Improvements relating to Roofing Tiles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Roofing Tiles.
1.
I, CHARLES LOUIS ABEL JANOYER, of 8, Rue de l'Eglise, Taverney (Seine et
Oise), in the Republic of France, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:
This invention relates to a construction of tile which, by the mere fact of its
being placed in position, will, without the use of separate attaching devices, be
securely fixed, and not liable to be lifted by the wind.
According to this invention, two forms of tile are used, the one specially
designed for use with angle iron battens, bars, or slats, the other adapted for use
with wooden, battens.
In carrying out this invention, the underside of the tile is formed with a trans-
verse rib, one side of which forms an acute angle with the under side of the
tile, and the batten or slat upon which the tile rests, is made of a corresponding
section to engage with the acute angle of the rib.
"
With this method of fitting it is absolutely impossible for the tile to be lifted
by a gust of wind, however violent.
This tile may be used on roofs of any slope, and may even serve for covering
vertical walls.
When using wooden battens, these are preferably made with a rebate on their
upper edge, in which rests a projecting edge of the following tile.
This prevents the access of water.
The metallic battens or slats generally take the form of a metal plate of suitable
inclination, forming an obtuse angle in cross section, and secured to the rafters;
in this case, the upper edge of the tile rests upon the web of the batten which
is secured to the rafters, and is turned up at right angles, to support the lower
part of the tile immediately. above it. It may be here remarked that the rib.
the fitting of which with either form of rafter constitutes the principal point of
the invention, should by preference be situated near the lower edge of the tile;
this arrangement has the advantage of. preventing the lifting of the lower
extremity of the tile, and consequently the adjacent edge of the tile immediately.
below.
It will be understood that the rib may be formed on any part of the tile, so that
the tile may be fixed either at the top or at the bottom, or at any intermediate
point; or the tile may be formed with several ribs.
The arrangement described with reference to the metallic battens may be
varied without departing from the nature of the invention, as long as the battens
are formed, with, one web entering the acute angle formed by the rib and the
lower face of the tile.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1898.

page_text: Improvements relating to Roofing Tiles.
I, CHARLES LOUIS ABEL JANOYER, of 8, Rue de l'Eglise, Taverney (Seine et
Oise), in the Republic of France, Architect, 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:-
This invention relates to a construction of tile which, by the mere fact of its
being placed in position, will, without the use of separate attaching devices, be
securely fixed, and not liable to be lifted by the wind.
In order to leave no doubt as to the nature of my invention, I have represented
in the accompanying drawing two forms of tile embodying my invention, one
of which is specially intended to be employed with iron battens, while the other
is intended for use with wooden battens.
Fig. 1 represents the former, and
Fig. 2 the latter, in side elevation.
My invention consists in constructing the tile with a rib A placed transversely
on the back, in a manner to engage with the batten or slat B.
This rib A, on one of its sides, forms an acute angle with the back of the tile,
and the batten B possesses a corresponding profile, so as to engage with this
acute angle.
By reason of this form of engagement, it is quite impossible that the tile
should lift, under the action of the wind, whatever may be its violence.
This tile can be used with roofs of any slope, and can also be employed for
covering vertical walls.
The rib A can be applied to all kinds of tiles, pottery, or otherwise, and of
all forms and dimensions.
There can be used, for fitting tiles provided with this rib, either wooden battens
or those of metal.
The wooden battens (Fig. 2) are provided preferably with a rebate upon which
rests the end of the tile below. There is an advantage in giving to this end a
form corresponding to the rebate, as this prevents thè entrance of water by
reason of the greater height of the projection at a³, and permits of the employ-
ment of a batten having a rebate less deep than the thickness of the tile.
The metallic battens or slats (Fig. 1) generally take the form of a metal plate
of suitable inclination, forming an obtuse angle in cross section, and are secured
at c to the rafters D; in this case, the upper edge a of the tile rests upon the
web e of the batten, which is secured to the rafters, the tile being turned up at
right angles, to support the lower part of the tile immediately above it. It may
be here remarked that the rib A, the fitting of which, with either form of batten,
constitutes the principal point of the invention, should by preference be situated
near the lower edge of the tile, as represented in the drawing; this arrangement
has the advantage of preventing the lifting of the lower extremity of the tile,
and consequently the adjacent edge of the tile immediately below."
It will be understood, however, that the rib may be formed on any part of
the tile, so that the tile may be fixed either at the top or at the bottom, or at
any intermediate point; or the tile may be formed with several ribs.
The arrangement described with reference to the metallic battens may be
varied without departing from the nature of the invention, as long as the battens
are formed with one web entering the acute angle formed by the rib and the
lower face of the tile.

page_text: 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:-
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1. An improvement in all kinds of tiles made of plastic or other material, com-
prising the arrangement, on the back of the tile, of a rib constituting, with this
back, an acute angle, in which engages the batten or slat, either of wood or
iron, having a form appropriate to fit this angle, the wooden batten having prefer-
ably a rebate in which rests the end of the tile below, as has been above explained
with reference to the accompanying drawing.
2. A tile provided with a rib A, as above explained, of which the end rests on
a rebated batten B, and makes a projection a', in order to prevent the entrance
of water, as above described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1898.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.