Patent Publication Number: US-11649634-B1

Title: Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates to roofing products and specifically to roofing products that cover and waterproof a ridge line or a hip line of a roof. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Current roofing practice is to shingle over or tile over a ridge line or a hip line on a roof without placing any sort of liner over the seam in the roof substrate or sub roof that creates the ridge line or hip line. This invention is a liner with a plurality of internal tabs, external tabs, or shingle clips that function to create a water, wind, and ice proof barrier over the seam in the roof substrate or sub roof at a ridge line or a hip line. This invention also functions to lock in and firmly retain shingles installed above the liner using a plurality of internal shingle tabs, external shingle tabs, or shingle clips. This invention is the first ridge line liner or a hip line liner and certainly the first ridge line liner or a hip line liner that includes a plurality of internal shingle tabs, external shingle tabs, or shingle clips as shown and described below. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is an aspect of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a waterproof and weather proof barrier covering the seam in roofing substrate at a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of external tabs which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of internal tabs which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of nail plates which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of shingle clips which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of shingle hooks which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
     It is an aspect of an embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips to include a plurality of retaining protrusions on tail hooks which help secure hip and ridge shingles to a hip line or a ridge line of a roof. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips wound into a roll, which is how the product is shipped and sold. 
         FIG.  2    is a perspective view of a roll of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips being installed on a ridge line of a roof. 
         FIG.  3    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with external tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, prior to installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  4    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with external tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  5    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with external tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the second hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  6    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with shingle clips, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, prior to installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  7    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with shingle clips, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  8    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with shingle clips, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the second hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  9 A  is an enlarged view of a left shingle clip in the open and unhooked position and prior to installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  9 B  is an enlarged view of a left shingle clip in the open and unhooked position and after installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  9 C  is an enlarged view of a left shingle clip in the open and unhooked position and after installing the second hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  9 D  is an enlarged view of a left shingle clip in the closed and hooked position and after locking in the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  10    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with internal tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, prior to installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  11    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with internal tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the first hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
         FIG.  12    is a perspective view of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips, with internal tabs, laid out on a ridge line of a roof, after installing the second hip and ridge shingle on the ridge. 
     
    
    
     DEFINITION LIST 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 Open Seam on Roof Substrate at all Hip and Ridge Lines 
               
               
                 3 
                 Hip and Ridge Shingle 
               
               
                 4 
                 Roofing Nail 
               
               
                 5 
                 Hip and Ridge Liner with Shingle Retaining Tabs or Clips 
               
               
                 10 
                 Base Strip 
               
               
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                 Centerline on Base Strip 
               
               
                 14 
                 Upper Release Liner 
               
               
                 16 
                 Lower Release Liner 
               
               
                 20 
                 Right External Tab 
               
               
                 22 
                 Right External Tab Nail Plate 
               
               
                 30 
                 Left External Tab 
               
               
                 32 
                 Left External Tab Nail Plate 
               
               
                 40 
                 Right Internal Tab 
               
               
                 42 
                 Right Internal Tab Nail Plate 
               
               
                 50 
                 Left Internal Tab 
               
               
                 52 
                 Left Internal Tab Nail Plate 
               
               
                 60 
                 Right Shingle Clip 
               
               
                 62 
                 Right Shingle Clip Nail Plate 
               
               
                 70 
                 Left Shingle Clip 
               
               
                 80 
                 Left Shingle Clip Nail Plate 
               
               
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                 Nail Plate Hole on Shingle Clip Nail Plate 
               
               
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                 Left Hook Strip Slot on Left Shingle Clip 
               
               
                 83 
                 Hook Strip 
               
               
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                 Shingle Hook on Hook Strip 
               
               
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                 Tail Hook on Hook Strip 
               
