US2117094A - Shingle - Google Patents

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I ay 1938. H. B. HUTTEN 4 SHINGLE Filed March 4, 1936 INVENTOR HENRY 8 f/u TTEM- ATTORNEY Patented May 10, 193

UNITED sTAT ES. PATENT OFFICE will"; SHINGLI B. Batten, Juliet-11L, adgnor'to The a,NewYoIk,N.!.,acos-porationol New Jersey I Y Y a. v Application m 4', 1m, s uat He. can: i g 2 Claims. (01. res-i) a This invention relates to shingles for roofing edges l2 oi the overlying shingles register with and siding purposes, and more particularly to individual shingles of the typethat form-hexagonal pa terns when laid. p Among the objects of my invention are to provide shingles or that type which are sell-aligning; which may be accurately and rapidly laid without recourse to guide lines or other guiding marks; which are economical or material in forming a water-tight covering; and, which form a covering oi. pleasing'and attractive IP-r pearance. Y

Further objects and advantages or the invention will appear from the following description tumor, reference being had to the accompanya ing drawing, in'which:

Figure l-is a plan view or a shingle embodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an assemblage of the shingles laid in overlapping rows to form a covering. e

The shingle It is of substantially hexagonal form having parallel upper and lower horizontal edges ii and I2, and inclined side edges ll, ll,

l5 and It. The upper and lower edges are preferably shorter than the side edges.

At one side corner of the shingle, between the inclined edges," and ii, there is a rectangular projection or tab l'l having a lower horizontal edge ll, an upper horizontal edge ll, and a vertical edge 20. The edges II and I! are of equal lengths but are shorter than thevertical length otthe edge 20. The opposite side corner or the shingle, between the inclined edges l5 and It, has a triangular projection or tab 2| having a horizontal edge 22 and a vertical edge 23 of substantially equal lengths. The horizontal edges l8 and 22 oi the two tabs are each prob erably one-halt as long as the length oi the upper or or the lower edge 01' the shingle.

The shingles are laldhorizonta'lly in rows with the vertical edge or the tab ll of one shingle abutting the vertical edge 23 0! the tab 2| oi. the adjacent shingle or the same. row,-and with the horizontal edges is and 22 oi the two t b in alignment. They are then nailed or secured in place in the usual manner. The shingles of each succeeding roware placed so that the lower My improved shingles, when laid as shown in 15 Fig. 2,- have a relatively large ratio of exposed to unexposed area and hence are economical or material in forming a water-tight covering. The shingles. furthermore, are self-aligning both as to adjacent shingles of the same row and as to shingles or the underlying row.

What I claim 3:

l. A self aligning shingle 01' substantially hexagonal i'orm having horizontal upper and lower edges,inclined side edges meeting the upper and 3 'lower edges, a triangular projection at one side corner, and a rectangular projection at the opposite side corner,-said rectangular projection having a horizontal upper edge which it adapted to align with the upper edge or an. underlying v shingle.

' 2. A. roof covering laid with shingles of substantially hexagonal form having horizontal upper and lower edges, inclined side edges meeting the upper and lower edges, a triangular tab at one side tcomer, a rectangular tab at the oppoute a side corner, said triangular tab having a-horizontal lower edge and said're'ctangular tab having horizontal -upper and lower edges, the tabs of adjacent shingles of each course abutting each 40 other with their lower horizontal edges in alignment, each-overlying shingle being laid with its lower edge in alignment with the lower edge or the abutting tabs of two underlying shingles and with the upper edge-oi. its rectangular tab in 5 alignment with the upper or an underlying HENRY 3. Hum,

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