WO2021055362A1 - Method and apparatus for installing roofing shingles - Google Patents
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- the approach used for shingle installation is bottom-up, or bottom-to-top; that is, where a roofer nails a first row of shingles across the bottom edge, or “eave”, of a roof plane, then proceeds to nail a second row of shingles just above the first row – making sure to overlap the previous row slightly in order to permit the natural flow of rainwater off the roof. Thereafter, a roofer nails a new row of shingles just above the previous one – and so on, from the bottom eave to the top edge, or “ridge”, of that roof plane.
- top-to-bottom roofing refers to a method whereby a roofer installs shingles from the ridge to the eave; that is, starting installation of shingles at the top of a roof and moving down, row by row down to the eave, until the roof plane is fully covered with shingles.
- top-to-bottom roofing shingles and associated installation methods have been attempted, they have not been broadly accepted in the industry. In contrast to them, the present disclosure dramatically simplifies both the design of the products used, as well as the ease of their installation.
- shingles and battens combine the use of shingles and battens to complete a typical residential roof.
- Simple wooden battens are commonly used in the installation of many heavyweight shingle applications – for clay and concrete tiles, especially.
- Common battens are typically made of solid wood in a simple rectangular shape (usually 1” x 2”), and are often 48” to 96” long.
- battens are typically nailed into a roof deck prior to the addition of the very heavy clay or concrete tiles both 1) to help position the shingles evenly, parallel to the eave-line of the roof, as well as 2) to help prevent these heavy shingles from sliding off the typical slope of a traditional residential roof.
- the engineered battens contemplated by the present disclosure which may be solid or hollow - are designed 1) to help position the complementary lightweight, engineered shingles evenly, parallel to the eave-line of the roof, 2) to provide a snap-fit secure engagement mechanism for attaching the aforementioned complementary shingles to the roof deck, and also 3) to initially provide more secure footing for a roofer – much like scaffolding on the roof deck – that will permit the roofer to do his inherently dangerous job with a much enhanced degree of safety.
- “Snap-fit” as used herein refers to the standard assembly method used to attach flexible parts, usually plastic, by pushing the parts’ interlocking components together.
- a snap-fit comprises a protruding, male part of one component, e.g., a hook, stud or bead, which is deflected briefly during the joining operation and catches in a complementary female depression in the mating component, often producing a snapping sound. After the joining operation, the snap-fit features return to a stress-free condition, while holding the two complementary pieces in place.
- the battens of the present disclosure not only provide a roofer with the ability to establish regular, parallel, vertical spacing guides for his impending installation, they do so in a way that greatly reduces his risk of slipping and/or falling off the roof.
- any roof plane contemplated by the present disclosure a roofer would nail battens horizontally across the roof starting at the bottom edge, then space additional battens at regular vertical intervals above the edge until the roof plane is fully equipped with parallel rows of battens – ready to receive the shingles that will be correctly aligned with, and securely attached to, said battens.
- the engineered plastic shingles of the present disclosure are uniquely designed to be easily and securely snap-fitted onto the battens without the use of nails.
- the pre-aligned, parallel battens assist the roofer in assuring the quality of the installation, since the shingles attached to the battens 1) will assuredly be parallel to the eave of the roof plane, 2) will assuredly be horizontally aligned with all the other shingles in their row, and 3) will be securely attached to the roof deck via the battens that are fastened to the roof deck with nails.
- the batten nails affix the battens to the roof deck, and the battens interlock with the shingles; therefore, the batten nails hold the individual shingles securely to the roof deck, though indirectly – without having to nail the shingles individually into the roof.
- battens possess an additional advantage: they act effectively as foothold scaffolding on the sloped roof deck. As such, they provide a new and more reliable form of traction on the roof deck – greatly enhancing the roofers’ security, and perhaps more importantly, his/her sense of security.
