US 11,718,992 B1
Hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips
Ronald Carpenter, Lincoln, CA (US)
Filed by Ronald Carpenter, Lincoln, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,743.
Application 18/121,743 is a continuation of application No. 18/088,538, filed on Dec. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,649,634.
Int. Cl. E04D 1/34 (2006.01); E04D 12/00 (2006.01); E04D 3/40 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 1/3402 (2013.01) [E04D 3/40 (2013.01); E04D 12/002 (2013.01); E04D 2001/345 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3423 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3447 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3461 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3491 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hip and ridge liner with shingle retaining tabs or clips comprising: a base strip; a plurality of right external tabs; and a plurality of left external tabs, wherein,
said base strip is a strip, band, belt, ribbon, swathe, or long narrow piece of material or fabric,
said base strip has a length, a width, a thickness, a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal center, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a left edge, and a right edge,
said base strip is coated on said upper surface and said lower surface with a roofing compound that renders said base strip waterproof,
said upper surface of said base strip has a centerline,
said centerline is a visible solid line, dashed line, or broken line running longitudinally along said longitudinal center of said base strip,
each of said plurality of right external tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap of material or fabric extending outward from said right edge of said base strip,
each of said plurality of right external tabs is an ear member or outward projecting member on said base strip,
each of said plurality of right external tabs is integral with said base strip and contiguous with said base strip, without any breaks or seams there between,
each of said plurality of right external tabs has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge,
each of said plurality of right external tabs is coated on said upper surface and said lower surface with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of right external tabs waterproof,
each of said plurality of right external tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip,
each of said plurality of left external tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap of material or fabric extending outward from said left edge of said base strip,
each of said plurality of left external tabs is an ear member or outward projecting member on said base strip,
each of said plurality of left external tabs is integral with said base strip and contiguous with said base strip, without any breaks or seams there between,
each of said plurality of left external tabs has a length, a width, a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an open edge, and a hinge edge,
each of said plurality of left external tabs is coated on said upper surface and said lower surface with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of left external tabs waterproof, and
each of said plurality of left external tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip.