US4070843A
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Simulated shingle arrangement
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-12-16
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Granted: 1978-01-31
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Expires: 1996-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A simulated shingle arrangement having novel interlocking connections between adjacent shingles in the same course as well as between adjacent shingles in adjacent courses is provided. The arrangement can comprise individual shingles each having the novel interlocking connecting means as an integral part thereof, but preferably comprises elongated panels each simulating a plurality of individual shingles in side-by-side relation. As in the case of individual shingles, the novel interlocking connecting means forms an integral part of such elongated multi-shingle panels. The outer surface of the shingles can simulate the appearance of conventional shingles, such as cedar shakes, as desired.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Leggiere
- 👤 Michael Frank Saggese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:52
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0864
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
335 words
In a simulated shingle arrangement comprising a generally rectangular shell having a body section equipped along the opposite side edges thereof with inwardly extending first and second sidewalls and along the bottom edge thereof with an inwardly extending end wall section, said sidewalls being tapered from greater dimensions adjacent the bottom of said shingle to reduced dimensions adjacent the top thereof to provide the shingle with a wedge-shaped configuration, and equipped with mounting areas spaced along the upper edge thereof, each of said mounting areas consisting of a flat depression including a nail hole, said depression extending below the under surface of said body section to a depth approximately equal to the thickness of said body section said shell also having cooperable means attached to the lower edge of the first sidewall and extending from the top of said body section toward the bottom thereof for a distance less than the length of said first sidewall and interlockingly engagable with similar shingles adjacent thereto in side-by-side relation and permitting lateral adjustment therebetween and tab locking means comprising a first web attached to the lower edge of the second sidewall beginning at a distance from the top of said second sidewall approximately equal to the length of said cooperable means and extending a part of the way toward the bottom of said second sidewall, and a tab attached to the bottom edge of said first web and extending downwardly to a point between said end wall section, said tab being unattached to said second sidewall to enable the top edge of one shingle to overlap the tab of a second shingle adjacent thereto and to lie beneath the bottom portion of said second shingle in interlocking top-to-bottom relation therewith, the improvement which comprises locating said tab in a plane parallel to the plane of said first web, and below the plane of said first web at a distance equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of said body section, whereby a rainproof joint is provided.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
335 words
In a simulated shingle arrangement comprising a generally rectangular shell having a body section equipped along the opposite side edges thereof with inwardly extending first and second sidewalls and along the bottom edge thereof with an inwardly extending end wall section, said sidewalls being tapered from greater dimensions adjacent the bottom of said shingle to reduced dimensions adjacent the top thereof to provide the shingle with a wedge-shaped configuration, and equipped with mounting areas spaced along the upper edge thereof, each of said mounting areas consisting of a flat depression including a nail hole, said depression extending below the under surface of said body section to a depth approximately equal to the thickness of said body section said shell also having cooperable means attached to the lower edge of the first sidewall and extending from the top of said body section toward the bottom thereof for a distance less than the length of said first sidewall and interlockingly engagable with similar shingles adjacent thereto in side-by-side relation and permitting lateral adjustment therebetween and tab locking means comprising a first web attached to the lower edge of the second sidewall beginning at a distance from the top of said second sidewall approximately equal to the length of said cooperable means and extending a part of the way toward the bottom of said second sidewall, and a tab attached to the bottom edge of said first web and extending downwardly to a point between said end wall section, said tab being unattached to said second sidewall to enable the top edge of one shingle to overlap the tab of a second shingle adjacent thereto and to lie beneath the bottom portion of said second shingle in interlocking top-to-bottom relation therewith, the improvement which comprises locating said tab in a plane parallel to the plane of said first web, and below the plane of said first web at a distance equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of said body section, whereby a rainproof joint is provided.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A shingle according to claim 1 wherein said tab contains a domelike proturberance extending upwardly from the upper surface thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
A simulated shingle arrangement according to claim 1 formed to simulate a plurality of shingles in side-by-side relation wherein additional inwardly extending sidewalls partially connected by additional webs define longitudinal grooves simulating the separation between adjacent shingles, said additional webs extending from the top edge of said shingle for a distance equal to the distance from the top edge of said shingle to the bottom edge of said first web, and wherein additional tab locking means are provided comprising an additional tab attached to the bottom edge of each of said additional webs and extending downwardly to a point below said end wall section in a plane parallel to the plane of said additional webs and below the plane of said additional webs at a distance equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of said body section, said additional tabs being unattached to said additional sidewalls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A shingle arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the outer surface is striated to simulated the appearance of wooden shake shingles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A shingle arrangement according to claim 1 made of a thermoplastic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A shingle arrangement according to claim 5 wherein the thermoplastic material is a polyvinyl chloride composition.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-01-30 | 1985-08-01 | 1986-01-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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