Patent Publication Number: US-2007094948-A1

Title: Roof ridge anchors

Description:
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/657,169, filed Feb. 28, 2005 by the same inventors, and also entitled, “ROOF RIDGE ANCHORS.” This application specifically claims the benefit, for filing date purposes, of all of the disclosures therein. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
      The invention herein disclosed and claimed relates to anchors for roof ridges. Such anchors are installed so that they support roof ridge tiles and provide anchorages for the upper row of roof tiles on roof sections between the ridges and the eaves.  
      The general construction of roof ridge anchors includes an upper part sometimes known as the crown or head over which the typical roof ridge tile lies. The roof ridge tiles are usually secured in some manner to the roof ridge anchor. Those tiles are typically shaped, as seen in cross-section, as having inverted U-shaped openings which are placed over the roof ridge anchor with the sides of that inverted U diverging from the vertical centerline of that U. Thus the crown or head of the roof ridge anchor is located within that inverted U-shaped opening. Roof ridge anchors also typically have main body portions extending downwardly from the crown and nailer or securing flanges on the bottoms of the main body portions which conform with the slopes of the roof on opposite sides of the roof ridge itself, and provide a means for securing the roof ridge anchor to the roof. The background of the invention also includes many patents which are classified in Classes 52 and 454. Examples of these U.S. patents are U.S. Pat. No. 2,508,032—Kennedy; U.S. Pat. No. 3,481,263—Belden; U.S. Pat. No. 4,325,290—Wolfert; U.S. Pat. No. 4,413,458—Ting; U.S. Pat. No. 4,558,637—Mason; U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,071—Kirkwood; U.S. Pat. No. 6,286,273—Villela et al; U.S. Pat. No. 6,308,472—Coulton et al; U.S. Pat. No. 6,378,256—Gembala; U.S. Pat. No. 6,381,916—Maisch et al; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,647,675—Castellanos.  
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      In it broadest sense the invention is that of a linearly extending roof ridge anchor having a body section, a crown section and a nailer section, the crown section and a part of said body section being adapted to have one or more roof ridge tiles received thereover and thus being adapted to be secured to the roof ridge anchor crown section and to be engaged by the engagement lines or surfaces areas so that any stresses at these engagement lines or areas are either diminished or eliminated. The nailer section of the roof ridge anchor extends outwardly and downwardly from the body section and is adapted to secure the roof ridge anchor to portions of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from the opposite sides of a roof ridge on which the roof ridge anchor is adapted to be installed.  
      It is old in the art to provide a roof ridge anchor having a flat crown top surface and the main body being flat side surfaces which are edge-secured to the flat crown top surface and thus form two substantially right-angled edges extending linearly of the roof ridge anchor and these two edges are the only support contacts between the roof ridge tiles and the crown of the roof ridge anchor. One modification of this has been to have the entire flat crown top surface shaped in cross-section as a V. There have been problems of water retention and leakage in these V-shaped crown top surfaces, particularly when tile attachments include nails or screws, extending downwardly through the highest point of the rooftiles and thus into the bottom of the V thus making it much more receptive to water leakage into the interior of the roof ridge anchor and thus to the ridge of the roof that is supposed to be protected from water, following the path of the nails or screws. At times a glue-like mastic material is placed in the V, usually at intervals, to hold the tiles in place, forming a series of water retention points which makes it way through the pierced bottom of the V to the roof ridge that should be protected.  
      It is one of the features of the invention that such water retention is minimized in any of several manners, none of which do so by making the entire top surface of the crown as an inverted V. Even if a trough is provided in a part of the crown flat surface, it does not have its lower terminus at the point of a V where a nail or screw used to hold the ridge tiles in place would penetrate the crown top surface and any water retained would eventually leak therethrough.  
      One of the improvements embodied in the invention is the provision of any of several roof ridge head or crown sections having shapes in cross-section which are adapted to closely receive the roof ridge tiles thereover and which at times may be engaged either at more than two linear engagement edges or may be engaged at substantial surface areas of engagement of the roof ridge tiles with the roof ridge anchor crown section, thus lessening or entirely eliminating the linear type edge-supporting stresses on the tiles by providing a greater number of edge-like supports while at least maintaining, and in several instances improving, the roof ridge anchor&#39;s ability to support the roof ridge tiles without any adverse deformations of the roof ridge anchor, even though at times some heavy loads may be exerted on the roof ridge tiles ant thus possibly on the roof ridge anchor. This can possibly occur if heavy branches hit or fall on some roof ridge tiles, or someone steps on the roof ridge tiles while they are in place on the roof ridge anchor. This is accomplished with the provision of several different cross-section shapes of roof ridge anchor crowns by providing roof ridge anchors having several different crown section cross-section shapes, defined by surfaces of sheet metal material including a crown top surface and beveled crown side surfaces and usually the upper parts of said body section which may be considered to be a part of the crown as well as larger surfaces for such engagement by roof ridge tiles at times.  
      It is to be understood that, while describing the roof ridge anchors embodying the invention in further detail, and in some of the claims, the anchors herein shown, described and claimed may be identified as being made of sheet metal material, non-metallic materials which have the strength to perform the same functions and to last for at least the usual period of a roof having such roof ridge anchors installed and tiles thereon, may also be used. At this time, however, it is economically more feasible to make the roof ridge anchors out of sheet metal.  
      It a similar broader sense the invention is that of a linearly extending roof ridge anchor, sometimes known in the art as a ridge cap, comprising a length of metallic material having a first surface area forming a roof ridge anchor top surface. It has second and third surface areas which are spaced laterally apart and are generally perpendicular to and spaced from the first surface area. The second and third surface areas respectively include first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces with at least major area portions thereof respectively being parts of the second and third surface areas. It also has fourth and fifth surface areas which are intermediate connecting surface areas so that they are not substantially planar continuations of either of the first and second or either of the first and third surface areas. The fourth surface area operatively connects the first surface area with the second surface area. The fifth surface area operatively connects the first surface area with the third surface area. The first, fourth and fifth surface areas combine so as to provide a ridge anchor crown section which more nearly conforms to the interior surface of a typical roof ridge tile than would be the case when the first surface area would be directly connected to the second and third surface areas without using the fourth and fifth surface areas. Each of the first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces has a ridge anchor mounting flange formed so as to extend outwardly of the roofridge anchor at angles that are adapted to permit the roof ridge anchor to accommodate the slopes of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from a roofridge on which the roof ridge anchor may be installed.  
