Roofing product including a heater
AssigneeCertain Teed Corporation
InventorsRobert L. JENKINS, Stephen A. KOCH, Gregory F. JACOBS
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Abstract
A roofing product can include a substrate and a heater. The roofing product may be placed along portions of a roof where heat can help to reduce the likelihood of water freezing into ice while along a roof. In an embodiment, a hinge can be used in a roofing product to aid in folding of the roofing product or to retain a non-planar shape of the roofing product. The roofing product may or may not include a self-adhesive backing. A roofing product can include plurality of heaters that can provide sufficient heating should a particular heater fail. Method of fabricating the roofing product can be adapted for a fabrication line that can operate continuously.
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A roofing product comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first heater disposed along a principal surface of or within the substrate;
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- a hinge configured to aid in folding or retaining a non-planar shape of the roofing product.
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A roofing product comprising:
- a substrate;
- a first heater;
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- a second heater spaced apart from the first heater,
- wherein:
- each of the first and second heaters is disposed along a principal surface of or within the substrate;
- the roofing product has a length>width>thickness, and a product centerline;
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- the product centerline is disposed between the first heating section and the second heating section.
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A method of installing a roofing product comprising:
- providing a roof having an eaves, and having a first portion and a second portion that intersect to define an intersection;
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- installing the roofing product over a part of the first portion, the second portion, and the intersection, wherein the roofing product extends along only a portion, and not all, of the intersection, wherein the roofing product includes a first heater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.