Patent ID: 11939770
Assignee: I.E.L. MANUFACTURING LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A metal shingle comprising:
a rectangular body having a front, a rear, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom;
a left part extending from the left side and a right part extending from the right side, one of the left part and right part being folded over the front and the other of the left part and right part being folded over the rear; and
a top part extending from the top and a bottom part extending from the bottom, one of the top part and bottom part being folded over the front and the other of the top part and bottom part being folded over the rear, wherein
the body is substantially planar and the left, right, top and bottom parts are shaped and dimensioned such that an array of the shingles can be positioned such that in respect of any pair of shingles in such array in side to side abutting relation, the adjacent sides are interlocked, and in respect of any pair of shingles in top-to-bottom abutting relation, the abutting top part and bottom part are interlocked; and
wherein the body defines a hollow location adjacent the one of the top and bottom parts that is folded over the front.