      In a more specific sense, the invention also lies in the arrangement of a linearly extending roof ridge anchor comprising a length of metallic material formed to have the following features: a first plane having a roof ridge anchor top surface with at least major area portions thereof being in the first plane; second and third planes which are spaced laterally apart and are generally perpendicular to the first plane, the second and third planes respectively having first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces with at least major area portions thereof respectively being in the second and third planes; fourth and fifth planes which are intermediate connecting planes, the fourth plane operatively connecting the first plane with the second plane and the fifth plane operatively connecting the first plane with the third plane; with the first and fourth and fifth planes cooperatively providing a ridge anchor crown section which more nearly conforms to the interior surface of a typical roof ridge tile than would be the case when the first plane is directly connected to the second and third planes at approximately right angles or more. The first and second roof ridge anchor side surfaces have ridge anchor mounting flanges formed so as to extend outwardly of said roof ridge anchor at angles that are adapted to permit said roof ridge anchor to accommodate the slopes of a roof extending outwardly and downwardly from a roof ridge on which the roof ridge anchor may be installed.  
      One of the several specific species of the roof ridge anchor embodying the invention has the first surface area being as least predominantly a flat surface area. Another specific species of the roof ridge anchor embodying the invention has the first surface area being curvilinear in cross-section. In other modifications, the first surface area is curvilinear in cross-section, and that arrangement may be utilized either with flat side surfaces or with the side surfaces being either partially or wholly curvilinear as seen in cross-section of the roof ridge anchor. In similar manner, one of the other modification features is that the fourth and fifth surface areas may be curvilinear as seen in cross-section, with the first surface are being either flat or curvilinear as previously described. In still other closely-related modifications the fourth and fifth surface areas may each be formed of upper and lower parts which are in planes that are joined together at relatively small angles so that the fourth and fifth surface areas are slightly out of planar alignment, and thus appear in cross-section to be somewhat indented. The slight indentations so formed may be used for securing material such as a mastic or a glue to be placed therein on the outer surfaces thereof and also engaging the inner surfaces of the ridge tile or cap. When the mastic or glue is provided in linearly spaced relation within the indentations, the spaces between the mastic or glue are able to permit flow of any water that might come through the ridge tile opening through which securing devices such as nails may be inserted to more solidly anchor the ridge tiles in place, that water flow simply continuing to flow through these spaces because the slopes of both parts of the fourth and fifth surface areas are still outward and downward and the water flow follows that surface path and is harmlessly deposited on the tile which overlies the earlier noted roofridge anchor mounting flanges, and down off the roof. This has very distinct advantages over some prior constructions where the at least substantially entire top surface area is formed as a V. Any water which leaks past the nails or similar securing devices to the interior of the roof tile simply is trapped in the V, tending to cause the roof ridge anchor to deteriorate at a faster rate than it would if there were no place where the water could be collected.  
      In other modifications of the invention, the top surface area may be curvilinear so that it is adapted to more closely conform to the interior surfaces of the ridge tiles when they are installed. This curvilinear form may be seen as an arc of a circle when viewed in cross-section, of may be somewhat elongated so that the radii of the curvilinear area become greater and greater as that area approaches the side surface areas. Either of the curvilinear arrangements may have similar slight exterior indentations as earlier described.  
      The top of the crown portion of the roof ridge anchor may be formed in cross-section in the form of a “S” on each half with the lower parts of the area where the two “S&#39;s” are formed providing a large trough. This permits a rather large amount of fastening mastic or glue to be used to attach the ridge tile to the anchor, and there is no leakage within the ridge tile or within the roof anchor assembly. By filling the trough completely with the mastic or its equivalent, there is no water allowed to be trapped in the trough. Also, there can be some mastic retention advantage in using a groove that is trapezoidal in cross-section, with the smaller side of the trapezoid being the side that is open to the space immediately above the upper surface of the crown.  
      It is within the purview of the invention that when such arrangements for the slight exterior indentations are used, they may be linearly spaced along the linear length of the roof ridge anchor, thus still serving to assure that water is not trapped and the portions between the indentations that are not indented may still either approach or make actual contact where the full curvilinear surfaces exist. This will provide adequate water removal as well as a more desirable area of engagement for the ridge tile engagement with the ridge roof anchor should such engagement occur.  
      There may be occasions when it is desired to have the flat top surface to also have a small trough extending linearly of the roof ridge anchor, and yet want to absolutely prevent any water drip on the interior of the roof ridge anchor, such as when it leaks past a securing device such as a nail or screw. This arrangement is accommodated by one of the variations of the roof ridge anchor assembly. One example is shown in the drawings in which a substantially semi-circular cross-section trough is provided in the top surface area, and the side surfaces are provided with linearly extending tab-receiving bosses or recesses or openings formed from and as part of the side surfaces. Such bosses extend angularly downward and outward and having drain openings in their outer end lower areas to receive tabs formed on a curvilinear-in-cross-section water shield strip. There is only one such tab needed on each water shield strip side. These tabs are, formed to extend downwardly and outwardly, preferably by the curvilinear shape seen in cross-section or of somewhat different angle of extension so that they substantially match and therefore are mateable with the interiors of the bosses of the side surfaces. These tabs formed on either side of the water shield and also extend the linear length of the anchor assemble as do the recesses formed by the interiors of the bosses of the side surfaces. The water shield strip can be inserted through the lower end of the main body of the roofridge anchor until its outwardly extending tabs engage and enter the interior recesses of the bosses, retaining the water shield in place and still extending downwardly and outwardly. As seen in cross-section in the drawing, the water shield has its center section extending upwardly so that any water impinging upon it from any nail or screw hole in the bottom of the trough simply flows outwardly and over the water shield tabs so that it exits the ridge roof anchor through the drain holes provided in the recesses.  
