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Chimney-simulative roof embellishments

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-10
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1982-12-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John R Leonard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:00
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F17/00; E04F17/02; E04F17/026; E04D; E04D13/00; E04D13/14; E04D13/147; E04D13/1473; E04D13/1475

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 452 words
A SIMULATED CHIMNEY PROVIDED FOR ATTACHMENT TO ROOFS AND SIMILAR SUPPORTING STRUCTURES HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND PLANAR ROOF SURFACES WHICH INTERSECT AT A DIHEDRAL ANGLE; SAID SIMULATIVE-CHIMNEY COMPRISING A RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT HAVING FACES CONTOURED TO SIMULATE A MASONRY CHIMNEY, SAID BLOCK HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND SPACED PARALLEL SIDE FACES PERPENDICULARLY INTERSECTED BY FRONT AND BACK SPACED PARALLEL FACES, SAID FACES HAVING UPPER AND LOWER COPLANAR MARGINS, A HINGE-FORMING MEMBER RIGIDLY MOUNTED IN SAID BLOCK AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE FACES, SAID HINGE-FORMING MEMBER BEING EQUALLY SPACED FROM SAID FRONT AND BACK FACES IN UPWARDLY SPACED RELATION TO SAID LOWER MARGINS, FIRST AND SECOND GRAVITY RESPONSIVE GUIDEFORMING MEMBERS HAVING STRAIGHT EDGES AND BEING SWINGABLY MOUNTED ON THE OUTWARD EXTENSIONS OF SAID HINGEFORMING MEMBERS IN OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE FACES, SAID FIRST GUIDE-FORMING MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO HANG IN A VERTICAL POSITION ACROSS THE SIDE FACES OF THE BLOCK WHEN THE FRONT FACE IS BROUGHT INTO FACEWISE ABUTMENT WITH THE FIRST ROOF SURFACE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE LOWER MARGIN THEREOF IS PRESENTED HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE UPPER MARTIN THEREOF WHEREBY THE STRAIGHT EDGES OF THE FIRST GUIDE-FORMING MEMBERS ESTABLISH A FIRST PLANE ALONG WHICH THE BLOCK CAN BE CUT IN THE FORMATION OF AN ANUGLARLY PRESENTED FIRST BOTTOM FACE, SAID FIRST PLANE BEING LOCATED AT A FIRST ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE FRONT FACE OF THE BLOCK, SAID SECOND GUIDE-FORMING MEMBERS BEING ADAPTED TO HANG IN A VERTICAL POSITION ACROSS THE SIDE FACES OF THE BLOCK WHEN THE BACK FACE IS BROUGHT INTO FACEWISE ABUTMENT WITH THE SECOND ROOF SURFACE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE LOWER MARGIN THEREOF IS PRESENTED HORIZONTALLY ABOVE THE UPPER MARGIN THEREOF WHEREBY THE STRAIGHT EDGES OF THE SECOND GUIDE-FORMING MEMBER ESTABLISH A SECOND PLANE ALONG WHICH THE BLOCK CAN BE CUT IN THE FORMATION OF AN ANGULARLY PRESENTED SECOND BOTTOM FACE WHICH INTERSECTS THE FIRST BOTTOM FACE IN THE FORMATION OF A DIHEDRAL ANGEL EQUAL TO THE DIHEDRAL ANGLE OF SAID ROOF, SAID SECOND PLANE BEING LOCATED AT A SECOND ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE BACK FACE OF THE BLOCK, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ANGLES BEING COMPLEMENTARY TO THE RESPECTIVE ANGLES THE FIRST AND SECOND ROOF SURFACES FORM WITH THE HORIZONTAL, SAID FIRST AND SECOND BOTTOM FACES BEING ADAPTED FOR ADHESIVE SECUREMENT TO THE FIRST AND SECOND ROOF SURFACES, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO PRESENT THE BLOCK IN AN UPSTANDING CHIMNEY-SIMULATIVE POSITION, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID FIRST AND SECOND GUIDE-FORMING MEMBERS TO SAID SIDE FACES AT SAID FIRST AND SECOND ANGLES, RESPECTIVELY AND FLANGE-LIKE MEMBERS PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID GUIDE-FORMING MEMBERS ALONG THE STRAIGHT EDGES THEREOF AND ADAPTED FOR SECUREMENT OF THE ROOF SURFACES.

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