US1299421A - Metal roof-edging. - Google Patents

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METAL ROOF EDGING. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 5. 1915.

1,299,421. Patente r. 8,1919.

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UMTED STATES rATENT- OFFICE.;

,wILnrAM Boss.l or sr. Ariuniti., MrNNnso'rA.

To all whom timely concern v A.

Be it known that I, 'WILLIAM- Boss., a citizen ofthe United States,Y residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and Statefof Minnesota, have-invented certain newand useful Improvements in Metal Roof-Edgings, of which the following is a specification.'v""` kvk My invention relates to metaledging for prepared roofing and has for'its' lobject' to provide "a inishi'ng strip to be-.applied to ends of therooiingf and roof and which covers .a portion of the rooling andieXtendsdown voverthe edge ofthe rooing and` partof the roof proper, sothat theedge of"the roofing shallV be vprotected "'fromf injury. This not only protectsv the edgeof the yroofA ing but is particularly advantageous inV that it provides a projecting portion kwhich nishes the edge of the roofin much the same manner as is done vwithfshingles, where 'these V areused, thus remedying the unattractive ei'ect always presentwhere prepared roofsA Jare employed andI merely carried "over the edge of the roof. v'Ihe'us'eof such a'n'e'dg'-l ing entirely does vaway with the necessity of carrying the rooting overV thepedge, jwhich may be more'readily applied becauseof-this fact. Another objectisfto A make thisledgin'g with a turned-down side so thatgit'iforms `a waterftight jointwith the roo'ngpiin :order Y that the rain and snow will yshedv oli the roof properly and not creep in between A the roof and the roofing and rot the same.

and also to raise portionsofthe metal adj acent the nails used for fasteningy the same so that the water willnot tendto'ow into the cavities through which the nails are 1n- Vser-ted and corrode the edging and nails. A

further object is to provide the edging in strips of standard sections in single lengths of such a form that the saine may bereadily put together in a straight line or at right angles or bent over the hip of the roof, if desired.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof and are particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in one form,-

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a building and roof drawn in oblique and equipped with my metal edging'. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section online 3-1-3 of Fig.

Specification of Lettersl Patent. i 4i1')ai;g11i;e(1 Application filed-Notenber 5,1915.Y semina. 595767.' l f 7 1. fFigi'ciis a front elevational view-ofthe vupjer'po'rtion:of the "roof hip shown' in Fig.

1 with the parts attached and drawn to a 'larger scale. v Fig.' 5V isa bottomfview of a portionfof the edging assembled ybut' isolatedl jfrolflfthe roof proper. Fig. 6 is a'view Vsimilari"to'Fig 5 withthe p'artsprior tov str'psection identical anduis'litted togeth'er'fto coverthe" edgeofzfthefro'of'iii 'a f manner to 'be laterdescribe'd. ""Thef'cross- 'section ofthe strip is shown in '-Fig. 2., f A,-

tlat Vbody, portion 12 is slightly bent "over at the edge 13 andis completely/rolled over 'i at' 14jtoform thel portionfl which" runs parallel tofth bdd-YelQbut spaced from it. IA' backl'portion 16 issues 'at righttangles i fromlthe portion .15 and ,terminates Y in 'a hawaii-arias 11a against an.y may 1a.` Y

beading.

ifotrusionslS piercedat. their centersl 1.9 for he reception of the nail's2'0f'4 This cons-truction prevents to a certain degree the entrance of the water in the joint between the nail and ps are secured to the ro.offffby nails ,.andQ '.Aertan'fnter* Avalsvare provi'dedr'aisedcircular 4po'rtit'ins or the strip, which joint may also be filled with a suitable substance, such as tar, to be rendered waterproof. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the protrusions 18 are arranged in two rows 21 vand 22 of which row 22 is adjacent the edge 13 and row 21- adjacent the lap 17. The nails in row 22 serve to clamp the edge 13 against and into the rooing 11 so that a tight joint is secured which will cause the edging to shed water. It will be noted that there are more nails used in row 22 than in row 21 for this reason. The portions 16 of the edging strips lie Hat against the edge of the roofing 11 and the roof 10, as shown inV Fig. 2', and so prevent water from entering between the two and rotting the same. Portion 14 and the back 12 forman ornamental trimming for the roof as well as a protective device, as will become evident from Fig. l.

each end of the strip, portions 15 are cut 01T obliquely at 23, and portions 16 and 17 are cut off at right angles toth'e stripfproper at 24. The removal of portions of the metal-in this manner permit the ends ofV respective strips to be inserted into each other either at right-'angles or in a straight line; ascle'airly shown in Fig. 5. Edges VA24-inf =the-straight f edge 24 of one strip butts up against the portion-lofthe next strip, and the body 12 of saiclfirst strip is inserted between the lap 17 and the body 12 of the second strip. The whole length'iofthe 'edging is of uniform construction and, due to the thinness of the metal employed,-the same readilyfbendssand is sprung out to permit of the joints asdescribed.' i

The hip of the roof is covered with a single angular stripl ofy metal 25 tightly fitting the roof hipyas'clearly' shown. in Fig.l 3. 'The edging can be Aadapted to the hip in several ways. In Fig. 4 the same is shown as bent at 26 to conform to the angleo-f the hip and is continuous on both sides. In this' casethe hip strip 25 may be placed over, or under the edging as desired.4 In Fig. 9 is shownV a sect ond-method of adapting the tedging to the hip. In this case theV edging is eut and fitted Y together at 27, which-of course necessitates the placing of the hip strip` 25 over the edgingstrips. t i I f Fig. 7 shows a modification-"of thesection .shown inFig. 2. y' A singlefrowbf protru- Copies of thisv patent" mayh'be bt'ainedfo'r vv'e'eents eac in Figs. 2and 7.

to meetthe bbdy 29 at 31. A beading is thus formed. `The main difference is, however,

theabsence of the lap 17 found on the strucl'ture shown in Fig. 2, which makes it somewhat' zcheaper to construct than thother.

g-The'modiieation shown in Fig. 8 is quite similar to that shown in Fig. 7. Here Va body 32 is provided with a-rol'fl'ed portion 33 of fcylindrical vstructure' to constitute a beading.- The fo'r-Inationfof this portion'y Sii-takes placein a single .opera-tion,- as contrasted with `the similar portions ofthe strips shown I claim: Y 1 t An edging for roofing comprising a sheet metal strip-having ya flat top portion and a turned-overportionat the lower edge', the flat portionbeing. adapted to engage the roofingand to be'secured' to the roof and the turned over portion comprising a lportion formed parallelk with the top portion and spaced therefrom, and a right-angled flange Y turned up from said parallel portion and adapted to fit closely against the roof'edge, the ends of said parallel portion beinginwardly miteredand the ends ofthe 'rightangled portion being cutoff1 straight at the terminationof the mitered cuts to permit the edging strips to be joined either in alinement or at right angles 'to one another. Y -V In testimony whereof I aiixniy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM Boss.v LW'itnesses: i Y i' F; A MWI-rrrELEY,

Aj BOWMAN.

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