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Simulated thatched roofing
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Inventors: Butler, Delicia M.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Ridgill, Jr.; James L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Plante, Strauss, Vanderburgh
There is disclosed a simulated thatched roofing which closely approximates the appearance and durability of thatched roofs. The roof structure includes a supporting roof structure formed of a roof frame and a base underlayment and a natural or synthetic fiber outer covering laid thereover which is formed of a base sheet, which can be woven or unwoven fabric, with or without a laminated layer of a synthetic resin, or can be a layer of a natural or synthetic resin in which a plurality of discontinuous loops of a synthetic or natural, raw bast or leaf fiber are embedded. The loops are cut to the ends of the fibers as tufts which are closely spaced across the entire surface of the roof covering, and which simulate the cut ends of reeds used in traditional roof thatching. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A simulated thatched roof formed of: (a) a supporting roof structure including a roof frame and base underlayment; and (b) an outer covering having a thickness from 0.
25 to 3 inches and laid over said frame and base underlayment and comprising: (i) a base layer formed of a sheet of non-fibrous natural or synthetic plastic; (ii) a plurality of tufts of a natural or synthetic fiber with cut ends exposed to form a cut pile surface and anchored into said base layer and passing upwardly, substantially perpendicular thereto to provide a continuous cut pile surface of exposed cut fiber ends, simulating the appearance of natural reed roof thatching.
2.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 including a wire screen covering overlying said base underlayment and covered by said outer coating.
3.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 wherein said fibers of said outer covering are coated with a fire retardant agent.
4.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 wherein said tufts of fiber are a natural, bast or leaf fiber.
5.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 4 wherein said tufts of fiber are coir fiber.
6.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 wherein said natural or synthetic fiber is a natural, bast or leaf fiber selected from the class consisting of sisal, hemp, abaca, coir, and mixtures thereof.
7.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 6 wherein said natural raw fiber is sisal.
8.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 wherein said underlayment comprises a continuous wood sheathing coextensive with the entire surface of said roof.
9.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 8 including a water-impermeable coating overlying said wood sheathing and covered by said outer covering.
10.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 8 including a plurality of battens laid horizontally across said underlayment and secured thereto and overlaid with said outer covering, to provide for air circulation beneath said outer covering.
11.
The simulated thatched roof of claim 1 including a second outer covering overlaid on said first outer covering and extending horizontally along the ridge of said roof and vertically over said first outer covering for a distance of approximately six to about 100 inches
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