               
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                 Retaining Protrusion on Tail Hook 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     A hip line or a ridge line on a roof is a linear peak line from the intersection of two upward sloping planar segments of the roof. Ridge lines are located at the peaks of the roof. Hip lines are located toward the sides of the roof. 
     In all cases, there is a seam or gap between the roofing substrate or sub roof material at the hip or ridge line, in between the two upward sloping planar segments of the roof. This seam is meant to be as narrow or as small as possible however even with the utmost craftsmanship this seam or gap always measures at least ⅛ of an inch or greater. In some cases, this seam or gap can be up to 3 inches wide. To waterproof this seam or gap, it is common practice to tile or shingle over this seam with hip and ridge tiles or hip and ridge shingles  3 . A hip and ridge tile is a tile with a ninety degree bend across the full length of the tile. A hip and ridge shingle  3  is a shingle with a ninety degree bend across the length of the shingle. Both of these are common products that can be purchased from any home center or roofing supplier. Hip and ridge shingles  3  are installed by overlapping the shingles from one end of the hip or ridge line to the other end of the hip or ridge line where the front of one shingle is positioned over the tail of the proceeding shingle and so on. Applicant believes this is not enough protection because current hip and ridge roofing practices yield weak spots and insufficient coverage on the hip and ridge lines of roofs. This is because somehow or someway water and wind invariably penetrate one or more hip and ridge shingles  3  or blow entire hip and ridge shingles  3  off the roof, leaving a wide open seam in the roof exposed to the elements to yield substantial leaks through the seam, causing substantial damages to the home that are very expensive to repair. 
     The use of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  prevents this damage by providing a sturdy seal across the entire seam or gap in the roofing substrate or sub roof in a hip and ridge line. Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is first installed over the seam or gap in the roofing substrate or sub roof and then hip and ridge shingles are installed on top of the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Also, through the use of external tabs, internal tabs, or shingle clips, the hip and ridge shingles  3  are securely and firmly held into place to prevent wind or rain from ever removing them or penetrating the shingles. 
     A main reason why hip and ridge shingles fail and/or get blown off of the roof is because roofers use nail guns to install shingles and accidentally blow the nail heads right through the shingles to leave a gap in the shingle around the nail head. This gap causes leaks at the hip or ridge line of a roof. Moreover, this gap eventually erodes into a large gaping hole around the nail which causes the shingle to leak excessively or worse yet get blown right off the roof. These failures happen because shingles are designed and made to seal around a nail with a minimum of a ⅜″ head nail and to prevent a minimum of ⅜″ head nails from blowing through the shingle. However, nail guns can only shoot a maximum of a ¼″ inch head nail. Most roofers use nail guns to install roofs. Therefore, most roofers use ¼″ head nails to install shingles where the ¼″ head nails blow right through the shingles to cause these problems. In contrast, certain embodiments of this invention use nail plates that are design to accept ¼″ head nails from a nail gun and to prevent the ¼″ head nails from blowing through the nail plates and the shingles underneath the nail plates thereby creating a strong, secure, and leak-proof attachment of the shingles to the roof. 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  comprises a base strip  10 . Base strip  10  is a strip, band, belt, ribbon, swathe, or long narrow piece of material or fabric. Base strip  10  has: a length, a width, a thickness, a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal center, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a left edge, and a right edge. Base strip  10  has a length of about 2 to 250 feet. Base strip  10  has a width of about 3 to 12 inches. Base strip  10  is a waterproof barrier. Base strip  10  has a substrate made of metal, steel, aluminum, polymer, plastic, composite, wood, fiberglass, ceramic, carbon fiber, or any other known material. Substrate is layer of strong tear resistant material or fabric that is capable of receiving a coating of a roofing compound. Substrate may be a netting or open weave material to help receive the coating of roofing compound. Substrate is coated on the upper surface and the lower surface with a roofing compound such as: asphalt, tar, oil, plastic, vinyl, modified bitumen, SBS modified bitumen, rubberized asphalt, mastic resin, neoprene, polymeric film, rubberized film, plastic film, vinyl film, or any other know roofing compound that functions to seal a roof and act as a strong impenetrable water barrier. Base strip  10  is coated with a roofing compound that makes base strip an impenetrable water barrier. 
     The upper surface of base strip  10  has a centerline  12 . Centerline  12  is a visible solid line, dashed line, or broken line running longitudinally along the full length of base strip  10  along the longitudinal center of base strip  10 . Centerline  12  runs along the center of base strip  10  as depicted. Centerline  12  has a width of about ⅛ to 2 inches wide. The length of centerline  12  matches that of the base strip  10 . Centerline  12  functions to provide a reference line for the roofer so that the roofer can align the centerline  12  with the open seam on roof substrate  2  during installation of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . This alignment ensures that the longitudinal centerline of the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is coincident with the open seam on roof substrate  2  to yield an equal width of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  on each side of the open seam on roof substrate  2 . 