2/3rds width flat interlocking tiles

Abstract

A system for tiling roofs employs rows of full-width tiles extending across a surface, each row of tiles interspersed with ⅔ or other unconventional width tiles in an irregular, pseudo-random pattern that allows for proper drainage and also has a distinctive appearance.

1 . A tiling system comprising a plurality of rows of tiles extending in a row direction across a surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of rows of tiles comprises:
 a plurality of full-width tiles having a same predetermined width in the row direction; and   at least one partial-width tile, wherein each of the at least one partial-width tile has a fractional width in the row direction that is less than the predetermined width and is greater or less than one-half the predetermined width.   
   
   
       2 . The tiling system of  claim 1 , wherein the fractional width is greater than one-half the predetermined width. 
   
   
       3 . The tiling system of  claim 2 , wherein the fractional width is two-thirds the predetermined width. 
   
   
       4 . The tiling system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rows further comprises at least one half-width tile having a width in the row direction that is one-half the predetermined width. 
   
   
       5 . The tiling system of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is a roof. 
   
   
       6 . The tiling system of  claim 1 , wherein the tiles are ceramic. 
   
   
       7 . A method of tiling a surface with a plurality of rows of tiles extending in a row direction across the surface, wherein the method comprises:
 positioning a plurality of full-width tiles having a same predetermined width in the row direction within each of the plurality of rows; and   positioning at least one partial-width tile within one or more of the plurality of rows, wherein each of the at least one partial-width tile has a fractional width in the row direction that is less than the predetermined width and is greater or less than one-half the predetermined width.   
   
   
       8 . The method of tiling of  claim 7 , wherein the fractional width is greater than one-half the predetermined width. 
   
   
       9 . The method of tiling of  claim 8 , wherein the fractional width is two-thirds the predetermined width. 
   
   
       10 . The method of tiling of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of positioning at least one half-width tile having a width in the row direction that is one-half the predetermined width within at least one of the plurality of rows. 
   
   
       11 . The method of tiling of  claim 7 , wherein the surface is a roof. 
   
   
       12 . The method of tiling of  claim 7 , wherein the tiles are ceramic.