Roofing system and method of use
OwnerAustin Thiebaud, Chelsey Thiebaudinventors
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Abstract
A roofing system includes a roofing panel, the roofing panel having a main body extending from a first side to a second side and from a top end to a bottom end, the roofing panel further having a first lip extending upward and away from the top end; and a second lip extending downward from the bottom end; a support having a body in the shape of a wedge, the body extending from a bottom to a top, the bottom has a thickness greater than the top; a roof structure; the support is positioned between the roof structure and the roofing panel; the bottom of the support aligns with the second lip of the roofing panel; and the support extends partially along a width of the roofing panel.
Claims5
A roofing system, comprising:
- a first and a second roofing panel, each of the roofing panels having:
- a main body extending from a first side to a second side and from a top end to a bottom end, the top end and the bottom end forming a body width therebetween, the roofing panel further having:
- a bottom surface;
- a first lip extending upward and away from the top end;
- and
- a second lip extending downward from the bottom end;
- and
- a support having a body in the shape of a wedge, the body extending from a bottom edge to a top edge, wherein the bottom edge has a thickness greater than a thickness of the top edge, the top edge and the bottom edge forming a support width therebetween, the body width is greater than the support width, the support is composed of 1.5 lb density hotwired polystyrene;
- the system further comprising:
- a roof structure having a surface;
- and
- a gap formed in the width direction between the bottom surface of the main body, the top end of the main body, the surface of the roof structure, and the top edge of the support;
- wherein a portion of the first lip of the first panel rests on and is supported by the bottom edge and a top surface of the support of the second panel,
- wherein the bottom end of the main body of the second panel is supported on the portion of the first lip of the first panel,
- wherein the support is positioned between the roof structure and the roofing panel, the support rests on the surface of the roof structure;
- and
- wherein the support is approximately 49 inches long, 7½ inches wide, 1 inch deep at the bottom, and 4 inch deep at a top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.