US2362236A - Molded shingle - Google Patents

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Nov. 7, 1944. E. F. BASSLER 2,362,236

MOLDED SHINGLE Filed Feb. 13, 1943 INVENTOR B Yf- ,m s

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 7, 1944 UNITED. STATES oei-Flo, e i

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M5??- inve'ntion relatesl tofa -molded shingle lforl 1i slab; to v4be 'usedas roofing; sidingMor llike -surfa'ce'f coveringand which, in Ithe *interst-'of*brevitytisherein termed a shingle in* thespecifi'cation and claims;y l

Objects of myinvention"are t'o"pr`ovide`"a plas-i tic'moldedshingle of attractive appearance that is" not expensive to manufacturefthtis durable"'an`d"J long lasting, thatis subject towery little""expan sion and contraction inresnonserto temperature'rlof" and moisture changes, that is eiiicientin eXcl'ud-- ing moisture in' au forms, thatis 'substantiauy fire-proof,V fungus-proof and moss-proof'and that' may `have a permanent color sothatit willot re-` quire painting.r i

'Other object are to provide novel-and eiiic'ient gutter or trough. means for joining theA adjacent edges of shingles so` as to preventthe entrance and `efficient means to facilitatelthe securingof` the 4.shingles to the sheeting or wall andL to safeguard against leakage around the securing means; '1

Other objects -of thefinventionwill be apparent fromwthefollowing descriptiontakenlin connecVV 25%* in' tiontwith the accompanying drawing.

In 'the drawing Figurel is a .top plan View offa f. shingleconstrueted in accordance Withthis invention; Fig..2 is an sendfview ofthe butt porf sniniglelis melder-enteren theftimglof inoldingzfw Thisanchors the gutter rneihber` {Sireiyrmlyini the shingle. GbViously inoisture cannopass* arcane-the#portirforthegutter hierber that-is ot moisture therebetween and-t0, provide novel 20xehnfeudcreufutrleshinglei` flretatner1edgepo'r#4 offsaidishingle; Fig. 4 is `a perspective'view-show- 4inglthe under side of saidr shingle;: Figf isa plarr View, on a smaller scale thanthe'preceding-g--ff ures, showingla vpiurality of these `shinglesas they.

they. are `not-'visible` from the butt end of-"th shingle. n

may appear when laid;l Fig.' 6 is aisecti'onalview 35j drainage grooves.v 23-.positioned 'neat the -lateral on a larger `scale than Fig.y 5,-take`n substantiallyl onbroljzenline S-f-S of Fig5;YFig .=7 is-an'enlarlged 1 fragmentary sectional `View taken 'Sulostantially:onf2 broken line I4-1 of Fig. 5, showing moisture 'eX-"f clud'ing'gutter means and'inoisture excluding securingldevices `for securing the" 'shinglei to a sup porting Wall; Fig. 18 is a fragmentary'per'speeti e"f viewfof a metal trough or gutter member err'ib'o'di d.'

inthe inventionyandpi'gsgg andqgiargtwrfrggr; 45; deiie'ctingi'bossesfilfandieaciifiboss Il hasa cen- Inentaryv plan` views' each` showing a plurality orl myshingles having butt portions ofdifferehtrna# mental-shapes. Y

Like reference `numerals designaterlikelparts-" throughout the several'vie'ws.

Figs. 1 to 8 show a shingle of rectangular shape which is tapered` in longitudinal directions to provide a thinner tip portion Il] and a thicker butt portion Il. The thicker butt p0rtraily' positio'nedf-rouhded'knob llSfA hoie 'l 9 ex-f b tl 8 tando boss vI 1' 'andi pnfiwhichT-the knob7 anwpossiate-formed cslef leusiadapted tofeceva fs'e'eiifingdevrc .suchiasia fsci'ewfg by which the shingle is secured to a support, such as sheeting or a wall. The head of each screw 20 has a concave under side 2| that fits snugly over the knob I8 and provides a connection Il has a notch I2 on its under side which 55 tion Which will preclude the entrance of moisture. Preferably the screws 2l]A are formed of non-corrosive material.

