Roofing system and components thereof

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EP 0 849 414 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/05

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	24.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/26

(21)	Application number: 97310360.9

(22)	Date of filing: 19.12.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: E04D 13/16, E04D 12/00, E04D 1/34, E04D 3/40

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

20.12.1996 GB 9626464

(71)	Applicants:
	MARLEY BUILDING MATERIALS LIMITED Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 5EL (GB) GB Marley Tile AG 6006 Lucerne (CH) BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE AT

(72)	Inventor:
	Wright, Norman, c/o Marley Building Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5EL (GB)

(74)	Representative: Piésold, Alexander J.
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	Roofing system and components thereof

(57) An extruded hip tile support (2) having a U-shaped portion (8) to locate the hip tile support to a hip rafter (14), and two outwardly extending supporting portions (9) for supporting the bottom edge (12) of a hip tile (10), the hip tile support (2) further having sealing material (6) provided along the sides (7) of the locating portion (8) to seal against the cut edge (5) of the adjacent roof tiles (3,4). A wedge-shaped member (15) is used to secure the hip tile support (2) to the hip rafter (14) and to deflect the sides (7) of the hip tile support (2) outwardly, thereby urging the sealing material (6) against the cut edge (5) of the roof tiles (3,4).

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