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is shipped and sold in rolled form or coiled form, as depicted in  FIG.  1   . The trailing edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is wound into a roll in order to create a roll, spool, coil, or bolt of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . The outer most edge of the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the leading edge of base strip and the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . As stated below, a roofer installs a hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  by rolling it out over a hip or ridge line on a roof, as depicted in  FIG.  2   . As the roofer does this, the right edge of base strip  10  and the right edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  are on the roofer&#39;s right hand side and the left edge of base strip  10  and the left edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  are on the roofer&#39;s left hand side. 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  may further comprise: a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on its upper surface and/or an upper release liner  14  on its upper surface. It is optional for the roofing compound on the upper surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  to be of a sticky or adhesive nature wherein the roofing compound will adhere to the shingles installed on top of the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Optionally further there could be layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the upper surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive will adhere to the shingles installed on top of the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Any known type of pressure sensitive adhesive may be used. In these embodiments, the upper surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  would require an upper release liner  14  to prevent the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  from sticking to itself as it was rolled up for shipping and retail sale. Upper release liner  14  is a non-adherent material with an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface and/or the lower surface is coated with a release agent, such as a wax, fatty ester, silicone, metallic soap, or another chemical used to prevent the roofing compound or pressure sensitive adhesive from bonding to the release agent. Upper release liner  14  has a length, a width, a longitudinal axis, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a left edge, and a right edge that matches those of base strip  10 . 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  may further comprise: a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on its lower surface and/or a lower release liner  16  on its lower surface. It is optional for the roofing compound on the lower surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  to be of a sticky or adhesive nature wherein the roofing compound will adhere to the sub roof and sub shingles underneath the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Optionally further there could be a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the lower surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive will adhere to the sub roof and sub shingles underneath the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Any known type of pressure sensitive adhesive may be used. In these embodiments, the lower surface of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  would require a lower release liner  16  to prevent the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  from sticking to itself as it was rolled up for shipping and retail sale. Lower release liner  16  is a non-adherent material with an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface and/or the lower surface is coated with a release agent, such as a wax, fatty ester, silicone, metallic soap, or another chemical used to prevent the roofing compound or pressure sensitive adhesive from bonding to the release agent. Lower release liner  16  has a length, a width, a longitudinal axis, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a left edge, and a right edge that matches those of base strip  10 . 
     The right edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  includes: a plurality of right external tabs  20 , a plurality of right internal tabs  40 , or a plurality of right shingle clips  60 ; and, the left edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  includes: a plurality of left external tabs  30 , a plurality of left internal tabs  50 , or a plurality of left shingle clips  70 . 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  may further comprise: a plurality of right external tabs  20  and a plurality of left external tabs  30 . 
     Each right external tab  20  is a square or rectangular tab or flap of material or fabric on the right edge of base strip  10 . Each right external tab  20  extends outwards from the right edge of base strip  10  to yield an ear member or outward projecting member of base strip  10 . Outwards means away from the centerline  12  and inwards means towards the centerline  12 . Each right external tab  20  is integral with base strip  10 . Each right external tab  20  is an extension of base strip  10 , of the same piece of material, and contiguous with base strip  10 , without any breaks or seams in the material or substrate. Thus, with right external tabs  20 , there are no holes, spaces, or breaks in the base strip  10 . Each right external tab  20  extends from the right edge of base strip  10  to yield a flap or an ear that extends from the right edge of base strip  10  as depicted in  FIGS.  3 - 5   . Each right external tab  20  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The hinge edge of each right external tab  20  is coincident with and integral with the right edge of base strip  10 . The open edge of each right external tab  20  is the furthest most right edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Each right external tab  20  has a width of about 1 to 10 inches. Each right external tab  20  has a length of about 1 to 10 inches. Each right external tab  20  is a waterproof barrier. Each right