Reinforced roofing shakes
AssigneeColorado Roofing Products, LLC
InventorsRichard Moran, James Chase
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Abstract
A roofing shake includes a first end and an opposite second end. The roofing shake has a tapered profile such that the second end is thicker than the first end. A bottom surface is configured to face a roofing structure when the roofing shake is installed on a roof and an opposite top surface. A first body portion is disposed proximate the first end. The top surface of the first body portion is configured to be at least partially covered by one or more other roofing shakes. A second body portion is disposed proximate the second end. One or more reinforcement members are embedded within the roofing shake and within the second body portion, the one or more reinforcement members positioned adjacent an outer perimeter edge of the second body portion.
Claims18
A roofing shake comprising:
- a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the roofing shake has a tapered profile such that the second end is thicker than the first end;
- a bottom surface configured to face a roofing structure when the roofing shake is installed on a roof and an opposite top surface;
- a first body portion disposed proximate the first end, wherein the top surface of the first body portion is configured to be at least partially covered by one or more other roofing shakes;
- a second body portion disposed proximate the second end;
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- one or more reinforcement members embedded within the second body portion, the one or more reinforcement members positioned adjacent an outer perimeter edge of the second body portion, wherein a length is defined between the first end and the second end, wherein the one or more reinforcement members are shorter than half of the length of the roofing shake.
A roofing shake comprising:
- a body formed from polymeric foam material, the body comprising:
- opposite top and bottom edges, the top edge being thinner than the bottom edge;
- opposite side edges extending between the top and bottom edges, wherein the top and bottom edges and the side edges are arranged in a rectangular shape with the side edges longer than the top and bottom edges;
- opposite first and second surfaces;
- a top portion configured to be secured to a roofing structure;
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- a bottom portion, the first surface at the bottom portion being textured;
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- a plurality of reinforcement members embedded within the body and disposed within the bottom portion, the plurality of reinforcement members extending adjacent the bottom edge and the side edges, wherein the plurality of reinforcement members have a U-shaped configuration, the interior of the U-shape being devoid of any additional reinforcement members.
A roofing shake system comprising:
- a plurality of roofing shakes comprising:
- opposite top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface configured to face a roofing structure;
- a first body portion having a first edge;
- a second body portion having a second edge opposite of the first edge, the first body portion integral with the second body portion and the second edge having a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the first edge;
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- three reinforcement members embedded within the second body portion and arranged in a U-shape with a cross-member extending parallel to the second edge,
- wherein each of the plurality of roofing shakes is attachable to the roofing structure via one or more fasteners extending through the first body portion such that the bottom surface of the second body portion of a first roofing shake at least partially overlays the top surface of the first body portion of a second roofing shake, and wherein the three reinforcement members of the first roofing shake are separate from and do not overlap with the three reinforcement members of the second roofing shake when attached to the roofing structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.