Laminated cover elements and flashing and sealing means therefor

Claim 1

A WEATHERPROOF LIGHTWEIGHT ROOF STRUCTURE WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION; (1) A PLURALITY OF LIGNO-CELLULOSE PANELS, SAID PANELS CHARACTERIZED BY HAVING THE TOP EDGES BEVELED DOWNWARDLY TOWARD THE BACK SURFACE OF SAID PANELS; (2) THIN IMPERVIOUS PLASTIC FILMS LAMINATED TO THE FACE SURFACE OF SAID PANELS; (3) ALIGNMENT STRIPS AFFIXED TO THE BACK SURFACES OF SAID PANELS NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID BOTTOM EDGES, SAID ALIGNMENT STRIPS CHARACTERIZED BY THE BOTTOM EDGES THEREOF BEVELED UPWARDLY TOWARD THE BACK SURFACES OF SAID PANEL, AND WHEREIN SAID STRUCTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE UPPER BEVELED EDGE OF A FIRST PANEL SEATING SECURELY BEHIND THE BACK SURFACE OF A SECOND PANEL AND THE LOWER SIDE OF THE ALIGNMENT STRIP ATTACHED TO SAID SECOND PANEL, WHEREBY THE LOWER AREA OF SAID SECOND PANEL WILL OVERLAP THE UPPER AREA OF SAID FIRST PANEL; (4) A FLEXIBLE GASKET POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID BEVELED EDGE OF SAID FIRST PANEL AND THE ALIGNMENT STRIP OF SAID SECOND PANEL; (5) A FIRST L CONFIGURATION FLASHING ELEMENT HAVING ONE SIDE THEREOF POSITIONED ALONG THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID FIRST PANEL AND UNDER EXTENDING SAID SECOND PANEL, THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID FIRST FLASHING ELEMENT EXTENDING ALONG THE END OF SAID FIRST PANEL; AND (6) A SECOND L CONFIGURATION FLASHING ELEMENT HAVING ONE SIDE THEREOF POSITIONED ALONG THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID SECOND PANEL AND THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF POSITIONED ALONG THE END OF SAID FIRST FLASHING ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST PANEL.