Protective roof cover

Abstract

A protective roof cover which protects roof tiles and shingles from being torn from a roof during severe weather, such as a hurricane. The roof cover is aesthetically pleasing, durable, waterproof, and within code guidelines. The roof cover can be a variety of colors. The roof cover may be composed of a plurality of sheets of high strength material, wherein one sheet of high strength material is of sufficient length to cover a section said roof, at least one roll bar secured to a building below an overhang and attachable to the high strength material, and at least one wall channel secured to a building below an overhang for receiving the high strength material. Optionally, the roof cover can be a unitary sheet of durable, water proof material. The protective roof cover protects the roof against wind, rain and wind borne debris and other elements associated with storms.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to a protective roof cover which protects roof tiles and shingles from being torn from a roof during severe weather, such as a hurricane. The roof cover is aesthetically pleasing, durable, waterproof, and within code guidelines. The roof cover can be made in a wide variety of colors to match existing building and roofing materials. The invention also provides season-long protection to roofs, is easy to install, and affordable and focuses upon prevention of hurricane-inflicted wind damage. The invention can be prefabricated during home construction or can be retrofitted onto existing structures.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hurricanes are predicted to increase in number over the next twenty years. Many coastal areas have been hit with hurricanes in recent years, resulting in extraordinary and devastating damage. Many of the homes and buildings in the costal areas are not adequately prepared for hurricanes. One serious effect ...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]The current invention satisfies the above needs by providing an aesthetically pleasing, durable, waterproof, code-adhering roof cover. The roof cover provides protection to residential or commercial roofs during hurricanes. The invention also provides season-long protection to roofs, is easy to install, affordable and focuses upon prevention of hurricane-inflicted wind damage. The invention can be prefabricated during home construction or can be retrofitted onto existing structures.

[0016]The invention provides a protective roof cover for protecting a roof during hurricane conditions, comprising a plurality of sheets of high strength material, wherein one sheet of high strength material is of sufficient length to cover a section the roof, at least one roll bar secured to a building below an overhang and attachable to the high strength material, and at least one wall channel secured to a building below an overhang for receiving the high strength material. The protective roof cover covers the roof and protects against wind, rain and wind borne debris and other elements associated with storms. The roof cover is aesthetically pleasing and available in a wide variety of colors to match various color buildings and roof shingles or tiles.

Problems solved by technology

Many coastal areas have been hit with hurricanes in recent years, resulting in extraordinary and devastating damage.

Many of the homes and buildings in the costal areas are not adequately prepared for hurricanes.

One serious effect of a hurricane is roof damage.

Roof damage can be minor, yet allow rain water to leak into the building and cause serious damage to the building.

Temporary tarps are very difficult to obtain after a storm when they are needed most.

With many homes in a particular city damaged, roof repair can take months or years to schedule and is relatively expensive.

The temporary tarp is not capable of withstanding severe rain or storms and will often fail after extended use and allow water into the building.

Such failure is typical after the tarp has been on the roof for a long period.

The temporary blue tarp is also very unappealing in appearance.

None of the methods and apparatus mentioned above describe an aesthetically pleasing roof cover that is capable of covering a roof during a high wind storm and preventing damage to the roof tiles or shingles.

There is no known method for protecting a roof during a hurricane or high wind with a roof cover that is composed of a durable, water proof, material securely attached to the roof by a roll bar and wall channels or removable straps.

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