Patent ID: 7591115

Claim:
A tile support arrangement comprising interlocking panels adapted to support thereon a plurality of tiles, battens which support thereon the interlocking panels, and means for securing the battens to load bearing frame members of an inclined roof or a wall of a building, wherein each batten includes an upright portion which supports the interlocking panels in spaced relationship to the frame members, and wherein the means for securing the battens to the load bearing frame members comprise a plurality of adjacent elongated beams having first longitudinal axes and which are secured in end to end relationship upon each load bearing frame member having a second longitudinal axis, the relationship being such that there is alignment of the first and second longitudinal axes, wherein for each load bearing frame member, a lower portion of a batten is sandwiched between facing surfaces of opposing ends of said adjacent elongated beams and is oriented generally transverse to said longitudinal axes and secured to at least one of the opposing ends.