US 11,939,770 B2
Metal shingle and snow guard apparatus
Mark Wenzel, Delta (CA); and Charles Evans, Delta (CA)
Assigned to I.E.L. MANUFACTURING LTD., British Columbia (CA)
Filed by I.E.L. MANUFACTURING LTD., Delta (CA)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,466.
Application 18/110,466 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,846, filed on Jun. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,603,664.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/061,535, filed on Aug. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/046,096, filed on Jun. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0193632 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04D 13/10 (2006.01); E04D 1/00 (2006.01); E04D 1/18 (2006.01); E04D 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/10 (2013.01) [E04D 1/18 (2013.01); E04D 1/2916 (2019.08); E04D 1/2918 (2019.08); E04D 1/2942 (2019.08); E04D 1/34 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3423 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3458 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3494 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A metal shingle comprising:
a rectangular body having a front, a rear, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom;
a left part extending from the left side and a right part extending from the right side, one of the left part and right part being folded over the front and the other of the left part and right part being folded over the rear; and
a top part extending from the top and a bottom part extending from the bottom, one of the top part and bottom part being folded over the front and the other of the top part and bottom part being folded over the rear, wherein
the body is substantially planar and the left, right, top and bottom parts are shaped and dimensioned such that an array of the shingles can be positioned such that in respect of any pair of shingles in such array in side to side abutting relation, the adjacent sides are interlocked, and in respect of any pair of shingles in top-to-bottom abutting relation, the abutting top part and bottom part are interlocked; and
wherein the body defines a hollow location adjacent the one of the top and bottom parts that is folded over the front.