external tab  20  has a substrate made of the same material as the substrate on base strip  10 . The substrate of each right external tab  20  is integral with the substrate of base strip  10 . Each right external tab  20  is coated with the same roofing compound as base strip  10 . The roofing compound coating on each right external tab  20  is integral with the roofing compound coating on the base strip  10 . The plurality of right external tabs  20  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     As stated, a roofer installs a hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  by rolling it out over a hip or ridge line on a roof, as depicted in  FIG.  2   . With the right external tabs  20  unfolded and extended, the open edge of each right external tab  20  is on the roofer&#39;s right hand side and the hinge edge of each right external tab  20  is on the roofer&#39;s left hand side. Also, the outer most edge of each right external tab  20 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the leading edge of each right external tab  20  and the inner most edge of each right external tab  20 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the trailing edge of each right external tab  20 . The hinge edge of each right external tab  20  is integral with base strip  10  and without a seam or break in the fabric or material as depicted. The leading edge, open edge, and trailing edge of each right external tab  20  are open and cut or trimmed edges as depicted. 
     Each right external tab  20  may further comprise a right external tab nail plate  22 . Each right external tab nail plate  22  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Each right external tab nail plate  22  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The thickness of each right external tab nail plate  22  is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length and width of each right external tab nail plate  22  matches those of each right external tab  20 . The lower surface of each right external tab nail plate  22  is attached to the upper surface of a right external tab  20  so that the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of each right external tab nail plate  22  aligns with the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge respectively of the right external tab  20  attached thereto in order to cover the upper surface of the right external tab  20 . The upper surface of each right external tab  20  is the surface facing upwards with the right external tab  20  folded over base strip  10 . Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. Each right external tab nail plate  22  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the right external tab nail plate  22  and the right external tab  20  after being shot into the right external tab nail plate  22  and the right external tab  20  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Each left external tab  30  is a square or rectangular tab or flap of material or fabric on the left edge of base strip  10 . Each left external tab  30  extends outwards from the left edge of base stripe  10  to yield an ear member or outward projecting member of base strip  10 . Each right external tab  20  is integral with base strip  10 . Each left external tab  30  is an extension of base strip  10 , of the same piece of material, and contiguous with base strip  10 , without any breaks or seams in the material or substrate. Thus, with left external tabs  30 , there are no holes, spaces, or breaks in the base strip  10 . Each left external tab  30  extends from the left edge of base strip  10  to yield a flap or an ear that extends from the left edge of base strip  10  as depicted in  FIGS.  3 - 5   . Each left external tab  30  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The hinge edge of each left external tab  30  is coincident with and integral with the left edge of base strip  10 . The open edge of each left external tab  30  is the furthest most left edge of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5 . Each left external tab  30  has a width of about 1 to 10 inches. Each left external tab  30  has a length of about 1 to 10 inches. Each left external tab  30  is a waterproof barrier. Each left external tab  30  has a substrate made of the same material as the substrate on base strip  10 . The substrate of each left external tab  30  is integral with the substrate of base strip  10 . Each left external tab  30  is coated with the same roofing compound as base strip  10 . The roofing compound coating on each left external tab  30  is integral with the roofing compound coating on the base strip  10 . The plurality of left external tabs  30  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     As stated, a roofer installs a hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  by rolling it out over a hip or ridge line on a roof, as depicted in  FIG.  2   . With the left external tabs  30  unfolded and extended, the open edge of each left external tab  30  is on the roofer&#39;s left hand side and the hinge edge of each left external tab  30  is on the roofer&#39;s right hand side. Also, the outer most edge of each left external tab  30 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the leading edge of each left external tab  30  and the inner most edge of each left external tab  30 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the trailing edge of each left external tab  30 . The hinge edge of each left external tab  30  is integral with base strip  10  and without a seam or break in the fabric or material as depicted. The leading edge, open edge, and trailing edge of each left external tab  30  are open and cut or trimmed edges as depicted. 
