US3091057A

US3091057A - Shingled roof construction

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Publication number: US3091057A
Application number: US5692A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sr Floyd Leslie Worsham
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1960-02-01
Filing date: 1960-02-01
Publication date: 1963-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 1980-05-28

Description

May 28, 1963 F. WoRsHAM, SR

SHINGLED RooF CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 1. 1960 INVENTOR f" ATTOR NE Y FLovo woRsHAM United States Patent 3,091,057 SHNGLED ROOF CONSTRUCTION Floyd Leslie Worsham, Sr., 27 W. 9th St., Anniston, Ala. Filed Feb. 1, 1960, Ser. No. 5,692 1 Claim. (Cl. 50-222) This invention relates to buildings having roofs of various kinds and to the fabrication of such roofs including the structures of the shingles or individual elements of which the roof is composed and resulting in a more or less satisfactory durable water and weather resistant structure.

Ihe invention relates particularly to shingles or individual elements utilized in the production of roofs and designed to shed water and withstand wind and weather and which shingles are practical from the viewpoint of manufacture, .application including the labor involved, and durability.

Roofs have been constructed of shingles of many kinds and of Various compositions and configurations and with a view to providing structures which would give maximum wear at a minimum cost but with the results inadequate or not fully satisfactory and the values of which have decreased as the result `of the increase in cost of labor and material which have become critical and the need for improvement has become greater, experience having taught the desirability of attaching shingles so that the corners will be securely fastened down in a manner not to be raised and blown oi by the wind.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved shingle of maximum durability at low cost which will have corners securely fastened in place and with a saving of both labor and material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shingle of the interlocking type which can be made of large size, with a head lap of any desired width, in which there is less overlap, and in which fewer and concealed fasteners are required in the attaching of the same and resulting in a roof of less construction and labor costs and which otherwise will be more satisfactory.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. l is a plan view of a roof illustrating one application of the invention;

FIG. 2, a section on the line 2-2 of FIG. l;

FIG. 3, a top plan view of one of the shingles; and

FIG. 4, -a plan view of a roof illustrating a modified application of the invention.

Briefly stated, the shingle of the present invention is of generally rectangular shape with its width somewhat greater than its length and with a notch or cut-out portion in each of its lower corners, the notch viewed at the lower right corner being substantially greater than that at the other corner to determine the overlap of the edges of adjacent shingles and with such greater cut-out portion provided with a locking extension extending laterally beyond its lower edge of a length corresponding to the width of the smaller notch but with its outermost and uppermost tip slightly wider than that of the smaller notch in order to underlie a portion of the adjacent shingle and provide an interlock with an adjacent shingle, such extension being adapted to receive .a nail or other fastener therethrough, only one such nail being used along the lower portion of the shingle with a pair of nails or fasteners one in the upper right corner of the shingle and the other spaced inwardly from the opposite corner a distance slightly greater than the Width of the larger cut-out portion so that when the shingle is fastened in place with other shingles the nails or fasteners will not be visible, each shingle being provided with horizontal 3,991,057 Patented May 28, 1963 shadow lines preferably of contrasting color to give an attractive `appearance to the roof.

With continued reference to the drawing the shingle of the present invention is of generally rectangular shape and preferably of a width greater than its length. The shingle has generally right angular notches or cut-out

portions

10 and 11 in its lower corners, the horizontal and

vertical sides

12 and 13` respectively of the notch 10 viewed at the lower left lbeing at right angles not only one to the other but also to the edges of the shingle. The notch 11 .at the opposite lower corner of the shingle has an upright edge 14 and a horizontal edge 15 with a lateral nailing extension 16 of a width corresponding to that of the horizontal edge 12 at the opposite corner and with the upper edge of such extension provided with an upwardly inclined edge 1'7 terminating in a flat tip 18, with such extension having .a vertical extremity 19 yadapted to underlie the opposite corner of an adjacent shingle adjacent the vertical edge 13 thereof when a nail or fastener element 20 is applied substantially centrally through a nail indicating dot 21 on such extension while at the same time the portion .above the side 12 of the notch adjacent the next shingle will be located beyond the edge 14 of the first shingle. ln the construction of a roof a series of shingles 10 may be assembled in interlocking relation in a single row forming a solid strip `along the roof and thereafter additional rows of shingles may be applied in a particular lateral and horizontal relation to facilitate which the shingles are provided with

horizontal shadow lines

22 and 23 to facilitate application of the shingles and for the additional purpose of adding an ornamental eifect, the upper shadow line 22 serving as a guide along which the next row of shingles is placed. The shadow line 22 is `spaced from the upper edge of the shingle a distance corresponding to the vertical extremity 19 of the extension 16.

In applying the second Iand subsequent rows of shingles the iirst shingle of the second or subsequent rows is placed with its lower edge along the shadow line 22 and with its notch edge 14 located to the right of the edge of the underlying shingle a distance corresponding to the notch edge 15 to cause the visible right edges of the shingles of the several rows to present a continuous stepped design of alternate horizontal and vertical lines thereby with the horizontal shadow line increasing its ornamental or aesthetic appearance.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that with the provision of a generally rectangular shingle, the cutting of such shingle is relatively simple and the markings thereof and the provision of the corner notches may be readily accomplished. If desired

nailing indications

24 and 25 may be provided located respectively inwardly from the viewed left corner of the shingle a distance slightly greater than the length of the edge 15, .and in the opposite top corner of the shingle with both nailing indications equally spaced from but near the upper edge of the shingle.

In the applying of the shingles the configuration and the shadow lines make application easy and the designations on the shingles indicates the manner of such application including where to apply the fasteners resulting in a roof of interlocked shingles with only three nails or fasteners in each shingle and fully concealed with no edges exposed to a degree to be blown up by the wind but with the corners fof the leading edges locked down, and all resulting in a saving of both labor and material.

It will be obvious to one skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and therefore the invention is not limite-d by that which is illustrated in the drawing and described in the specication but only as indicated in the accompanying claim.

What is claimed is:

A shingled roof construction comprising -a series of rectangular overlapping shingles nailed to sheathing, each shingle having substantially parallel upper and lower edges and` substantially parallel ends; a portion ofl th'e Shingle at one end of the bottom edge being cut away forming a substantially right angular notch open at the bottom `and ssaidone end, the top'and other end of said notch being parallel to the edges and ends of the shingle, the other end of said shingle being provided with a out-out between the lbottom and top edges thereof, the said boundary of said cut-out being substantially parallel to the ends of the shingle, the portion of the shingle formingrthe lower boundary of said cut-out being a nailing tab and the heightv of such tab Vat its inner end being substantially the `saine as the height of said righbangular notch with the upper edge of said tab gradually tapering toward said inner end, the free en dof said tab terminating short of said other end ofthe shingle 'and being of a height greater than the inner end of said tab, the upper edge of the free said next adjacent shingle' underlying the other end of said rst mentioned shingle and overlying the tab thereof so that no nails are exposed.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNIrED STATES PATENTS 2,007,710 Finley July 8, I1935 2,093,944 Topping Sept. 2l, 1937v 2,098,488 Donahue Nov. 9, 1937 2,168,955

`Karan Aug. 8, 1939