Weather strips

Abstract

A weather strip ( 10 ) for supporting tiles on battens on a roof, the weather strip including side flanges ( 14 ) and a retention means comprising a wire clip, the wire clip being substantially U-shaped with extending legs, ears ( 38 ) on legs to engage in slots ( 40 ) in the side flanges ( 14 ) and each leg terminating in a hook ( 30 ) to engage the lower end of a tile.

1 - 11 . (canceled) 
   
   
       12 . A weather strip and roof element adapted to support roof tile and adapted to extend between adjacent roof battens and to be supported thereby,
 said weather strip having a length such that in use a lower end portion of said weather strip adapted to projects beyond said adjacent roof battens,   said roof tile adapted to being supported along marginal edges of said roof tile by an adjacent weather strip,   retention means adapted to retaining said roof tile in position,   said retention means comprising a stainless steel wire clip engaged in said weather strip to retain said weather strip in position,   said wire clip being substantially U-shaped having a pair of legs having a hooked end to hook over a lower end of said roof tile,   wherein said legs further comprises of an ear extending laterally from each leg, and   wherein said wire clip comprising of said pair of legs and said ear is made out of an unitary piece of stainless steel wire clip,   said weather strip having side flanges,   an aperture in said side flanges to receive the respective ear and lock the clip to said weather strip.   
   
   
       13 . A weather strip and roof element as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said weather strip has a downwardly facing notch on said side flanges adapted to engage an upwardly facing flange on a lower batten. 
   
   
       14 . A weather strip and roof element as defined in  claim 13 , wherein said weather strip has at least two strips of longitudinally extending sealant to seal under the respective sides of adjacent tiles. 
   
   
       15 . A weather strip and roof elements as defined in  claim 14 , wherein said weather strip has longitudinally extending grooves to assist in the shedding of water therefrom. 
   
   
       16 . (canceled) 
   
   
       17 . A retention means for a weather strip and roof elements, said retention means comprising a wire clip of resilient stainless steel, said clip being substantially U-shaped with a pair of extending legs, a laterally extending lug on each extending leg adapted to engage a slot on a flange of said weather strip supporting a tile, the end of each leg being provided with a hook shaped member adaptable to engage the lower end of a tile; wherein said wire clip containing said pair of extending legs and said laterally extending lugs on each extending leg are comprised of an unitary piece of resilient stainless steel. 
   
   
       18 . A weather strip and roof element for supporting tiles on battens on a roof, said weather strip including side flanges each having a slot therein, and a retention means comprising a wire clip, the wire clip being substantially U-shaped with extending legs, ears on said legs to engage in said slots, each leg terminating in a hook shape adaptable to engage an end of a tile; wherein said wire clip with said extending legs and said ears are comprised of an unitary piece of stainless steel. 
   
   
       19 . A weather strip and roof element as defined in  claim 18 , wherein said weather strip has at least two strips of longitudinally extending sealant to seal under the respective sides of an adjacent tile. 
   
   
       20 . A weather strip and roof elements as defined in  claim 19 , wherein said weather strip has longitudinally extending grooves to assist in the shedding of water therefrom. 
   
   
       21 . A weather strip and roof elements as defined in  claim 20 , wherein said weather strip has side tabs to be nailed or screwed to a lower batten and an upper tab projecting in a downward direction and substantially perpendicular to a planar plane of the top surface of said weather strip to be nailed or screwed to an adjacent upper batten. 
   
   
       22 . (canceled)