     Each left external tab  30  may further comprise a left external tab nail plate  32 . Each left external tab nail plate  32  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Each left external tab nail plate  32  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The thickness of each left external tab nail plate  32  is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length and width of each left external tab nail plate  32  matches those of each left external tab  30 . The lower surface of each left external tab nail plate  32  is attached to the upper surface of a left external tab  30  so that the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of each left external tab nail plate  32  aligns with the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge respectively of the left external tab  30  attached thereto in order to cover the upper surface of the left external tab  30 . The upper surface of each left external tab  30  is the surface facing upwards with the left external tab  30  folded over base strip  10 . Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. Each left external tab nail plate  32  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the left external tab nail plate  32  and the left external tab  30  after being shot into the left external tab nail plate  32  and the left external tab  30  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  may further comprise: a plurality of right internal tabs  40  and a plurality of left internal tabs  50 . 
     Each right internal tab  40  is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into the right edge of base strip  10 . Each right internal tab  40  extends inwards from the right edge of base stripe  10  and is cut from the base strip  10 . Inwards means towards the centerline  12  and outwards means away from the centerline  12 . Each right internal base strip  40  is integral with base strip  10  and of the same piece of material as base strip  10 . Each right internal tab  40  extends inwards from the right edge of base strip  10  to yield a tab or flap in the base strip  10  as depicted in  FIGS.  10 - 12   . Each right internal tab  40  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The hinge edge of each right internal tab  40  is adjacent to and parallel with the right edge of base strip  10 . The open edge of each right internal tab  40  is adjacent to and parallel with the centerline  12 . Each right internal tab  40  has a width of about 1 to 10 inches. Each right internal tab  40  has a length of about 1 to 10 inches. Each right internal tab  40  is a waterproof barrier. Each right internal tab  40  has a substrate made of the same material as the substrate on base strip  10 . Each right internal tab  40  is coated with the same roofing compound as the coating on base strip  10 . The plurality of right internal tabs  40  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     As stated, a roofer installs a hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  by rolling it out over a hip or ridge line on a roof, as depicted in  FIG.  2   . With the right internal tabs  40  unfolded and extended, the open edge of each right internal tab  40  is on the roofer&#39;s right hand side and the hinge edge of each right internal tab  40  is on the roofer&#39;s left hand side. Also, the outer most edge of each right internal tab  40 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the leading edge of each right internal tab  40  and the inner most edge of each right internal tab  40 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the trailing edge of each right internal tab  40 . The hinge edge of each right internal tab  40  is integral with base strip  10  and without a seam or break in the fabric or material as depicted. The leading edge, open edge, and trailing edge of each right internal tab  40  are open and cut or trimmed edges as depicted. 
     Each right internal tab  40  may further comprise a right internal tab nail plate  42 . Each right internal tab nail plate  42  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Each right internal tab nail plate  42  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The thickness of each right internal tab nail plate  42  is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length and width of each right internal tab nail plate  42  matches those of each right internal tab  40 . The lower surface of each right internal tab nail plate  42  is attached to the upper surface of a right internal tab  40  so that the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of each right internal tab nail plate  42  aligns with the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of the right internal tab  40  attached thereto in order to cover the upper surface of the right internal tab  40 . The upper surface of each right internal tab  40  is the surface facing upwards with the right internal tab  40  unfolded. Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. Each right internal tab nail plate  42  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the right internal tab nail plate  42  and the right internal tab  40  after being shot into the right internal tab nail plate  42  and the right internal tab  40  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Each left internal tab  50  is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into the left edge of base strip  10 . Each left internal tab  50  extends inwards from the left edge of base stripe  10  and is cut from the base strip  10 . Each left internal base strip  50  is integral with base strip  10  and of the same piece of material as base strip  10 . Each left internal tab  50  extends inwards from the left edge of base strip  10  to yield a tab or flap in the base strip  10  as depicted in  FIGS.  10 - 12   . Each left internal tab  50  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The hinge edge of each left internal tab  50  is adjacent to and parallel with the left edge of base strip  10 . The open edge of each left internal tab  50  is adjacent to and parallel with the centerline  12 . Each left internal tab  50  has a width of about 1 to 10 inches. Each left internal tab  50  has a length of about 1 to 10 inches. Each left internal tab  50  is a waterproof barrier. Each left internal tab  50  has a substrate made of the same material as the substrate on base strip  10 . Each left internal tab  50  is coated with the same roofing compound as the coating on base strip  10 . The plurality of left internal tabs  50  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     As stated, a roofer installs a hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  by rolling it out over a hip or ridge line on a roof, as depicted in  FIG.  2   . With the left internal tabs  50  unfolded and extended, the open edge of each left internal tab  50  is on the roofer&#39;s left hand side and the hinge edge of each left internal tab  50  is on the roofer&#39;s right hand side. Also, the outer most edge of each left internal tab  50 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the leading edge of each left internal tab  50  and the inner most edge of each left internal tab  50 , as it appears on the on the roll, is the trailing edge of each left internal tab  50 . The hinge edge of each left internal tab  50  is integral with base strip  10  and without a seam or break in the fabric or material as depicted. The leading edge, open edge, and trailing edge of each left internal tab  50  are open and cut or trimmed edges as depicted. 
