Patent ID: 6073400
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
In a pitched roof construction comprising roof decking, rafters supporting said roof decking, roof edge plates affixed to mitered ends of said rafters adjacent the open edge of said roof decking, a roof covering overlying said roof decking, means for resisting flow of fluids overlying at least a portion of said roof edge plates and a portion of said roof decking underneath said roof covering, the improvement wherein said means for resisting flow comprises elongated sections of thin material having a T-shaped cross section and at least one fabricated corner assembly formed from at least one of said elongated sections wherein said fabricated corner assembly comprises at least one said elongated section of thin material miter cut on at least one end thereof and at least one said elongated section of thin material straight cut on at least one end thereof one end of each said straight cut section adapted to be bent to underlie said at least one end of said miter cut section, and wherein said fabricated corner assembly comprises one end of said straight cut section extending into a folded edge of said miter cut section.