Interlocking roof tiles
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1. An extruded interlocking roof tile made from cementitious material and having:
- upper and under surfaces;
upper and lower edges;
two opposite side edges;
wherein the upper surface has a recess extending transversely between the two opposite side edges adjacent the upper edge for receiving a lower edge of an adjacent tile in overlapping relationship, wherein the recess being delimited by a transversely extending shoulder projecting from the recess floor and acting as a stop for the lower edge of the adjacent tile, whereby when the lower edge of said adjacent tile is received in the recess, the lower edge of said adjacent tile abuts against the shoulder and a portion of the lower edge of the adjacent tile lies above the shoulder of the roof tile such that the lower edge of the adjacent tile is visible above the shoulder of the roof tile; and
integral spacer means for acting between the recess floor and an undersurface of the said adjacent tile.
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Abstract
An extruded concrete interlocking roof tile has upper and under surfaces, upper and lower edges, two opposite side edges, with the upper surface having a recess extending transversely between the two opposite side edges adjacent the upper edge for receiving a lower edge region of an adjacent tile in overlapping relationship, and in that an integral spacer acts between the recess floor and the undersurface of the adjacent tile.
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10 Claims
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1. An extruded interlocking roof tile made from cementitious material and having:
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upper and under surfaces; upper and lower edges; two opposite side edges; wherein the upper surface has a recess extending transversely between the two opposite side edges adjacent the upper edge for receiving a lower edge of an adjacent tile in overlapping relationship, wherein the recess being delimited by a transversely extending shoulder projecting from the recess floor and acting as a stop for the lower edge of the adjacent tile, whereby when the lower edge of said adjacent tile is received in the recess, the lower edge of said adjacent tile abuts against the shoulder and a portion of the lower edge of the adjacent tile lies above the shoulder of the roof tile such that the lower edge of the adjacent tile is visible above the shoulder of the roof tile; and integral spacer means for acting between the recess floor and an undersurface of the said adjacent tile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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