     Each left internal tab  50  may further comprise a left internal tab nail plate  52 . Each left internal tab nail plate  52  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Each left internal tab nail plate  52  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge. The thickness of each left internal tab nail plate  52  is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length and width of each left internal tab nail plate  52  matches those of each left internal tab  50 . The lower surface of each left internal tab nail plate  52  is attached to the upper surface of a left internal tab  50  so that the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of each left internal tab nail plate  52  aligns with the leading edge, trailing edge, hinge edge, and open edge of the left internal tab  50  attached thereto in order to cover the upper surface of the left internal tab  50 . The upper surface of each left internal tab  50  is the surface facing upwards with the left internal tab  50  unfolded. Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. Each left internal tab nail plate  52  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the left internal tab nail plate  52  and the left internal tab  50  after being shot into the left internal tab nail plate  52  and the left internal tab  50  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  may further comprise: a plurality of right shingle clips  60  and a plurality of left shingle clips  70 . 
     Each right shingle clip  60  comprises: a right shingle clip nail plate  62  and a hook strip  83 . 
     Right shingle clip nail plate  62  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Right shingle clip nail plate  62  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a right edge, and a left edge. The thickness of right shingle clip nail plate is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length of right shingle clip nail plate  62  is about 1 to 10 inches. The width of right shingle clip nail plate  62  is about 1 to 10 inches. The lower surface of each right shingle clip nail plate  62  is attached to the upper surface of base strip  10  so that the right edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62  aligns with and is coincident with the right edge of base strip  10  as depicted. Therefore, the leading edge of each right shingle clip nail plate  62  is parallel with that of base strip  10 , the trailing edge of each right shingle clip nail plate  62  is parallel with that of base strip  10 , and left edge of each right shingle clip nail plate  62  is parallel with that of base strip  10 . Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. The plurality of right shingle clips  60  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     Each right shingle clip nail plate  62  may have a nail plate hole  81 . Nail plate hole  81  is a circular hole or void in right shingle clip nail plate  62 . Nail plate hole  81  has a diameter of about 1/32 to ¼ inches. Nail plate hole  81  is located in the center of right shingle clip nail plate  62  as depicted. Nail plate hole  81  functions to provide a clearance hole or void for a roofing nail  4  to be installed or inserted therethrough. Each right shingle clip nail plate  62  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the right shingle clip nail plate  62  and base strip  10  after being shot into the nail plate hole  81  and base strip  10  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Each right shingle clip nail plate  62  has a right hook strip slot. Right hook strip slot is a slot, slit, oblong opening, or oblong hole in right shingle clip nail plate  62 . Right hook strip slot has a width of about 1/16 to ½ inches and a length of about 0.25 to 5 inches. Right hook strip slot is located at the corner of right shingle clip nail plate  62  where the leading edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62  meets the left edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62 . Right hook strip slot has a longitudinal axis that is parallel with the left edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62  and perpendicular to the leading edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62 . Right hook strip slot functions to receive and retain hook strip  83 . Hook strip  83  is slidably attached within right hook strip slot. 
     Hook strip  83  is a strip, band, belt, ribbon, swathe, or long narrow piece of metal or composite material. Hook strip  83  has a length of about 2-15 inches. Hook strip  83  has a width of about 0.25 to 10 inches. Hook strip  83  has a thickness of about 1/16 to ½ inches. Hook strip  83  has an upper surface and a lower surface. Hook strip has an outer end and an inner end. Hook strip  83  is shaped into an “S” or S-hook wherein the outer end has a ninety degree bend, curve, or fold that bends upward and the inner end has a ninety degree bend, curve, or fold that bends downward to make the “S” shape. The ninety degree bend or hook on the outer end is a shingle hook  84 . The ninety degree bend or hook on the inner end is a tail hook  85 . Shingle hook  84  is a “U” shaped or hook shaped member that functions to slide over a hip and ridge shingle  3  and to hook onto the hip and ridge shingle  3  and lock it in place as discussed below. 
