Abstract

The device of the invention can be used for covering the surface of a building and comprises at least two plates having different sizes made of a metal or plastic material and capable of being assembled. The first plate includes at least one side having a substantially Z shape while the opposite side has an inclined face, the second plate includes a side with a face inclined towards the inside at the same inclination as the central bar of the Z while the opposite side has an inclined face substantially identical to the first plate, and the two plates slide one within the other by said Z sides at the face inclined towards the inside on the one hand and at the face inclined towards the outside on the other hand. The two plates have a different size in a direction perpendicular to the inclined sides so that they can slide one within the other in a telescopic manner.

IPC Classes  ?

• E04F 13/08 - Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elementsSub-structures thereforFastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
• E04D 3/366 - ConnectingFastening by closing the space between the slabs or sheets by gutters, bulges, or bridging elements, e.g. strips
• E04F 13/12 - Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elementsSub-structures thereforFastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements of metal
• E04F 13/18 - Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elementsSub-structures thereforFastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials
• E04D 3/30 - Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like of metal
• E04D 3/32 - Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like of plastics, fibrous materials, or asbestos cement
• E04D 3/40 - Slabs or sheets locally modified for auxiliary purposes, e.g. for resting on walls, for serving as gutteringElements for particular purposes, e.g. ridge elements, specially designed for use in conjunction with slabs or sheets