Improvements in and connected with Roofing Tiles, which are also applicable for Walls and for other Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Nov., 1896--Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Roofing Tiles, which are also
applicable for Walls and for other Purposes.
Wo, VICTOR JETLEY and GUSTAVE JETLEY both of No. 8 North Audley Street,
Oxford Street, in the County of Middlesex Decorators and Cabinet Manufacturers
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention refers to roofing tiles which are also applicable for walls and for
other purposes. They are so constructed as to be capable of being held securely
together while at the same time they may easily be disconnected if and when
desired.
Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings represents in front elevation a
tile constructed according to our invention and
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation on the line a b Figure 1.
Figure 3 represents in front elevation to a smaller scale, a number of such tiles in
position and
Figure 4 is a side elevation thereof.
Figure 5 is a transverse section through part of a roof fitted with tiles according
to this invention.
Figure 6 is a modified form of tile in front elevation.
Figure 7 is a front elevation showing a number of such tiles in position.
Figure 8 is a sectional side elevation of a further modification.
Figure 9 is a similar view of yet another modification and
Figure 10 is a single tile in elevation viewed from the back.
Referring to Figures 1 to 5 it will be seen that each tile or plate A is near its
upper edge provided with two holes A' A' and at or near the middle with two more
holes A2 equidistant from the first two holes A' A'. Near the bottom edge are two
loops or eyes A³ parallel with the two sets of holes. If the tile be made of metal
the loops or eyes are soldered, rivetted or otherwise fastened to the same, but if the
tile be made of earthenware, glass or the like, the eyes or loops A3 are made in the
form of lugs or projections in one with the tile which lugs have each a hole through
same.
In laying a roof one commences at the bottom by laying a row of tiles from one
end of the roof to the other, or from one end of a section of the roof to the other end
thereof. Above that so as to break joint. is laid a second row in such manner that
the loops or lugs A³ take into the holes A2 in the middle of the tiles, each lug taking
into one middle hole A2 of the tile below and the next middle hole A2 of the next
tile and so on. A third row of tiles is then laid in a similar manner to break joint with the
second row and the loops or lugs A in this case take into and project through the upper
holes A' of the first row of tiles and through the middle holes A³ of the second row of tiles
and after that in like manner may be laid any desired number of rows of tiles all according
to circumstances. Rods B of wood, metal or other suitable material are threaded
through the loops or holes in the lugs A³ so as to bind the whole securely together
or the rods may be dispensed with and a split ring may be used for each loop A³, or
any other suitable fastening may be employed. Or instead of building up the roof,
tile by tile, slabs consisting of a suitable number of tiles may be inade first, and put
ap bodily in position afterwards. The roof is provided with a framework of battens,