- the present disclosure provides the following advantages over prior art versions of top-to-bottom roofing: 1) Simplifies installation of roofing shingles; 2) Improves ease of correctly positioning shingles on the roof; 3) Reduces number of nails used to secure shingles and battens to the roof; 4) Reduces time to correctly apply new shingles to the roof; 5) Eliminates the possibility of vertically-adjacent shingles buckling; 6) Improves ease in replacing a damaged shingle during the life of the roof and 7) Reduces a roofer’s risk of slipping and/or falling off a roof by: a. Eliminating the need for roofers to balance themselves on a sloped roof while standing on top of any other potentially slippery shingles below; and b.
- battens As footholds – especially on steeper slopes – as the roofer installs the shingles above his stance.
- These battens function as a form of built-in scaffolding to the surface of any roof slope, providing extra security against slips and/or falls off the roof.
- a scaffold-like batten would be available on all sloping planes of the roof deck, enhancing roofers’ safety while installing shingles from top to bottom (until the roofer completes the installation of shingles on the bottom row from his ladder or other ground-based scaffolding).
- the present disclosure provides a system in which shingles may be installed in a top-to-bottom manner, after specially designed battens have first been positioned and nailed in place.
- each shingle is attached to the roof deck by simply and easily sliding it into the open or female portion of a batten, eliminating the need to nail down any individual shingle.
- the present shingle-batten disclosure provides a roofing system whereby a roofer can completely shingle all the surfaces of a typical roof without nailing a single shingle.
- FIGS.1-2 are schematic representations of a building showing the general installation of battens in a bottom-up, or bottom-to-top, manner, as indicated by the arrows, of the shingle system of the present disclosure
- FIGS.3-4 are schematic representations of a building showing the general installation of shingles in a top-down, or top-to-bottom manner, as indicated by the arrows, of the shingle system of the present disclosure
- FIG.5 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the roof of FIGS.1-4 showing battens prior to installation of any shingles
- FIG.6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.5 taken along line 6-6 of FIG.5
- FIG.7 is a view similar to FIG.5 showing an installed shingle
- FIG.8 is a top view of a single shingle
- FIG.9 is a bottom view of a single shingle
- FIG.10 is
- the present disclosure comprises a plurality of shingles and battens that operate together to provide a shingle system for a roof. Specifically, the present disclosure comprises a top-to-bottom, interlocking shingle-and-batten system for roof installation. Two examples of this system are disclosed.
- reference numeral 10 generally indicates a building structure which has a plurality of battens installed on roof deck 12. Building structure 10 is not limited to a specific size or type of construction. Roof deck 12 extends from roof ridge 22 to roof eave 20 and is not limited to a particular positive slope. That is, roof deck 12 may extend from roof ridge 22 to roof eave 20 at pitches of varying positive slopes or steepness.
- battens are installed in a bottom-to-top manner on roof deck 12, beginning adjacent to roof eave 20, and continuing in regular intervals in a generally upward direction towards the roof ridge 22.
- Lowermost batten 14 is installed, followed by batten 16, followed by batten 18, and so forth, at regular vertical intervals, - - in 12” intervals, for example -- between battens.
- Roofers assure that battens are installed parallel to one another in this manner until the uppermost batten is placed at a distance less than or equal to one interval prior to reaching roof ridge 22.
- the material of the battens is not limited and may include any material, such as plastic, metal, wood, or the like.
- Shingles are preferably installed left-to-right, across the entirety of the batten in the uppermost row of shingles 24, which is adjacent to roof ridge 22. Shingles in row 24 are followed by shingles installed in a second row 26, followed by a third row 28, and so on, until reaching lowermost batten 14
- This top-to-bottom method of shingle installation is preferable over typical bottom-to-top shingle installation methods because it increases roofer safety and ease of work, improving both the quality of the work and the productivity of the roofer in the process. This method also ensures a high degree of aesthetic quality since parallel battens are installed prior to the installation of any shingles.
- the material of the shingles is not limited and may include any material suitable for roofing, such as plastic, metal, wood, clay, cement, asphalt, composite, concrete, silicon panels or the like.