The up portion lo of each shingle is provided y A through the underlying tip portion of an adjacent shingle. The screws 2i) lit snugly but slidably in the holes i9 and 22 and are threaded into the sheeting or wall to which the shingles arel secured. These screws 20 will not become loose but will always hold the shingles tightly to the supporting wall to which they are attached.

If desired the threads on the screws and the screw driver slots in the heads of the same may be omitted, in which instance the screws become nails which may be driven in the usual manner to make the shingles fast to a support.

In Figs. l to 7 I have shown four screws in the overhanging lip portion of each shingle while in Figs. 9 and 10 I show two screws in each overhanging lip portion, it being under,- stood that the number of securing devices may be varied.

The shingles shown in Figs. 9 and l0 are similar to the shingles shown in Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive except that in Fig. 9 Athe extremity 24 of the lip portion of the shingle is rounded and in Fig. 10 the corresponding extremity of the lip portion is formed along hexagonal lines, the object being to provide variations inornamental effects. Obviously other ornamental designs may be used.

These shingles maybe molded of any durable waterproof plastic material. One material suitable for this purpose is non-absorbent phenolic or urea plastic with ground flour wood filler.

yIn the laying of these shingles preferably two shingles are always matched together as respects the intertting gutter member l5 and groove 26 of their adjoining edges before the rst of these shingles is secured to the wall or sheeting. Thus no shingle is nailed or screwed down until after the gutter member I 5 of the next adjacent shingle has been inserted inthe groove of the shingle that is being fastened down.

This molded shingle is verydurable, is highly efcient in excluding both moisture and drafts of air, is a good insulator against heat and cold or temperature variations, is substantially fireproof, moss-proof and fungus-proof and does not require any painting or staining.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that changes may be made within the scope and spirit of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having two straight parallel lateral edge `por tions; a longitudinally extending trough shaped metal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portions substantially in the medial plane of the shingle and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom; and an inwardly and upwardly extending inclined longitudinal groove in the other edge portion of said shingle body, said groove having an opening positioned in the edge of the shingle substantially mid way between the top and bottom planes of the shingle adapted to receive the outwardly protruding inclined portion of the gutter member of the next adjacent shingle when the shingles are laid.

2. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having two straight parallel lateral edge portions; a longitudinally extending trough shaped metal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portions substantially in the medial plane of the shingle and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom, the embedded portion of said gutter member having holes therein into which the material of the molded shingle enters to securely anchor said gutter member to said shingle; and an inwardly and upwardly extending inclinedlongitudinal groove in the other edge portion of said shingle body, said groove having an opening positioned in the edge of the shingle substantially mid way between the top and bottom planes of the shingley adapted to receive the outwardly protruding inclined portion of the gutter member of the next adjacent shingle when the shingles are laid.

3. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having a butt end portion notched on its under side to provide a lip adapted to overhang the tip portions of shingles in the next adjacent row below and having two straight parallel lateral edge portions; a longitudinally extending trough shaped metal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portions and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom substantially in the medial plane of the shingle and substantially flush with the lower surface of said lip;. and an inwardly and upwardly extending inclined longitudinal groove in the other edge portion of said shingle body, said groove having an opening positioned in the edge of the shingle and substantially in the medial plane of the shingle and substantially flush with the under surface of said lip, said gutter member and said groove both terminating short of the butt end of the shingle so that they will be invisible when the shingles are laid, said groove being adapted to receive the trough shaped gutter of an adjacent shingle.

4. A molded shingle having a plane outer surface; bosses on said plane outer surface; a water diverting knob provided on the top portion of each boss; shingle securing means extending through said shingle and said bosses and knobs; and a head on each shingle securing means positioned on and engaging the top portion of one of said knobs.

5. A molded shingle having a plane outer surface;A a water diverting boss provided on said plane outer surface; a rounded knob provided on said boss; a ktransverse perforation in said shingle extending through said knob and said boss; a securing device insertable through said perforation; and a head on said securing device having a concave inner side fitting over said knob and excluding water from said perforation.

- EDWARD F. BASSLER.

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