Resinous angled shingles for roof ridge lines
AssigneeOwens Corning Fiberglass Technology, Inc.
InventorJames Randolph Wells
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Abstract
An angled roofing shingle for a roof ridge line is made from an organic, resinous material and a filler material. The shingle has a first elongated portion and a separable, second elongated portion. These two portions each have a longitudinal edge provided with a mating edge surface and are joined together at an angle less than 180 degrees so that the shingle can cover and conform to the ridge line. Means are included for moving the first and second elongated portions relative to each other to change the angle of the shingle to accommodate a variety of angles of ridge lines.
Claims20
An angled roofing shingle for covering a ridge line of a roof, the shingle having a composition made from ingredients comprising an organic, resinous material and a filler material, wherein the shingle comprises:
- a first elongated portion including a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface, and a second elongated portion having a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface,
- the mating edge surfaces of the first and second elongated portions adapted to be joined together in a hinge-like configuration capable of being articulated to an angle from about 90 degrees to 180 degrees to form an angled shingle for covering a ridge line of a roof, the first and second elongated portions including means for moving the portions relative to each other to change the angle of the shingle to conform to the angle of the ridge line.
A compression-molded angled roofing shingle made from ingredients comprising an organic, resinous material and a filler material, wherein the shingle comprises:
- a first elongated portion including a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface, a second elongated portion including a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface, and means for movably joining the mating edge surfaces of the first and second elongated portions together to form a water-shedding, articulated joint at an angle less than 180 degrees, wherein the means for movably joining includes a concave groove on the mating edge surface of the first elongated portion and a protruding lip is on the mating edge of the second elongated portion for nesting in the groove to join the first and second elongated portions in a hinged relationship whereby the first and second elongated portions can be moved relative to each other to adjust the angle of the shingle to conform to the angle of the ridge line.
A roofing shingle for covering a roof ridge line made from ingredients comprising an organic, resinous material and a filler material, wherein the shingle comprises:
- a first elongated portion including a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface and a second elongated portion including a longitudinal edge with a mating edge surface, the first and second elongated portions being integrally molded together to initially form a single part in a generally flat form having means for removably connecting the first elongated portion to the second elongated portion whereby the first and second elongated portions may be separated from each other by hand and for hingedly joining the separated first and second elongated portions together at an adjustable angle less than 180 degrees whereby the angled shingle can conform to a roof ridge line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.