US892693A

US892693A - Sheet-metal roofing.

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Publication number: US892693A
Application number: US38908107A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leon Stein
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-08-17
Filing date: 1907-08-17
Publication date: 1908-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 1925-07-07

Description

No. 892,693.-' PATENTED JULY 7, 1908. L. STEIN. SHEET METAL ROOFING. APPLIOATION FILED AUG.17, 1907..

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SHEET-METAL ROOFING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed August 17, 1907. Serial No. 389,081.

To all whom it, may concern.

Be it known that I, LEON STEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Passaic, in,

the county of Passaio. and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Roofing, of which the following is a specification. This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in sheet metal roofs,

and has or its object a roof construction which completely eliminates the use of wood as a support, and which provides a mode of joining or fastening the sheets which allows lar view of one of the sheets looking up towards the under side thereof, Fig. 5, is an end elevation of the form of sheets used at the apex of the gable portion of the roof, Fig. 6,

' is a pers ective view of one of the sheets in 'det'ache position, and Fig. 7, is a plan view of one of the sheets employed at the roof corners.

In practice I employ sheets each of which is formed with an inverted U-shaped ortion at one of its longitudinal sides formed y first bending metal upwardly at an incline as at D,

then outwardly parallel with the body of the sheet as at E, then downwardly at an incline as at F, and finally in turning over the longitudinal edge of the sheet as at G. The 0 pcsite longitudinal side edge of the sheet is ent upwardly at an incline and as at H, and

turned over on its longitudinal edge as at I. As depicted in Fig. 3, the part H of one sheet 'enters into the space between the parts D F, of the adjacent sheet, thus forming a perfect water tight joint which freely permits expansion and contraction of the parts without disrupting such joint; The front portion J, of each of the front 1 sheets A, is extended downwardly at an inand s aced from the under face 0 the sheet cline tothe bod of the sheet and is then turned rearwar y as at-K, to lie parallel with and but slightly spaced from portion J. PartK, is extended rearwardly arallel to as at and is then bent in U-shape to provide 1pockets M, for receiving the securin bars These bars E, are made of steel an of suflicient length to serve as connectors between the several sheets, which are disposed transversel to the len th of the latter.

As clear y illustrate in Fi 2, the adjacent sheets have their en s overlapping which is made ossible by formin the rear sheets B, with their pockets for ro E, to the rear of thefront edge thereof, clearly shown in Fig. 4. Thus it is obvious that the several sheets A, and B are firmly secured to the rods E, and to one another.

5, shows one of the form of sheets used at the apex of the gable, in this construction the sides C, C, are formed of an integral piece ofmaterial and. have the rod receiving pockets E, formed by extensions N which are turned under and extend rearwardly to lie parallel with the bod of each side C C, so as to locate ockets to the rear of the lower ends of si es C, C.

Fi 7, shows one of the corner sheets D, whic is formed with=parts O and P similar to the inverted U-shaped parts of the sheets A and B and which overlap with the latter in the same manner as shown in Fig. 2, wherein sheets A and B are so related.

It will be apparent that no wood whatever is involved in the construction. Moreover all fastenin of any nature are dis ensed with, with t e exce tion of the metal ars E. At the same time t e joints efiected between the sheets are such that not only is a water proof union provided, but furthermore one wherein expansion and contraction of the sheets may take 'place without injury to or disruption of the oints.

What is claimed is:

In a metal roof, sheets each com osed of a body havin one of its sides indlined upwardly and fiaving its edge turned over, and having its opposite side bent upwardly at an incline then outwardly to lie arallel with the body, and finally downwar y at an incline and havin its free edge turned in, said first named inc ined side of one sheet extending in the space formed by the two inclined portions at the side of the adjacent sheet.

.T. O. RUCKEL.