Simulated shake shingle
AssigneeRe-New Wood, Incorporated
InventorsThomas Jeffrey Ternes, Kimberly K. Ternes, Barry L. West
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Abstract
An artificial shake type shingle is comprised of a molded composite of wood or cellulose particles and ground-up recycled polyvinyl chloride (PVC) particles. The PVC particles are preferably formed from recycled water or garden hose, preferably those with reinforcing fibers therein, which composition helps to attain a strong building material product.
Claims11
An artificial shake shingle to be used on a pitched roof, being primarily flat and rectangular with its length being greater than its width and defined by a butt end, a head end, a first side, an opposite second side, a top and a bottom, wherein the improvement comprises:
- the shingle comprised of fiber reinforced polymeric material whereby a single compounded step is used to create a homogeneous mixture.
The artificial shake shingle of 2, wherein the fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is recycled fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride.
An artificial shake shingle to be used on a pitched roof, being primarily flat and rectangular with its length being greater than its width and defined by a butt end, a head end, a first side, an opposite second side, a top and a bottom, wherein the improvement comprises:
- the shingle comprised of fiber reinforced polymeric material whereby a single compounded step is used to create a homogeneous mixture,
- the first side having a tenon, and
- the second side having a mortise to receive and join with a tenon of an adjacent shingle.
The artificial shake shingle of 8, wherein the fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is recycled fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.