     Tail hook  85  is a “U” shaped or hook shaped member. Tail hook  85  has an upper layer and a lower layer that make up the “U” shape or hook shape. The upper layer of tail hook  85  has a retaining protrusion  86 . Retaining protrusion is a protrusion, notch, tab, or flap of hook strip  83  that las been cut into hook strip  83  and pushed downward slightly. No material is removed from hook strip  83 . A notch, tab, or flap is simply cut and pushed or bent downwards to leave a notch, tab, or flap pointing downwards. The hinged portion of the retaining protrusion  86  is adjacent to the tail hook  85  end of hook strip  83  and the open portion of the retaining protrusion  86  is adjacent to the shingle hook  84  end of hook strip  83 . Optionally, the lower layer of tail hook  85  may have the retaining protrusion  86 , wherein the protrusion, notch, tab, or flap of hook strip  83  that has been cut into hook strip  83  is pushed upwards. 
     Retaining protrusion  86  functions to lock or secure hook strip  83  in place after hook strip  83  has been slid or moved inwards towards the centerline  12  to secure or lock the shingle hook  84  onto an installed hip and ridge shingle  3  thereby preventing the hook strip  83  from sliding back outwards or away from the centerline  12  and locking in the secured hip and ridge shingle  3 . Retaining protrusion  86  right shingle clips  60  locks into place because the bent notch, tab, or flap catches on the left edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62  when the shingle hook is slid or moved over hip and ridge shingle  3  wherein the retaining protrusion catches on the left edge of right shingle clip nail plate  62 . Retaining protrusion  86  prevents hook strip from sliding back out, thereby locking in the hip and ridge shingle  3 . 
     Each left shingle clip  70  comprises: a left shingle clip nail plate  80  and a hook strip  83 . 
     Left shingle clip nail plate  80  is a rigid square or rectangular piece of metal or composite material. Left shingle clip nail plate  80  has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a right edge, and a left edge. The thickness of left shingle clip nail plate  80  is about 1/32 to ½ inches. The length of left shingle clip nail plate  80  is about 1 to 10 inches. The width of left shingle clip nail plate  80  is about 1 to 10 inches. The lower surface of each left shingle clip nail plate  80  is attached to the upper surface of base strip  10  so that the left edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80  aligns with and is coincident with the left edge of base strip  10  as depicted. Therefore, the leading edge of each left shingle clip nail plate  80  is parallel with that of base strip  10 , the trailing edge of each left shingle clip nail plate  80  is parallel with that of base strip  10 , and right edge of each left shingle clip nail plate  80  is parallel with that of base strip  10 . Any known method of attachment may be used such as glue, adhesive, epoxy, chemical welding, roofing adhesive, or any other known method of attachment. The plurality of left shingle clips  70  is evenly spaced along the length of base strip  10  at a center to center distance that is equivalent to the length of a hip and ridge shingle  3  or about 5 to 25 inches. 
     Each left shingle clip nail plate  80  may have a nail plate hole  81 . Nail plate hole  81  is a circular hole or void in left shingle clip nail plate  80 . Nail plate hole  81  has a diameter of about 1/32 to ¼ inches. Nail plate hole  81  is located in the center of left shingle clip nail plate  80  as depicted. Nail plate hole  81  functions to provide a clearance hole or void for a roofing nail  4  to be installed or inserted therethrough. Each left shingle clip nail plate  80  functions to prevent the head of a roofing nail  4  from penetrating the left shingle clip nail plate  80  and base strip  10  after being shot into the nail plate hole  81  and base strip  10  from a nail gun during installation of a hip and ridge shingle as stated below. 
     Each left shingle clip nail plate  80  has a left hook strip slot  82 . Left hook strip slot  82  is a slot, slit, oblong opening, or oblong hole in left shingle clip nail plate  80 . Left hook strip slot  82  has a width of about 1/16 to ½ inches and a length of about 0.25 to 5 inches. Left hook strip slot  82  is located at the corner of left shingle clip nail plate  80  where the leading edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80  meets the right edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80 . Left hook strip slot  82  has a longitudinal axis that is parallel with the right edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80  and perpendicular to the leading edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80 . Left hook strip slot  82  functions to receive and retain hook strip  83 . Hook strip  83  is slidably attached within left hook strip slot  82 . 
     Hook strip  83  is a strip, band, belt, ribbon, swathe, or long narrow piece of metal or composite material. Hook strip  83  has a length of about 2-15 inches. Hook strip  83  has a width of about 0.25 to 10 inches. Hook strip  83  has a thickness of about 1/16 to ½ inches. Hook strip  83  has an upper surface and a lower surface. Hook strip has an outer end and an inner end. Hook strip  83  is shaped into an “S” or S-hook wherein the outer end has a ninety degree bend, curve, or fold that bends upward and the inner end has a ninety degree bend, curve, or fold that bends downward to make the “S” shape. The ninety degree bend on the outer end is a shingle hook  84 . The ninety degree bend on the inner end is a tail hook  85 . Shingle hook  84  is a “U” shaped or hook shaped member that functions to slide over a hip and ridge shingle  3  and to hook onto the hip and ridge shingle  3  and lock it in place as discussed below. 
     Tail hook  85  is a “U” shaped or hook shaped member. Tail hook  85  has an upper layer and a lower layer that make up the “U” shape or hook shape. The upper layer of tail hook  85  has a retaining protrusion  86 . Retaining protrusion is a protrusion, notch, tab, or flap of hook strip  83  that las been cut into hook strip  83  and pushed downward. No material is removed from hook strip  83 . A notch, tab, or flap is simply cut and pushed or bent downwards to leave a notch, tab, or flap pointing downwards. The hinged portion of the retaining protrusion  86  is adjacent to the tail hook  85  end of hook strip  83  and the open portion of the retaining protrusion  86  is adjacent to the shingle hook  84  end of hook strip  83 . Optionally, the lower layer of tail hook  85  may have the retaining protrusion  86 , wherein the protrusion, notch, tab, or flap of hook strip  83  that has been cut into hook strip  83  is pushed upwards. 
