Gravel stop and flashing for roofs

Claim 1

IN A ROOF HAVING A DECK AND AN OVERLYING WATERPROOF GRAVEL COVERING, AN EDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED METAL SHEETS ARRANGED WITH THE ENDS THEREOF IN SPACED END-TO-END RELATION ALONG THE EDGE OF SAID ROOF, EACH OF SAID SHEETS BEING BENT ALONG SPACED LINES PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL EDGES OF THE SHEETS TO PROVIDE A REAR ANCHOR STRIP, SAID ANCHOR STRIP BEING SECURED TO THE ROOF DECK AND UNDERLYING THE MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF A ROOF COVERING, AN OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING INCLINED PORTION TO PROVIDE A GRAVEL STOP PORTION FOR RETAINING THE GRAVEL ON SAID ROOF COVERING, AND A DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED PORTION EXTENDING FROM THE APEX OF THE INCLINED PORTION TO A LINE BELOW SAID ROOF COVERING TO PROVIDE A FLASHING PORTION, THE LOWER EDGE OF THE FLASHING PORTION HAVING AN INWARDLY TURNED MARGINAL EXTENSION SAID SHEETS BEING SECURED TO SAID ROOF ONLY AT POINTS LOCATED IN SAID ANCHOR STRIPS OF THE SHEETS AND BENEATH SAID ROOF COVERING, THE GRAVEL STOP PORTION AND FLASHING PORTION OF SAID SHEETS BEING DISCONNECTED FROM THE ROOF AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID ROOF AND WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF SAID PORTIONS, AND A SPLICE PLATE HAVING A CROSS SECTION CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF SAID METAL SHEETS AND CONTACTING THE INNER SURFACES THEREOF, THE SPLICE PLATE BEING SECURED TO BOTH THE TOP AND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE ROOF DECK BENEATH SAID SHEETS AND ACROSS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE SHEETS, SAID SPLICE PLATE HAVING A PROJECTING LOWER EDGE ARRANGED IN INTERFITTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE INWARDLY TURNED MARGINAL EXTENSIONS ON THE FLASHING MEMBERS OF SAID SHEETS ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID METAL SHEETS.