Improvements in the Manufacture of Roofing and other Tiles and Slates.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 5th. May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Roofing and other Tiles and
Slates.
We, MARTIN HUSSEY, of 21, Devonshire Place, in the county of Middlesex, Slater,
and WILLIAM CLARK, of 3, Stephen Street, in the county of Middlesex, Slater, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in roofing and other tiles and slates, whereby
they do not require so much lapas hitherto and they are easily fixed without requiring
lining or laths when laid square, such tiles being also adapted to be laid diagonally or
otherwise for mitre dips and the like without requiring the tiles to be cut.
In carrying out our invention each tile is formed square, or of other suitable shape
in plan but has two of its four corners cut off, the tiles or slates being formed with
flanges or not according to the purpose for which they are required.
By thus constructing the tiles or slates they can be laid or fixed with much less lap
than hitherto and produce a more ornamental appearance.
The tiles or slates are fixed by nails, pegs, or in any other suitable manner.
Dated the 18th day of January 1887.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.

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Improvements in the Manufacture of Roofing and other Tiles and
Slates.
We, MARTIN HUSSEY, of 21 Devonshire Place, in the county of Middlesex, Slater,
and WILLIAM CLARK, of 3 Stephen Street, in the county of Middlesex, Slater, 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 improvements in roofing and other tiles and slates,
whereby they do not require so much lap as hitherto and they are easily fixed without
requiring lining or laths when laid square, such tiles being also adapted to be laid
diagonally or otherwise for mitro dips and the liko without requiring the tiles to
be cut.
In carrying out our invention each tile is formed square, or of other suitable shape
in plan but (except in the case of ridge tiles) has two of its four corners cut off, the
tiles or slates being formed with flanges or not according to the purpose for which they
are required.
By thus constructing the tiles or slates they can be laid or fixed with much less lap
than hitherto and produce a more ornamental appearance.
The tiles or slates are fixed by nails, pegs, or in any other suitable manner.
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will proceed to describe
how it can be carried into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing in
which figure 1 represents a face view of a roofing tile or slate constructed according
to our invention and formed with flanges; figure 2 is an edge view of the same;
figures 3 and 4 are similar views to figures 1 and 2, but shewing a half-tile or slate
for the top course at the ridgo of a roof; figure 5 is a face view of one of our tiles
or slates formed without flanges; figure 6 is a back elevation, figure 7 an end view,
and figure 8 a cross section of a ventilating tile for roofing purposes; figure 9 is a
front elevation, figure 10 a side elevation, and figure 11 a plan of a support for the
said ventilating tiles; figures 12 and 13 are an elevation and end view respectively
of a ridge tile for connecting the said ventilating tiles; figure 14 is an elevation
illustrating a portion of a mitre dip roof constructed of our improved tiles or slates
represented in figures 1 to 4 and with our ridge tiles and supports; figure 15 is a
section on the line A B of figure 14. Similar letters of reference indicate similar
parts throughout the drawings.
Referring to figures 1 and 2 a, represents the tile or slate which is formed square
as shown in the said figures, or of other suitable shape in plan, with two of its corners
cut off as shown at b, b; c, c, represent the flanges which we sometimes form on the
opposite sides and edges of the tile or slate a, for supporting each course by the
course next above it; figures 3 and 4 shew the tile or slate which we use for the top
course of the roof, the said tile or slate being like that shewn in figures 1 and 2

page_text: except that its upper part is removed so that the upper edge of the top course shall
be straight and horizontal. The courses of tiles or slates are secured to the roof-
rafters or laths by nails, pegs, or other equivalent means. Upon the top course of
tiles I find it advantageous to place ventilating tiles of the form shown at figures 6, 7,
and 8. Each of these ventilating tiles d, d, is formed at its upper edge with a
longitudinal flange e, which projects upwards, and the lateral edges of the said tile
are provided with downwardly-projecting flanges f,, on the inner side of each of
which is formed a projection or rib g. The ventilating tiles d, d, rest upon inclined
supports such as that shewn at figures 9, 10, and 11, each of which is formed with
projections or ribs g', 9', which engage with the projections or ribs 9, 9, of the
tiles d, d, and thus lock the lateral edges of the latter together as shewn clearly at
figure 14. The ventilating tiles d, d, at one side of the roof are connected to those
at the opposite side as shewn clearly at figures 14 and 15 by means of ridge tiles h, h,
(figures 12 and 13) which prevent the said tiles d, from slipping downwards.
In some cases instead of constructing the hereinbefore described tiles or slates a, a,
with flanges c, c, as illustrated at figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, we form them without the
said flanges as shewn at figure 5, in which arrangement each course is secured by
nails or the equivalents thereof to the roof rafters or laths and to the courses of tiles or
slates above and below it or above or below it, holes (not represented on the
accompanying drawings) being formed in tho said flat tiles for this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The manufacture and use of roofing tiles or slates of square or other suitable
shape in plan and having two of their four corners cut off, the tiles or slates so formed
being provided with flanges or not substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14 and 15 of the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 5th day of May 1887.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicants.