 12. A second plate 48 is arranged on top of the first plate 50 and the proximal portion 38 of the holding rod 24 is attached to the second plate 48. The second plate 48 is secured to the first plate 50 by a screw (not shown) and the holding rod 24 is fixed to the body member 12 by a fastening screw 15 46. The holding rod 24 is configured to be rotated about the longitudinal axis X of the body member 12 so that the holding rod 24 can be directed in a desired direction. In Fig. 3 the holding rod 24 extends parallel to the rod member 16. However; in Fig.4-6, the holding rod 24 extends perpendicular to the rod 20 member 16

The stop member 26 is movable mounted to the holding rod 24 by means of a finger screw 40" engaged in a threaded bore in the cylindrical pipe member 54 of the stop member 26. The 25 stop member can be displaced along the length of the holding rod 24 when the fastening screw 40" has been loosened. When the stop member is arranged in the desired position, the finger 1 screw 40" can be tightened In order to Fix the stop member 26 at this position.

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Attachment means 8,10 are movable mounted to the rod member 16. The attachment means 8, 10 can be moved along the longitudinal axis X of the rod member 16. Each attachment means 8, 10 comprise an angle bar 28 provided with a square-5 shaped aperture 34 configured to receive a wooden fillet 18 as illustrated in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2.

Each angle bar 28 comprises a first plate member 30 and a second plate member 32 arranged perpendicular to the First plate 10 member 30. The angle bar 28 of each attachment means 8, 10 is arranged such that it is configured to engage with the sides 50, 52 of a lath (see Fig. 6).

Each attachment means 8,10 comprises a bracket 36, 36' that 15 encases the rod member 16. The brackets 36, 36' may be secured to corresponding attachment means 8, 10 by welding or another suitable way of attachment A finger screw 40, 40' is provided in a threaded bore in each 20 bracket 36, 36' and the attachment means 8, 10 are configured to be displaced along the length of the rod member 16. It is possible to turn around the attachment means 8, 10 so that the angle bar 20 engages other sides of the lath, if desired.

25 Fig. 4 illustrates a close-up view of the roll holder 2 shown in Fig. 1-3. The rod member 16 extends perpendicular to the holding rod 24 and it can be seen that four bores 58 are provided in the first plate 50. It is preferred that the bores 58 are threaded bores configured to receive a screw 56. It is however; 30 also possible to have bores without threads and use a threaded 12 DK 177443 B1 bolt and a corresponding nut to secure the first plate 50 to the second plate 48.

A handle 42 is attached to the second plate 48. The handle 42 5 can be used to hold the roll holder 2 and to rotate the holding rod 24 relative to the rod member 16 when the screw 56 has been removed from the bore 58 in the first plate 50 and second plate 48.

10 The stop member 26 has a circular plate member attached to a cylindrical pipe member 54 encasing the proximal portion 38 of the holding rod 24. A finger screw 40" engages a threaded bore going through the cylindrical pipe member 54.

i 15 The attachment means 8 comprises an angle bar 28 having a first plate member 30 arranged perpendicular to a second plate member 32. An aperture 34 is provided in the first plate member 30 and in a smaller portion of the second plate member 32.

This aperture 34 corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of a 20 wooden fillet 18 (see Fig. 1-2).

The attachment means 8 is can be displaced along the length of the rod member 16 by moving the bracket 36.

25 Fig. 5 illustrates a close-up view of a roll holder 2 almost identical to the one shown in Fig. 4. The roll holder 2 in Fig. 5, however; comprises a track 49 instead of four bores 58 like shown in Fig. 4. A threaded bolt 56 goes through a bore in the second plate 48 and is configured to receive a nut (not shown) 30 with a corresponding thread. Accordingly, it is possible to se- ! i 13 DK 177443 B1 cure the holding rod 24 to the body member 12 by tightening the nut (not shown) and the bolt (56).

A large range of freedom to rotate the holding rod 24 relative 5 to the body member 12 Is achieved by having a track 49 as alternative to a fixed number of through going bores in the first ! plate 50 and In the second plate.

Fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of the roll holder 2 shown 10 in Fig. 3-5. The rod member 16 extends perpendicular to the holding rod 24. A lath 14 engages the first attachment means 8. The first sideof the lath 14 engages the first plate member 30 of the angle bar 28 while the second side of the lath 14 engages the second plate member 32 of the angle bar 28, 15

The roll holder 2 may be made In any suitable material. It Is possible to manufacture the roll holder in a metal such as steel; however aluminium or other metais may also be suitable. It is also possible to produce at least some of the parts of the roll 20 holder in plastic preferable In a fibre reinforced plastic material.

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List of reference numerals j 2 - Roll holder 4 - Roll 5 6 - Roof 8 - Attachment means 10 - Attachment means 12 - Body member 14, 14', 14" - Lath 10 16 - Rod member 18 - Wooden fillet 20 Rafter 22 - Roofing underlay 24 - Holding rod 15 26 - Stop member X - Longitudinal axis Y - Longitudinal axis Y' - Longitudinal axis Z - Longitudinal axis 20 a - Angle 28 - Angle bar 30 - Plate member 32 - Plate member 34 - Aperture 25 36, 36' - Bracket 38 - Proximal portion of the holding rod 40 - Screw 42 - Handle 44 - Contra weight rod 30 46 - Fastening screw DK 177443 B1 15 48 - Plate 49 - Track 50 - Plate 52 - Proximal end 5 54 - Pipe member 56 - Bolt 58 - Bore 62 - Rafter 10 !

Claims

A roller holder (2) arranged to hold a roller (4) and to be mounted on a roof (6), wherein the roller holder (2) comprises fastening means (8, 10) arranged to be secured to a lath (14). ), which further comprises a structural member (12) and a long roller support rod (24) which has 5 longitudinal axis (Z) and is rotatably mounted on the structural member (12), wherein the long roller holder rod (24) is adapted to receive and hold a cylindrical roller (4), said structural member (12) having longitudinal axis (A), characterized in that said long roller holder rod (24) is adapted to rotate on the longitudinal axis (A) of said structural member (12) in such a way that said in use, the swap holder (2) can rotate over the roof (6), said longitudinal axis (A) being substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis (Z).

A roller holder (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the holder (2) comprises a first fastening means (8) arranged to be attached to a laid (14) ice and a second fastening means (10) arranged to be secured to a latch (14 ') and the fasteners (8, 10) are arranged in such a way that the distance between the first fastener (8) and the second fastener (10) is adjustable.

A roller holder (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the roller holder (2) comprises a rod (16) and the fastening means (8, 10) are movably mounted on the rod (16).

A roller holder (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rod (16) has a longitudinal axis (X) and the fastening means (8, 10) are arranged to be displaceable along the longitudinal axis (16) of the rod (16). X), and that the fastening means (8, 10) comprise an angle iron (28) with a first plate part (30) and a second plate plate (32), where the first plate part (30) and second DK 177443 B1 plate! (32) is arranged ten! being secured to two different sides (50, 52) of a lath (14, 14 ', 14 "),

A roller holder (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a stop (26) is movably mounted on the holder rod (24).

A roller hoider (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means (8, 10) comprise a bracket (36, 36 ') mounted movably on the rod (16) and the bracket (36, 36). ') is provided with a threaded hole, or that a screw (40, 40') is provided in the thread which has a corresponding thread and is arranged to secure the fastening means (8, 10) to the rod (16).

A roller hoider (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stopper (26) comprises a tube (54) enclosing the support rod (24) and that the ice tube (54) is provided with a threaded hole and that there is provided in the thread a screw (40 ") having a corresponding thread and arranged to secure the tube (54) to the support rod (24).

Use of a roller holder (2) according to any one of claims 1-7 to 10. 20 attachment of a roof.