Patent ID: 7444790

Claim:
A weather strip and roof element adapted to support roof tile and adapted to extend between adjacent roof battens and to be supported thereby, said weather strip having a length such that in use a lower end portion of said weather strip adapted to projects beyond said adjacent roof battens, said roof tile adapted to being supported along marginal edges of said roof tile by an adjacent weather strip, retention means adapted to retaining said roof tile in position, said retention means comprising a stainless steel wire clip engaged in said weather strip to retain said weather strip in position, said wire clip being substantially U-shaped having a pair of legs having a hooked end to hook over a lower end of said roof tile, an ear extending laterally from each leg, said weather strip having side flanges, an aperture in said side flanges to receive the respective ear and lock the clip to said weather strip, wherein said weather strip has side tabs to be nailed or screwed to a lower batten and an upper tab projecting in a downward direction and substantially perpendicular to a planar plane of the top surface of said weather strip adapted to be nailed or screwed to an adjacent upper batten.