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(11) | EP 0 851 069 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | A profiled sheet-metal roofing element for buildings |
| (57) A profiled sheet-metal roofing element (1) for buildings comprises, on one of the
end edges, a first, substantially inverted U-shaped rib (3) with an internal vertical
flange (9). In the vicinity of the other end edge which is to be fixed to the support
structure (15), the sheet-metal element (1) has a second rib (10) having a shank (11)
and a head (12) forming an engagement tooth under which the vertical flange (9) of
the first rib (3) of an adjacent sheet-metal element (1a) engages. The first rib (3)
has an upper, substantially arcuate portion (4, 5, 6) and a lower portion comprising
two flat sides (7) which are inclined to the vertical so as to converge downwardly. |