Roof perimeter composite securing element and method of installing
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJuergen O. Rathgeber, Frederick A. Kish, Syed R. Hasan, Craig A. Hindman
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Abstract
A composite roof covering securement element is comprised of an elongated rubber membrane onto which a plastic batten strip is adhesively bonded. The membrane and strip have a range of flexibility which permits the same to be rolled into a coil for manual prepositioning on a roof and then unrolled to lie flat upon the roof for attachment along the perimeter. When installed the composite element resists shear loads and securely retains the overlying roof covering in place.
Claims16
A composite roof securement element, comprising:
- a flexible membrane of elastomeric material having a first surface thereof engaged with a roof substrate;
- a flexible batten strip inseparably bonded to a second surface of said flexible membrane so as to extend substantially parallel to and atop said flexible membrane;
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- a plurality of openings defined through said batten strip at uniformly spaced points along its length for receiving fasteners so as to secure said composite element to said roof substrate.
A system for securing a weather-proof covering to a roof structure, comprising:
- an elastomeric membrane having a bottom surface for engaging an underlying roof structure, and also having an upper surface;
- a plastic batten strip inseparably bonded onto said upper surface of said membrane so as to form a composite integral structure therewith;
- said batten strip including a plurality of holes defined therethrough at spaced locations along its length for receipt of fasteners so as to secure said composite structure to said roof structure;
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- a roof membrane bonded to said upper surface of said elastomeric membrane and to said plastic batten strip.
A coil of a composite roof securement element, comprising:
- a coiled membrane of elastomeric material having an outer continuous surface adapted to contact and lie flat upon a roof structure when uncoiled;
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- a plastic batten strip inseparably bonded to the inner continuous surface of said coiled membrane so as to be disposed on top of said membrane when uncoiled upon said roof structure, said batten strip including a plurality of pre-marked points thereon at predetermined spaced locations for the receipt of fasteners for securing said membrane and said batten strip to said roof structure;
- said membrane and said batten strip being sufficiently conjointly flexible so as to lie flat upon said roof structure when uncoiled thereby enabling said membrane and said batten strip to be readily secured to said roof structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.