Roll Roofing
A roll roofing material is provided in the form of a cylindrical roll that may or may not have an exterior covering thereon, and with transverse members being provided, carried by the cylindrical roll, and which protrude generally outwardly of an exterior cylindrical surface of the roll. The transverse members inhibit rolling of the roll roofing either off a pitched roof, or relative to a flat roof. One or more inserts may be provided in a hollow core of the roll, and connectors may attach a strap to these inserts for transporting the same from ground to a rooftop, or otherwise. Protective covers may be provided at opposite ends of the roll roofing, and the protective covers may comprise the transverse members, as may be desired.
It is known in the roofing art to provide roll roofing material, formed into cylindrical rolls. Such roll roofing material will generally comprise asphalt saturated felts, which may function as starter strips on a roof, or as underlayments on a roof over which shingles may be applied. Generally, when used as starter strips, or as underlayments, the roll roofing material will be applied on sloped roofs. However, roll roofing material with or without mineral surfaces applied on the outwardly-facing surface may be placed on flat or nearly flat roofs or on sloped roofs. Sometimes granules or other minerals are applied in an embedded form to the outwardly-facing surface of the roll roofing material during its manufacture. In other cases, the outwardly-facing surface of the roll roofing material may be smooth, and may be applied to a flat or sloped roof, to which loose granules or stones may later be applied.
Typically, rolled roofing is sold in boxes. However, the boxing-up of roll roofing can be resource-intensive during production, requiring additional labor to box the material and to then palletize the boxes. Such packaging, when it is done, can cause a reduction in the speed of production lines.
Additionally, boxes can offer protection from ultraviolet light, and it is desirable to avoid placing roofing products where they can be subjected to unnecessary ultraviolet light, in order to avoid degradation of the roofing materials. For example, some adhesives, such as can be used on self-adhering membranes (roll roofing type) can be susceptible to ultraviolet degradation. Other adhesives can also be susceptible to ultraviolet degradation. Sometimes roll roofing material is placed in an opaque liner that covers the outside of the rolled roofing products, but often, even when the outside or cylindrical surface of the roll roofing material is wrapped with an opaque liner, the ends of the rolls can be exposed to ultraviolet light, thereby leading to adhesive degradation and loss of adhesive tack at the outermost edges of the roll roofing product.
Furthermore, when roll roofing materials are applied on a sloped or pitched roof the roofing may roll off the roof, creating a hazardous working environment. Sometimes, the roll roofing is placed in boxes to stabilize them and prevent them from rolling off the roof. Such undesirable rolling off a roof can be a problem not only for sloped or pitched roofs, but also for flat roofs.
Additionally, due to the size and shape of roll roofing, such roofing can be unwieldy and difficult to transport from the ground to the rooftop at a construction site. For example, typical sizes of roll roofing can be 36 inches wide and, when unrolled from their cylindrical form to a flat form, can be 36 feet long, 72 feet long, 144 feet long, etc., which, considering the materials from which roll roofing are created, including generally asphalt-impregnated webs, with particulate material applied thereto, such as granules, talc, etc., the weight involved in having to transport roll roofing from typically a ground level to a roofing level, up a ladder or the like, can create difficult labor situations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn accordance with this invention, roll roofing is provided with end or other treatment that addresses the problem of stabilizing rolls on a roof, addresses the problem of photodegradation of adhesive at ends of the rolls, and which eases the transportability of rolls from ground level to rooftop.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of this invention to provide a novel roll roofing material of cylindrical configuration, in which a transverse member is provided, with portions protruding outwardly of the cylindrical surface of the roll roofing, such that when the roll roofing material is disposed on a roof, the transverse member will resist rolling of the roofing material off the roof.
It is a further object of this invention to accomplish the above object, wherein the roll roofing has a hollow core, with at least one insert disposed therein carrying the transverse member.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a protective cover for one or more ends of the roll of roofing material, and most preferably, with a protective cover providing a shield that inhibits photodegradation of any adhesive at the end of the roll roofing material.
It is another object of this invention to provide various configurations for the transverse member described above.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide connectors at opposite ends of the roll roofing material, with a carrying strap connected thereto, to facilitate transporting the roll of roofing material.
It is a further object of this invention, to provide a band disposed about the roll roofing, with the band being openable for movement from a cylindrical configuration to a more flattened configuration, to prevent rolling of the roll roofing material off a roof.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent upon a reading of the following brief descriptions of the drawing figures, the detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiments, and the appended claims.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, reference is first made to
A roll roofing material generally designated 27 is shown disposed on the roof. The roll roofing material 27 includes a wound cylindrical roll 28 which, between its ends 30, 31 may, for example, be 36 inches in length, and which may, in an unrolled (not shown) condition be anywhere from 36 feet to 144 feet or more, in length. The roll roofing material 27 will generally have a cylindrical hollow core 32, which may be comprised of a hollow cardboard, plastic or the like sleeves about which the roll roofing material is wound.
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The end plates 41, 42 provide protective covers for adhesive or other materials that would otherwise be exposed at the ends 30, 31 of the roll roofing material 28, to inhibit photodegradation of adhesives or the like at the ends of the roll roofing material 28.