      Instead of forming full boss recesses, tabs may be struck outwardly of the side surfaces of the roof ridge anchor assembly so that they are extending downwardly as well, leaving openings for drainage. These tabs are located in precise linearly spaced relation, and the water shield is provided with matching tabs so that when the water shield is pushed upwardly into the main body of the roof ridge anchor, the shield tabs will snap into the openings made by the tabs of the side surfaces, holding the water shield and also providing surfaces for the outward flow of any water that might impinge on the upper outer surface of the water shield, substantially as in the earlier-described tabs and recesses arrangement.  
      Still another modification of the species wherein the possible water leakage is directed out of the main body of the roof ridge anchor is shown. In that one, the upper portions of the side surfaces are bent first inwardly and then reverse bent outwardly so that they have a downward and outward slope, and then are then reversely bent inwardly to form troughs on the outer edges of the inner surfaces before continuing upwardly to form the crown portion of the roof ridge anchor. This arrangement also has the small linearly extending depressions earlier described, which will initially collect any water leaking, and deliver it through weep holes in the bottoms of these depressions so that the water impinges on the upper surfaces of the reversely bent sections and flows outwardly to another set of weep holes which open to the exterior of the entire roof ridge anchor body.  
      Another very similar arrangement is illustrated in the drawing where the top of the crown of the roof ridge anchor is flat and is also formed to provide, as seen in cross-section, a water path to the outer side of the roof ridge anchor. The two side surfaces are very close together from the crown to the point where the anchor flanges are provided. They are preferably offset laterally and have a waterproof filling between them preventing any of the water from entering the lower part of the anchor assembly.  
      If in any of these modifications having those slight exterior indentations fit closely to the interior surfaces of the tile, and particularly the lower part of the indentation wall, so that the flow of water may be impeded and it would then be retained at least part way along the length thereof, a slight long indentation may be made in the wall of the curvilinear part of the fourth and fifth curvilinear surfaces which extends downwardly and allows the water to flow through it to the exterior of the roof ridge anchor. This arrangement is particularly appropriate when the outer surface of the entire crown area of the roof ridge anchor is a close fit with the interior surface of the ridge tile that fits over it. It is not a requirement of the invention that the roof ridge tiles in any installation using a roof ridge anchor embodying the invention herein disclosed and claimed actually touch any part of the roof ridge anchor, although such touching does occur or is very closely approached with many installations. It is well known that in some installations the roof ridge tiles are in engagement with and supported by the top rows of roof tiles on either side instead of by a part of the roof ridge anchor. Even so, it is still important to keep water from leaking into the roof ridge anchor interior should there be any chance or opportunity that it could do so.  
      It is also desirable to make any of the roof ridge anchors from Galvalume, which is a highly rust resistant combination of steel and aluminum and other ingredients. This gives the roof ridge anchors a much longer life than those made out of steel, even when is coated with zinc and thus galvanized. It is also stronger than ordinary aluminum which is used at times in the manufacture of roof ridge anchors. While this forms no part of the invention since some roof anchors have been made of this material before the invention herein disclosed and claimed, it is considered sufficiently important to emphasize its advantages. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING  
       FIG. 1  is an end view of the basic roof ridge anchor embodying the invention.  
       FIG. 2  is a side elevation view of the anchor of  FIG. 1 , taken in the direction of arrows  2 - 2  of that FIGURE, and having parts broken away.  
       FIG. 3  is an end view of a modification of the anchor of  FIG. 1 , also embodying the invention.  
       FIG. 3   a  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 3  identified by the circular arrow  3   a  of  FIG. 3 . and shows that portion in greater detail  
       FIG. 4  is a side elevation view of the anchor of  FIG. 3 , taken in the direction of arrows  3 - 3  of that FIGURE.  
       FIGS. 5 and 6  show further modifications of the anchors of  FIGS. 1 and 3 , using end views of the anchors.  
       FIG. 7  shows still another modification of the anchor head section of the anchors of  FIGS. 1, 3 ,  5  and  6 . It is shown in cross-section with parts broken away.  
       FIG. 8  is a cross-section view of the anchor head section of  FIG. 7 , with parts broken away.  
       FIGS. 9 through 12  are line drawing representations of various modifications of one or more of the earlier noted anchors.  
       FIG. 13  is a cross-section of an anchor head section showing an anchor similar to that of  FIG. 12 , and also showing an additional drain passage or passages which conduct any water leakage away from the interior of the anchor.  
       FIG. 14  is a cross-section view of another anchor head section, showing a modified recess in the center section of the head section, and the provision of a water leakage and drain shield inside the anchor, with one way of anchoring the shield and providing for water leakage to the outside of the anchor.  
       FIG. 14   a  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 14  identified by circular arrow  14   a  of  FIG. 14  and shows that portion in greater detail.  
       FIG. 14   b  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 14  identified by circular arrow  14   b  of  FIG. 14  and shows that portion in greater detail.  
       FIG. 15  is a cross-section view of the anchor head section of  FIG. 14 , with parts broken away.  
       FIG. 16  is a cross-section view taken in the direction of arrows  16 - 16  of  FIG. 17 . The anchor crown or head section of this FIGURE is generally similar to the one shown in  FIG. 14 , of the anchor head with the leakage and drain shield, and shows a simpler and different way of anchoring the shield as well as providing a simplified way to form the drainage openings which permit the water leakage that may be on the top of the shield to exit the anchor. It also shows how to prevent water build-up in top-opening recesses of the anchor head section.  
       FIG. 16   a  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 16  identified by circular arrow  16   a  of  FIG. 16  and shows that portion in greater detail.  
       FIG. 17  is a side elevation view of the anchor head section of  FIG. 16 , with parts broken away, taken in the direction of arrows  17 - 17  of that FIGURE.  
