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 permitts 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 for engagement with a roof substrate;
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- 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;
- said flexible membrane and said flexible batten strip bonded thereto being conjointly flexible so as to permit said flexible membrane and said flexible batten strip bonded thereto to be formed into a coil whereby said coil may be conveniently handled, readily pre-positioned upon said roof substrate, and unrolled into position upon said roof substrate at which said unrolled composite roof element lies flat upon said roof substrate for securement to said roof substrate by fasteners driven through said flexible batten strip and said flexible membrane and into 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;
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- a plastic batten strip inseparably bonded onto said upper surface of said elastomeric membrane so as to form a composite integral structure therewith;
- said composite structure having a range of flexibility for permitting said composite integral structure to be rolled into a compact coil for convenient handling, and to be unrolled onto said roof structure so as to lie flat thereon for securement thereto by fasteners driven through said plastic batten strip and said elastomeric membrane and into said roof structure.
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 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 by means of fasteners passing through said membrane and said batten strip and into said roof structure.
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