The transverse end plates 41, 42 are also provided with connectors 43, 44, preferably of the handle type, at opposite ends, such that when the insert members 33, 34 are inserted into the respective ends 35, 36 of the roll roofing material 28, a carrying strap 45 may be connected thereto, for ease of transporting the roll roofing material from the ground to a roof, such as by means of a roofer placing the same over a shoulder and carrying the same up a ladder for disposition of the roll roofing material on a roof 24, as shown. The carrying strap 45 is equipped with attachment means, which optionally may be of a quick attachment or release type, such as, for example, carabiner clips, spring closed hooks, swivel hooks, snap hooks, a loop with a snap, or the like. Thus, it will be seen that the roll roofing material as shown in
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The projecting ends 65, 66 may have slots 67, 68, respectively, for receipt therein of bars 70, 71, likewise having dimensions in the transverse direction (not shown) like those of the bars 54 for the embodiments of
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A band 92, which may be of a plastic material or the like, or possibly metal as an alternative, is provided, disposed around the periphery of the wrapping 91 of the cylindrical roll material 90, with the band having an opening 93 therein, predisposed to be moved from a partial opening to a full opening, as by means of cutting along a score line or the like. The band 93 is thus moveable from its cylindrical configuration shown in
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It will be apparent from the foregoing that various modifications may be made in the details of construction, as well as in the use and operation of the various features of this invention, all as defined in the appended claims.
Claims
1. Roll roofing material comprising:
- (a) a cylindrical roll of roofing material having a substantially hollow core portion at at least one of its ends, and having an outer cylindrical surface of a given diametric dimension;
- (b) a transverse member of a transverse dimension greater than said given dimension, carried by said cylindrical roll and protruding generally outwardly of said cylindrical surface;
- (c) whereby, when the roll of roofing material is disposed on a horizontal or sloped roof, the transverse member will comprise means resisting rolling of the roll roofing material off the roof.
2. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein at least one insert member is disposed in said hollow core portion at an end of the roll, carrying said transverse member.
3. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein said transverse member is at at least one end of the cylindrical roll of roofing material.
4. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 2, with a protective cover for the at least one end of the roll of roofing material, carried by at least one of the transverse member and insert member.
5. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 2, wherein there are said hollow core portions, said transverse members and said insert members at both ends of said roll of roofing material.
6. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 4, wherein the protective cover comprises shield means inhibiting photodegradation of any adhesive at at least one end of the roll roofing material.
7. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein the transverse member comprises a triangular configuration.
8. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein the roll of roofing material includes a generally cylindrical wrapping of protective layer.
9. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 5, wherein connector means is provided, carried on any of said transverse member(s) and insert member(s) at opposite ends of said roll of roofing material, and with a carrying strap connected to said connector means at each end of said roll of roofing material, to facilitate transporting said roll of roofing material.
10. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein the transverse member comprises a bar.
11. The roll roofing material with end treatment of any one of claims 2 and 5, wherein the insert member(s) comprise(s) plug means disposed in said substantially hollow core portion(s) at said end(s) of said roll of roofing material.
12. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 1, wherein a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve is carried in said hollow core portion(s) and projects out of at least one end of said roll or roofing material; with means mounting said transverse member(s) on said hollow sleeve at at least one end of said roll of roofing material.
13. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 8, wherein said transverse member(s) comprise(s) at least one outwardly foldable portion of said cylindrical wrapping, forming at least one outward projection extending beyond the cylindrical surface of said roll of roofing material.
14. The roll roofing material with end treatment of any one of claims 1 and 8, wherein said transverse member comprises a band disposed in a first condition about the periphery of any of said roll of roofing material and adhered thereto at a location inside the band, with means associated with the band for opening the same to move from its first condition to a second condition as a said transverse member.
15. A roll of roofing material with end treatment comprising a cylindrical roll of roofing material having a substantially hollow core portion at at least one of its ends, and being of a given diametric dimension, including a protective cover for the at least one end of the roll of roofing material, carried thereby.
16. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 15, including wherein the protective cover(s) comprise(s) shield means inhibiting photodegration of any adhesive at end(s) of the roll roofing material.
17. A roll of roofing material with end treatment comprising a cylindrical roll of roofing material having a substantially hollow core portion at its said ends, including connector means carried at opposite ends of said roll of roofing material, and with a carrying strap connected to said connector means at each end of said roll of roofing material, to facilitate transporting said roll of roofing material.
18. The roll roofing material with end treatment of claim 15, including connector means carried at opposite ends of said roll of roofing material, and with a carrying strap connected to said connector means at each end of said roll of roofing material, to facilitate transporting said roll of roofing material.
19. The roll roofing material of claim 18, including an attachment means selected from the group consisting of a carabiner clip, a spring closed hook, a swivel hook, a snap hook, a loop with a snap and combinations thereof.
Type: Application
Filed: May 17, 2006
Publication Date: Nov 22, 2007
Inventors: Barbara Berkowitz (Gilbertsville, PA), Gregory F. Jacobs (Oreland, PA), Brett Thibodeau (Wayne, PA), Husnu M. Kalkanoglu (Swarthmore, PA)
Application Number: 11/383,769
International Classification: B65D 85/00 (20060101);