Patent ID: 6606823
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A01G,E04D,H02S,Y02A,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A modular roof covering system for application over a roofing membrane, comprising:(a) a plurality of interlocking container modules, (b) means for attaching each of said container modules to at least one other of said container modules to provide a stable matrix of said interlocking container modules, (c) each of said container modules comprising a substantially continuous outer wall that is substantially perpendicular to a roof surface, said wall separating the interior of said container module from the exterior of said container module, (d) at least one portion of said outer wall of each container module in said matrix, in combination with at least one portion of said outer wall of at least one adjacent container module defining an interstitial area in said matrix that is exterior to the outer wall of each said attached container module, (e) ballasting means disposed in said interstitial area for maintaining said stable matrix of interlocking container modules in place on said roofing surface, and (f) at least one medium disposed in said interior of at least one of said container modules, said medium comprising means for absorbing precipitation falling on said matrix, whereby said matrix of interlocking container modules retards the discharge of water associated with said precipitation from said roof surface into the environment.