US544303A

US544303A - Roofing-tile

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Publication number: US544303A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-08-13
Anticipated expiration: 1912-08-13

Description

(No Model.)

MICHEL SEMATT HOPFELT.

ROOFING TILE.

No. 544,303. Patented Aug. 13, 1895.

best adapted to the purpose.

Unrrnn Srnrns PATENT Gretna.

MICHEL HOFFELT AND MATT HOFFELT, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

ROOFlNG-TILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,303, dated August 13, 1895.

Application filed January 21, 1895. Serial No. 535,719. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MICHEL HOFFELT and MATT HOFFELT, citizens of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the countyof GreeneA 5 and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofing- Tiles; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the anto nexed drawings, making a part of this speciiication, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a tile for roofing or other purposes that I5 will possess the required strength and durability, and at the same time be simple in construction and easily andquickly connected together upon a roof or other structure or foundation and securely held in place and against any zo lateral displacement, thus providing a most perfect covering for the roof or other object over which the tiles are laid that will withstand the most severe weather without injury thereto.

The above object is attained by a tile constructed substantially as shown' in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a top plan view of a number of tiles embodying ourinvention, 3o showing the tiles connected together and as they would appear upon a roof or other structure; Fig. 2, a horizontal vertical section taken on line w w of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a vertical section taken on line a: :n ot- Fig. 1, showing the 3 5 tiles in their relative position with the roofing bars or strips, also the wire clamps which connect the tiles thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail View in perspective of one of the tiles which is constructed in accordance with our inven- 4o tion; Fig. 5, a perspective central section of Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents our improved tile, which may be of baked clay or of any other suitable material found The tile A at its opposite edges is provided with a longitudinal bead a and a grooved lian ge b respectively, which are adapted to engage and nicely Iit the grooved flange and bead of the adja- 5o cent tiles laid alongside of it. The tile A has a short central groove c to receive the joint that is formed by the grooved iiange and bead of the two vtiles immediately below it, as show n in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Upon the under side of the tile, at or near the end thereof, are suitable lugs d, which are designed to overlap .the edge of the roofing bar or strip, (shown in dotted lines of Fig. 3 of the drawings,) thereby holding the tile in position upon the roof while it is being fastened by a suitable clamp, which will be hereinafter described. Y

The tiles lit together as shown in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, the bead of one tile fitting into the grooved flange of the tile next to it, and the ends of the bead and grooved Iiange which form the joint of the tiles immediately below, as shown, engage with the short groove at the end of the tile and midway between the bead and grooved iiange.

The tile has a mortise e upon its under side, and is also formed with a transverse bar n over said mortise, which bar has a perforation or hole f. A spur g of a wire clampD engages with the perforation or hole f, the arm Z of the clamp overlapping the edge of the roofing bar or strip, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, said bar or strip being shownv in dotted lines. A similar hole or perforation h is formed in the end wall of the central groove c to receive the spur of a second clamp, which also engages the roofing bar or strip, thereby securely holding thetile to theroofing bar or strip without materially adding to the labor of properly securing the tiles to the roof, the clamp being both simple in construction and effective inits purpose.A

it will be understood that informing the groove c and the mortise e the thickness of the tile is greatly reduced and correspondingly reduced in strength. It is therefore essential that such portions of the tile as won-ld be thus weakened-be reinforced, which is accomplished by forming over the short groove and the mortise raised projections i 7c respectively, which may, in addition, form an ornamental feature to the tile similar to those in ordinary use. y f

These tiles may be of any shape and size found most desirable; also half tiles maybe used in connection therewith, which are shown at B C, these half tiles and other special forms of tiles being required according to the shape of the roof or other foundation vupon which the tiles are to be placed, and also the space in which they are to be fitted.

The full tiles and half tiles are to be so cut and modified in form as to properly tit the angles of the valleys and hips on the roof, as also around the chimneys or other parts of the roof, as the special nature of the case may require, or special forms of tiles may be made to attain this end, thereby enabling the tiles to be adapted to any roof or other foundation or structure that is required to be protected against the Weather.

The mortise upon the under side of the tile, as shown at e, also the transverse bar n, With perforation or hole f, are of material importance in providing a tile that may be conveniently and securely held upon the root' with the aid of the Wire clamps D, such tile being simple, light, and successfully withstanding any of the disturbing forces that would tend to displace the tile on the roof.

The clamp D is simple in construction, consisting of the spur g, the arm l, and the connecting-brace m, said clamp being formed from asingle length of wire. The spur g and arm l extend at right; angles to the connecting-brace m, and also in opposite directions to each other, as shown, thus only having three bends to the wire and enabling the clamp to be conveniently and quickly secured in place to form a perfect fastening for securing the tile in place upon the roof, the inortise upon the under side of the tile enabling the clamp to be conveniently engaged with the perforation in the transverse bar n.

Having now fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A roofing-tile having a bead and agrooved ange upon its respective edges, a central groove between said bead and flange having a hole or perforation in the end wall thereof, a mortise upon the under side of the tile and a bar extending transversely thereof and having a hole or perforation therein, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A roofing-tile havinga bead and agrooved flange upon its respective edges, a central groove between said bead and flange, and a mortise upon the under side of the tile having a transverse bar with a hole or perforation therein, and a wire clamp having its spur and arm extending in opposite directions and substantially parallel with each other, as and for the purpose described.

MICHEL HOFFEL'I. MATT HOFFEL'I. Witnesses:

E. D. OTT, GEO. M. REED.