U.S. patent application number 10/488057 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-21 for longitudinal modular single-piece elements resembling a vertical row of tiles.
Invention is credited to Wild, Frederic.
Application Number | 20040206009 10/488057 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 8866847 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-21 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040206009 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wild, Frederic |
October 21, 2004 |
Longitudinal modular single-piece elements resembling a vertical
row of tiles
Abstract
The invention concerns longitudinal modular single-piece
elements, resembling a vertical row of longitudinal tiles, and
assembled to produce a roof cover. They consist of five main
elements which being sot juxtaposed and overlapping through guiding
and positioning systems reproduce the general aesthetic appearance
of a roof. The device consists of concave channel elements which
are juxtaposed with one another by means of bilateral notches and
are screwed on the purlins of a framework. Convex covering elements
are fixed, by pressure, on the channel elements by means of two
vertical toothed supports co-operating with those of the channel
elements. Border elements are interlocked by assembling means
co-operating with those of the channel elements of the ridges of
the roof. A so-called roof-peak element comprising a locking system
penetrating a conventional sealing completes the aesthetic
appearance of the roof. The invention is useful in the building
industry for roof-building.
Inventors: |
Wild, Frederic; (Arles,
FR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC
P.O. BOX 19928
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22320
US
|
Family ID: |
8866847 |
Appl. No.: |
10/488057 |
Filed: |
February 27, 2004 |
PCT Filed: |
August 19, 2002 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/FR02/02900 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04D 1/2956 20190801;
E04D 3/32 20130101; E04D 3/366 20130101; E04D 1/30 20130101; E04D
1/2916 20190801; E04D 1/045 20130101; E04D 1/08 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/003 |
International
Class: |
E04B 001/34 |
Claims
1. The covering system consisting of longitudinal modular
single-piece elements which are assembled to form a roof covering,
these elements being molded in a light material such as plastic,
resin or composite, resembling the appearance and coloring of a
conventional vertical row of roof covering such as tiling,
characterized in that said system consists of a plurality of
longitudinal elements of variable length which can be adapted to
the production of a roof covering, namely a concave channel
element, a convex cover element, border elements and a so-called
"roof peak" element, these elements being laid by the simultaneous
juxtaposition and overlapping of each of the different elements
which have incorporated guiding, positioning and assembly systems
interacting with the adjacent and covering parts to prevent the
separation of the parts form each other and their sliding with
respect to each other, while preserving the general esthetic
appearance of a conventional covering, the convex and concave
elements having toothed parts for interlocking them with each
other, the concave elements being fixed directly to the
framework.
2. The covering system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the concave channel element (FIG. 1) has a flat part on its
underside (1) and a concave part (2) on its surface, resembling the
channel of a conventional tiled roof, whose projecting edges are
toothed at regular intervals as far as the base (3) to permit the
assembly of the convex cover element (FIG. 2), the lateral parts of
the element being in the form of projections having at their ends
guiding and positioning notches for the adjacent elements (4) and,
at regular intervals, holes for fixing by screwing on the framework
(5), these holes being spaced at intervals of approximately ten
centimeters to permit screwing on to various types of frameworks,
the element having at its lower end two roughened areas, one on
each of its lateral projections, for locking the convex cover
element (FIG. 1 bis, no. 6), only the concave part resembling the
tile projecting from the flat part at said lower end in order to
complete the esthetic appearance of the roof edge (FIG. 1 bis, no.
7).
3. The covering system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the convex cover element (FIG. 2) has on its underside two vertical
toothed supports (8) extending over the whole length of the
element, for positioning and assembling the element on the channel
elements (FIG. 1), and in that it has at its lower end a notch on
each of the two vertical supports (FIG. 2 bis, no. 9),
corresponding to the roughened areas of the channel element (FIG. 1
bis, no. 6), for locking the cover element, only the convex part
resembling the tile projecting from the two supports at said lower
end in order to complete the esthetic appearance of the roof edge
(FIG. 2 bis, no. 10).
4. The covering system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the border element to be placed on the edge of the roof (FIG. 3)
has an asymmetric convex part (11) on its surface and an
interlocking system comprising a lateral projection and a vertical
toothed support (FIG. 3, no. 12) on its underside, interacting with
the lateral projections and the toothed parts of the concave
element, the interlocking system differing according to whether it
is to be positioned on the right-hand or left-hand edge of the roof
covering (FIG. 3 bis, no. 13).
