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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1978
David Rosenberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A roofing tile having upper and lower ends and upper and lower surfaces, a transverse groove of substantially semicircular cross section in the upper surface of the roofing tile adjacent its upper end, and a transverse groove of substantially semicircular cross section in the lower surface of the roofing tile adjacent its lower end. A solar water heating system incorporated in a roof comprising roofing tiles having overlapping portions provided with registering transverse grooves of substantially semicircular cross section facing each other, with thermally conductive tubes in the registering grooves. A roofing tile which is a clay tile containing a thermally conductive material, with at least the exposed portion of the upper surface having a permanent black coating to enhance solar heat absorption.