US2421766A - Interlocking shingle - Google Patents

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Patented June 10, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE e l l 23,21,766 a X nTEaLocKING snI NoLn e GroverC. Turman, Key West', Fla. N Application May 11, 1943, serial No. 486,557

2 Claims. (Cl. 108-8) This invention relates to new and useful improvements inbuilding shingles such as may be used for roofing or siding. l An important object of the present invention is to provide a shingle having a special interlocking feature which does away with the space hehind shingles of present-day construction.

Another important object of the invention is to half of the sideedges provide a shingle structure which when assem bled either as a roof or a buildin side ofiers a solid through construction, rather than the overlapping spaced result that is, now gained with present-day shingles.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to lowing description.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a roof constructed with the improved shingle.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through a roof constructed with the present improved shingle.

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the shingles. Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of one of the shingles.

Figure 5 is an edge elevational view. Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of Figure 3. Figure 7 is a section on the line 1--1 of Figure 3. Figure 8 is a plan view of the startin shingle. Figure 9 is a bottom plan view of the starting shingle.

the reader of the fol- Figure 10 is an end elevational view of the shingle shown in Figure 8. Figure 11 is a section on the line |l--I I of Fig- Figure 12 is a section on the line I 2-42 of Figure 8.

Referring to-the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 3, that the shingle is preferably of octagonal'shape, the same being a sheet 5 constructed of any suitable material and preferably havin the side edges (1, b,c,d,e,fand g. l

The upper portion of the shingle is somewhat thicker than the lower portion, that is, that upper, portion which is defined by a shoulder extending from a point h on the side edge b, to a point i just below the center of the shingle and back to a point h on the side edge (1. This right angularly formed shoulder h, i, h has an undercut bevel as denoted by reference character 6.

It can also be seen, that the thickened portion of the shingle, which will be referred to by referupper edges b, d are beveled under as is suggested in Figures 3 and 4.

Figures 8 to 12, inclusive, show a specialstart ing shingle which, of course, is half thesize of the, j l shingle shown in Figure 3. This starting shingle is denoted by reference character 8 and hasrone upper beveled edges b, d

and the top edge 0. The starting shingle 8 has several openings 9 at the upper portion thereof, while each of the shingles 5 has a pair of openings ID at the upper portion thereof.

It can now be seen, that a. row of starting shingles B is first applied, after which a row of that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: e

1. A roof covering structure comprising a plurality of courses of similar plate-like shingles,

peach shingle having two downwardly jdiverging l and downwardly'and inwardly beveled edgeson theupper portion thereof and being providedwith a thickened upper portion defining a depending right angular shoulder on the underside of the shingle, said shoulder having downwardly ence character I gradually tapers from the point i to the uppermost edge c. Furthermore, the

converging and downwardly and outwardly beveled sides, the beveled edges of each shingle inl terlocking with" adjacent beveled sides of the shoulders of two adjacent shingles inthe sueceeding course and the beveled sides of the shoulder of each shingleinterlocking with adjacent beveled edges of two adjacent shingles in the pre-U j ceding course so that each shingle is interlocked with other shingles on four sides or withtwo shingles-in the preceding course and two in the succeeding course to provide a rigid self-sustaining structure.

2. In a roof covering structure embodyinga plurality of courses of similar plate-like shingles, a plateelike shingle having two downwardly diverging and downwardly and inwardly beveled edges on the upper portion thereof and being provided with a thickened upper portion deflna, e which are primed I on the drawings depicting the starting shingle,

rlly be a space beof the invention as claimed,

ing a. depending right angular shoulder on the under side of the shingle, said shoulder having downwardly converging and downwardly and outwardly beveled sides, the beveled edges of said shingle being adapted to interlock with adjacent 5 beveled sides of the shoulders of two adjacent shingles in a succeedin course and the beveled sides of the shoulder of said shingle being adapted to interlock with adjacent beveled edges of two adjacent shingles in the preceding course so that each shingle will interlock with other shingles on four sides or with two shingles in the preceding course and two in the succeeding course to provide a rigid self-sustaining structure.

GROVER C.

REFERENCES "CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,188,472 Morton June 27, 1916 1,123,449 Wheeler Jan. 5, 1915 1 0 2,248,723 Robinson July 8 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number v 7 Country Date 144,721 Germany 1902 91,858 Germany 1897 49,157

Sweden 1921

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