Roof shingle tile and method of installing the same
AssigneePly Gem Industries, Inc.
InventorsDave DeRogatis, Jake Allen, Kaleb Hahn
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Abstract
A novel roof shingle tile and method of installation is presented. The roof shingle may include a first side opposite a second side, a top edge opposite a bottom groove, a top gutter, and a side gutter. The bottom groove may extend along a bottom edge of the tile that includes a bottom edge of the side gutter, and the top edge may include a tongue portion sized to fit within the bottom groove of a vertically adjacent tile. The second side may also include an overhang portion sized to overlap the side gutter of a horizontally adjacent tile. When installed, the shingle tiles may create a water resistant roof surface.
Claims19
A roof shingle tile comprising:
- a first side opposite a second side, a top edge opposite a bottom groove, a top gutter, and a side gutter;
- wherein the bottom groove is formed in and extends along a bottom edge of the tile that includes a bottom edge of the side gutter;
- further wherein the top edge comprises a tongue portion sized to fit within the bottom groove of a vertically adjacent tile;
- and further wherein the second side comprises an overhang portion sized to overlap the side gutter of a horizontally adjacent tile.
A method of installing a plurality of roof shingle tiles on a roof deck, the method comprising:
- a. providing a plurality of roof shingle tiles comprising a first side opposite a second side, a top edge opposite a bottom groove, a top gutter, and a side gutter, wherein the bottom groove is formed in and extends along a bottom edge of the tile that includes a bottom edge of the side gutter, and further wherein the top edge comprises a tongue portion sized to fit within the bottom groove of a vertically adjacent tile, and further wherein the second side comprises an overhang portion sized to overlap the side gutter of a horizontally adjacent tile
- b. installing a first horizontal row of tiles along all or part of a substantially lowermost portion of the roof deck, wherein installation comprises
- i. installing a first tile to the roof deck, and
- ii. installing a second tile horizontally adjacent the first tile, wherein the overhang of the second side of the second tile overlaps the side gutter of the first tile, and
- c. installing one or more tiles in a second horizontal row vertically adjacent the first row of tiles in accordance with the previous step, wherein the grooves of the second-row tiles receive the tongues of the first-row tiles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.