Patent ID: 8898978
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A roof tile installation assembly, comprising: a plurality of battens, each having a front end portion and a back end portion, and defining a channel between the front end portion and the back end portion; and at least one roof tile having a front end and a back end, the back end having a downwardly protruding flange; wherein in use the plurality of battens are arranged parallel to one another on a rooftop so that the front end portion of each batten is toward the eave of the rooftop and the back end portion of each batten is toward the peak of the rooftop; wherein each roof tile flange is arranged to be received by a batten channel so that the roof tile is substantially constrained from moving forward or backward relative to the batten; and means for fixedly attaching the back end portion of each adjacent batten to the roof tile that it supports.