       FIG. 18  is a cross-section view of the anchor head section of  FIG. 16 , taken in the direction of arrows  18 - 18  of that FIGURE, with parts broken away.  
       FIGS. 19, 20 , and  21  are cross-section views of other anchor head section modifications embodying the invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND THE INVENTION  
      The roof ridge anchor  30  shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2  is formed from a sheet metal member which is preferably made of Galvalume. It is preferable to make all of the roof ridge anchors herein disclosed of this material. This material contains about 70% aluminum and 30% steel. It is far superior to the typically used galvanized iron or steel material in that it does not rust. It does not depend upon a coating such as zinc to be protected from the ravages of the elements over the years, because it is of the same consistent material throughout it. Furthermore, the zinc coating applied to iron or steel to galvanize it will erode over a period of time, usually less than the typical life of a roof using roof ridge anchors such as tile roofs.  
      Anchor  30  has several planar sheet metal surfaces which extend longitudinally for the length of an anchor. Anchors are usually made in any of several specified lengths. One of the common lengths is 10 feet. The particular length is not so much a function of the capabilities of the machines used to bend and otherwise shape the sheet metal members as it is the desires of the customer and the ease of storing, moving and transporting a group of anchors.  
      More specifically, anchor  30  has three major parts, which are the anchor head section or crown  32 , the anchor body section  34  and the nailer section  36 . The anchor head section  32  is made of a cover section which is made of the three planar surfaces  38 ,  40  and  42 . These three planar surfaces are, respectively, the center cover portion  38  having a plane  39  and the two angularly disposed portions  40  and  42  respectively having planes  41  and  43 . Portions  40  and  42  are formed from the sheet metal member by bending portions  40  and  42  at bend lines  44  and  46  located where those two portions are connected by their edges. The plane  41  of the angularly disposed portion  40  results when that portion is bent about 45° along the bend line  44 . Similarly, the plane  43  of the angularly disposed portion  42  results when that portion is bent about 45° along the bend line  46 . The anchor body section  34  includes the two angularly disposed side surfaces  48  and  50 , respectively being in the planes  49  and  51 . Side surfaces  48  and  50  formed by bending the material of the anchor  30  along bend lines  52  and  54  so that they are angularly disposed relative to angularly disposed portions  40  and  42 . The planes  41  and  43  of the angularly disposed portions  40  and  42  are positioned at about 45° from the plane  39  of the center cover portion  38 , and the planes  49  and  51  of the side surfaces  48  and  50  are therefore positioned at about 90° from the plane  39  of center cover portion  38 .  
      The nailer section  36  is made up of the nailer portions  52  and  54 , respectively located in planes  53  and  55 . Nailer portions  52  and  54  are formed by bending the material of which the anchor  30  is made along bend lines  56  and  58  about 45° outward, resulting in the planes  53  and  55 . The plane  53  of nailer portion  52  is therefore about 45° from plane  49 , and the plane  55  of nailer portion  54  is about 45° from plane  51 , with planes  53  and  55  respectively being substantially parallel to planes  41  and  43 . When it is desired that the side surfaces  48  and  50  of the anchor body area  34 , and therefore their respective planes  49  and  51 , be slightly splayed or non-parallel, the nominally 45° angles between planes  39  and  41  and planes  41  and  43  may be decreased at bend lines  44  and  46  in an amount in a range of about 0.1° to about 5°, resulting in the anchor  30 &#39;s transverse distance A between bend lines  56  and  58  being slightly greater than the transverse distance B between bend lines  52  and  54 .  
      In a similar manner, the nominally 45° angle between planes  49  and  53  and the nominally 45° angle between planes  51  and  55 , and therefore the angle between side surface  48  and nailer portion  52  and the angle between side surface  50  and nailer portion  54 , or either of these angles, may be either increased or decreased at bend lines  56  and  58  in an amount within a range between 0.0° to about as much as 45° to achieve the desired angular amount between the side surface  48  and the nail portion  52 , and also to achieve the desired angular amount between the side surface  50  and the nail portion  54 , so that the nail portions  52  and  54  are each able to be anywhere from being substantially perpendicular to their respective side surfaces  48  and  50  to being substantially parallel to those respective side surfaces. At times, it may be desired that the angular relationship between side surface  48  and nail portion  52  is to be different from the angular relationship between side surface  50  and nail portion  54 . This is capable of being accomplished by changing the angles between those nail portions in relation to their respective side surfaces to differing angular amounts within the noted respective ranges.  
      One of the roof ridge tiles  60  is schematically sketched in to show the typical relationship of the roof ridge anchor  30  and the tiles  60 . The tiles  60  are considered to be barrel tiles, and they have a curved inner surface  62  which engages the roof ridge anchor head  32  at either bend lines  44  and  46  or bend lines  52  and  54 , or at three or all four of these bend lines. The detailed shapes of the tiles  60  are not further shown, however it is understood that they are of a typical construction and shape of any roof tiles that are or can be used as roof ridge tiles. The invention is in the roof ridge anchor and not in the tiles, although the disclosure shows a typical relationship between the roof ridge anchor and the roof ridge tiles used.  
      Roof ridge tiles are known to be secured to roof ridge anchors by various means. One example is the use of a screw or nail  70 , as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2  as well as in  FIGS. 5-8  and  21 . Another example is the use of adhesive between at least a part of the roof ridge anchor head and the roof ridge tiles. This example is noted with regard to  FIGS. 3 and 4 ,  6 - 8 ,  11 , and  12 - 20 . Although not shown in the drawings, both the nail or screw and the adhesive may be used when desired.  
