Automatic roof shingle removal and installation system
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1. An automatic roof shingle installation system comprising:
- a navigational apparatus configured to traverse a roof, wherein the navigational apparatus comprises a structural body housing an integrated circuit comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer; and
,a roof shingle installation apparatus comprising a tray configured to hold at least one bundle of shingles, wherein each shingle in the at least one bundle of shingles is oriented in an opposite direction to each adjacent shingle, such that every other shingle of the at least one bundle of shingles is oriented to face a same direction, and a rotatable shingle peel member configured to separate a shingle from the at least one bundle of shingles and flip only every other shingle.
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Abstract
A system for installing shingles on a roof is provided. One embodiment includes a navigational apparatus for traversing the roof and a roof shingle installation apparatus attached to the navigational apparatus for installing the shingles. The roof shingle installation apparatus is designed to remove a shingle from a bundle of shingles, and position the shingle, and fasten it to the roof.
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1. An automatic roof shingle installation system comprising:
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a navigational apparatus configured to traverse a roof, wherein the navigational apparatus comprises a structural body housing an integrated circuit comprising a microcontroller, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer; and
,a roof shingle installation apparatus comprising a tray configured to hold at least one bundle of shingles, wherein each shingle in the at least one bundle of shingles is oriented in an opposite direction to each adjacent shingle, such that every other shingle of the at least one bundle of shingles is oriented to face a same direction, and a rotatable shingle peel member configured to separate a shingle from the at least one bundle of shingles and flip only every other shingle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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