- lower shingle row 26 and upper shingle row 24 demonstrate the spatial relationship between shingles installed in vertically adjacent rows on roof deck 12.
- FIG.5 shows a portion of a first example of two installed battens 16 and 18 on roof deck 12 prior to installation of shingles.
- Battens 16 and 18 have a generally elongated rectangular shape. In this first example, the battens 16 and 18 are shown as solid, but they may be hollow as in the second example to be described below.
- the battens may be secured to roof deck 12 with standard fasteners 34 used in the roofing industry, whether that is galvanized roofing nails, copper roofing nails, standard roofing screws, or the like, as is well known by a roofer of ordinary skill. These fasteners may be selected to match the expected longevity of the roofing material and/or to comply with local building codes.
- FIG.6 is a cross-sectional side view of FIG.5.
- each batten may have a forward surface 36, a rear surface 37, a top surface 38, a bottom surface 40, and a female mating area generally indicated by reference numeral 42.
- the battens are hollow and thus may not have a bottom surface.
- Mating area 42 may for example comprise an upwardly pointed batten hook 44, a batten flange 45 extending rearwardly from rear surface 37, and a batten opening 46 located between batten hook 44 and batten flange 45.
- Batten hook 44 extends rearwardly from rear surface 37, with batten hook 44 located opposite flange 45.
- FIG.7 is similar to FIG.5 and illustrates a shingle 30 installed on batten 18. Rows of shingles may be installed beginning at the left lateral edge of roof deck 12.
- FIG.8 shows an enlarged top view of shingle 30.
- Each shingle has a generally rectangular shape and includes a top surface 51, a front edge 50, a rear edge 54, a right side edge 52 and a left side edge 53.
- Each shingle also may have a gutter 55 attached to right side edge 52.
- Gutter 55 has a raised outer edge 56, an open lower edge 57, and a gutter dam 58.
- the structure of gutter 55 allows water to run off of the roof without falling in the gaps between horizontally adjacent shingles.
- the size of each shingle is not limited and may, for instance, vary in length, width, profile height and/or profile shape (flat versus curved shape, for example).
- FIG.9 shows an enlarged bottom view of shingle 30.
- the bottom surface 31 of each shingle may include vertical, horizontal or diagonal reinforcing ribs 59 which are spaced throughout the bottom surface of the shingle.
- FIG.10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.8 showing gutter 55, reinforcing ribs 59, mating prong 60 and mating edge 61 of shingl
- FIGS.11-14 are sequential and show shingle 30 being installed on roof deck 12. The method of installation may be described as follows.
- mating prong 60 may include a shingle hook 62 and a rear surface 64.
- Shingle 30 may be installed by inserting its mating prong 60 into mating area 42 of batten 18. Installation of shingle 30 may be completed by sliding the shingle generally upwardly across the batten toward the roof ridge 22, as will be described in greater detail below.
- FIG.12 shows shingle 30 extending in a generally upward direction until batten hook 44 and shingle hook 62 come into contact.
- batten hook 44 lifts shingle hook 62, which results in batten flange 45 flexing and rising as shingle hook 62 enters batten opening 46.
- FIG.14 which is sequential to FIG.13, once shingle hook 62 is located within batten opening 46, batten flange 45 has lowered, and rear surface 64 rests against batten hook 44 in a snap-fit engagement.
- the shingle’s mating prong 60 is thus interlocked and secured within batten opening 46 of mating area 42.
- the foregoing details of mating prong 60 and batten mating area 42 are exemplary, and many other configurations and structures may be employed to achieve the same result, a second example of which will be described below.
- the snap-fit engagement as described above allows the shingle to be captured securely and held on the roof by the batten without requiring any additional nailing of the individual shingle by a roofer.
- This method of interlocking shingles to battens should substantially reduce the time, effort, waste, re-work and number of nails required to install a roof, enhancing the productivity of the roofer compared to traditional methods.
- shingles that are interlocked to battens without nailing the shingles is advantageous to a quality roof installation.
