Patent ID: 8661761
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. An edge assembly mounting tiles to a sloping roof surface, comprising: a sloping roof having an outer edge portion; an elongated top strip having a leading edge portion extending forwardly and outwardly from said outer edge portion and a trailing edge portion; a front wall extending downwardly below said elongated top strip and positioned over said outer edge portion; a series of tile hooks attached to said top strip and projecting forwardly and outwardly from said leading edge portion and said outer edge portion; a roofing tile fitted within at least one of said series of tile hooks and extending forwardly and outwardly from said outer edge portion; and a bottom edge portion extending rearwardly from said leading edge portion and defining a slot between said elongated top strip and said bottom edge portion, and wherein said series of tile hooks extends within said slot.