Patent ID: 9097019
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04D

Abstract:
1. An interlocking roofing panel system for a roof structure, the interlocking roofing panel system comprising: a plurality of roofing panels, each of the plurality of roofing panels including first and second side edges, a drain channel positioned proximate the first side edge, and a drain-concealing portion positioned proximate the second side edge; a first laterally adjacent roof panel of the plurality of roofing panels; a second laterally adjacent roof panel of the plurality of roofing panels, wherein the second side edge of the second laterally adjacent roof panel is selectively disposed over the drain channel of the first laterally adjacent roof panel; an adjacent downhill roof panel of the plurality of roofing panels positioned under at least a portion of the first and second laterally adjacent roof panels, wherein the drain channel of the first laterally adjacent roof panel is in communication with the second side edge of the second laterally adjacent roof panel and a top surface of the adjacent downhill roof panel; and an attachment clip positioned under the second side edge of the second laterally adjacent roof panel and over the drain channel of the first laterally adjacent roof panel, and wherein the attachment clip includes a bridge portion that spans over the drain channel of the first laterally adjacent roof panel and a compression section that engages a receiving area defined within an upper surface of the first laterally adjacent roof panel.