Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 23rd Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
I GEORGE HENRY COUCH of 64 Upland Villas Selsdon Road in the County of
Surrey, Carpenter and Joiner now a general merchant do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that class of Tiles known as Ridge and Hip Tiles, and
has for its object the manufacture of the said Ridge and Hip Tiles in such a manner
that they may be better adapted to fit and be held in position upon the different angles
of a roof, wall, or other part of a building than those heretofore produced.
And my invention consists in forming such Ridge and Hip Tiles in three parts,
such parts being the centre or connecting part and the two wing portions, the desired
angle is given to the wings as hereinafter described.
In order to carry out my invention I form the two wing portions of the said ridge
and hip tiles with suitably curved edges at that part where they are connected to the
centre or connecting portion, such curved edges being provided with engaging teeth
and grooves. The centre or connecting portion of the said ridge and hip tiles is formed
with a curved opening, such opening being provided with suitable teeth and grooves
so as to key together the aforesaid wings the angle of the wings being adjusted as
required by fixing the same further up into or further out from the said centre or
connecting part.
The teeth and grooves hold the parts firmly in position as required.
I prefer that each centre or connecting part may have four wing parts inserted in it
for half their lengths (and set to the required angle) in this way effecting the purpose
of what is known as "breaking joint."
The teeth and grooves are not continued along the whole of the aforesaid curved
edges of the wing tiles and the centre part of such edges is preferably made of less
thickness than the said toothed and grooved portions, so as to ensure the fitting
together and keying of the parts of the ridge and hip tiles when the lines of the said
wings are slightly out of the straight line.
Suitable grooves slots or other perforations may be made above and parallel with
the curved openings in the centre or connecting part for the purpose of receiving a
Dowell when required.
W. SPENCE & SON,
8, Quality Court,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I GEORGE HENRY COUCH of 64 Upland Villas, Selsdon Road, Croydon in the
County of Surrey, Carpenter and Joiner now a general Merchant 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 :-
"F
My invention relates to that class of Tiles known as Ridge Hip or Wall Tiles, and
has for its object the manufacture of the said Ridge Hip and Wall Tiles in such a
manner that they may be better adapted to fit and be held in position upon the
different angles of a roof, wall, or other part of a building than those heretofore,
produced.
And my invention consists in forming such Ridge Hip and Wall Tiles in three parts,
such parts being the centre or connecting part and the two wing portions, the desired
angle is given to the wings as hereinafter described.
In order to carry out my invention I form the two wing portions of the said
ridge hip and wall tiles with suitably curved edges at that part where they are con-
nected to the centre or connecting portion, such curved edges being provided with
engaging teeth and grooves. The centre or connecting portion of the said ridge, hip
and wall tiles is formed with a curved opening, such opening being provided with
suitable teeth and grooves so as to key together the aforesaid wings, the angle of the
wings being adjusted as required by fixing the same further up into or further out
from the said centre or connecting part.
The teeth and grooves hold the parts firmly in position as required.
I prefer that each centre or connecting part may have four wing parts inserted in it
for half their lengths (and set to the required angle) in this way effecting the purpose
of what is known as " breaking joint."
The teeth and grooves are not continued along the whole of the aforesaid curved
edges of the wing tiles, and the centre part of such edges is preferably made of less
thickness than the said toothed and grooved portions, so as to ensure the fitting
together and keying of the parts of the ridge hip and wall tiles when the lines of the
said wings are slightly out of the straight line.
Suitable grooves, slots or other perforations may be made above and parallel with
the curved openings in the centre or connecting part for the purpose of receiving a
Dowell when required.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to describe it
more particularly by the aid of the accompanying drawings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a section of a ridge tile, A and B being two flat wing tiles having the
edges HH turned up to a curved form from C to D, I form the teeth above referred
to of any desired length but not so as to extend along the length of the wing tiles, so
that when two such curved edges are laid side by side on the roof, they can be held

page_text: together by sliding the centre or connecting part E upon them, for which purpose it
is made with two longitudinal slots; in one side of each slot (or both if desired) I
form any desired number of small suitable grooves to fit the teeth on the said wing
tiles A and B, when in their places on the ridge of a roof the centre or connecting
part E can be slid first on to the upturned curved edges of two adjoining wing tiles
and then on to two others thus binding four such tiles together, and likewise serving
to "break joint" as it is technically termed, that is to say, the centre or connecting
part when so arranged has its own joint situated at about the centres of the wing tiles
A and B and the upper joint of the said wing tiles A and B is covered by the said
centre or connecting part E, and so on throughout the length of the ridge thereby
connecting together any number of such ridge tiles. The varying angles of roofs are
fitted by sliding the wing tiles further up into, or further out from, the centre of the
said centre or connecting part E, each groove in the slots giving a different angle.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of figure 1 and Fig. 3 is a section of A or B showing a
groove F by dotted lines to receive a metal or other suitable tongue turned up at its
edges, the said tongue is to prevent water from entering through the joints where the
said wing tiles abut against each other, the bottom edge of the wing tiles is formed
in all respects similar to the bottom end of the roofing tiles described in my Specifica-
tion No. 4331 of 1886. Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 3 and showing the tongue F.
Fig. 5 is an end 'view of the top and bottom edges of the wing tiles A and B being
adapted so as to fit the said roofing tiles.
I would observe that I do not limit myself to any particular dimensions or
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is ;
First The arrangement and combination of ridge hip and wall tiles (formed in
three parts) capable of being adjusted and fitted to roofs of different angles sub-
stantially in the manner hereinbefore described.
Second-The arrangement of the wing tiles with curved edges and grooves, thereby
fixing and preventing the lifting of the same by wind, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
And lastly-The adaptation and combination with ridge hip and wall tiles of a
metal or other suitable tongue to key into the abutting joints of the said tiles to form
a secure weather tight closing, substantially as herein before described.
W. SPENCE & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.