Dal-tile Corporation

Raul Rodriguez

Claudio Caselli

Rahul Patki

Terry Adams

A roof tile comprising a ceramic body and a reinforcing element attached to a lower surface of the ceramic body.

Roof tile and a roof covering

A roof ridge or hip covering element comprising a first flat body, a second flat body, and a flexible sheet for joining together the first and second flat body.

Roof ridge or hip covering element and method for manufacturing a roof ridge or hip covering element

Disclosed herein is a roof ridge or hip covering element comprising a first and a second flat body and comprising a flexible sheet for joining together the first and second flat body.

A method for installing a roof tile covering on a roof structure comprising: providing a plurality of roof tiles comprising a porcelain body and an attachment hole above the roof structure; placing and fixing a part of the plurality of roof tiles onto the roof structure, forming a horizontal row; interrupting the horizontal row at a distance from a hip or valley of the roof structure; cutting a roof tile to provide a triangular or trapezoidal piece comprising one or more attachment holes; placing and fixing the triangular or trapezoidal piece onto the roof structure over the hip or valley, leaving a gap between the triangular or trapezoidal piece and the plurality of roof tiles in the horizontal row; and placing and fixing at least one roof tile on the roof structure over the gap, wherein the roof tile covering comprises a plurality of horizontal rows of roof tiles.

System and method for installing roof tiles

A porcelain roof tile installing system that comprises: a roof tile having a porcelain body provided with an attachment hole; a nail for being inserted into the attachment hole of the roof tile thereby installing the roof tile to a roof structure; a nail gun for pushing the nail into the attachment hole; wherein the nail gun has a centering element configured to be coupled with the attachment hole.

Roof tile for forming a roof covering, wherein the roof tile () comprises a ceramic body (); wherein said ceramic body () is made of porcelain; and wherein the roof tile () further comprises a glaze coating (), which is situated above said ceramic body ().

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Dallas, TX, United States of America

Raul Rodriguez