Patent ID: 8281521

Claim:
A pre-notched drip edge assembly for building roofs, comprising: a plurality of elongate drip edge sections having opposite ends thereof interconnected in an end-to-end relationship to form a continuous rainwater barrier along an associated building roof edge; each of said drip edge sections having a generally rigid, formed, construction, including: a top flange portion normally oriented generally horizontally and having a forward edge area; a front flange portion having an inverted generally L-shaped configuration with a lower leg normally oriented generally vertically and having an upper edge area, and an upper leg normally oriented generally horizontally and having a forward edge area; said forward edge area of said top flange portion and said forward edge area of said upper leg being interconnected along a folded-over nose portion which projects generally horizontally outwardly from said lower leg, and extends longitudinally along said drip edge section to deflect rainwater outwardly and downwardly away from an associated building, and has an inwardly opening, generally C-shaped configuration at least at opposite end edges thereof; and a pair of longitudinally opening notches disposed in and completely through said opposite ends of said drip edge section, and extending a preselected distance through said upper edge area of said lower leg, said forward edge area of said upper leg and said forward edge area of said top flange portion, and defining generally flat end tab areas on said top flange portion, whereby adjacent ends of first and second ones of said drip edge sections are interconnected in an end-to-end relationship along an associated building roof edge by converging said adjacent ends of said first and second drip edge sections with said top flange portion of said second drip edge section overlying said top flange portion of said first drip edge section, with said front flange portion of said second drip edge section underlying said front flange portion of said first drip edge section, and with said flat end tab on said top flange portion of said first drip edge section inserted into said doubled over nose portion of said second drip edge section, until said opposite end edges of said folded over nose portions of said first and second drip edge sections generally abut, thereby both horizontally and vertically locating and aligning said adjacent ends of said first and second drip edge sections, and contemporaneously forming a continuous rainwater barrier therebetween.