Construction components from pre-existing products

Abstract

A process for reusing or repurposing materials includes providing one or more metal products, heating the one or more metal products and pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die to produce a construction component. A roofing product includes a plate-like body formed from heating the one or more metal products and pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die and includes one or more surfaces surrounding the plate-like body and having patterned treatments.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A process for repurposing materials, comprising:
 providing one or more previously manufactured metal products;   heating the one or more previously manufactured metal products; and   pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die to produce a construction component.   
     
     
         2 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the heating the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes induction heating. 
     
     
         3 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die further includes pressing the one or more metal products in a closed die. 
     
     
         4 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the heating the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes heating one or more metal products formed from an iron-carbon alloy. 
     
     
         5 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the heating the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes heating one or more rail tie plates. 
     
     
         6 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the heating the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes heating one or more rail spikes. 
     
     
         7 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the providing the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes providing one or more metal products manufactured from an iron-carbon alloy. 
     
     
         8 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the providing the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes providing one or more rail tie plates. 
     
     
         9 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the providing the one or more previously manufactured metal products further includes providing one or more rail spikes. 
     
     
         10 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising installing the construction component on a structure. 
     
     
         11 . The process as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising oxidizing one or more surfaces of the construction component. 
     
     
         12 . A construction component, comprising:
 a plate-like body formed from heating one or more previously manufactured metal products and pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die; and   one or more surfaces surrounding the plate-like body include patterned treatments.   
     
     
         13 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed from induction heating. 
     
     
         14 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed from pressing the one or more heated metal products in a closed die. 
     
     
         15 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed from heating one or more previously manufactured metal products of an iron-carbon alloy. 
     
     
         16 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed from heating one or more rail tie plates. 
     
     
         17 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed from heating one or more rail spikes. 
     
     
         18 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the one or more surfaces include patterned oxidization treatments. 
     
     
         19 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed as a slate shingle. 
     
     
         20 . The construction component as set forth in  claim 12 , wherein the plate-like body is formed as a shake shingle. 
     
     
         21 . A process for roofing a structure, comprising:
 providing a roofing product including:   a plate-like body formed from heating one or more previously manufactured metal products and pressing the one or more heated metal products in a die; and   one or more surfaces surrounding the plate-like body including patterned treatments; and   coupling the roofing product to a roof of a structure.