Patent ID: 6718703
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: E04D,F24S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A roofing tile having an outer shape formed from lightweight plastic material and able to fit together with a plurality of similarly formed tiles to create an array of tiles that covers a roof; the roofing tile having an internal chamber extending greater than half of the volume of the tile and able to be filled with gas, liquid or material; and the tile having at least two openings forming an inlet into the chamber able to connect with a source of said filling of gas, liquid or material or adjacent tile and an outlet from the chamber able to connect with an adjacent tile, with said inlet and outlet located at the same end of the tile wherein the roof tile in said array of roof tiles provides at least a roof protecting function of combating the usual natural elements such as hail, rain and sunshine and the like.