      As typically seen in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the screw or nail  70  extends through a hole in each roof ridge tile  60  and is screwed into or nailed to the roof ridge anchor head  32 . Since it is also at the apex of the roof ridge tile, it is usually centered on the roof ridge anchor section center portion  38 . A roof ridge tile  60  may have one or two or more such screw or nail holes and a screw or a nail inserted into each one of them as shown. It is preferred that the entry of the screw or nail  70  into the roof ridge anchor head  32  be made by the screw or nail. Then there is no problem with aligning holes in the tile and the anchor head because the anchor head point at which each screw or nail penetrates is at whatever location the hole for it in the tile happens to be located. The use of screws or nails or similar fastenings are well known by those familiar with the art and are not part of the disclosed invention other than being a part of the completed assembly of the anchor or anchors  30 , or any other anchors herein disclosed, and roof ridge tiles  70 .  
      The roof ridge anchor  130  of  FIGS. 3, 3   a , and  4  is very similar to the anchor  30  of  FIGS. 1 and 2 , and the same reference characters are used therein as needed. The difference, shown in greater detail in  FIG. 3   a , is that the planar section angularly disposed portions  40  and  42  each have a recess,  132  and  134 , respectively, formed in them by dividing the portion  40  into two parts  40   a  and  40   b , leaving portion  40  as separate parts  40   u  and  40 L which remain in the plane  41 ; and dividing the portion  42  into two parts  42   a  and  42   b , leaving portion  42  as separate parts  42   u  and  42 L which remain in the plane  43 .  
      Parts  40   a  and  40   b  are joined together at bend line  144 . The remaining upper part  40   u  of portion  40  and the part  40   a  have their adjacent edges joined at bend line  145 . The remaining lower part  40 L of portion  40  and the part  40   b  have their adjacent edges joined at bend line  147 . The planar surface portion  38  is joined with part  40   u  at bend line  44  and portion  38  is also joined with part  42   u  at bend line  46 .  
      Parts  42   a  and  42   b  are joined together at bend line  146 . The remaining upper part  42   u  of portion  42  and the part  42   a  have their adjacent edges joined at bend line  151 . The remaining lower part  42 L of portion  42  and the part  42   b  have their adjacent edges joined at bend line  153 .  
      Part  40   a  is in plane  148 , part  40   b  is in plane  150 , part  42   a  is in plane  152 , and part  42   b  is in plane  154 . The upper extensions of planes  41  and  43  are shown intersecting with an angle “f” at point  45 , located above the planar surface center cover portion  38  in  FIGS. 1, 3 , and  3   a .  FIGS. 3 and 3   a  show the upper extensions of planes  150  and  154  intersecting with an angle “e” at point  158 , and the upper extensions of planes  148  and  152  intersecting with an angle “g” at point  156 , located above intersection point  45 . Therefore, recess  132  is defined by the upper part  40   a  and the lower part  40   b , and recess  134  is defined by the upper part  42   a  and the lower part  42   b . Both recesses have their lower parts  40   b  and  42   b  as such an angle that, should there be any water leakage which would occur in the area of center portion  38  when a nail or screw is used to attach the roof ridge anchor  130  as earlier described with regard to roof ridge anchor  30 , and should that water flow down the outside of the anchor  130  into either or both of the recesses  132  and/or  134 , it will have a downward and outward direction of flow so that it cannot be trapped in either recess, but would flow on outward of the anchor  130  and eventually flow onto a roof tile section so that it would not enter into the anchor  130 . Also, when it is desired to use adhesive to secure the anchor  130  in place, as earlier described with regard to the structure of  FIGS. 1 and 2 , it can be placed within the recesses  132  and  134 . Since individual amounts of the adhesive would usually be placed in spaced locations along the length of the anchor  130 , water from a leakage would still flow into and out of the recesses  132  and  134  as noted above.  
       FIG. 5  is a further modification of the roof ridge anchor  30  of  FIGS. 1 and 3 . Instead of having the anchor head section  32  formed with planar surfaces intersecting at bend lines, the anchor head section  232  is formed, as seen in cross-section, or as seen in the end view shown in  FIG. 5 , to be curvilinear, and preferably but not necessarily as an arc section of a circle. The anchor head section  232  has the end edges  234  and  236  of the arced head section  238  of head section  232  joining the upper edges of side surfaces  48  and  50  at bend lines  240  and  242 . In this modification, the arc extends for less than 180° and thus requires the arced anchor head section  232  to join the upper edges of the side surfaces  48  and  50  at bend lines  240  and  242 .  
      Other modifications of the roof ridge anchor crowns or head sections  32  and  232  such as those shown in  FIGS. 6-9  and  13  use arced sections which may be either arcs of the circumference of circles to define the anchor head section, or may be curvilinear but radius-changing arcs to give the head section of such modifications a more elongated shape than that of an arcuate part of a circle gives. They are described below in greater detail, the FIGURES of the drawing being described in numerical order to the extent that is reasonable and best.  
       FIG. 6  has an anchor head section  332  that is more elongated than head section  232  of  FIG. 5 . This is achieved by changing the length of the radius of at least some of the arcuate parts of the anchor head section  332  so that the radii of that section, particularly below the recesses  340  and  342 , are greater that the radii of the arcuate parts of the anchor head section  332  which are above the recesses. As shown in  FIG. 6 , the center cover portion  338  is formed with an arc like a part of the circumference of a circle having a fixed radius, and the curvilinear formation of arced portions  344  and  346  of anchor head section  332  have increasingly long radii as they extend further from the center cover portion  338 . The head section  332  has longitudinally extending recesses  340  and  342  which are substantially like the recesses  132  and  134  shown in  FIGS. 3, 3   a , and  4 . Because the arced portions  344  and  346  have increasing radii as they extend further away from the center section cover portion  338 , the side edges  348  and  350  of the roof ridge anchor head section  332  are joined to the upper end edges  362  and  364  of the side surface edges  358  and  360  at bend lines  366  and  368 , with a lesser angle of juncture than that shown in  FIG. 5 , for example, where upper end edges  234  and  236  of the side surfaces  48  and  50  join the edges  240  and  242  of the anchor head section  238 . A ridge roof tile  360  is shown as being over the head section  332  and being secured thereto by suitable means such as bolt or screw  70 .  
