ROOF TILE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: civil engineering, in particular, modular members of tile roof that can be used for covering of the roofs of houses, shops, fuel stations, etc. SUBSTANCE: the roof tile is made in the form of a rectangular panel with a profiled outline, has the face side in the form of plates divided by grooves simulating the pattern of wooden lath, and the reverse side having transverse and longitudinal edges, as well as intersecting stiffening ribs. The novelty in the roof tile is in the fact that the panel face side consists of the covering decorative and covered smooth zones, the smooth zone is provided with locking projections, and the panel reverse side - with locking grooves, whose outline corresponds to each other, and the stiffening ribs have an intersection in the form of a cellular structure. EFFECT: enhanced resistance to considerable wind loads, prevented ingress of moisture under the roof tile, enhanced strength. 9 cl, 10 dwg