Electrically heated de-icer for roof drip edge

Abstract

A drip edge device for a roof which includes a panel having top and bottom surfaces, the panel having an integrally formed flange protruding downwardly from the bottom surface, with the flange arranged so that an inner side can locate against a roof edge when an inner planar portion of the panel extends under roofing material adjacent the roof edge, and a lip also integrally formed with the device and positioned outwardly of the flange so as to form, together with the outer side of the flange and the bottom surface of an outer portion of the panel, a recess for a heating cable. At least one of the flange and lip are resilient and provide a restricted entry into the recess such that the recess can retain a heating cable sized to fit the recess when such cable has been pushed laterally into the recess.

1 . A drip edge device for a roof including: 
 a panel having top and bottom surfaces, the panel having an integrally formed flange protruding downwardly from said bottom surface, with the flange arranged so that an inner side thereof can locate against a roof edge when an inner planar portion of the panel extends under shingles or other roofing material adjacent the roof edge, and    a lip also integrally formed with the device and positioned with respect to the flange so as to form, together with portions of the outer side of the flange and the bottom surface of an outer portion of the panel, a recess for a heating cable;    at least one of said flange and lip being resilient and providing a restricted entry into the recess such that the recess can retain a heating cable sized to fit the recess when such cable has been pushed laterally into the recess.    
   
   
       2 . A drip edge according to  claim 1 , wherein said lip protrudes downwardly from said outer part of the panel at a location spaced from the flange to provide said recess between the lip and flange.  
   
   
       3 . A drip edge according to  claim 1 , wherein said lip protrudes from the outer side of the flange and is spaced from the bottom surface of the outer portion of said panel to provide said recess.  
   
   
       4 . The drip edge combination according to  claim 1 , wherein the panel is an integral extrusion of polymeric plastic material.  
   
   
       5 . The drip edge combination according to  claim 2 , wherein the panel is an integral extrusion of polymeric plastic material.  
   
   
       6 . The drip edge combination according to  claim 3 , wherein the panel is an integral extrusion of polymeric plastic material.  
   
   
       7 . A drip edge device for a roof formed as an integral extrusion of polymeric plastic material and including: 
 a panel having top and bottom surfaces, the panel having an integrally formed flange protruding downwardly from said bottom surface, with the flange arranged so that an inner side thereof can locate against a roof edge when an inner planar portion of the panel extends under shingles or other roofing material adjacent the roof edge while an outer portion of the panel projects in front of the flange, and    a lip protruding from the outer side of the flange so as to form, together with portions of the outer side of the flange and the bottom surface of an outwardly protruding portion of the outer portion of the panel, a recess for a heating cable;    at least one of said flange and lip being resilient and providing a restricted entry into the recess such that the recess can retain a heating cable sized to fit the recess when such cable has been pushed laterally into the recess.    
   
   
       8 . A drip edge according to  claim 7 , wherein said outwardly protruding portion of said panel extends beyond said lip to provide a drip edge that is outwardly spaced from said recess  
   
   
       9 . A drip edge device as in  claim 7 , wherein said flange includes a forward sloping, terminating ledge.  
   
   
       10 . A drip edge device as in  claim 8 , wherein said flange includes a forward sloping, terminating ledge.  
   
   
       11 . A drip edge device as in  claim 7 , wherein said lip includes an internal raised rib.  
   
   
       12 . A drip edge device as in  claim 8 , wherein said lip includes an internal raised rib.  
   
   
       13 . A drip edge device as in  claim 9 , wherein said lip includes an internal raised rib.  
   
   
       14 . A drip edge device as in  claim 10 , wherein said lip includes an internal raised rib.  
   
   
       15 . A drip edge device as in  claim 11 , wherein said lip includes an internal raised rib.