       FIG. 7  shows an anchor head section  430  which is similar to that shown in  FIG. 5 , but the arc “J” of the center portion  432  of head section  430 , as seen in cross-section in this FIGURE, is formed at about 180° so that the junction of its lower end surface edges  434  and  436  with the upper end surface edges  454  and  456  of the side surfaces  448  and  450  have no bend line, but flow seamlessly from one to the other. Anchor head section  450  also has recesses  444  and  446 , similar to the recesses of  132  and  134  of  FIGS. 3 and 3   a , and the similar recesses  340  and  342  of  FIG. 6 , which can extend fully in a longitudinal direction for the length of the roof ridge anchor  430 .  
      Alternatively, they may instead be a plurality of recesses  444  and  446  located in a longitudinally spaced relation as shown in  FIG. 8 . Typically the inner surface  468  of each ridge tile member  460  is formed with a radius which is somewhat longer than the radius of the center cover section portion  432  so that any water leakage that does flow between the tile members  460  and the anchor head section  430  is substantially unrestricted flow taking place totally outside of the roof ridge anchor. When the recesses  446  and  448  are as shown in  FIG. 8 , selected ones may be filled with adhesive material to hold the tile members  460  in place. It is preferred that no two immediately adjacent recesses  444  or  446  be filled with adhesive material. They may be so filled to allow for proper anchoring of the tile members  460  to the roof ridge anchor.  
       FIG. 9-12  are provided in simple line format and show in a similar manner the cross-section shapes of their respective roof ridge anchor head sections.  FIG. 9  thus relates to the anchor head section  232  of  FIG. 5  and therefore the same reference characters as those used in  FIG. 5  are also used in  FIG. 9  for the same elements.  
      The cover section portion  532  of the anchor head section or crown  530  of  FIG. 10  is a slight modification combining some features of the anchor head section  232  of  FIG. 5 , the anchor head section  332  of  FIG. 6 , the anchor head section  432  of  FIG. 7 , and the anchor head  30  of  FIG. 1 . As seen in cross-section, the cover section portion  532  of the anchor head section  532  is basically an arc which is somewhat greater in arcuate length than the arcuate length of portion  432  shown in  FIG. 7 , yet somewhat arcuately less than the anchor head section portion  238  shown in  FIG. 5 . It is much like the anchor head section  430  shown in  FIG. 7 , but with no recesses such as recesses  444  and  446 , or for that matter, recesses shown in other drawing FIGURES. Instead, it has flat surfaces  540  and  542  much like the flat surfaces  40  and  42  of  FIG. 1 , terminating with edge surfaces  544  and  546  which join the upper edges  548  and  550  of the side surfaces  552  and  554  at bend lines  556  and  558 .  
      The anchor head section  532  of  FIG. 10  receives the tile members, not shown therein but much like those schematically shown in  FIGS. 1, 5  and  6 , in much the same manner as anchor head section  32  of  FIG. 1  does, or how anchor head section  232  of  FIG. 5  does, or how anchor head section  332  of  FIG. 6  does.  
       FIG. 11  shows a head section  632  shaped like the head section  32  of  FIG. 1 , with one difference. There is, when looking at a cross-section view, a trapezoidal recess  636  formed in the center section  638 , that center section otherwise being in a horizontal plane. Trapezoidal recess  636  extends for the length of the roof ridge anchor. Its smaller upper side is an opening  640  through the center section  638  and its larger lower side  642  forms the bottom of the recess  636 . If one desires to have a groove or some similar arrangement to the V-shaped groove formed by the entire center section such as is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,647,675, it is preferable that not to have the V-groove take up all of the center section as it is claimed and is shown to do in that patent, or only a portion of it (not shown or claimed in that patent, By using the trapezoidal shape shown in  FIG. 11 , any adhesive which is used to attach the tile members in place on the roof ridge anchor will be much better retained in the trapezoidal recess shown. Of course, the trapezoidal shape is indicative of other shapes that may be used, such as other quadrilateral or greater multilateral shapes including but not limited to pentagonal, hexagonal, septilateral, octagonal, and still greater number-of-sides shapes, which may not always have smaller openings to further restrict any hardened adhesive from being pulled out of them. Of course, shapes without smaller openings may be adequate, but may not retain the hardened adhesive as well, and therefore would not be first preferences but still could function within the purview of the invention. The side surfaces  652  and  654 , which are connected with the head section  632 , are fully equivalent to the side surfaces  48  and  50 , respectively, of  FIGS. 1, 3 ,  3   a , and  5 .  
      Another center section recess  936  has a shape much like that of a substantially semicircular configuration as shown in  FIG. 14 , or a less than a full semicircular configuration as shown in  FIG. 16 . The broader terms of quadrilateral or greater multilateral central section recess shapes include all of these types of configurations of the recess in cross-section which have more than two recess sides, which may be in planes as shown or in a combination of one or more planes and one or more curvilinear sides, or a single recess side that is curvilinear, defined by either constant radius or a varying length radius. The configurations shown in  FIGS. 19 and 20  also use some curvilinear parts of their anchor head sections, as will be described in greater detail when describing those FIGURES.  
       FIGS. 12 and 13  respectively use similarly shaped anchor head sections  732  and  832  which are closely related to the anchor head section  432  of  FIGS. 7 and 8 . The differences are that the anchor head section  432  of  FIGS. 7 and 8  is basically semi-circular in cross-section, while those anchor head sections  732  and  832  in  FIGS. 12 and 13  have portions, referred to as the center portions  734  and  834 , respectively, located at the tops of the head sections, that are seen in cross-section as arcs of circles, and thus have fixed length radii, and other portions  736  and  836  that are generated using a gradually increasing radius length as the outer ends  738 ,  740  and  838 ,  840 , respectively, of portions  736  and  836 , which, as they become nearer to the upper ends  742 ,  744  and  842 ,  844 , respectively, of the anchor side surfaces  746 ,  748  and  846 ,  848 , respectively, are approached, permitting the joining of the head sections with the side surfaces so that there is substantially no bend at those joined places. Thus, as shown in  FIG. 12 , the joining of head section portion  736  with its outer ends  738  and  740  respectively joining the upper ends  742  and  744  of the respective side surfaces  746  and  748  is substantially a smooth transition with a minimum or no bending required. The same is true where head section portion  836  of  FIG. 13  has its outer ends  838  and  840  respectively joining the upper ends  842  and  844  of the respective side surfaces  846  and  848 .  
