US712093A

US712093A - Shingle.

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Publication number: US712093A
Application number: US10568602A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank Randel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-05-02
Filing date: 1902-05-02
Publication date: 1902-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 1919-10-28

Description

No. 7|2,o93. Patnted Oct. 28, I902.

v F. BANDEL.

S H I N G L E (Application filed May 2, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK RANDEL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SHINGLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,093, dated October 28, 1902. Application filed May 2, 1902. Serial No. 105,686- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK RANDEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Shingles; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention relates to metal shingles; and it consists, first, in so constructing the shingle that it may be applied to the roof like unto the ordinary wood shingle or slate shingle and have all the advantages of the same,with the additional advantage that the shingle is absolutely fireproof and moisture-proof and is more durable than either the slate or Wood shingle, all of which will be hereinafter specifically set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure I represents the under side of a shingle constructed according to my invention and showing the same as having a continuous lining of felting or analo-- gous material. Fig. II is a sectional view taken on line at :12, Figs. I and III, illustrating a portion of the upper surface or weather-surface of the shingle. Fig. III is a view illustrating a section of a roof, showing the arrangement and application of the shingle when placed in position.

A represents the metallic shingle proper, and B represents a lining for the shingle, which is preferably composed of roofing-felt paper, which is made impervious to moisture. The lining Bis secured to the metallic shingle A by overlaps a, a, and a which form an inclosing frame for said liningB and secures it in position to the metallic sheet A. At one side of the metallic shingle A the overlap a is returned and forms an overlap A, which is located beneath the weather-surface of the shingle a sufficient distance to allow the contiguous shingle when resting upon the same (overlap A) to be flush at its upper or weather face with the next preceding shingle. At the opposite edge of the shingle,as at B, the lining B is folded back from underneath the metallic overlap a, and made to extend out a short distance from said edge, so as to underlie the part A, thus forming a double joint at the junction of the shingles.- The metallic projection A is formed of just sufficient width to extend between the flap B and the lower face of the overlap a, and the felting extension B extends underneath the extension A and next to the roof. The overlap portion a is located atthe lower .end of the metallic shingle, thus closing the joint at this lower end between the metallic shingles and the lining, preventing any moisture or water from percolating or creeping upward between the felt lining and the shingle at this point.

Extending from the lower edge of the shingle in adiagonal direction is an upwardly projecting ridge 0, which meets an oppositelydirected ridge 0 at its central portion. The ridges G and O are so located and disposed on the shingles that when the shingles are placed upon the roof a continuous diagonally-directed ridge is made to project from the weatherface of the shingles for the purpose of directing the moisture or water toward the joints between the shingles and from thence downward, thus forming inclined channels and carrying off all the moisture from the weatherface of the shingles and preventing water from settling or remaining on the weatherface or exposed face of the shingles. This is an important feature, inasmuch as if the water were allowed to stay in the hollow part of the shingle for any length of time it is apt to eat away the protecting-paint and from thence pass onto the metallic portion of the shingle and corrode the same. The ridging or striking up of the metallic portion of the shingles, as just hereinbefore set forth and in the manner stated, also tends to throw up the shingle,

giving it a certain amount of upward curvature, while at the same time it strengthens the shingle atits exposed portion, keeping it down firmly at its lower edge and preventing its being raised, bent, or distorted by the wind catching underneath it.

- Holes 61 d are located ineach shingle during the process of manufacture and at a predetermined position, which act as guides for the laying of the shingle and the driving of the fastening-nails.

One important feature of this invention is that the lining B is continuous along the un der surface of the metallic shingle and that the overlap B is also integral with said lining, thus preventing moisture getting at any part of the under surface of the shingle.

Before applying the lining B to the shingle the same is painted or coated with a protecting substance which lies between the under side of the metallic shingle and the inner face of the lining and afiords a double protection to the under surface of the shingle.

The strengthening-ridges O O prevent the shingle from being distorted and keeps the lining snugly to the under face of the shingle when the roof is laid. Acoating of paint or like material is also applied to the metallic shingle at its upper or weather surface, which coating may be done by dipping before the lining is applied, if desired.

It will be seen from the above that I provide a shingle which is non-breakable, absolutely impervious to moisture, Very lasting, and one which is easily and conveniently applied and can be made cheaper than and is far preferable to a slate shingle.

What I claim is- A shingle of the type set forth, comprising a metallic plate provided with diagonal ridges starting from the lower edge of each shingle at points near the side edges and running to a point approximately central of the shingle, a lining, said lining being secured to the under side of the shingle so as to cover all poro FRANK RANDEL.

Witnesses:

W. E. DONNELLY, 'E. B. DONNELLY.