     Retaining protrusion  86  functions to lock or secure hook strip  83  in place after hook strip  83  has been slid or moved inwards towards the centerline  12  to secure or lock the shingle hook  84  onto an installed hip and ridge shingle  3  thereby preventing the hook strip  83  from sliding back outwards or away from the centerline  12  and locking in the secured hip and ridge shingle  3 . Retaining protrusion  86  on left shingle clips  70  locks into place because the bent notch, tab, or flap catches on the right edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80  when the shingle hook is slid or moved over hip and ridge shingle  3  wherein the retaining protrusion catches on the right edge of left shingle clip nail plate  80 . Retaining protrusion  86  prevents hook strip from sliding back out, thereby locking in the hip and ridge shingle  3 . 
     In order to install hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  onto a ridge line or a hip line of a roof, the leading edge of base strip  10  is placed at the first end of the ridge line or a hip line and then the install hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is rolled out in order to cover the entire ridge line or a hip line as depicted in  FIG.  2   . Next the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  is trimmed to length to match that of the ridge line or a hip line. Then the hip and ridge shingles  3  are installed over the hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  in the usual overlapped method while securing the hip and ridge shingles  3  with the tabs or clips of this invention to yield an impenetrable and impermeable protection layer over the hip or ridge line of a roof. 
     With the embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  with external tabs  20 , 30 , the left and right external tabs  20 , 30  are unfolded outwards to provide space to install the hip and ridge shingles  3  as depicted in  FIG.  3   . Then the first hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, then the first right external tab  20  and the first left external tab  30  are folded over the first hip and ridge shingle  3  and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the first right external tab  20  and the first left external tab  30 , as depicted in  FIG.  4   . Then the second hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, properly overlapping the first hip and ridge shingle  3 , then the second right external tab  20  and the second left external tab  30  are folded over the second hip and ridge shingle  3  and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the second right external tab  20  and the second left external tab  30 , as depicted in  FIG.  5   . Next, this procedure is repeated all the way done the line of hip or ridge line of the roof until the full hip or ridge line of the roof is completely shingled. 
     With the embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  with internal tabs  40 , 50 , the left and right internal tabs  40 , 50  are unfolded outwards to provide space to install the hip and ridge shingles  3  as depicted in  FIG.  10   . Then the first hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, then the first right internal tab  40  and the first left internal tab  50  are folded over the first hip and ridge shingle  3  and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the first right internal tab  40  and the first left internal tab  50 , as depicted in  FIG.  11   . Then the second hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, properly overlapping the first hip and ridge shingle  3 , then the second right internal tab  40  and the second left internal tab  50  are folded over the second hip and ridge shingle  3  and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the second right internal tab  40  and the second left internal tab  50 , as depicted in  FIG.  12   . Next, this procedure is repeated all the way done the line of hip or ridge line of the roof until the full hip or ridge line of the roof is completely shingled. 
     With the embodiment of hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips  5  with shingle clips  60 , 70 , the hooks strips  83  in the left and right shingle clips  60 , 70  are slid or moved outwards to allow space to install the hip and ridge shingles  3  as depicted in  FIGS.  6  and  9 A . Then the first hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, then and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the first right shingle clip  60  and the first left shingle clip  70 , as depicted in  FIGS.  7  and  9 B . Then the second hip and ridge shingle  3  is installed, wherein the hip and ridge shingle  3  is placed into position, properly overlapping the first hip and ridge shingle  3 , then and a roofing nail  4  is installed or inserted into the second right shingle clip  60  and the second left shingle clip  70 , as depicted in  FIG.  9 C . Then the hook strips  83  and shingle hooks  84  on the first right shingle clip  60  and the first left shingle clip  70  are slid or moved into lock position wherein the shingle hooks  84  on the first right shingle clip  60  and the first left shingle clip  70  are moved toward the centerline  12  on base strip  10  to clamp onto the edges of the first hip and ridge shingle  3  in order to lock the first hip and ridge shingle  3  onto the roof, as depicted in  FIG.  9 D . Next, this procedure is repeated all the way done the line of hip or ridge line of the roof until the full hip or ridge line of the roof is completely shingled. 
     Using this invention will essentially keep the hip line and ridge lines of a roof completely waterproof and weather proof for many many years thereby saving the homeowner a considerable amount of maintenance costs over the course of the lifespan of the home.