System and Method for the Selective Repair of Roofing Shingles

摘要

The invention is primarily directed to a system and method of selectively repairing asphalt-based shingles having embedded granular material. The system and method of the invention also comprises the use of devices specifically designed and used to template repaired shingles and protect surrounding shingles from adhesives and a shingle frame device to aid in applying, leveling and compressing granules onto the damaged shingle. The system and method of the claimed invention comprises the steps of removal of debris from the damaged area, application of a base coat adhesive to the damaged area, embedding color-matched granules in the base coat and application of a top coat sealant that permanently bonds the repaired layers to the original roofing material.

主权项

1. A system for repairing one or more damaged asphalt-based roofing shingles on an intact roof comprising:
a shingle shield that is positioned around the perimeter of one or more damaged shingles after any debris particles are removed around one or more damaged shingle, said shingle shield isolates said one or more damaged shingles from said surrounding shingles; adhesive base coat applied to said one or more damaged shingles, said adhesive base coat being selected from a group consisting of contact adhesive, epoxy-based adhesive, or neoprene-modified asphalt based adhesives, and said shingle shield being removable after adhesive base coat is applied to the one or more damaged shingles; a shingle frame that is positioned around the perimeter of the one or more damaged shingles having the adhesive coating, said shingle frame having parallel slide rails that extend over a top surface of the shingle frame; granules that are distributed over the base adhesive on the one or more damaged shingle, wherein said granules are selected from a group consisting of color-matched granite, colored granite particles, uncolored granite particles, ceramic-based particles, or ceramic-coated particles; a granule leveling slide that is positioned on said parallel slide rails on the shingle frame, said granule leveling slide leveling out said granules across the surface of said one or more damaged shingles; a compression plate having a wide surface area, said compression plate compresses granules into the base adhesive substantially aligned with the surrounding granules of the shingle; and, a top coat sealant applied to said one or more damaged shingles after the shingle frame is removed and the shingle shield is repositioned around the one or more damaged shingles, said top coat sealant seals the repaired area of one or more damaged shingles and said top coat sealant formulation being selected from a group consisting of an organic acrylic polymer, an inorganic acrylic polymer, or a co-polymer that bonds all applied materials to the one or more damaged shingle.