Year: 1899

page_text: I, JOHN JAMES HAMMOND, of Brig-y-don, Rhyl, in the County of Flint, North
Wales, Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This improved roofing tile may be made of clay or other suitable material
and burnt in the usual way but I prefer to make it in cement or concrete and
dry it, without burning.
The tile may be made of any convenient size but for ordinary roofing purposes
I prefer to make it of the usual size vizt., ten inches high by seven inches wide.
The tile is quite flat on the underside having along each edge an ogee moulding
under one side and over the other and so formed that when they are overlapped
the edges of the tiles make a level joint, the thickness of the tile at the edges
for about one inch and three eighths being about seven eighths of an inch, and
the centre part between the raised edges panelled down to about half an inch in
thickness.
About an inch and a half from the top edge on the face I make a cross bar about
an inch and a half wide and level with the raised sides.
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When these tiles are "tiered "the lower edge of the flat back of one tile lies
flat upon this cross bar and on the raised sides of the tile beneath it, the overlap
being about three inches so that the lower edge of the upper tile corresponds
with the lower edge of the cross bar of the one immediately beneath it.
The improved tiles therefore, fit so closely together both at the sides and at the
top and bottom that there is no fear of wind, dust, or rain getting under them,
and there is also no need for under-eaves.
Owing also to their peculiar form it only takes thirty six of these improved
tiles to cover one square yard of area instead of about seventy eight as is the
case with the ordinary tiles. They are therefore not only more economical and
efficient, but also less costly and lighter, and present a very neat appearance
upon the roof.
These titles may also be made skewed either to right or left upon the same
principle.

page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
This improved roofing tile may be made of clay or other suitable material and
burnt in the usual way, but I prefer to make it of cement or concrete and to
dry it without burning.
a roof.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference
to the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation, thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawings is a plan view of one of my improved roofing tiles,
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a transverse section of the same.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view shewing the appearance of the tiles when fixed on
The tile may be made of any convenient size but for ordinary roofing purposes
I prefer to make it of the usual size vizt.,, ten inches high by seven inches wide.
The tile is quite flat on the underside having along each edge, an "ogee"
moulding a under one side and over the other, so formed that when they are
.overlapped (as shown at Fig. 4) the edges of the tiles make a level joint, the
thickness of the tile, at the edges a' for about one inch and three eighths being
seven eighths of an inch and the centre 6 between the raised edges panelled
down to about half an inch in thickness.
.
About an inch and a half from the top edge, on the face, I make a cross bar c
about, one inch and a half wide and level with the raised edges.
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"
When these titles are tiered" (see Fig. 4) the lower edge of the flat back
of one tile lies flat upon this cross bar c and on the raised sides of the tile beneath
it, the overlap being about three inches, so that the lower edge of the upper tile
corresponds with the lower edge of the cross bar c of the one immediately beneath
it (see dotted lines on Fig. 2).
The improved tiles therefore fit so closely together, both at the sides and also
at the top and bottom that there is no fear of wind, dust, or rain getting under
them, and there is also no need for under eaves. Owing, also to their peculiar
form it only required thirty six of these improved tiles to cover one square yard
of area instead of about seventy eight as is the case with the ordinary tiles. They
are therefore not only more economical and efficient, but also less costly and
lighter and present a very neat appearance upon the roof (see Fig. 4).
It will be evident that these improved tiles may also be made skewed either
to the right or to the left upon the same principle.
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:
An improved single-lap roofing tile of the peculiar form and construction
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated the 6th day of November 1899.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicant, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.