Shingle with interlocking water diverter tabs

• US 7,331,150 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Issued: 02/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Davinci Roofscapes LLC (TTWF LP)
• Original Assignee: Davinci Roofscapes LLC (TTWF LP)
• Inventors: Martinique, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Chilcot, Jr.; Richard E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Chi Q.
• Application Number:
  US11/077,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20050210807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 525/19, 525/20, 525/23, 525/25, 525/27, 525/29, 525/30, 52533-536, 525/39, 525/41, 52545-547, 525/55, 525/56
• US Class Current: 52/520
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/20 of plastics; of asphalt; of fibrous materials
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/2916 the fastening means taking hold directly on adjacent elements of the same row
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/2949 having joints with fluid-handling feature, e.g. a fluid channel for draining
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/30 Special roof-covering elements, e.g. ridge tiles, gutter tiles, gable tiles, ventilation tiles E04D3/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/34 Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3423 Nails, rivets, staples or straps piercing or perforating the roof covering material
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3461 on the lateral edges of the roof covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3467 through apertures, holes or slots
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3473 fastening single roof elements to the roof structure with or without indirect clamping of neighbouring roof covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/00 in human health protection, e.g. against extreme weather

Abstract

A shingle includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first side, and a second side. The body has a width defined as the distance between the first and second sides and a length defined by the distance between the upper and lower ends: In a preferred embodiment, the shingle also includes a water diverter tab attached to the first side for channeling water onto the top surface of a lower adjacent shingle, and a recess adjacent to the second side for receiving the water diverter tab of a laterally adjacent shingle in an interlocking manner. An anchor tab attached to the second side secures the lower ends of adjacent, interlocked shingles.

Claims

1. A shingle configured for attachment to a roof, the shingle comprising:

a body comprising a first side wall and a second side wall;

a water diverter tab attached to the first side wall; and

an anchor tab attached to the second side wall;

wherein the second side wall comprises a water diverter tab opening for receiving the water diverter tab of a laterally adjacent shingle; and

wherein the first side wall comprises an anchor tab opening for receiving the anchor tab of a laterally adjacent shingle.

2. The shingle of claim 1, wherein the shingle further comprises:

a water diverter tab stop; and

a water diverter tab recess defined by the space between the water diverter tab stop and the second side wall.

3. The shingle of claim 2, wherein the water diverter tab comprises:

(a) a base for channeling water, and (b) a lip.

4. The shingle of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of braces extending downward from the body.

5. The shingle of claim 4, wherein the shingle further comprises a cross-bar extending downward from the body and connecting the plurality of braces.

6. The shingle of claim 4, wherein the plurality of braces and the first side wall comprise a wedge-shaped portion.

7. The shingle of claim 1, wherein the shingle comprises a drain adjacent the second side wall for preventing moisture from pooling under the shingle.

8. A method for installing shingles, the method comprising:

securing a first shingle to an underlying surface by inserting at least one fastener through an upper end of the first shingle and at least one fastener through an anchor tab extending from a first side of the first shingle;

interlocking a second shingle with the first shingle by inserting a water diverter tab connected to the second side of the second shingle through a water diverter tab opening in the first side of the first shingle; and

securing the second shingle to the underlying surface by inserting at least one fastener through an upper end of the second shingle and at least one fastener through an anchor tab extending from a first side of the second shingle.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the interlocking step further comprises nesting the anchor tab of the first shingle in an anchor tab opening in the second side of the second shingle.