US 11,718,993 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. 18/121,754.
Application 18/121,754 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)
CPC E04D 1/3402 (2013.01) [E04D 12/002 (2013.01); E04D 2001/345 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3423 (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 internal tabs; and a plurality of left internal 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 said right internal tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into said right edge of said base strip,
each of said plurality of said right internal tabs extends inwards from said right edge of said base strip,
each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is integral with said base strip and formed from said base strip,
each of said plurality of said right internal 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 said right internal tabs is coated with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of right internal tabs waterproof,
each of said plurality of said right internal tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip,
each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is a square or rectangular tab or flap cut into said left edge of said base strip,
each of said plurality of said left internal tabs extends inwards from said left edge of said base stripe,
each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is integral with said base strip and formed from said base strip,
each of said plurality of said left internal 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 said left internal tabs is coated with said roofing compound that renders each of said plurality of left internal tabs waterproof, and
each of said plurality of said left internal tabs is evenly spaced along said length of said base strip.