Roofing material with nail tabs
OwnerRobert F. Lassiterinventor
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Abstract
The invention is to a roofing material and the method of making the roofing material. The roofing material is in the form of a standard material know as "felt" or "tarpaper" that has a plurality of nail tabs attached to the felt base material prior to coating the felt base with a water resistant material such as petroleum "tar". In a second embodiment, the nail tabs are attached to the felt during installation of the felt on a roof. The roofing material is attached to a roof with roofing nails that are driven through the tabs.
Claims27
A roofing material of the type generally applied to roofs prior to the application of roofing shingles[;] , comprising:
- a water resistant roofing material having two surfaces;
- and
- a plurality of nail tabs, having a water resistant coat over the nail tabs, secured, during manufacture, at spaced intervals, along the length of said water resistant roofing material, with an adhesive.
A roofing material of the type generally applied to roofs prior to the application of roofing shingles[;] , comprising:
- a roofing material having a water resistant coating thereon;
- and
- a plurality of nail tabs secured with an adhesive at spaced intervals, along the length of said roofing material, said nail tabs covered with the water resistant coating on the roofing material.
A method of making a roofing material, comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing a roofing material in extended lengths;
- attaching, with an adhesive, at least one row of nail tabs on at least one side of the roofing material along the extended length of the roofing material;
- and
- coating the roofing material and nail tabs with a water resistant material.
A roofing material of the type generally applied to roofs prior to the application of roofing shingles, comprising
- a length of roofing material having two surfaces;
- and
- a row of nail tabs adhered during manufacture along the length of surface of said roofing material.
A method of making a roofing material, comprising the steps of:
- manufacturing a roofing material in extended lengths,
- adhesively attaching a row of plastic nail tabs on the extended lengths of roofing material to produce a roofing material having nail tabs as an integral part thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.