ROOF TARP
The present invention is a roof tarp. The roof tarp is a square or rectangular shaped tarp that has a first and a second face. The tarp has a strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the strip is between at-least one quarter of an inch and less that two and a half inches in width from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a sixteenth of an inch in height from the first face of the tarp. A covering overlaps the strip.
The present application is a continuation in part of our application Ser. No. 11/373,448 filed Mar. 11, 2006, entitled “ROOF TARP,” currently pending (attorney docket number 10041A), which was a continuation in part of our application Ser. No. 11/339,877 filed Jan. 26, 2006, entitled “ROOF TARP,” currently pending (attorney docket number 10041). The applications incorporated herein by this reference are not admitted to be prior art with respect to the present invention by its mention in the background.
BACKGROUNDDuring the Hurricane season of 2005, the inventors realized that there was a need to provide homeowners with a better way of dealing with wind damaged roofs. During the season, homeowners who had damaged roofs contacted contract roofers to place blue tarps on their roofs. As was carefully noted on television, roofers were overcharging the government and homeowners when placing blue tarps on wind damaged roofs. It was also noted that only flat/shingle roofs could be protected by blue tarps. In other words, if you had a barrel tile roof, you were out of luck.
The inventors realized that there had to be a way of providing home owners with a cost effective tarp that would easily be applied to ones roof, regardless of the roof type. They further realized that materials were hard to find after natural emergencies. The inventors therefore invented a tarp that could easily be applied to ones roof with out the need of contracting a roofer.
The customary way of applying blue tarps to wind damaged roofs is known in the art. The materials needed are nails, sand bags, blue tarps, and wood strips. The method of patching a damaged roof is by first placing a blue tarp over the wind damaged part of the roof. Then, the blue tarp is secured to the roof. Lastly, wood strips are placed to run perpendicular to the horizontal axis of the roof and then nailed to the roof. As can be seen by the method, under normal circumstances, the method of patching a roof is beyond the scope of a normal homeowner.
An object of this invention is to it eliminate the need of using contractors to place an emergency tarp on a wind damaged roof.
Another object of this invention is to minimize the costs incurred when temporarily patching a roof.
Yet another object of this invention is to minimize the elements needed to temporarily patch a roof.
A further object of this invention is to provide a tarp that can easily be lifted upon a damaged roof.
Another object of this invention is to minimize the damage incurred when placing a tarp on a damaged roof.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a tarp that can be applied to a barrel tile roof.
SUMMARYThe present invention is a roof tarp. The tarp eliminates the need of using nails, sandbags, and wood strips to a wind damaged roof. This makes the tarp user friendly to most homeowners, for they do not have to lift un-needed elements onto a roof. The roof tarp further allows homeowners to patch barrel type roofs.
The roof tarp is a square or rectangular shaped tarp that has a first and a second face. The tarp has a strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the tar strip is between at-least one quarter of an inch and less than two and a half inches in width from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a sixteenth of an inch in height from the first face of the tarp. A covering covers the tar strip.
The roof tarp is used by placing the tarp's first face over the damaged roof, then removing the covering from the strip, then applying pressure to the second face of the tarp at locations immediately above the strip so that the strip adheres to the roof.
The inventors, when testing their previous invention, discovered that the tarp described above could accomplish the same results as their previous invention. They further realized that the above tarp withstands up to one hundred and ten mile an hour winds on a roof.
DRAWINGSThese and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and drawings where:
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A method of using the tarp 10 described above which comprising the steps of first lifting the tarp 10 on to a damaged roof, then placing the first face of the tarp over the damaged roof, next removing the covering 14 from the strip 12, and lastly applying pressure to the second face of the tarp 10 at a location immediately above the strip 12 so that the strip 14 adheres to the roof.
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An advantage of this invention is that it eliminates the need of using a contractor/roofer to place emergency tarp over a wind damaged roof.
Another advantage of this invention is that it is a cost effective way of temporarily patching a damaged roof.
Yet another advantage of this invention is that it minimizes the elements needed to temporarily patch a roof.
A further advantage of this invention is that it can easily be lifted onto a damaged roof.
Another advantage of this invention is that it minimizes the damage to ones roof when securing the tarp to the damaged roof.
Yet another advantage of this invention is that it can be applied to a barrel tile roof.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore the spirit and the scope of the claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.
Claims
1. A roof tarp comprising:
- a square or rectangular shaped tarp having a first and a second face;
- a strip that runs parallel and abuts all edges of the tarp, the strip is between at-least one quarter of an inch and less than two and a half inches in width from each edge of the tarp and is at-least a sixteenth of an inch in height from the first face of the tarp; and
- a covering attached and covering the strip.
2. The roof tarp of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of tar.
3. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of cellophane.
4. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of a paper backing material.
5. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of polytetrafluoroethylene.
6. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the covering is made of a silicon based release liner.
7. The roof tarp of claim 2, wherein the strip is two inches in width.
8. The roof tarp of claim 1, wherein the strip is made of self-adhering membranes.
9. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of cellophane.
10. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of a paper backing material.
11. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of polytetrafluoroethylene.
12. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the covering is made of a silicon based release liner.
13. The roof tarp of claim 8, wherein the strip is two inches in width.
14. A method of using the roof tarp of claim 2, comprising the steps of:
- lifting the roof tarp on to a damaged roof;
- placing the first face of the roof tarp over the damaged roof;
- removing the covering from the strip; and
- applying pressure to the second face of the tarp at a location immediately above the strip so that the strip adheres to the roof.
13. A method of using the roof tarp of claim 8, comprising the steps of:
- lifting the roof tarp on to a damaged roof;
- placing the first face of the roof tarp over the damaged roof;
- removing the covering from the strip; and
- applying pressure to the second face of the tarp at a location immediately above the strip so that the strip adheres to the roof.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 21, 2007
Publication Date: Nov 22, 2007
Inventors: ANTONIO DIAZ (Miami Lakes, FL), Ernesto Alonso (Hialeah, FL)
Application Number: 11/766,591
International Classification: E04D 15/04 (20060101);