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Roof tile retaining clip
   
Document Number
US Patent 5722212
Issued Date
March 3, 1998
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Inventors
Struve; David C. (Coconut Creek, FL)
Pike; Robert D. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
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Abstract
A roof tile hurricane clip formed by selectively bending a generally rectangular piece of material for preventing the nose of an overlapping tile from lifting in high winds. The invention comprises a clip body having a fastening end, a retaining end for retaining an angled lower edge portion of an overlapping tile, and a body portion therebetween. The clip fastening end may incorporate an elongated aperture for accommodating a conventional fastener therethrough for securing the clip to a roof tile such that the clip is subject to adjustment for retaining an overlapping roof tile edge of within certain tolerances.
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Published
March 3, 1998
Application Number
08/771,019
Filed
December 20, 1996
US Classification
52/712   52/489.1 52/520 52/547 52/549
Int'l Classification
E04D   1/34   (20060101)  
Parent Case
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/648,895, filed May 16, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/285,047, filed Aug. 3, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,313.
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52/489.1   52/520   52/521   52/547   52/549   52/747.11   52/748.1   52/712  
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