EP0240510B1 - Tile fixing system - Google Patents

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EP0240510B1
EP0240510B1 EP86905364A EP86905364A EP0240510B1 EP 0240510 B1 EP0240510 B1 EP 0240510B1 EP 86905364 A EP86905364 A EP 86905364A EP 86905364 A EP86905364 A EP 86905364A EP 0240510 B1 EP0240510 B1 EP 0240510B1
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Christopher Arthur Cooper
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Marley Tile AG
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/29—Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/3408—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the fastener type or material
    • E04D2001/3423—Nails, rivets, staples or straps piercing or perforating the roof covering material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/3444—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the roof covering or structure with integral or premounted fastening means
    • E04D2001/3447—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the roof covering or structure with integral or premounted fastening means the fastening means being integral or premounted to the roof covering
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/3452—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the location of the fastening means
    • E04D2001/3455—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the location of the fastening means on the internal surface of the roof covering elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/34—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
    • E04D2001/347—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the fastening pattern
    • E04D2001/3482—Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements characterised by the fastening pattern the fastening means taking hold directly on elements of succeeding rows and fastening them simultaneously to the structure

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  • This disclosure relates to the fixing of tiles or similar cladding elements, in particular roof tiles.
  • a traditional tile system comprises a plurality of downwardly longitudinally extending tiles, in which the upper of any two adjacent tiles overlaps the lower of the two tiles with a lower surface of the upper tile facing an upper surface of the lower tile, the lower tile being fastened to a support by means of a fastening element, e.g. a nail, passing through an aperture in the lower tile, the fastening element having an enlarged head and the aperture being located in the region of the lower tile which is overlapped by the upper tile.
  • a fastening element e.g. a nail
  • Tiles fixed in place by nailing are not particularly secure, and are especially vulnerable to wind uplift when the wind acts on the surface of the tiles to cause negative pressure which lifts them off the roof, often causing serious damage which can be expensive to repair.
  • Many arrangements are known in the prior art for more securely fixing tiles to overcome these disadvantages. These arrangements often involve fixing the tiles by using purpose made clips.
  • An example of such prior art is to be found in US-A-1,499,398.
  • these arrangements are fairly successful in providing secure tile fixing systems they have not proved popular with the tiling trade. This is largely because the use of such tile fixing clips is a rather more complicated and awkward job than the traditional method of simply nailing the tiles to the tiling battens.
  • US-A-2,354,639 discloses a method of fixing and sealing sidings in which a seal strip is nailed to one siding by the fastening element, the seal strip in turn engaging in a groove formed in an overlying siding. This method, however, requires an additional element, namely the seal strip.
  • the present invention is characterised in that the head of the fastening element is spaced from the upper surface of a lower tile, and in that an upper tile has at least partly embedded in its lower surface a longitudinally extending locking member having a channel in which is slidably received the enlarged head of the fastening element, the channel having laterally inwardly projecting portions engageable with the enlarged head to restrict movement of the upper tile away from the lower tile.
  • the upper tile is securely fixed at one end to a lower tile which is fixed to the batten.
  • the other end of the upper tile is in turn secured to a batten and underlies another tile.
  • the lower tile may be secured to the batten by means of a fastening element in the form of a single or double-headed nail.
  • every tile is provided with a locking channel so that all the tiles may be securely fixed, both to each other and to the battens.
  • the locking member is provided with longitudinally extending projections for embedding within the upper tile.
  • projections preferably have a T-shaped cross-section.
  • the tiles secured are roof tiles, which are particularly vulnerable to wind uplift, but it will be appreciated that the method of fixing tiles herein disclosed may be applied to other forms of tiles and similar overlapping cladding elements which need to be secured to each other as well as to a base member such as a batten.
  • the locking channel member 7 shown in Figure 1 comprises two oppositely facing elongate members 1, 2 each having an L-shaped cross-section. These L-shaped members are connected along their length by means of a transverse web member 3.
  • the oppositely facing members 1,2 are spaced apart so as to define a slot 4 in the channel member which extends along the length of the channel member.
  • keying projections 5 which secure the channel member to the roof tile in a manner to be described below.
  • the keying projections may be of any suitable form but preferably extend along the length of the channel member and have a T-shaped cross-section.
  • Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the fixing system in use with a single-headed nail, though a double-headed nail 10, as shown in Fig. 2 for example, may also be used, as may any suitable fastening element.
  • each tile 6 When tiling a roof each tile 6 is hung from a tiling batten 8 at its upper end with the lower end of the tile overlying the upper end of another tile, as is shown in Fig. 4.
  • Each roof-tile 6 is formed with a channel member 7 keyed into the region of the tile which, in use, overlies a lower tile.
  • the lower tile is fixed to the tiling batten by a nail 9 extending through the tile 6. If a double-headed nail is used the nail may be hammered into the batten to the fullest extent possible, but if a standard single-headed clout head nail is used the head of the nail must be left slightly proud of the tile surface.
  • the next overlying tile is then laid so that the locking channel engages the nail head, that is either the proud head of a standard nail or the upper head of a double-headed nail, with the shaft of the nail passing through the slot 4 in the locking channel member.
  • the upper end of the overlying tile is then nailed to its own tiling batten and the process is repeated until the roof is covered.
  • the locking channel member needs only to be of sufficient length to allow the tile gauge to be adjusted without any detriment to the secure fixing of the tiles to the roof.
  • the channel member may be made of any suitable material, such as nonferrous metal or plastics material, but must be sufficiently strong to withstand the expected wind forces.
  • the nails used are preferably of stainless steel for extra strength around the clout head, and may also be of the annular ring type so that the resistance to withdrawal from the batten is increased.
  • the tiles may be formed with the locking channels in a simple manner.
  • the tile pallet is provided with a suitable depression in which is placed a locking channel member having attached keying projections, so that the projections extend into the space to be filled with tile mixture.
  • the pallet then enters the tile-making machine so that after the tile is made and cured the channel member is proud of the tile but securely fixed to the tile by means of the keying projections which are embedded within the tile, as is shown in Fig. 3.
  • a tile is produced having a locking channel member securely attached to the tile.
  • the locking channel member should be securely embedded within the tile so that there is no tendancy for the channel member and the tile to break apart under the action of strong wind uplift.

