Method of roof covering with roof covering elements (tile-like sheets)

• US 9,410,324 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2013
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bogdan Wiecek Budmat
• Original Assignee: Bogdan Wiecek Budmat
• Inventors: Chabowski, Andrzej
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield, Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/432,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20150275519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• Field of Search: 527/471, 527/471.1, 527/481, 525/20, 525/32, 525/43, 525/51, 525/36, 525/37, 524/78
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/2916 the fastening means taking hold directly on adjacent elements of the same row
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/2918 the fastening means taking hold directly on adjacent elements of succeeding rows
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 1/34 Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 12/004 Battens
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3426 Threaded elements, e.g. screws or bolts
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3476 the fastening means taking hold directly on adjacent elements of the same row and fastening them simultaneously to the roof structure
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2001/3482 the fastening means taking hold directly on elements of succeeding rows and fastening them simultaneously to the structure
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/30 of metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/3606 the fastening means being screws or nails
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 3/365 by simple overlapping of the marginal portions with use of separate connecting elements, e.g. hooks or bolts for corrugated sheets

Abstract

A method for covering a roof with tile-like roof covering elements each having assembling holes at the corners, wherein the edges of the roof covering elements are overlapped such that the assembling holes align and are mounted together with screws. Additionally, one or more of the roof covering elements can be mounted to at least one roof batten with a cramp and screw.

Claims

1. A method for covering a roof with tile-like roof covering elements each having upper, lower, left and right edges and upper left, lower left, upper right and lower right corners adjoining the edges, and upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right assembling holes at each corner, wherein each roof covering element has a lower transverse step with sunken embossing interlocking with a bend of an upper transverse step of an adjacent roof covering element, comprising:

fastening a first roof covering element to a roof batten with at least one screw;

covering the left edge of the first roof covering element with the right edge of a second roof covering element, and mounting the first and second roof covering elements together with a screw placed through the lower right assembling hole of the second roof covering element and the aligned lower left assembling hole of the first roof covering element;

fastening the second roof covering element to a roof batten with at least one screw;

covering the upper edge of the first roof covering element with the lower edge of a third roof covering element, and mounting the first and third roof covering elements together with a screw placed through the lower right assembling hole of the third roof covering element and the aligned upper right assembling hole of the first roof covering element, wherein at the same time, the lower left assembling hole of the third roof covering element aligns with the upper right assembling hole of the second roof covering element;

covering the left edge of the third roof covering element with the right edge of a fourth roof covering element, and mounting the third and fourth roof covering elements together with a screw placed through the upper left assembling hole of the third roof covering element and the aligned upper right assembling hole of the fourth roof covering element;

mounting the fourth and the second roof covering elements with a screw applied through a middle lower assembling hole of the fourth roof covering element and through a middle upper assembling hole of the second roof covering element; and

wherein a junction comprised of the adjoining corners of the four roof covering elements is connected with a screw applied through the aligned lower right assembling hole of the fourth roof covering element, the lower left assembling hole of the third roof covering element, the upper right assembling hole of the second roof covering element and the upper left assembling hole of the first roof covering element.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising covering the upper edge of the third roof covering element with the lower edge of another roof covering element and mounting these roof covering elements together with a screw applied through the aligned assembling holes of the elements.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the roof covering elements are fixed to a roof batten with at least one cramp.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the cramp has a bent edge which is placed in a semicircular deflection of the roof forming element.