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US 4,611,451 AGranted
Simulated thatch roof shingles
OwnerJohn Symboldinventor
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Abstract
A shingle formed from a sheet of thin metal such as aluminum having a narrow border portion and a plurality of strips of various lengths depending from the border. The shingles are attached to a roof by nailing through the border portion such that the strips overlap the border portions of adjacent shingles thereby producing a simulation of a natural thatched roof.
Claims6
A simulated thatched roof for a structure having a roof surface and a waterproof covering disposed over said roof surface;
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- overlapping one-piece unitary shingles attached to said roof surface and overlaying said covering, each of said strips having a slight taper from its proximal end to its distal end and each of said shingles having an upper border portion contiguous with a plurality of depending narrow strips of various lengths, each of said strips separated from adjacent ones thereof by a space essentially complementary to the shapes of said strips and approximately equal in width to the width of said strips, each of said strips including a shallow longitudinal crease along at least a portion thereof, and a slight curling of the distal end thereof, said shingles disposed such that said strips of one shingle overlay said border portions of other shingles to thereby produce a simulation of a natural thatched roof.
A shingle for a simulated thatched roof comprising:
- a one-piece unitary member having a solid border portion;
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- a plurality of closely spaced narrow strips depending from said border, each of said strips having a slight taper from its proximal end to its distal end, each of said strips is separated from adjacent ones of said strips by a space complementary to the shapes of said strips and approximately equal in width to the width and shape of said strips, and each of said strips includes a shallow longitudinal crease along at least a portion thereof, and a slight curling of the distal end thereof.
A shingle for a simulated thatched roof comprising:
- a rectangular sheet having a solid border portion along one long edge thereof and a dependent portion along the other long edge thereof shredded to provide a multiplicity of narrow, essentially parallel strips with spaces between said strips, each of said strips having a slight taper from its proximal end to its distal end, each of said strips being separated from adjacent ones of said strips by a space approximately equal in width to the width and shape of said strips, each of said strips having a longitudinal crease therein and a slight curl thereto, the ends of said strips cut to various lengths for producing a random length appearance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.