Patent ID: 8006456

Claim:
An elevated retainer for retaining roofing tile against a roofing surface, the elevated retainer comprising: a retainer head, the retainer head having a base and a top, the base being adapted for placement near the roofing surface so that the base is closer to the roofing surface than the top, the retainer head having a retainer nail channel; a reinforcing strip that extends from the retainer head, the reinforcing strip being adapted for extending from the retainer head in a direction that is generally parallel to the roofing surface when the base of the retainer head is placed against the roofing surface, the reinforcing strip having a nail slot that extends through the reinforcing strip; a lug retainer, the lug retainer being a cantilevered section that extends from the base of the retainer head in substantially the same direction as the reinforcing strip, the lug retainer having a lug upper end and a lug lower end, the lug retainer further having a lug hook that is at a distance from the base of the retainer head, so that attachment of the elevated retainer through the use of a nail through the retainer nail channel and into the roofing surface while the reinforcing strip and the lug retainer extend towards from the retainer head towards the lower roofing surface allows the insertion of the roofing tile into the elevated retainer with the lugs of the roofing tile are engaged by the lug retainer while the tile lies between the reinforcing strip and the lug retainer; at least one foot comprising a resilient protrusion that extends from the lug retainer towards the reinforcing strip.