US1377610A - Bordering for roofing - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M. TRAPHAGAN,

0F WATERLO, IOWA; I. W.

BLOUGH, ADMINISTRATOR 0F SAID FRANK M. TRAPHAGAN, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR T0 MAUDE JACKSON AND AMY STEVENS.

'BORDERING ron Roornve.

lSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1921.

Application filed September 15,1919. VSerial No. 323,760.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK M. TRAP- HAGAN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of WVaterloo, Blackhawk county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bordering for Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bordering' for roofing, and the objects of my improvements are these,'first; to supply a bordering structure for rooiings of buildings adapted to secure, hold in planar aline ment and prevent warping or distortion of the marginal parts of the roofing; and second, to so shape this bordering structure as to render it an adornment to the building as a sightly edging for either the eave or gable margins of the rooling.

These objects I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figures l and 2 are fragmentary perspective views in transverse vertical section of parts of a. roof structure upon which a covering of waterproof flexible material is placed, and

in which Fig. l shows the marginal edge of said covering introduced within and elastically held by the resilient tubular part of my bordering body, while Fig. 2 shows the flat part of my bordering body overlaid upon the covering margin and secured thereto; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of parts of a roof structure with shingle roofing, showing my improved bordering applied to this type of roofing, and Fig. 4 is a like view of a shingle roofing with covering of waterproof flexible material, showing' my bordering mounted upon the marginal part of the latter and secured to both said covering, the underlyingshingles and to the roof structure.

In said drawings the numeral 7 denotes the fascia, 6 the rafter or boarding supported on said fascia. The roof may be of any other type, however, whether flat or inclined, and of any materials or arrangements of its elements, as desired. It is also not material what kind of roof covering is employed, as my new ornamental and se- -1 is also preferably a relatively resilient body,

such as galvanized iron, soy that the split tube 2 thus provided is also resilient, yet suiliciently rigidtogether with its marginal inturned edge 3, to both reinforce the bordering and also serve as a clip or elastic securing means for any included part of a roong plate, such as the sheet'of waterproof elastic or flexible material shown in Figs. l and 2. It is to be understood, however, that the tubular part 2 and its inturned margin 3 may be of any other shapes desired, whether polygonal, elliptical or flattened in cross-section, but the shape shown is the easiest .to form and also presents to the eye the most pleasing appearance.

In Fig. l, I have shown the marginal edge of the flexible roofing' sheet 4 extended into the hollow interior of the tube 2 at its split, andengaged between the flat part l and the fiat inturned margin 3 of the tube. Nails 5 or other fastening means are employed to secure both the sheet 4 and the flat part l to the fascia 7 and roof-boards 6 or other supporting structure. The resiliency of the tube 2 causes the fiat margin 3 to tightly grip the marginal included part of the sheet 4, 'thus holding the marginal part of said sheet in flat or planar alinement, and preventing it from warping or distortion by reason of the action of the elements or variations in temperature. This prevents damage to the sheet, improves its appearance and longevity. The marginal edge of the tube at its split may be otherwise formed, or may be provided with detents or other engaging-means adapted to engage or penetratively secure the sheet 4, and yet come within the scope and. principle of my invention. f

In Fig. 2, the flat part 1 of the bordering is overlaid upon the marginal portion of the sheet 4, and in this use, the provision tube 2 is unof a distinct margin 3 to the tube and important except to close the strengthen it.

If desired, the tubular part 2 may be inverted, yet present a similar appearance on the building, especially when completely overlaid upon the rooing.

In Fig. 3, the bordering is shown as mounted upon the outer ends of root shingles 8, secured thereto and to the boarding 6 by nails 5. In Fig. 4 is depicted a similar arrangement, wherein shingles 8 are provided with a covering sheet 4i ot' waterproofed flexible or other material, the parts secured together by nails 5.

My improved bordering is not intended for use as a root1 gutter or water carrier, though doubtless it could be oi' such dimensions and form as to serve that purpose. It provides an ornamental architectural feature a roong edging or finish, and when carried around the gable or eave Y iortions of the roof margins or both rounds out and completes the sightly appearance of the roof as related to the supporting and other adjacent structures of the building. The bordering also is such as to be Veasily formed on a machine in suitable lengths, and may be carried in stock in proper sizes securedupon the margin oi a roof, the outer part of the plate being bent tubularly upwardly around and away from said mar* gin and having a centrally offset longitudinal .edge adapted to resiliently clamp an inserted edge of a roofing strip between itself and the main body of the plate.

2. A finishing bordering 'for a roof and the like, comprising an elongated plate having a flat longitudinal margin, and means for fastening said margin to the root surface, said plate having its opposite longitudinal margin rolled tubularly upwardly and around toward the roof, with yieldable elastic edge abutting upon the first-mentioned margin spaced from the edge of the latter.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, oi' September, 1919.

' FRANK M. TRAPHAGAN.

this 10th` day

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