Roof batten

Abstract

A roof batten made of plastic which inhibits the pooling of water by permitting water that may accumulate beneath concrete roof tiles or other lug mounted tiles, to pass through the batten. The batten has spaced upper and lower skins of sheet plastic connected by a series of spaced struts disposed normal to the skins. The struts are preferably uniformly spaced apart. The battens will range in length from about eighteen inches to preferably three feet, but can be realistically used in lengths up to six feet. The plastic used permits the battens to be nailed, screwed, or stapled to the roof sheathing for use.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A new roof batten comprising a pair of spaced parallel skins, connected by a series of spaced parallel struts normally disposed to said spaced skins; wherein the skins and struts are plastic, said plastic capable of being conventionally attached to roof sheathing; and 
 wherein the series of chambers defined by any two struts and the skin over and under said chamber permit the passage of water therethrough when the batten is attached to the sheathing.    
     
     
         2 . The batten of  claim 1 , wherein the plastic is polypropylene.  
     
     
         3 . The batten of  claim 2 , wherein the batten is between ⅜ and 1 inch between the skins.  
     
     
         4 . The batten of  claim 2 , wherein the depth of the batten is about 1½ to 3 inches, and the spacing between struts is from about ⅜ to 1 inch apart.  
     
     
         5 . A roof batten adapted to be nailed, screwed, or stapled to roof sheathing for the disposition of roof tiles thereon; wherein each batten comprises: 
 a pair of spaced skins, each skin being about {fraction (1/32)}″ to {fraction (3/16)}″ inch thick, and from 1½ to 3 inches in depth;    each of the spaced skins connected by a series of normally disposed spaced struts, ½ to ¾ inch in elevation, each strut spaced about ⅜ to 1 inch from the next adjacent strut to define a series of adjacent chambers; and    said chambers permitting water to pass therethrough when said batten is mounted generally horizontally on a roofs sheathing with one skin in contact with said sheathing.    
     
     
         6 . The batten of  claim 5 , being constructed of a plastic capable of being nailed, stapled, or screwed to a roof.  
     
     
         7 . A roof adapted for the disposition of roofing tiles by lugs on said tiles, said roof comprising sheathing covered over by roofing paper and having a series of spaced battens mounted thereto; and 
 each batten being made of plastic and being capable of passing water therethrough to prevent pooling.    
     
     
         8 . The roof of  claim 7 , wherein each batten in the series has an upper and lower sleet plastic skin spaced from each other, said skins being connected by a series of spaced parallel struts, each batten having an overall elevation of about ⅜ to 1 inch and being from about 1½ to 3 inches deep.  
     
     
         9 . The roof of  claim 8 , wherein each batten ranges from 18″ to 6 feet long.  
     
     
         10 . The roof of  claim 9 , wherein the plastic used is polypropylene.  
     
     
         11 . The batten of  claim 8 , wherein the struts are uniformly spaced apart.  
     
     
         12 . A roof batten made of polypropylene comprising spaced, aligned, upper and lower skins of sheet plastic, connected by a series of normally disposed struts, uniformly spaced apart, 
 wherein each strut is about ⅜ of an inch away from each of its adjacent struts, and the total elevation of the batten is about ½ inch.    
     
     
         13 . The batten of  claim 12 , wherein the depth of the batten is about 1¾ inches.  
     
     
         14 . The batten of  claim 12 , wherein the batten is about 4 feet in length.