       FIG. 12  has recesses  750  and  752  formed on its anchor head section  732  in the same manner and basic configurations as the recesses  444  and  446  of  FIG. 7 , for example, are formed, and these recesses provide the same advantages as those described earlier when describing recesses  444  and  446  of  FIG. 7 . The same is true for recesses  850  and  852  formed on the anchor head section  832  as shown in  FIG. 13 .  
       FIG. 13  has one additional feature that is shown in that particular anchor head section  832 , which may be used in any of the variations and modifications of the anchor head sections shown in  FIGS. 1-12 , and  FIGS. 19 and 20 . This is the provision of one or more drain paths from the recesses  850  and  852 . One such drain path  862  is shown in cross-section as a part of the anchor head section  832 . It is an indented area extending along the outside of anchor head section  832  from recess  852  downwardly and outwardly to the area where its outer end  840  is located at or slightly beyond the juncture of the head section outer end  840  which joins with the upper end  844  of the side surface  848 . When the tile member  870  is in place over the anchor head section  832 , and even if the inner surface  864  of the tile member  860  and that anchor head section  832  are so relatively sized and shaped so that the anchor head section  832  is in engagement, or nearly in engagement, with the tile inner surface  864 , with the head section  832  and particularly its portions which are between the recesses  850  and  852  being so engaged, there are paths including one or more recesses  862  by which the water leakage can more freely flow away from the center section portion  834  along the outside of the roof ridge anchor  830 . This type of flow passage may be used wherever needed in any of the noted configurations, and is shown only in  FIG. 13  by way of example.  
       FIGS. 14, 14   a ,  14   b ,  15 ,  16 ,  16   a ,  17 , and  18  show two very similar arrangements where a roof ridge anchor of any of the configurations of anchor head sections illustrated in  FIGS. 1-18  and  20  may have this additional feature. These arrangements include an internal water leakage shield  984  or  984 ′ that is installed in the basic roof ridge anchor after the side surfaces thereof have been modified to provide for reception of the leakage shield and holding the shield in place while at the same time providing exits for the water leakage. The roof ridge anchors of  FIGS. 14-15  and  16 - 18  are ones that are similar to the anchor  30  of  FIG. 1 , and is are shown with an anchor head section  930  or  930 ′ having a center section  932  provided with an indented recess  936 . That recess  936  is shown as extending for the entire length of the anchor head section  930  or  930 ′, but is to be understood that, in the same fashion as the recesses  444  and  446  of  FIGS. 7 and 8 , there may be a series of recesses  936  which are spaced along the length of the anchor  930  or  930 ′ having a semi-circular trough-like appearance in cross-section. Whether there is one full-length recess  936  or a series of spaced apart recesses  936  along the length of the anchor  930  or  930 ′, each such recess has one or more drain openings  938  extending through the lower part of the semi-circular recess or recesses, so that very little or no water leakage may be standing in the recess or recesses.  
      While the head section  932  is also shown as having planar surfaces  940  and  942 , like the planar surfaces  40  and  42  of  FIG. 1 , the head section may have other shapes disclosed in other FIGURES herein. The side surfaces  948  and  950  of the anchor body section  934 , the side surfaces  948 ′ and  950 ′ of the anchor body section  934 ′ and the nailer portions (not shown in  FIGS. 14-18 ) are similar to the side surfaces  48  and  50  and the nailer portions  52  and  54  of  FIGS. 1 and 2 . They are also similar to the side surfaces in  FIGS. 3-13  and  16 - 18 . The side surfaces of  FIGS. 3-13  have no side openings as do those to be described herein and shown in  FIGS. 14, 14   a ,  14   b ,  14   c , and  15 , and also no side openings as do those to be described herein and shown in  FIGS. 16-18 .  
      In  FIGS. 14, 14   a ,  14   b , and  15 , side surfaces  948  and  950  respectively have shield retention openings  952  and  954  extending therethrough, Covers  956  and  958  are respectively provided for openings  952  and  954 . These covers may be formed as part of the side surfaces  948  and  950  as best shown in  FIGS. 14 and 14   a , or may be covers made separately and secured to their respective side surfaces by suitable means so that they effectively become parts of their respective side surfaces as shown in  FIGS. 14 and 14   b . In either case, each of these covers has an upper section which has one edge defined either by a bent line  959 , as indicated for side surface  950  and cover  958 , or with upper an upper flange  960  and a lower flange  962 , as shown for side surface  948  and cover  956 .  
      When the cover is like cover  956  of  FIGS. 14 and 14   b , its flanges  960  and  962  are secured to the upper and lower parts of the side surface such as the upper and lower parts  964  and  966  of side surface  948  so that the covers become fixed integral parts of the side surface  948 , and have the required strength for all purposes required of any of the similar side surfaces. They are also so fixed that there is no leakage between either of the cover flanges  960  and  962  and their associated side surface parts  964  and  966 . When the side surface openings  952  and  954  are provided as a longitudinally spaced series of openings, as seen in  FIG. 14   a  and the right side of  FIG. 14 , there are sufficient parts of the side surfaces  948  and  950  between such openings to provide the requisite strength for such side surfaces. However, when side surface openings  952  and  954  are continuous and are covered by covers  956  and  958 , as seen in  FIG. 14   b , and also the left side of  FIG. 14 , the covers  956  and  958  must be sufficiently strong to function as integral parts of the side surface with which they are connected. When the covers for the openings  952  and  954  in  FIG. 14   a  and the right side of  FIG. 14  are as shown by cover  958 , they are already integral with the side surfaces with which they are associated, and the side surfaces have the requisite strength required.  
