Roof tile fastening arrangement
US5323580A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04D2001/3473
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A roof tile fastening arrangement secures each of a plurality of concrete roof tiles, disposed in side-by-side relation, to a birdstop mounted adjacent the lower edge of a roof support structure, by a plurality of clips extending between and secured to the side edges of the tiles and to the birdstop. Each of the clips has an upper curved lip portion extending over the side edge of an associated one of the tiles. In a first embodiment, each of the clips has a lower hook portion which hooks to a different one of a plurality of drain slots adjacent the base of the birdstop. The clip is made of resilient material and has a curved body portion which may be flexed to facilitate installation of the clip and which then assumes the curved configuration to hold the clip in tension between the side edge of the associated tile and the associated drain slot in the birdstop. The clip is of thin, planar configuration and is twisted so that the upper curved lip portion forms an essentially right angle relationship with the intermediate portion. In a second embodiment, each of the clips has a body portion extending through and secured within a different one of a plurality of apertures in the birdst…
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