U.S. patent application number 11/766591 was filed with the patent office on 2007-11-22 for roof tarp.
Invention is credited to Ernesto Alonso, ANTONIO DIAZ.
Application Number | 20070266645 11/766591 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38309532 |
Filed Date | 2007-11-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070266645 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
DIAZ; ANTONIO ; et
al. |
November 22, 2007 |
ROOF TARP
Abstract
The present invention is a roof tarp. The roof tarp is a square
or rectangular shaped tarp that has a first and a second face. The
tarp has a strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the
tarp, the strip is between at-least one quarter of an inch and less
that two and a half inches in width from each edge of the tarp and
is at-least a sixteenth of an inch in height from the first face of
the tarp. A covering overlaps the strip.
Inventors: |
DIAZ; ANTONIO; (Miami Lakes,
FL) ; Alonso; Ernesto; (Hialeah, FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RUBEN ALCOBA, ESQ.
3399 NW 72 AVENUE
SUITE211
MIAMI
FL
33122
US
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Family ID: |
38309532 |
Appl. No.: |
11/766591 |
Filed: |
June 21, 2007 |
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11373448 |
Mar 11, 2006 |
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11766591 |
Jun 21, 2007 |
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11339877 |
Jan 26, 2006 |
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11373448 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
52/23 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04G 2021/248 20130101;
E04G 21/28 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/023 |
International
Class: |
E04D 15/04 20060101
E04D015/04 |
Claims
1. A roof tarp comprising: a square or rectangular shaped tarp
having a first and a second face; a strip that runs parallel and
abuts all edges of the tarp, the strip is between at-least one
quarter of an inch and less than two and a half inches in width
from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a sixteenth of an inch
in height from the first face of the tarp; and a covering attached
and covering the strip.
2. The roof tarp of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of tar.
3. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of
cellophane.
4. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of a
paper backing material.
5. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of
polytetrafluoroethylene.
6. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of a
silicon based release liner.
7. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the strip is two inches in
width.
8. The roof tarp of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of
self-adhering membranes.
9. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of
cellophane.
10. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of a
paper backing material.
11. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of
polytetrafluoroethylene.
12. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of a
silicon based release liner.
13. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the strip is two inches in
width.
14. A method of using the roof tarp of claim 2, comprising the
steps of: lifting the roof tarp on to a damaged roof; placing the
first face of the roof tarp over the damaged roof; removing the
covering from the strip; and applying pressure to the second face
of the tarp at a location immediately above the strip so that the
strip adheres to the roof.
13. A method of using the roof tarp of claim 8, comprising the
steps of: lifting the roof tarp on to a damaged roof; placing the
first face of the roof tarp over the damaged roof; removing the
covering from the strip; and applying pressure to the second face
of the tarp at a location immediately above the strip so that the
strip adheres to the roof.
Description
CROSS REFERENCES
[0001] The present application is a continuation in part of our
application Ser. No. 11/373,448 filed Mar. 11, 2006, entitled "ROOF
TARP," currently pending (attorney docket number 10041A), which was
a continuation in part of our application Ser. No. 11/339,877 filed
Jan. 26, 2006, entitled "ROOF TARP," currently pending (attorney
docket number 10041). The applications incorporated herein by this
reference are not admitted to be prior art with respect to the
present invention by its mention in the background.
BACKGROUND
[0002] During the Hurricane season of 2005, the inventors realized
that there was a need to provide homeowners with a better way of
dealing with wind damaged roofs. During the season, homeowners who
had damaged roofs contacted contract roofers to place blue tarps on
their roofs. As was carefully noted on television, roofers were
overcharging the government and homeowners when placing blue tarps
on wind damaged roofs. It was also noted that only flat/shingle
roofs could be protected by blue tarps. In other words, if you had
a barrel tile roof, you were out of luck.
[0003] The inventors realized that there had to be a way of
providing home owners with a cost effective tarp that would easily
be applied to ones roof, regardless of the roof type. They further
realized that materials were hard to find after natural
emergencies. The inventors therefore invented a tarp that could
easily be applied to ones roof with out the need of contracting a
roofer.
[0004] The customary way of applying blue tarps to wind damaged
roofs is known in the art. The materials needed are nails, sand
bags, blue tarps, and wood strips. The method of patching a damaged
roof is by first placing a blue tarp over the wind damaged part of
the roof. Then, the blue tarp is secured to the roof. Lastly, wood
strips are placed to run perpendicular to the horizontal axis of
the roof and then nailed to the roof. As can be seen by the method,
under normal circumstances, the method of patching a roof is beyond
the scope of a normal homeowner.
[0005] An object of this invention is to it eliminate the need of
using contractors to place an emergency tarp on a wind damaged
roof.
[0006] Another object of this invention is to minimize the costs
incurred when temporarily patching a roof.
[0007] Yet another object of this invention is to minimize the
elements needed to temporarily patch a roof.
[0008] A further object of this invention is to provide a tarp that
can easily be lifted upon a damaged roof.
[0009] Another object of this invention is to minimize the damage
incurred when placing a tarp on a damaged roof.
[0010] Yet another object of this invention is to provide a tarp
that can be applied to a barrel tile roof.
