Roofing, cladding or siding apparatus
AssigneeZinniatek Limited
InventorsJohan Miros Kvasnicka, Andrew Leo Haynes, Christopher Charles Morrow
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Abstract
A roofing, cladding, or siding apparatus comprises a roofing, cladding, or siding module and at least one clip. The module comprises an underlapping region and an exposed region. The underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent overlapping module when installed on a building surface. A projection extends from the exposed region to provide a bearing surface facing the under surface of the exposed region. The clip or clips is attachable to the underlapping region to provide a tongue adapted to be received between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of an adjacent overlapping module when installed on a building surface.
Claims34
A roofing, cladding, or siding apparatus comprising:
- a roofing, cladding, or siding module comprising:
- an underlapping region and an exposed region, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent overlapping module when installed on a building surface,
- an outer surface and an under surface, and
- a projection extending from the exposed region to provide a bearing surface facing the under surface of the exposed region, and
- one or more clips attachable to the underlapping region to provide a tongue adapted to be received between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of an adjacent overlapping module when installed on a building surface, wherein the one or more clips are configured to rotatably engage with an adjacent overlapping module,
- wherein the one or more clips and the module are complementarily adapted for the clip to rotate between an extended position wherein the tongue is received between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of an adjacent module and a retracted position wherein the tongue is withdrawn from between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of the adjacent module.
A roofing, cladding, or siding module comprising:
- an underlapping region and an exposed region, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent module when installed on a building surface,
- an outer surface and an under surface,
- a projection extending from the exposed region to provide a bearing surface facing the under surface of the exposed region, and
- one or more location details in the underlapping region each for receiving a rotatable clip comprising a tongue adapted to be rotatably received between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of an adjacent overlapping module when installed on a building surface,
- wherein the rotatable clip and the adjacent overlapping module are complementarily adapted for the rotatable clip to rotate between an extended position wherein the tongue is received between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of the adjacent overlapping module and a retracted position wherein the tongue is withdrawn from between the bearing surface and the under surface of the exposed region of the adjacent overlapping module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.