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US 4,583,344 AGranted
Simulated thatched roofing
OwnerDelica M. Butlerinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a simulated thatched roofing which closely approximates the appearance and durability of thatched roofs. The roof structure includes a supporting roof structure formed of a roof frame and a base underlayment and a natural fiber outer covering laid thereover which is formed of a coextensive sheet of woven fibers with a plurality of discontinuous loops of a natural, raw bast or leaf fiber having the loops cut to expose the ends of the fibers as tufts which are closely spaced across the entire surface of the roof covering.
Claims18
A simulated thatched roof formed of:
- (a) a supporting roof structure including a roof frame formed with rafters and base underlayment;
- and
- (b) a natural fiber outer covering laid over said frame and base underlayment comprising:
- (i) a coextensive sheet of woven fibers;
- and
- (ii) a plurality of discontinuous loops of a natural, bast or leaf fiber with cut loop ends exposed to form tuffs woven into said sheet of woven fibers to provide a continuous surface of exposed cut loop fiber ends.
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