Brady M Furrow from Roanoke, VA, age 71

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Brady M Furrow

License #:

2705000010

Category:

Contractor

Publications

Us Patents

Flat Lay-Out Tape

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US Patent:

20070266583, Nov 22, 2007

Filed:

Nov 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/595746

Inventors:

Brady M. Furrow - Roanoke VA, US

International Classification:

G01D 21/00

US Classification:

33648

Abstract:

A flat lay-out tape for roofers that eliminates errors and saves time in striking chalk lines for aligning rows of shingles. The flat design allows the tape to lay flush against the roof surface, which facilitates accurate measuring and striking. The lay-out tape prevents errors by providing row indicators for different shingles on different sides of the tape. In the preferred embodiment, row indicators for standard shingles are shown on one side of the tape, and row indicators for architectural shingles are provided on the other side. Standard measuring tape markings can also be provided on either side of the tape. In operation, the terminal end of a lay-out tape is tacked down near the bottom of a roof, near a side edge of the roof, and the tape is extended over the apex of the roof. The same is done with a second lay-out tape, near the opposite side edge of the roof. A chalk line is then stretched, and struck, between corresponding indicators of the two lay-out tapes. The present invention drastically reduces the number of manual markings needed on a typical roof, from hundreds down to four.

Flat Lay-Out Tape

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US Patent:

20110167660, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Jan 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/655877

Inventors:

Brady M. Furrow - Roanoke VA, US

International Classification:

G01B 3/10

US Classification:

33759, 33770

Abstract:

A flat lay-out tape for roofers that eliminates errors and saves time in striking chalk lines for aligning rows of shingles. The flat design allows the tape to lay flush against the roof surface, which facilitates accurate measuring and striking. The lay-out tape prevents errors by providing simple, easy to follow row indicators on the tape. In the preferred embodiment, row indicators for architectural shingles are provided. In operation, a nose hook at the end of a lay-out tape is hooked over the drip edge of a roof and the tape is extended over the apex of the roof. The nose hook has a shape that is complementary to that of the drip edge and the hook resists becoming unattached from the edge even when pulled straight up. The same operation is done with a second lay-out tape, near the opposite side edge of the roof. A chalk line is then stretched across the two tapes, and chalk lines are struck between corresponding indicators of the two lay-out tapes. The present invention eliminates the need for manually markings on the roof, and prevents the tape from becoming prematurely unattached to the edge of the roof.

Golf Club Ball Retrieval Device

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US Patent:

55203892, May 28, 1996

Filed:

Jun 15, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/490663

Inventors:

Brady M. Furrow - Roanoke VA

International Classification:

A63B 5300

US Classification:

473286

Abstract:

A golf ball retrieval device adapted to be removeably secured to the handle end of a golf club comprising: a golf club handle receiving member, said receiving member being hollow and having a circular cross-section throughout the length thereof, said circular cross-section decreasing in diameter from an exterior end thereof to an interior end thereof to form a hollow truncated conical shape adapted to receive golf club handles of varying diameters therein and to frictionally engage such handles by contact with the internal surfaces of said hollow truncated conical shape; an end plate radially disposed across the interior end of said truncated conical shape to prevent entrance or egress therefrom; and, a thin annular member affixed to said end plate at one edge thereof, said annular member extending from said plate and from the truncated conical shape to which it is affixed.

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