Certainteed Corporation

Alexander H Plache

Gregory F Jacobs

Husnu M Kalkanoglu

Erik F Shay

Stephen William Steffes

Christopher C Bourque

Anthony L Owoc

A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, in which a pair of substantially rigid panel portions are connected by a hinge portion, and wherein the shingle is pre-assembled, but can conform to a variety of different angles to accommodate different angular relationships between surfaces of a hip, ridge or rake of a roof. The substantially rigid panel portions are connected by a hinge and may or may not have a reinforcement member, and all of the panels, hinges and reinforcement members are of synthetic thermoplastic polymeric construction and are welded together by ultrasonic or vibratory welding techniques.

Pre-assembled hip, ridge or rake shingle

A post cladding element is provided including a one-piece elongated tubular flexible body having a continuous seam closure formed along the body and defined at first and second opposing longitudinal edges of the flexible body, whereby a post may be clad by flexing the body to open the seam closure a sufficient width to dispose the flexible body around the post.

Single piece post cladding element, method of cladding a post and method of forming a cladding element

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Wayne, PA, United States of America

Alexander H Plache