IMPROVEMENTS IN ROOFING TILES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM VINCENT of Arborfield nr Reading in the County of Berks Agricultural
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
ROOFING TILES to be as follows:-
According to my Invention I form each Tile, underneath top end with a bevel
or wedge shape piece or pieces projecting from tile. I also put a bevel or wedge
shape piece or pieces underneath tile near the bottom end projecting from tile,
I form part or parts of upper end of tiles taper or beveled from the underneath
side, when Tiles are thus formed and are placed together, the upper end of wedge
.or bevel shape piece or pieces underneath tile hangs or hooks to lath on Roof and
the bevel or wedge shape pieces underneath and near the lower end of Tile engages
securley underneath the taper and bevelled parts of adjacent Tiles, by this construc-
tion of Tiles, they are protected from being displaced or blown off.
made corrugated, plain, grooved, or of any desired form required.
Tiles may be

page_text: WILLIAM VINCENT Arborfield Near Reading Agricultural Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ROOFING TILES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The object of this Invention is to construct roofing tiles with bevilled nibs
projecting from the underside of tops of tiles and in addition to these having
bevilled wedge pieces on the underside of tiles about a third of the way down.
These bevilled wedge pieces fit into bevilled jaws which are cut out of the top
corners of each adjoining tile and thus locks the whole of the tiling securely
together and so protects the tiles from being displaced or blown off as is the case
with ordinary tiles peither do they require mortar or cement even in the most
exposed positions or situations.
The roof formed with these tiles is consequently of great strength and the weight
.of this tiling being no more than that of ordinary tiling allows of the same scantling
of timbers being used for its support. The tiles can be adjusted to fit any of the
.ordinary laps to which tiling is generally laid. These tiles can also be applied for
weathertiling the faces of Buildings being less liable than the ordinary tiles to drop
off on account of the bevilled nibs locking on to the bevilled battens The shape
of these tiles on the bottom edges may be varied to any design to suit Architectural
taste the novelty being in the method of locking the tiles together.
My Invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings
in which in Figure 1 I shew the tiles arranged in Section. The bevilled nibs A.
lodging on the battens which are also bevilled to fit the nibs.
Figure 2. represents a plan of tiling shewing the way in which the bevilled
"wedge pieces B. fit into the bevilled jaws of underneath course of tiles.
Figure 3 represents some of the same tiles as they would appear on a roof
looking at the underside in order that the bevilled nibs A, may be seen resting on
the battens and also to shew the bevilled wedge pieces B.
Figure 4 also represents the underside of tiling without the battens in order to
shew the bevilled jaws C. and the method of locking the bevilled wedge pieces B.
into them.
Figures 5, 6, and 7 relate to tiles shaped as shewn in Figure 7 on the annexed
drawings and also applies to tiles having flat curved or undulated upper surfaces.
These tiles have bevilled nibs projecting from the underside of tops of tiles and
bevilled wedge pieces formed on the underside of centre rolls near the bottom.
The wedge pieces fit into bevilled jaws out out of the top parts of centre rolls thus
locking the tiles together. These tiles have also in addition raised fillets which
fit into the grooved or recessed portions provided for them at the bottom of each
tile.
Figure 5. shews some of these tiles as they would appear on a roof without the
battens looking at the underside D shewing the bevilled nibs and E. the bevilled
wedge pieces locking into the bevilled jaws F.
Figure 6. represents a plan of this tiling shewing the way in which the bevilled
wedge pieces E. fit into the bevilled jaws of underneath course of tiling and also
the manner in which the raised fillets G. fit into the grooved portions of tiles.
Figure 7. shews the same kind of tile looking at it on the face F. shewing the
bevilled jaws and H. the recessed or grooved portions which receive the raised
fillets G of the lower course of tiling.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the said is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The construction of roofing tiles with bevilled nibs and bevilled wedge shaped
pieces and bevilled jaws as described with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
and 7 of the annexed drawings and also their application to any other kind of tiles
either flat curved undulated or ornamental as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 11th day of November 1884.