Underlayment roofing material with a high coefficient of friction and methods thereof

Abstract

A sheet material (e.g., underlayment roofing material) is disclosed having a high coefficient of friction and being fabricated from at least one structural layer and at least one laminated layer. The structural layer can be constructed of a woven product that can include loom fibers that may be twisted, can include a heavier strain material, and/or can include any material and/or method that creates a raised structure (e.g., raised area, raised line, etc.) in the structural layer's weave. Subsequently, these raised structures in the structural layer's weave can create small squares, lines, and/or other designs in the underlayment roofing material that provide increased friction and/or traction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-layer underlayment roofing material having a high coefficient of friction, comprising:
 an at least one laminated layer; and   an at least one structural layer having a woven configuration and defining a plurality of raised structures therealong to provide increased friction and fraction on at least one of a top or bottom surface of the multi-layer underlayment roofing material.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one structural layer includes twisted loom fibers that include at least one heavier strain material. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1  wherein the raised structures define a surface pattern that provides a region of increased traction over the at least one structural layer. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 3 , wherein the design of the surface pattern is at least one of spaced squares or spaced lines. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one laminated layer is laminated to the at least one structural layer. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one laminated layer is laminated to a side of the at least one structural layer and another at least one laminated layer is laminated to an opposite side of the at least one structural layer. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein another at least one laminated layer is laminated between a side of the at least one structural layer and a side of the at least one laminated layer. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein a release liner is releasably laminated to an at least one surface of the multi-layer underlayment roofing material. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 3 , wherein the surface pattern inhibits moisture from collecting on the multi-layer underlayment roofing material. 
     
     
         10 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of raised structures are fabricated from a ribbon material having a high tensile and tear strength. 
     
     
         11 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 10 , wherein the ribbon material is coated with a resin. 
     
     
         12 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 10 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the ribbon material is selected to minimize the size of one or more opening defined by the woven configuration of the structural layer. 
     
     
         13 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein a material with a substantially high coefficient of friction is added to at least one of the at least one laminated layer and the at least one structural layer. 
     
     
         14 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one laminated layer includes at least one of a tacky surface or a tacky coating increasing the coefficient of friction of the multi-layer underlayment roofing material. 
     
     
         15 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , further comprising an at least one UV treatment. 
     
     
         16 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , further comprising an at least one mold inhibitor treatment. 
     
     
         17 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , further comprising an at least one fire retardant treatment. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 1 , further comprising an at least one low emissivity material that reflects radiant energy. 
     
     
         19 . A multi-layer underlayment roofing material having a high coefficient of friction comprising:
 an at least one structural layer having a woven configuration defining a plurality of raised structures therealong; and   at least one laminated layer, wherein the at least one laminated layer is laminated to a side of the at least one structural layer and another at least one laminated layer is laminated to an opposite side of the at least one structural layer so that the plurality of raised structures form an at least one surface pattern in the multi-layer underlayment roofing material that provides increased friction and traction on at least one of a top and bottom surface of the multi-layer underlayment roofing material.   
     
     
         20 . The multi-layer underlayment roofing material of  claim 19  wherein at least one laminated layer includes at least one of a tacky surface or a tacky coating, thereby increasing the coefficient of friction of the multi-layer underlayment roofing material.