Roofing tile
OwnerSlosson B. Jonginventor
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Abstract
A roofing tile including a tile body having an upper surface covered with a fire resistant coating including an acrylic or asphaltic adhesive, usually the former, containing a wire mesh and intermixed with fire retardant particles formed of a material or materials selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, ammonium phosphate and a light weight portland cement concrete, with decorative and heat resistant particles adhered to the upper surface of the adhesive, and desirably including a top layer of sodium silicate covering the last mentioned particles.
Claims18
A tile for covering a building comprising:
- a tile body having an upper surface;
- a coating adhered to said upper surface and including acrylic adhesive, at least one fire retardant substance intermixed with said adhesive and selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate and ammonium phosphate, and light weight concrete particles intermixed with said adhesive and with said at least one fire retardant substance and formed from a composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients in the proportions set forth below, by weight,
- ______________________________________ portland cement 70 to 94 parts gypsum 10 to 30 parts sodium hydroxide 1 to 3 parts sodium silicate solution 150 to 275 parts (saturated) particles of a metal or 1/4 11/2 parts metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum and zinc an acidic ingredient 2 to 5 parts;
- and water in an amount rendering the concrete compo- sition moldable;
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- decorative particles adhered to said coating.
A tile for covering a building, comprising:
- a tile body having an upper surface;
- a coating adhered to said upper surface and including adhesive selected from the group consisting of acrylic and asphaltic adhesives, with portland cement distributed throughout said adhesive;
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- decorative particles adhered to said coating.
A tile for covering a building, comprising:
- a tile body having an upper surface;
- a coating adhered to said upper surface and including adhesive selected from the group consisting of acrylic and asphaltic adhesives, with portland cement distributed throughout said adhesive;
- said portland cement being present in the form of light weight concrete particles intermixed with the adhesive and formed from a composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients int he proportions set forth below, by weight:
- ______________________________________ portland cement 70 to 94 parts gypsum 10 to 30 parts sodium hydroxide 1 to 3 parts sodium silicate solution 150 to 275 parts (saturated) particles of a metal or 1/4 to 1 1/2 parts metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum and zinc an acidic ingredient 2 to 5 parts water in an amount rendering the concrete composition moldable;
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- decorative particles adhered to said coating;
- a mesh embedded within and reinforcing said coating;
- a layer of sodium silicate adhered to and covering said decorative particles;
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- a fire retardant substance intermixed with said adhesive and selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate and ammonium phosphate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.