SUMMARY
[0011] The present invention is a roof tarp. The tarp eliminates
the need of using nails, sandbags, and wood strips to a wind
damaged roof. This makes the tarp user friendly to most homeowners,
for they do not have to lift un-needed elements onto a roof. The
roof tarp further allows homeowners to patch barrel type roofs.
[0012] The roof tarp is a square or rectangular shaped tarp that
has a first and a second face. The tarp has a strip that runs
parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the tar strip is between
at-least one quarter of an inch and less than two and a half inches
in width from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a sixteenth of
an inch in height from the first face of the tarp. A covering
covers the tar strip.
[0013] The roof tarp is used by placing the tarp's first face over
the damaged roof, then removing the covering from the strip, then
applying pressure to the second face of the tarp at locations
immediately above the strip so that the strip adheres to the
roof.
[0014] The inventors, when testing their previous invention,
discovered that the tarp described above could accomplish the same
results as their previous invention. They further realized that the
above tarp withstands up to one hundred and ten mile an hour winds
on a roof.
DRAWINGS
[0015] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the
present invention will become better understood with regard to the
following description, appended claims, and drawings where:
[0016] FIG. 1a shows a roof tarp on a barrel type damaged roof;
[0017] FIG. 1b shows the roof tarp on a shingle type damaged
roof;
[0018] FIG. 2 is a side view of the roof tarp applied on a barrel
type roof;
[0019] FIG. 3 is a side view of the roof tarp wherein the placement
of the tar strip and the covering are shown;
[0020] FIGS. 4a-4b shows both faces of the roof tarp;
[0021] FIG. 5 shows a plurality of tarps being attached and aligned
together;
[0022] FIG. 6a-6b shows a method of folding the roof tarp so that
all grommets are aligned together;
[0023] FIG. 6c shows a rope being attached to the grommets of the
roof tarp; and
[0024] FIG. 6d shows a homeowner lifting a roof tarp onto a
roof.
DESCRIPTION
[0025] As shown in FIGS. 3-4b, a roof tarp comprises a square or
rectangular shaped tarp 10 having a first and a second face, a
strip 12 that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp 10, the
strip 12 is between at-least one quarter of an inch and less than
two and a half inches in width 10 and is at-least a sixteenth of an
inch in height from the first face of the tarp 10, a covering 14
attached and covering the strip 12. The tarp can be made of any
material known in the art used to cover damaged roofs, for example,
poly tarpaulin. The strip can either be made of tar or
self-adhering membranes. The covering can either be made of
cellophane, a paper backing material, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a
silicon based release liner. In a preferred embodiment, the strip
12 that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp 10 is two
inches in width.
[0026] In yet a further embodiment of the invention above, as seen
in FIGS. 4a-6c, the tarp 10 further comprises of four grommets 16,
wherein each grommet 16 is attached to the tarp 10 at each corner
of the tarp 10, and a lifting means 18 attached to the grommets 16.
The lifting means 18 might be a rope or a cable. Each Grommet 16 is
reinforced to be able to hold the weight of the tarp 10 without
ripping from the tarp 10.
[0027] A method of using the tarp 10 described above which
comprising the steps of first lifting the tarp 10 on to a damaged
roof, then placing the first face of the tarp over the damaged
roof, next removing the covering 14 from the strip 12, and lastly
applying pressure to the second face of the tarp 10 at a location
immediately above the strip 12 so that the strip 14 adheres to the
roof.
[0028] As seen in FIG. 5, the inventors have further invented a
method of using at-least two of the roof tarps described above in
conjunction with each other to cover a larger area of a damaged
roof. The method of using at-least two roof tarps described above
comprises the steps of lifting two tarps 10 on to a damaged roof,
aligning the first face of the first tarp 10 with the second face
of the second tarp 10 so that the edge of the second tarp 10
overlaps the first tarp 10, the tarps 10 being linearly aligned
20/22, removing the covering from the second tarp 10 and applying
pressure to the second tarp 10 so that the first and the second
tarps 10 are attached together, then placing the first faces of the
tarps 10 over the damaged roof, removing the coverings 14 from the
strips 12, and applying pressure to the second faces of the tarps
10 at locations immediately above the strips 12 so that the strips
12 adheres to the roof.
[0029] As seen in FIGS. 6a-6c, the tarp 10 is folded together prior
to lifting the tarp onto a roof. Upon the tarp 10 being folded so
that all grommets 16 are overlapping each other, a lifting means 18
is attached to the grommets 16. FIG. 6c shows a homeowner lifting
the tarp 10 onto a roof.
[0030] As seen in FIGS. 6a-b, the roof tarp can be used on either
shingle roofs or barrel tile roofs.
[0031] An advantage of this invention is that it eliminates the
need of using a contractor/roofer to place emergency tarp over a
wind damaged roof.
[0032] Another advantage of this invention is that it is a cost
effective way of temporarily patching a damaged roof.
[0033] Yet another advantage of this invention is that it minimizes
the elements needed to temporarily patch a roof.
[0034] A further advantage of this invention is that it can easily
be lifted onto a damaged roof.
[0035] Another advantage of this invention is that it minimizes the
damage to ones roof when securing the tarp to the damaged roof.
[0036] Yet another advantage of this invention is that it can be
applied to a barrel tile roof.
[0037] Although the present invention has been described in
considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions
thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore the spirit and the
scope of the claims should not be limited to the description of the
preferred versions contained herein.
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