Improvements in or relating to Tiles for Building Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Oct.,
17698
Ancented 14th lan
1900
Date of Application, 24th
Complete Specification Loft 21st Nov 1800
Date of Application, 4+1 OCT., 1890
Complete Specification Left 21st Nov 1000
Accepted, 14th Jan.,
1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Tiles for Building Purposes.
I, ROBERT YARDE FOLEY, Managing Director of The Somerset Trading Com-
pany Limited, Bridgwater, Somerset, Roofing Tile Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to tiles for building purposes, particularly those em-
ployed for roofing or wall covering, and has for its object to so construct the
tiles as to prevent snow or rain from being driven up between them.
According to this invention each tile has formed upon its upper surface one
or more transverse ribs or ridges, corresponding grooves being formed near the
edge on the under side. Thus one tile in overlapping another is placed so that
the groove or grooves on its under side engage with the ridge or ridges on the
upper side of the tile beneath it. The grooves are preferably made broader than
the ridges in order to allow a small amount of play between the tiles when placing
them in position.
It will be easily seen that the engagement of the ridges with the grooves will
effectually prevent rain or snow from being blown or forced up between the tiles.
The tiles may be made of any desired shape the ridges and grooves being either
shaped to follow the contour of the tile or made straight or given any other shape
which may be desirable.
The ridges and grooves may be of any convenient cross-section, either angular
or curved; preferably both are given a rectangular cross section. The ridges
may if desired he sloped off on their upper sides so as to allow any water which
has got above them to drain off over the ridges.
Dated this 24th day of October 1898.
;
Improvements in or relating to Tiles for Building Purposes.
I, ROBERT YARDE FOLEY, Managing Director of The Somerset Trading Com-
pany Limited, Bridgwater, Somerset, Roofing Tile Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to tiles for building purposes particularly those em-
ployed for roofing or wall covering, and has for its object to so construct the
tiles as to prevent snow or rain 'from being driven up between them.
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page_text: According to this invention each tile has formed upon its upper surface one
or more transverse ribs or ridges, corresponding grooves being formed near the
edge on the under side. Thus one tile in overlapping another is placed so that
the groove or grooves on its under side engage with the ridge or ridges on the
upper side of the tile beneath it. The grooves are preferably made broader than
the ridges in order to allow a small amount of play between the tiles when placing
them in position.
It will be easily seen that the engagement of the ridges with the grooves will
effectually prevent rain or snow from being blown or forced up between the tiles.
The tiles may be made of any desired shape the ridges and grooves being either
shaped to follow the contour of the tile or made straight or given any other shape
which may, be desirable.
The ridges and grooves may be of any convenient cross-section, either angular
or curved; preferably. both are given a rectangular cross section. The ridges
may if desired be sloped off on their upper sides so as to allow any water which
has got above them to drain off over the ridges.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is an elevation of one of the improved tiles.
Figure 2 is a sectional view showing a series of these tiles in place upon a roof.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of a modified construction.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The tile A is provided on its upper surface with a ridge B running transversely
across it, and on its underside with a groove C also running transversely across
the tile, but in such a position that it will engage with the ridge upon the tile
beneath in the manner shown in Figure 2. The grooves C are preferably made
somewhat wider than the ridges B in order to allow of a certain amount of play
between the tiles.
In the construction shown in Figure 3, the ridge B slopes away as at B¹ on the
upper side to the surface of the tile A so as to allow of any water which might
get up under the tiles to drain off over the ridge B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A tile for building purposes having upon its upper and under surface respec-
tively a ridge and a groove such as B and C the groove being situated so as to
engage with the ridges of the tiles beneath substantially as described.
2. A tile for building purposes having a ridge such as B B¹ formed upon its
upper surface so as to allow water to drain away and prevent rain and snow from
being driven up between the tiles substantially as described.
3. The ridged and grooved tile for building purposes substantially as described
or illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 or Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of November 1898.
R Y FOLEY
RY FOLEY
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicant.