Patent ID: 6609337
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A tile for a pitched roof, comprising:a) a body; and b) a plurality of protrusions sticking directly outwardly from said body; wherein said body has a complete length; wherein said body is for directly overlying the pitched roof; wherein said plurality of protrusions function as heat sinks for sluffing-off heat and impeding thermal energy from being transmitted to the pitched roof; wherein said plurality of protrusions is for preventing birds from perching on the pitched roof; wherein said body comprises a lower portion; wherein said lower portion of said body is for directly overlying the pitched roof; wherein said lower portion of said body is for completely contacting the pitched roof; wherein said body further comprises an upper portion; wherein said upper portion of said body directly overlies said lower portion of said body; wherein said upper portion of said body is attached to said lower portion of said body; wherein said lower portion of said body has an innermost surface; wherein said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body is flat; wherein said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body is for directly contacting the pitched roof; wherein said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body further has a lowermost edge; wherein said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body further has an uppermost edge; wherein said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body further has a width; wherein said lower portion of said body further has a lowermost surface; wherein said lowermost surface of said lower portion of said body extends outwardly from said lowermost edge of said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body, to a terminal edge thereof; wherein said lowermost surface of said lower portion of said body has a height; wherein said lower portion of said body further has an uppermost surface; wherein said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body is flat; wherein said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body extends perpendicularly outwardly from said uppermost edge of said innermost surface of said lower portion of said body, to a terminal edge thereof; wherein said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body has a height; wherein said lower portion of said body further has an outermost surface; wherein said outermost surface of said lower portion of said body is flat; wherein said outermost surface of said lower portion of said body extends from said terminal edge of said lowermost surface of said lower portion of said body, to said terminal edge of said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body; wherein said upper portion of said body is a plate; wherein said plate has an innermost surface; wherein said plate further has an outermost surface; wherein said outermost surface of said plate has a complete area; wherein said plate further has an uppermost edge; wherein said plate further has a lowermost edge; said uppermost edge of said plate is coplanar with said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body; wherein said uppermost edge of said plate and said uppermost surface of said lower portion of said body form an uppermost portion of said body; wherein said uppermost portion of said body is for attaching to the pitched roof by conventional roofing nails, in so doing, creates throughbores in said uppermost portion of said body; wherein said lowermost edge of said plate extends past said lowermost surface of said lower portion of said body so as to form an overhang; wherein said overhang of said body together with said lowermost surface of said lower portion of said body define an undercut; wherein said undercut of said body of one tile receives, and is completely filled by, said uppermost portion of said body of a next lowest tile, and in so doing, completely interlocks said one tile and said next lowest tile, and in so doing, allows said plate of said one tile to directly contact, and be continuous with, said plate of said next lowest tile for improved heat transfer, while said overhang of said one tile covers the conventional roofing nails holding said next lowest tile to the pitched roof, and in so doing, shields and protects against weather entering said throughbores in said uppermost portion of said body created by the conventional roofing nails; wherein each protrusion has an innermost end; wherein each protrusion further has an outermost end; wherein said outermost end of each protrusion is free for dissipating the heat; wherein said innermost end of each protrusion has a foot thereon; wherein said foot of each protrusion is attached to said outermost surface of said plate; wherein each protrusion further has a weld; and wherein said weld of each protrusion attaches said foot of each protrusion to said outermost surface of said plate.