Vegetative roofing and siding shingles
OwnerColin Christopher Feltoninventor
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to an enhanced method for installing vegetation on sloped roofs or walls by incorporating waterproofing and support for vegetation in the same shingle avoiding the need for a separate waterproofing membrane. The design is for a roofing shingle that can be made out of any water resistant plastic, plastic composite, metal or material with a reasonably low coefficient of thermal expansion. The shingle has an exposure that has a box for supporting drainage media, soil and vegetation and installs in a traditional method with a nail gun and with the normal head-lap for weatherproofing.
Claims16
A shingle with a nailing strip, a head-lap and an exposure wherein;
- a height of the head-lap is greater than a height of the exposure;
- the exposure consists of a box, the box comprising four sides, a bottom, and opening facing away from the bottom;
- the exposure box further comprises the sides enclosing an area, the sides comprising a bottom face, a top face, and side faces, the side faces prevent lateral flow of water;
- the exposure box contains vegetation and soil;
- a water drainage structure is located in on the bottom of the exposure box;
- drainage areas are located in the bottom face of the exposure box;
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- drainage areas are located in the top face of the exposure box.
A siding shingle with a nailing strip, a head-lap and an exposure wherein;
- a height of the head-lap is greater than a height of the exposure;
- the exposure consists of a box having four sides enclosing an area, and a bottom with an opening facing away from the bottom, one of the sides comprising a bottom face orthogonal to a siding installation;
- the exposure box is enclosed on the sides to prevent lateral flow of water;
- the exposure box contains vegetation and soil;
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- the exposure box contains perforations in the bottom face of the exposure box to allow drainage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.