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EP86905364A 1985-09-12 1986-09-12 Tile fixing system Expired EP0240510B1 (en)

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AT86905364T ATE58771T1 (de) 1985-09-12 1986-09-12 Befestigungsvorrichtung fuer ziegel.

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GB858522648A GB8522648D0 (en) 1985-09-12 1985-09-12 Tile fixing system
GB8522648 1985-09-12

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EP0240510B1 true EP0240510B1 (en) 1990-11-28

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JP (1) JPS63501230A (da)
AU (1) AU598752B2 (da)
DE (1) DE3675932D1 (da)
DK (1) DK160778C (da)
FI (1) FI83687C (da)
GB (1) GB8522648D0 (da)
WO (1) WO1987001752A1 (da)

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GB8722823D0 (en) * 1987-09-29 1987-11-04 Trippear C D Claddings for roofs &c
GB8727899D0 (en) * 1987-11-28 1987-12-31 Gash U B Sprung stainless tile clip
GB8806826D0 (en) * 1988-03-23 1988-04-27 Redland Roof Tiles Ltd Improvements in roof tiles
GB2599458B (en) * 2021-01-19 2023-08-09 Adverge Ltd Roof mounting system

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US1499398A (en) * 1922-10-25 1924-07-01 American Cement Tile Mfg Compa Tile roofing
US1634126A (en) * 1924-12-04 1927-06-28 F L Tyra Shingle
FR799784A (fr) * 1935-12-21 1936-06-19 Procédé et dispositif de couverture en ardoises
US2354639A (en) * 1942-11-28 1944-07-25 A R Exiner Double seal siding
US2429456A (en) * 1944-10-25 1947-10-21 Carey Philip Mfg Co Button locked down weather surfacing elements
US3309831A (en) * 1964-12-09 1967-03-21 Misch Arthur Plastic shingle with interfitting means
FR1465677A (fr) * 1965-12-02 1967-01-13 Crochets solidaires d'un fil métallique tendu sur le rampant d'une toiture, servantà la fixation des tuiles
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WO1987001752A1 (en) 1987-03-26
FI872068A0 (fi) 1987-05-11
FI83687B (fi) 1991-04-30
FI872068A (fi) 1987-05-11
EP0240510A1 (en) 1987-10-14
AU6336386A (en) 1987-04-07
DE3675932D1 (de) 1991-01-10
DK160778C (da) 1991-09-30
AU598752B2 (en) 1990-07-05
GB8522648D0 (en) 1985-10-16
DK228387A (da) 1987-05-05
JPS63501230A (ja) 1988-05-12
DK228387D0 (da) 1987-05-05
DK160778B (da) 1991-04-15

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