US1802378A - Shingle - Google Patents

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April 28, 1931.

N. P. HARSHBERGER 1,802,373

SHINGLE Filed March 17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR:

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ATTORNEY.

April 1931- N. P. HARSHBERGER 1,802,378

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Patented Apr. 28, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE NQRMAN 1?. HABSHBERGER, OF IPASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE BARRETT COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY SHINGLE Application filed March 17, 1927. Serial No. 176,913.

This invention relates'to composition shingles and it has for its object a method of cutting out shingles from sheets or webs and operating on the shingles so that they may be 'laid suitably for covering and protecting a trating how the shingles may be cut from the web; Fig. 2 is a plan view of an individual strip shingle after it has been completed; Fig. 3 is an edge view of the shingle; Fig. 4 isa plan view of these shingles as they appear when assembled on the roof; Fig. 5 is a modification of the shingle; Figs. 6 to 10 illustrate another modification of the shingles in which Fig. 6 is a plan view illustrating how these modified shingles may be cut from the web; Fig. 7 is a plan view of a finished individual strip shingle; Fig. 8 illustrates one manner of laying these modified shingles on the roof; and Fig. 9 illustrates another manner of laying the shingles.

The shingleslO it will be seen have one edge serrated or zig-zag shape, the edges thereof, however, are more or less of non-uni-- form length. Although variations in these edges may be made, yet I prefer to form the edges 11 and 12 of substantially the same length and forming substantially equal angles with aperpendicular drawn from the I edge 13. The other edges, however, I prefer to make of non-uniform length, the edge 14 being shorter than the edges 11 and 12 and the edges 15 and 16 bein longer. It is to be noted that the edge 14 de nes the lower portion of a' fractional tab or projection, and that the imaginary line of juncture between said pro'ection and the body, which may be terme length than the opposite edge 23 of the body. Thus, when the shingles are laid as shown in Fig. 4, with the end 23 of one shingle overa neck portion, is of lessv lapping the end projection of another shingle, the longitudinal edge opposite the tabs is offset from the corresponding edge of an adjacent shingle in the same course. It is further to be noted that withthe manner of laying shown in Fig. 4 the overlapping ends of adjacent shingles are at an incline to the eaves to more readily resist the entrance of moisture.

The zig-zag edges of these shingles, although more or less irregular, are complementary so that when cut from the web the shingles may be cut as indicated in Fig. 1, the zig-zag edge of one shingle registering with portions of the correspondingedge of two other shingles, the ends 17 of one shingle being ofi'set with reference to the corresponding end 17 of an adjacent shingle. By forming and cutting the shingles in this manner there is no waste except the small portion 18 at the end of the web.

My preferred method of cutting these shin- V gles from webs consists in cutting a zigzag slit longitudinally of the strip, preferably along the central portion, and in cutting transverse slits from certain portions of the zig-zag line outwardly to the edges of the web. Preferably one set ofalternate zigzag slits are equal in length and'shorter than those of .the other set; and preferably the transverse slits are perpendicular to the edges of the web; and of those which are on the same side of the web, one set of alternate slits start from angles formed by the zigzag slit, and those of the other set start from the longer central slits and spaced a material distance from the angles. All substantially as indicated by Fig. 1.

These shingles when laid on the roof are preferably laid as indicated in Fig. 4. But in order to form well'defined Figures 20, which in this instance are more or less hexagonal in shape, strip shingles of this nature require some line of demarcation between the two body portions. For this purpose I provide bent or offset portions 21 extending ofiset portion 21 at a distance gives substantially the same appearance as an end edge 23, and hence the hexagonal figure is clearly produced.

However, for aesthetic or other purposes, the line of demarcation, exemplified by the offset portion 21, may be indicated by covering the portions 24 and 25 of the shingle with coats of colored substances so that the portion 24 for instance is much lighter in color or appearance than the portion 25. For example, the portion 24 may be made of a light greenish color and the portion 25 of a. dark rown color. As a consequence of this manner of coloring or decorating the shingles, not only are the hexagonal portions clearly defined, but also the alternate hexagonal designs are of the same color and the others are of lighter or darker color, as the case may be.

