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Combination water dam and gravel stop

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-16
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Granted: 1963-08-20
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Expires: 1981-01-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 William P Hickman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 03:59
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D13/00; E04D13/15; E04D13/155

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 275 words
A COMBINATION WATER DAM, GRAVEL STOP AND FACIA FOR THE EDGE OF A ROOF DECK, COMPRISING A CANT SECURED TO THE EDGE OF THE ROOF DECK AND HAVING AN INCLINED SURFACE SLOPING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE ROOF DECK, ROOFING MATERIAL LAID OVER SAID ROOF DECK HAVING A MARGINAL PORTION OVERLYING SAID INCLINED SURFACE OF SAID CANT, A GENERALLY UPRIGHT FACIA MEMBER EXTENDING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROOF DECK, SAID FACIA MEMBER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL ABOVE SAID CANT, AND MEANS FOR SEALING THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL AND FOR HOLDING SAID FACIA MEMBER IN POSITION INCLUDING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE, RESILIENT ROCKER FLASHING STRIP EXTENDING ALONG SAID INCLINED SURFACE OF SAID CANT IN OVERLYING RELATION TO THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, SAID FLASHING STRIP HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTION WHICH IS CONCAVO-CONVEX IN CROSS-SECTION WITH THE CONVEX SIDE FACING TOWARD THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, THE INTERMEDIATE LONGITUDINAL PORTION OF SAID CONCAVO-CONVEX SECTION ENGAGING THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, SAID FLASHING STRIP ENGAGING WITHIN THE CHANNEL OF SAID FACIA MEMBER WITH AN UPWARD PRESSURE ALONG THE EDGE OF SAID FLASHING STRIP AT ONE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF, AND CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING SAID FLASHING STRIP AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND PRESSING THE SAME TOWARD THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL TENDING TO STRAIGHTEN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL OUTLINE OF SAID CONCAVOCONVEX SECTION AND TO TENSION THE SAME, THEREBY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID EDGE OF SAID FLASHING STRIP WITHIN SAID CHANNEL AND OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID CONCAVO-CONVEX SECTION WITH THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 275 words
A COMBINATION WATER DAM, GRAVEL STOP AND FACIA FOR THE EDGE OF A ROOF DECK, COMPRISING A CANT SECURED TO THE EDGE OF THE ROOF DECK AND HAVING AN INCLINED SURFACE SLOPING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM THE ROOF DECK, ROOFING MATERIAL LAID OVER SAID ROOF DECK HAVING A MARGINAL PORTION OVERLYING SAID INCLINED SURFACE OF SAID CANT, A GENERALLY UPRIGHT FACIA MEMBER EXTENDING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROOF DECK, SAID FACIA MEMBER HAVING A DOWNWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL ABOVE SAID CANT, AND MEANS FOR SEALING THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL AND FOR HOLDING SAID FACIA MEMBER IN POSITION INCLUDING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE, RESILIENT ROCKER FLASHING STRIP EXTENDING ALONG SAID INCLINED SURFACE OF SAID CANT IN OVERLYING RELATION TO THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, SAID FLASHING STRIP HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTION WHICH IS CONCAVO-CONVEX IN CROSS-SECTION WITH THE CONVEX SIDE FACING TOWARD THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, THE INTERMEDIATE LONGITUDINAL PORTION OF SAID CONCAVO-CONVEX SECTION ENGAGING THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL, SAID FLASHING STRIP ENGAGING WITHIN THE CHANNEL OF SAID FACIA MEMBER WITH AN UPWARD PRESSURE ALONG THE EDGE OF SAID FLASHING STRIP AT ONE SIDE OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION THEREOF, AND CLAMPING MEANS ENGAGING SAID FLASHING STRIP AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND PRESSING THE SAME TOWARD THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL TENDING TO STRAIGHTEN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL OUTLINE OF SAID CONCAVOCONVEX SECTION AND TO TENSION THE SAME, THEREBY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID EDGE OF SAID FLASHING STRIP WITHIN SAID CHANNEL AND OF THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID CONCAVO-CONVEX SECTION WITH THE MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID ROOFING MATERIAL.

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