- Interlocking shingles with battens allows shingles to naturally expand and contract in changing ambient temperature conditions.
- a shingle is fixed in place by nails on its uppermost/leftmost side, and is fixed in place on its lowermost/rightmost side by another nailed down shingle, that shingle will not be permitted to “breathe,” or to naturally expand and contract as its inherent thermal coefficient of expansion requires.
- FIG.15 shows the installation of a second shingle 66.
- Gutter 55 of shingle 30 interlocks with mating edge 61 (see FIG.9) of adjacent shingle 66 and slides upwardly until reaching gutter dam 58 of shingle 30.
- the mating prong 60 of shingle 66 and batten mating area 42 of shingle 66 interlock (see FIGS.11-14), thereby creating both a vertical and horizontal interlock.
- FIG.16 is similar to FIG.7, and shows second shingle 66 fully installed to the right of shingle 30.
- FIG.17 is a partial sectional view of FIG.16 showing the horizontal interlock between gutter 55 of shingle 30 and mating edge 61 of shingle 66.
- FIG.18 is similar to FIG.16 and shows the installation of a third shingle 68 in a first row of shingles installed on batten 18 of roof 12. After second shingle 66 is installed next to first shingle 30, it is followed by third shingle 68, and continues rightwardly in a horizontal direction, side-by-side, until a complete row of shingles is attached.
- FIGS.19-21 are similar to FIGS.11-14 where lower shingle 32 is installed below upper shingle 30 using the same method as shown in FIGS.11-14. Referring to FIG.19, it illustrates shingle 32 being installed on a lower batten 16.
- Shingle 32 has the same corresponding portions as shingle 30, i.e., a shingle mating prong 73, a top surface 71, a bottom surface 77, a front edge 70, a rear edge 74, a left side edge 76 (shown in FIG.22), a right side edge 72, a gutter 75, and a ribbed surface on its underside.
- batten 16 is similar to batten 18. Therefore, batten 16 has the same corresponding portions as batten 18, including a mating area 82 having a flange 85.
- FIG.19 shows the mating prong 73 of lower shingle 32 being inserted into the mating area, generally indicated by reference numeral 82, of batten 16 in a generally upward direction so that front edge 70 of lower shingle 32 is directly below rear edge 54 of upper shingle 30.
- top surface 71 of lower shingle 32 is inserted into an opening 79 between upper shingle 30 and roof deck 12.
- FIG.20 is similar to FIG.13 in showing lower shingle 32 in the process of engaging with batten 16.
- FIG.21 is similar to FIG.14 in illustrating mating prong 73 of lower shingle 32 snap-fit and fully interlocked within mating area 82 of batten 16.
- FIG.21 also helps explain the how shingle 32 of the present disclosure is allowed to “breathe” (expand and contract) after installation. That is, shingle 32 is constrained in only one place: at the location of the snap-fit, i.e., where the shingle mating prong 73 is fully interlocked with the batten mating area 82. Thus, shingle 32 will be able to expand from the snap- fit area to front edge 70, or from the snap-fit area to rear edge 74.
- FIG.22 is sequential to FIG.18, where lower shingle 32 is installed on batten 16 in a second row below and laterally between shingle 30 and shingle 66.
- FIG.23 is sequential to FIG.22 where a second lower shingle 90 is installed adjacent to shingle 32 on batten 16. Additional shingles are installed in a lateral direction, side-by-side, until the row is complete. This manner of shingle installation continues until roof 12 is completely covered by shingles.
- FIGS.24-27 are views similar to FIGS.11-14 showing a second example of a batten and shingle configuration and structure which achieves substantially the same result as the first example. Specifically, FIGS.24-27 illustrate shingle 30’ being installed on roof deck 12’. In this example, shingle 30’ is substantially similar to shingle 30, including similar corresponding portions. Batten 18’ includes a mating area generally indicated by reference numeral 42’.
- Batten 18’ may be hollow instead of solid as shown in the first example.
