摘要 |
<p>A laminated composite roofing hip comprising a flexible, foldable panel (2) having a central fold line (3) along its horizontal length, a leading vertical edge and a rear vertical edge (5), a riser strip (4) positioned over said panel having a leading vertical edge, a rear vertical edge (5') conterminous with the rear vertical edge (5) of said panel, a central fold line (3') mateable with said panel central fold line (3), a longitudinal dimension between about 1/7th and about 2/3rds the length of said panel and a height approximately equal to that of said panel, said riser strip (4) being laminated to said panel (2) in a restricted 0.5 to 3 inch vertical area along the length of the riser strip (4) so as to allow free vertical displacement of the non-laminated riser strip portions over the surface of the underlying panel. The invention also relates to the process of installing said composite roofing hip at an edge, a ridge, or a valley of pitched roof and a roof finished with the laminated roofing hips of the present invention.</p> |