      Essentially each cover  956  and  958 , irrespective of its specific construction described above, has an upper portion  970 , a lower portion  972  and an end portion  974 . Both portions  970  and  972 , whether installed or integrally made with the associated side surface, are spaced apart at a distance greater than the thickness of the outer edge surfaces  980  and  982  of the water leakage shield  984  to be described. This may be a relatively loose fit, making it easy to install shield  984 . The covers  956  and  958  have drain openings  968  spaced along their end portions  974  so that the water leakage dripping or flowing from the drain openings  938 , which then flows over the curved portion  986  of the shield  984 , is directed by the outer edge surfaces  980  and  982  of the shield  984  toward the drain openings  968 , from which they exit the anchor  930 .  
      Shield  984  has a shallow dish-like curved portion  986  as seen in cross-section, and the outer edge surfaces  980  and  982  constitute linearly extending parts that readily snap into and through the openings  952  and  954  and yet do not fill the covers  956  and  958  so that water leakage going past the edge surfaces  980  and  982  are directed to flow out through the drain openings  968  of the covers  956  and  958 . It is therefore preferable that the length of the tabs  990  and the width of the drain shield  984  be sufficient to have its edge surfaces  980  and  982  on the outer ends of the tabs  990  located outwardly of or below the bottom parts of the openings  952  and  954  once it is installed.  
       FIGS. 16-18  show a very similar arrangement which is simpler than that shown in  FIGS. 14 and 15 . The shield  984 ′ has its edge surfaces formed as linearly spaced tabs  990 , and the side surface openings  952 ′ and  954 ′ are formed by striking, in an outwardly bent fashion, designated sections of the side surfaces  948 ′ and  950 ′ with the upper side of the struckout parts  992  just being bent so that the tabs  990  extend outwardly at a suitable angle. That angle can be anywhere from about 15° or so to about 75° or so, but preferably about 30° to about 45° from the plane of the side surfaces. It must make the openings  952 ′ and  954 ′ large enough for the shield tabs  990  to enter and to spring outwardly as a part of the spring action of the entire shield so that tabs  990  extend at a natural downward angle through the openings  952 ′ and  954 ′ 
      While the arrangement in  FIGS. 16-18  is more simple than the arrangements of  FIGS. 14-15 , it does require precise longitudinal locations of the shield tabs  990  and of the side surface openings  952 ′ and  954 ′ so that the shield can be installed by putting it into the anchor  930  or  930 ′ by initially just pushing it in toward the center portion  932 , with its curved portion having a spring-bending action until the shield end surface tabs  990  snap into place through the openings  952 ′ and  954 ′. The insertion and securing of the shield  984 ′ is therefore more easily done when the openings  952 ′ and  954 ′ are of greater continuous linearly arranged widths throughout the length of the anchor  930 ′ so as to accommodate several tabs  990 , than when those openings and the matching tabs  990  must be more precisely linearly aligned before pushing the shield into place.  
       FIG. 19  is somewhat like  FIGS. 14 and 16 , but does not have a separate water leakage shield. Instead, the anchor  1030  has an anchor head center section  1038  which has laterally spaced recesses  1040  and  1042  which have drain openings  1044  and  1046  in them. The center section  1038  then extends outwardly beyond the recesses  1040  and  1042 , and is reversely bent at  1048  and  1050  to extend upwardly and inwardly toward the anchor axis plane  1052  until it leaves a small opening  1054  as it is again reversely bent at  1056  and  1058  so the upper parts  1060  and  1062  of the anchor body section  1064  are formed. At bend lines  1064  and  1066 , the side surfaces  1068  and  1070  are formed, and they extend downwardly to the nailer section  1072 , which has nailer flanges  1074  and  1076  extending outwardly and downwardly at suitable angles. Any water leakage through the tile member  1080 , because of the anchor pin, screw or bolt  1082 , flows outwardly into recesses  1040  and  1042 , out through drain openings  1048  and  1050 , and flows to the outside of the anchor  1030 .  
       FIG. 20  shows a roof ridge anchor  1130  which is another modification of the anchor  30  of  FIG. 1 . The anchor head section  1132  has a center section  1138  which is serpentine when viewed in cross-section, somewhat like cycles of a sine wave. Center section  1138  as shown has a downwardly extending recess portion  1140  connected to upwardly extending outer portions  1142  and  1144  whose recess shapes are on the under side of the center section  1138 . While they are shown as being semi-circular recess shapes, and of the same radius, it is within the purview of this modification of the invention that they may be considerably less in amplitude and therefore present a much flatter sine wave in form; that they may have different radii lengths, and that they be considerably different in amplitude. For example, the downwardly extending recess portion  1140  may be of considerably less amplitude that the outer portions  1142  and  1144 , reducing the volume of the recess formed by portion  1140 . It is considered desirable to fill the space above the center section  1138  with a suitable adhesive  1150  to hold the roof ridge tile members  1152  in place on the anchor  1130 . By keeping space filled with a suitable adhesive, there is no place for water leakage to occur so as to leak into the inside of the anchor  1130 .  
       FIG. 21  shows another anchor variation  1230  of the roof ridge anchor  30  of  FIG. 1 . Anchor  1230  has an anchor head section  1232  which is hollow and has downwardly and outwardly extending drain edges  1236  which have drain openings  1238  in their lowest parts. The body section  1244  is formed to be offset from the anchor center axis plane  1250  in which a bolt or screw or the like  1240  is used to hold the roof ridge tile members  1260  in place on the anchor so that there is no opportunity for the bolt or screw  1240  to extend into the body section. The body section  1244  is formed by two relatively closely associated side surfaces  1246  and  1248 . They extend down to the nailer section  1270  of the anchor  1230 , which is formed to provide the usual nailer portions  1272  and  1274 . The space  1280  is filled with a suitable compound that not only may strengthen the body section  1044 , but will prevent any water leakage from entering the body section from the hollow center section  1232 .