System for overlaying the overhang of a building

Abstract

A system for protecting the overhang portion of a building comprising sheets of impervious material largely pre-formed before delivery to job site to minimize on-site shaping and forming, including the optional use of one or more pre-formed pieces to be fitted together on-site, and also including an optional S-fold connector to join together side-by-side sheets of the impervious material.

1 . An overlay sheet of substantially impervious material, having edges, for use in covering an overhang of a building which overhang includes a frieze board attached to a side of a building, a soffit, and a fascia board beyond the soffit, wherein an area near an extremity of the sheet is configured to underlie the bottom width of the frieze board and form a drip edge at substantially the outer end of said bottom width, turning up over at least a part of the outer face of the frieze board, thence turning substantially horizontally a distance at least far enough to exceed the distal bottom edge of the fascia board.  
   
   
       2 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 1  wherein the substantially impervious material forms a drip edge near substantially the distal bottom edge of the fascia board.  
   
   
       3 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 1  wherein the drip edge is a separate piece attached to the substantially impervious material.  
   
   
       4 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 2  wherein the drip edge near substantially the distal bottom edge of the fascia board is a separate piece attached to the substantially impervious material.  
   
   
       5 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 1  wherein the distal end of the substantially impervious material turns upward over at least a part of the fascia board.  
   
   
       6 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 2  wherein the distal end of the substantially impervious material turns upward over at least a part of the fascia board.  
   
   
       7 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 3  wherein the distal end of the substantially impervious material turns upward over at least a part of the fascia board.  
   
   
       8 . An overlay sheet as described in  claim 4  wherein the distal end of the substantially impervious material turns upward over at least a part of the fascia board.  
   
   
       9 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 1  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       10 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 2  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       11 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 3  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       12 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 4  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       13 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 5  A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 1  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       14 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 6  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       15 . A first overlay sheet as described in any of  claim 7  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       16 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 8  above, wherein a separate piece of substantially impervious material covers the distal end of the overlay sheet of said claim and further covers substantially the remaining upper face of the fascia board.  
   
   
       17 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 9  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       18 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 10  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       19 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 11  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       20 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 12  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       21 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 13  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       22 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 14  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       23 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 15  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       24 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 16  above, wherein the separate piece of substantially impervious material includes a bend in the upper end thereof to permit attachment of the separate piece to portions of the building exclusive of the fascia, soffit and frieze.  
   
   
       25 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 1 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       26 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 2 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       27 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 3 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       28 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 4 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       29 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 5 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       30 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 6 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       31 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 7 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.  
   
   
       32 . A first overlay sheet as described in  claim 8 , wherein an edge of the overlay sheet is joinable to the edge of a substantially side-by-side lying separate second overlay sheet by means of an S-fold strip connector in which the first overlay sheet may be held in one fold of the S-fold strip and the second overlay sheet may be held in the other fold of the S-fold strip.