5. The covering system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that
the border element to be placed against a wall extending beyond the
roof (FIG. 4) has half of a convex cover element (14) on its
surface and two vertical supports (15), one of which is toothed and
is to be interlocked with the channel element (15), on its
underside.
6. Covering system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the
so-called "roof peak" element (FIG. 5) has on its surface a convex
part (16) resembling the appearance of a conventional covering such
as tiling, and in that it has on its underside a toothed locking
element in the form of spikes, positioned at regular intervals
(FIG. 5 bis, no. 17), in such a way as to facilitate its
penetration into conventional sealing materials such as cement or
lime.
7. The covering system as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that
the border element to be placed on the edge of the roof (FIG. 3)
has an asymmetric convex part (11) on its surface and an
interlocking system comprising a lateral projection and a vertical
toothed support (FIG. 3, no. 12) on its underside, interacting with
the lateral projections and the toothed parts of the concave
element, the interlocking system differing according to whether it
is to be positioned on the right-hand or left-hand edge of the roof
covering (FIG. 3 bis, no. 13).
8. The covering system as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that
the border element to be placed on the edge of the roof (FIG. 3)
has an asymmetric convex part (11) on its surface and an
interlocking system comprising a lateral projection and a vertical
toothed support (FIG. 3, no. 12) on its underside, interacting with
the lateral projections and the toothed parts of the concave
element, the interlocking system differing according to whether it
is to be positioned on the right-hand or left-hand edge of the roof
covering (FIG. 3 bis, no. 13).
9. The covering system as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that
the border element to be placed against a wall extending beyond the
roof (FIG. 4) has half of a convex cover element (14) on its
surface and two vertical supports (15), one of which is toothed and
is to be interlocked with the channel element (15), on its
underside.
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to longitudinal elements
molded in a light material such as plastic, resin or composite,
resembling the appearance and coloring of a vertical row of
conventional roof covering such as tiling.
[0002] According to the prior art, roof coverings are produced by
laying heavy and fragile individual tiles, which require accurate
and careful laying in order to produce an appearance which is
satisfactory in terms of the straightness of the rows of the roof
covering.
[0003] This conventional procedure for laying a roof covering tends
to slow down the rate of execution.
[0004] The solution proposed by the present invention enables all
of these drawbacks to be overcome.
[0005] The device according to the invention consists of modular
single-piece concave and convex longitudinal strips resembling a
vertical row of tiles, and having variable lengths according to the
roof covering to be produced.
[0006] Each of these single-piece strip elements has guiding and
positioning means for the adjacent and covering elements.
[0007] Made from light materials, this strip system thus increases
the ease and speed of execution of the work and resolves the
problem of alignment of the materials encountered in conventional
laying.
[0008] The laying of these different elements by juxtaposition and
overlapping enables the general esthetic appearance of a
conventional roof to be preserved.
[0009] This device consists of five main elements according to the
structure to be produced:
[0010] A concave channel element (FIG. 1, FIG. 1 bis)
[0011] A convex cover element (FIG. 2, FIG. 2 bis)
[0012] A border element for the edge (FIG. 3, FIG. 3 bis)
[0013] A border element for a wall extending beyond the roof (FIG.
4)
[0014] A so-called "roof peak" element (FIG. 5, FIG. 5 bis)
[0015] The first concave channel element (FIG. 1) has a flat part
(1) on its underside.
[0016] On its surface it has a concave part (2) resembling the
channel of a conventional tiled roof, whose projecting edges are
toothed at regular intervals as far as the base (3) to permit the
assembly of the convex cover element (FIG. 2).
[0017] The lateral parts of the element are made in the form of
projections having at their ends guiding and positioning notches
for the adjacent elements (4), and, at regular intervals, holes for
fixing by screwing on the framework (5); these holes are spaced at
intervals of approximately ten centimeters to permit screwing on to
various types of framework. At its lower end, the element has two
roughened areas, one on each of its lateral projections, for
locking the convex cover element (FIG. 1 bis, no. 6).
[0018] Also at the lower end, only the concave part resembling the
tile projects from the flat part, in order to complete the esthetic
appearance of the roof edge (FIG. 1 bis, no. 7).
[0019] The second element, called the convex cover element (FIG.
2), has on its underside two vertical toothed supports (8)
extending over the whole length of the element, for positioning and
assembling the element on the channel elements (FIG. 1). At its
lower end, the element has a notch (FIG. 2 bis, no. 9) on each of
the two vertical supports, corresponding to the roughened areas of
the channel element (FIG. 1 bis, no. 6), for locking the cover
element.
[0020] Also at the lower end, only the convex part resembling the
tile projects from the two supports, in order to complete the
esthetic appearance of the roof edge (FIG. 2 bis, no. 10). The
surface of this convex element resembles conventional tiles in its
shape and coloring.
[0021] The edge border element (FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 bis) varies
according to the architecture of the building to be roofed.
[0022] The edge border element (FIG. 3) is designed to be laid to
finish the covering on the edge of the roof; it consists of an
asymmetric convex part (11) on its surface and an interlocking
system (12) on its underside, corresponding to the notches present
on the projections of the channel element.
[0023] The surface of this element resembles conventional tiles in
its shape and coloring.
[0024] The interlocking system differs according to whether it is
to be positioned on the right-hand or left-hand edge of the
covering (FIG. 3 bis, no. 13).
[0025] The border element for a wall extending beyond the roof
(FIG. 4) is designed to be laid at the edge of the covering if the
architecture of the building has a wall extending beyond the
roof.
[0026] On its surface, the border element for an extending wall
consists of half of a convex cover element (14) and resembles
conventional tiles in its shape and coloring.
[0027] The underside has two vertical supports along the whole
length of the element, one of these supports being toothed for
interlocking with the channel element (15).
[0028] The fifth element, called the "roof peak" (FIG. 5), consists
on its surface of a convex part (16) resembling the appearance of a
conventional covering such as tiling. The underside has a toothed
locking system in the form of spikes positioned at regular
intervals (FIG. 5 bis, no. 17), in such a way as to facilitate its
penetration into conventional sealing materials such as cement and
lime.
[0029] Method of producing the roof covering with the aid of the
elements described above.
[0030] This type of covering to which the present invention relates
can be constructed equally well from the right or from the left of
the roof, in other words without any predetermined sequence.
[0031] It is only appropriate for frameworks whose purlins or beams
are placed horizontally.
[0032] The assembly procedure is executed as follows:
[0033] Take the first concave channel element (FIG. 1), offer it up
to the edge of the framework, and screw it on to the horizontal
purlins, using the pre-formed holes (FIG. 1, no. 5).
[0034] Then take another concave channel element, place it on the
framework, juxtaposing it with the first concave element, with the
aid of the guiding and positioning grooves present on its sides
(FIG. 1, no. 4), and fix it with screws (FIG. 6, no. 18), using the
holes provided for this purpose (FIG. 1, no. 5).
[0035] Repeat the same operation for each of the concave channel
elements until the other edge of the framework is reached.
[0036] When laid, the concave elements reveal a flat-bottomed
channel between each of them, the toothed edges of this channel
allowing the positioning of the convex cover elements (FIG. 6, no.
19).
[0037] To continue the assembly operation, take one of the convex
cover elements (FIG. 3), offer it up to the flat-bottomed channel
formed by the assembly of the concave elements (FIG. 6), carefully
ensuring that the roughened areas on the lower parts of the concave
channel elements (FIG. 1 bis, no. 6) are matched with the notches
of the vertical supports of the cover element (FIG. 2 bis, no. 9),
to provide a perfect alignment on the lower horizontal edge of the
covering.
[0038] When this operation is completed, it is simply necessary to
exert a pressure on the whole length of the cover element to make
the toothed parts of the vertical supports of the cover element
interlock with the toothed parts of the flat-bottomed channel (FIG.
7).
[0039] Repeat the operation for each of the convex cover elements
until the other edge of the roof is reached.
[0040] On completion of the assembly of the concave and convex
elements, it is necessary to position the border elements (FIG. 3
or FIG. 3 bis and FIG. 4), chosen according to the architecture of
the building.
[0041] If the chosen border element is that of FIG. 3, offer it up
in such a way that its toothed part and its groove interlock with
the toothed part and the groove of the edge channel element (FIG.
8).
[0042] If the chosen border element is that of FIG. 4, only the
toothed part of this element interlocks with the toothed part of
the channel element, since the border element of FIG. 4 is designed
to bear on a wall which extends beyond the roof (FIG. 9).
[0043] To complete the assembly of the covering, it is simply
necessary to lay a strip of conventional sealing material such as
cement or lime along the whole central ridge of the roof, so that
the so-called "roof peak" element can be fixed by exerting a
pressure on the element in such a way that the locking system
penetrates the conventional sealing (FIG. 10).
[0044] When completed with this device, the whole covering has the
appearance of a conventional roof (FIG. 11).
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