- Mating area 42’ may comprise a batten opening 46’ located between batten flange 45’ and the top of roof deck 12’.
- batten hook 44’ is downwardly pointed and is formed at the end of flange 45’.
- Mating prong 60’ may include a shingle hook 62’ and a rear surface 64’. The method of installation of a shingle may be described as follows. Referring to FIG.24 shingle 30’ may be installed by moving it upwardly in the direction of the arrow such that mating prong 60’ is moved into mating area 42’ between batten 18’ and the top of roof 12’.
- FIG.25 is sequential to FIG.24 and shows shingle 30’ extending further upwardly until batten hook 44’ and shingle hook 62’ come into contact.
- FIG.26 once batten hook 44’ and shingle hook 62’ come into contact, batten flange 45’ flexes and rises and shingle hook 62’ flexes and lowers.
- FIG.27 which is sequential to FIG.26, once shingle hook 62’ has fully entered batten opening 46’, batten flange 45’ lowers and shingle hook 62’ rises in a snap-fit engagement. The shingle’s mating prong 60’ is thus interlocked and secured within batten opening 46’ of mating area 42’.
- FIG.28 illustrates shingle 30’ installed on batten 18’ on roof deck 12’.
- FIGS.29-31 are similar to FIGS.19-21 where lower shingle 32’ is installed below upper shingle 30’ using the same method as shown generally in FIGS.19-21, but with the second example.
- shingle 32’ is being installed on a lower batten 16’ than shingle 30’.
- Shingle 32’ has the same corresponding portions as shingle 30’, i.e., a mating prong 73’, a top surface 71’, a lower surface 77’, a front edge 70’, a rear edge 74’, a right side edge 72’, and a gutter 75’.
- batten 16’ has the same corresponding portions as batten 18’, including a mating area 82’ having a flange 85’ terminating in a batten hook 84’.
- FIG.29 shows the mating prong 73’ of lower shingle 32’ being inserted into the mating area, generally indicated by reference numeral 82’, of batten 16’.
- Lower shingle 32’ is moved in a generally upward direction so that front edge 70’ of lower shingle 32’ is positioned below rear edge 54’ of upper shingle 30’.
- top surface 71’ of lower shingle 32’ will be inserted into the opening 79’ between upper shingle 30’ and roof deck 12’.
- FIG.30 is similar to FIG.26 in showing lower shingle 32’ in the process of mating with batten 16’.
- FIG.31 is similar to FIG.27 wherein mating prong 73’ of lower shingle 32’ is fully interlocked with mating area 82’ of batten 16’.
- shingle 32’ is constrained in only one place: at the location of the snap-fit junction where the single mating prong 73’ is fully interlocked with the batten mating area 82’, thereby allowing shingle 32’ to “breathe”, i.e., expand and contract, after installation.
- FIG.32 shows lower shingle 32’ installed on batten 16’ in a second row below shingle 30’.
- shingles which would be installed laterally adjacent to shingle 30’ have been omitted from this view. It is understood that, as in the first example, additional shingles are installed in a lateral direction, side-by-side, until a row is complete before moving on to the next row. This manner of shingle installation continues until roof 12’ is covered by shingles. It may be appreciated that by virtue of the foregoing, a straightforward and efficient method and apparatus are provided for installing shingles on a roof. A plurality of rows of battens is first installed from bottom-to-top, each batten having an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith.
- a plurality of shingles is installed from top-to-bottom, one by one, starting at the top row of the roof deck nearest the ridge.
- Each shingle has an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith which mates with the interlocking portion of a batten in a simple upward movement.
- a snap-fit engagement shingle-batten system for a roof is provided where shingles may be installed in a top-to-bottom manner that holds a shingle in place by locking it into a shingle mating portion of a batten, eliminating the need for nailing shingles onto the roof. It provides a much safer, easier, and more productive installation experience for roofers, while it simultaneously enhances the alignment quality and resulting aesthetic quality of the finished roof.
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