In this manner a very artistic and pleasing appearance is produced, it being understood that the line 21 is realized in this instance by adjacent edges of the light and dark portions.

Figs. 6 to 9 represent a modification of this shingle in which the shingles are cut into sbtrips 30 from the web 31, as indicated in The preferred method of cutting this shinle consists in cutting zig-zag slits transversey of the web, the alternate slits being homologous. The adjacent zig-zag slits are also similar but reversed in position. The straight slits are all substantially equal in length and the angles formed. by them. are all substantially equal. The distance between the nearest points of two adjacent slits being reater than the length of the straight slits. owever, it is to be understood teat variations might be made from my preferred method without de arting from the spirit of my invention whic consists broadly in cutting the web into transverse strips having serrated or zig-zag edges having ody portions of more or less hexagonal shape with substantially one-half a body portion on one end of each strip. In this case both of the long edges of the shingles are made zigzag and substantially similar, and hexa onalshaped figures are thus indicated. at to add to the artistic effects and to make the figures more distinct, I prefer the color or shade of the various body portions of the shingles to vary, as indicated in Fig. 7 the portion 32 being light for instance, 33 dark, 34 light, 35 dark, and 36 light. F or instance portions indicated by even numbers may be light green and the other portions dark brown, as is indicated by the markings on the surface. These colors or shades maybe imparted to the shingle before they are cut from the web or afterwards, as may be desired.

In laying these shingles they may be laid, if desired, longitudinally, as indicated in Fig. 8; and whenso laid and lapped it will be seen shingles, as the workman is guide that the lapped portion 4.0-is of substantially the same width throughout, being merely su ficient to answer the purpose of suitable protection. When, as in the case of the shingles 10, the covered edge is straight, evidently lapping at certain portions of the edge Will be much greater than at other portions; but by cutting and lapping as indicated in Fig. 9 the wide lapped portions are eliminated and thus a saving in the shingle material is effected. In this case also the special manner of shading the various portions of the shingle produces a novel and pleasing effect. Not only are the hexagonal figures clearly set forth, but also as the two portions of the figure are of unlike shades a pleasing perspective or three dimensional efiect is pro duced.

Fig. 9 indicates the inclined manner of as sembling shingles of this shape. But the shingles shown are somewhat differently marked. These shingles are marked as indicated in Fig. 10, having the entire hexagonal figure 41 marked light and the adjacent one 42 marked dark. When laid as indicated in Fig. 9 there are alternate transverse rows of light and dark hexagonal figures 43 and 44.

The markings on these shingles of Figs. 5, 7 and 10 also assist in properly la 'ng the thereby in ositioning the shingles with reference to eac 1 other.

I claim as my invention 1. A roof comprising a plurality of strip shingles arranged in overlapping courses inclined to the eaves, each shingle consisting of a body portion having a plurality of like tabs along one longitudinal edge thereof and having a fractional tab at one transverse edge, the other transverse edge of one shingle overlying said transverse edge having the fractional tab of the adjoining shingle in the same course a distance equal to the extent of said fractional tab thereby forming a weather-proof joint at an incline to the caves of the roof.

2. A roof comprising a plurality of strip shingles arranged in overlapping courses inclined to the eaves, each shingle consisting of a body portion having end edges equal in length and having a plurality of like tabs along one longitudinal edge thereof and having a fractional tab at one equal end edge, said fractional tab formin a neck in the body portion at the end 0 one of the like tabs narrower than the equal end edges, the end of the bod portion opposite to the end having the nee portion overlying the fractional tab and alining with said neck portion to form an offset along the longitudinal edge opposite to the tabs.

3 A roof comprising a plurality of strip shingles arranged in overlapping courses in clined to-the eaves, each shingle consisting of a body portion having a plurality of like tabs along one longitudinal edge thereof and having a projection atone transverse edge and having its other transverse edge of greater lengththan the length of the line of juncture between the projection and the body, said longer transverse edge of one strip overlaplength of the line of juncturebetween the pro jection and the body, said longer transverse edge of one strip overlapping the projection of an adjacent strip and alining with the juncture of said pro ection with the body to form an oflset along the longitudinal edge opposite to the tabs.v

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand. r v

NORMAN P. HARSHBERGER.

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