# US 8,739,470 B1 · One piece roof material protecting drip edge

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- Number: US 8,739,470 B1
- Document ID: US8739470B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/459,814
- Filed: 2012-04-30
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2011-04-29
- Applicants: Montie Wayne; Catherine Wayne
- Inventors: Montie Wayne; Catherine Wayne
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739470B1

## CPC

- E04D 13/15: Trimming strips; Edge strips; Fascias; {Expansion joints for roofs (wall copings E04D3/405; drainage borders E04D13/0459; joints in general E04B1/68)}
- E04D 2013/0468: {Drip edges}
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)

## Abstract

An apparatus that provides a continuous one-piece drip edge for a roof that not only protects from water damage, but also protects the roofing material at the rake and eaves from peeling as well as offer protection from wind, snow and ice and any other weather conditions that commonly strip roofing material from a roof surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A continuous one-piece apparatus for the protection of roofing materials from weather elements comprising:
a base that attaches to a roof, said base having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side with a second side parallel to said first side, a third side that is proximate the edge of said roof and a fourth side that is parallel with said third side and that is distal the edge of said roof;
a first panel that is attached to said third side that extends downward from said base at angle so that said first panel is substantially vertical, said panel being substantially planar and transitioning in a second panel that angles away from said panel;
a third panel that is on the opposite side of said second panel that is exposed and from which water drips;
an exposed fourth panel that extends upward from said third panel and that is substantially parallel with said first panel;
a lip extending upward from said fourth side of said base and extending in a direction toward said third side of said based thereby creating an open space between said base and said lip;
a top panel that extends from said exposed fourth panel in a direction away from said exposed fourth panel wherein said top panel is substantially parallel with said base leaving a space between said top panel and said base for the placement therein of roof material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The continuous one-piece apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein a hem extending upward from said top panel is added that extends in a direction toward said first and fourth panels thereby creating an open space between said top panel and said hem.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The continuous one-piece apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein one or more apertures are placed on said second panel.