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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Certainteed Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
Alex C. Nash, Downington, PA (US);
William Lentlie, Worcester, MA (US);
Paul A. Benensky, Collegeville, PA (US);
Kim Dupont-Madinier, Somerville, MA (US);
CERTAINTEED LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to roofing structures, for example, suitable for covering houses and other structures. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a roofing structure including a decking layer, a base layer, a cap layer, and a plurality of rails disposed over the cap layer. The base layer includes a plurality of strips that form seams including a first base layer seam. The cap layer also includes a plurality of strips that form seams including a first cap layer seam that is spaced from the first base layer seam. The rails include a first rail that is aligned with the first base layer seam and a second rail that is aligned with the first cap layer seam.