Improvements in or relating to the Tiling of Roofs and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, ist rep., Tos
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Tiling of Roofs and
the like.
We, OWEN ALFRED ELLIS and ARTHUR BREWIN PARTRIDGE, trading as
Ellis, Partridge & Co., of Conway Buildings, Grey Friars, Leicester, Builders'
Merchants, and Brick and Tile Manufacturers, and FREDERICK SHENTON, of
Burfield Street, Leicester, Slater and Tiler, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the tiling of roofs and the like, and embodies
improvements specially applicable to hipped roofs, i.e. roofs whose adjacent or
contiguous faces are of different pitches or slopes.
According to the present mode of tiling hipped roofs, the hip or angle at which
the two roofs meet is capped over to make it weather tight, by what are known as
hip tiles, the side wings or flaps of which are generally cast or made at equal
angles.
In connection with hipped roofs, the contiguous faces of which are of different
pitches, the ordinary hip tiles made with two equal-angle flaps are unsuitable and
it is necessary to have special hip tiles made to suit the two different pitches, thereby
involving additional expense and not infrequently delaying the progress of a
building pending the completion of such special hip tiles.
The present invention is designed to dispense with the use of both the special
and ordinary forms of hip tiles mentioned and consists in the provision of means as
hereinafter described, whereby the meeting point or hip line of any two sloping
roofs whether of equal or different angles may be made weather proof.
According to this invention we form a channel or gutter, preferably lead lined,
along the hip liue in which may be snugly fitted the bottom of a device, the top
of which may be formed of a roll, i.e. circular in section, or any other suitable
shape.
It is then possible to place the sides or edges of the ordinary roofing tiles close up.
against and flush with the sides (i.e. the part between the top and bottom) of the
said device and any interstices may be filled with cement or other suitable.
material.
In the event of any water passing between the device and the roofing tiles it is
intercepted by the channel or gutter before mentioned and runs down into the eaves
gutter.
1 dan of Ion 1805
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to the Tiling of Roofs and
the like.
We OWEN ALFRED ELLIS and ARTHUR BREWIN PARTRIDGE, trading as
Ellis, Partridge & Co., of Conway Buildings, Grey Friars, Leicester, Builders'
Merchants, and Brick and Tile Manufacturers, and FREDERICK SHENTON, of
Burfield Street, Leicester, Slater and Tiler, 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 has reference to the tiling of roofs and the like, and embodies
improvements specially applicable to hipped roofs, i.e. roofs whose adjacent or
contiguous faces are of different pitches or slopes.
According to the present mode of tiling hipped roofs, the hip or angle at which
the two roofs meet is capped over to make it weather tight, by what are known
as hip tiles, the side wings or flaps of which are generally cast or made at equal
angles.
In connection with hipped roofs, the contiguous faces of which are of different
pitches, the ordinary hip tiles made with two equal-angle flaps are unsuitable and
it is necessary to have special hip tiles made to suit the two different pitches,
thereby involving additional expense and not infrequently delaying the progress
of a building pending the completion of such special hip tiles.
The present invention is designed to dispense with the use of both the special
and ordinary forms of hip tiles mentioned and consists in the provision of means
as hereinafter described, whereby the meeting point hip line of any two sloping
roofs whether of equal or different angles may be made weather proof.
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According to this invention we form a channel or gutter, preferably lead lined,
along the hip line in which may be snugly fitted the bottom of a device, the top
of which may be formed of a roll, i.e. circular in section, or any other suitable
shape.
It is then possible to place the sides or edges of the ordinary roofing tiles close
up against and flush with the sides (ie. the part between the top and bottom)
of the said device and any interstices may be filled with cement or other suitable
material.
In the event of any water passing between the device and the roofing tiles
it is intercepted by the channel or gutter before mentioned and runs down into
the eaves gutter.
The invention will be fully understood upon reference to the accompanying
drawing which is a view partly in plan and partly in section showing the two sides
of a portion of a hipped roof constructed in accordance with this invention.
A represents the eaves gutter and B the tiles which may be constructed, laid on
and attached to the roof in any of the well known ways.
To carry out this invention, there may be provided along the hip line of the
roof a channel or gutter C¹ formed in a rafter C which may take the place of the
ordinary hip rafter and be connected to form part of the roof in the well known
manner.
This channel C' is preferably lined with lead C 2 and communicates with the
eaves gutter A as shown so that any wet which may find its way therein is conducted
to the said eaves gutter.
Located within the said channel is the bottom D' of a device hereinafter
termed a roll D which letter is also used to designate the head or upper part
thereof.
The neck D2 of the roll, intermediate of the base and the head, is of narrower

page_text: width and the roofing tiles are laid flush up against this neck as shown and the
interstices D 3 filled up with cement so as far as possible to produce a weather
tight joint.
The head of the roll is by preference circular in section and as will be noticed is
constructed so as to project above and overlap to some extent the roofing tiles and
thus allow a more effective weather proof joint to be made.
The shape of the roll as illustrated while fulfilling the conditions required for a
good joint is not an arbitrary one, but as is obvious may be varied without
departing from the main lines of the invention.
By the use of a roll such as D or equivalent device along the hip line or
interposed at and between the apex of any two sloping roofs whether of equal
or different angles, capping tiles such as hip tiles or ridge tiles may be dispensed
with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The use or employment of a device such as described interposed at the apex
of and between two sloping roofs substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. In a roof the use or employment at the apex and between the two sloping
sides thereof of a device such as D D D 2 or its equivalent against which the
roofing tiles may abut substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. In a roof the combination with the two sloping sides thereof of a device
interposed at the apex of same and against which the roofing tiles may abut, the
said device having its upper part formed so as to overlap the roofing tiles and
its lower part located within a channel or gutter substantially as and for the
purpose described.
4. In a roof the combination of a device interposed at the apex of the two sloping
sides thereof and a channel or gutter arranged substantially in the manner and for
the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
5. The improvement in the tiling of sloping roofs substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
OWEN A. ELLIS.
A. B. PARTRIDGE.
OWEN A. ELLIS.
A. B. PARTRIDGE.
Witness-
E. N. LEWIS,
Berridge Street Chambers, Leicester.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.