Reglet assembly with spline connection therefor

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION WITH TWO SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL EXTRUDED METAL REGLET SECTIONS POSITIONED IN END-TO-END ALIGNMENT, EACH SECTION COMPRISING A CHANNEL PART PRESENTING A FORWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL DESIGNED FOR RECEPTION THEREIN OF COUNTERFLASHING, AND A BRACKET PART PRESENTING A VERTICAL WALL DESIGNED FOR ATTACHMENT TO A ROOF WALL, SAID BRACKET PART BEING PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF OPPOSED NARROW CHANNEL GUIDEWAYS EACH HAVING CHANNEL SIDES AND A CHANNEL BOTTOM, OF A CONNECTING SPLINE FOR SAID REGLET SECTIONS IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED FLAT PLATE HAVING PARALLEL SIDE EDGES AND HAVING ITS OPPOSITE ENDS FRICTIONALLY RECEIVED IN THE OPPOSED GUIDEWAYS OF THE TWO REGLET SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY, AND A FRANGIBLE LUG PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID SPLINE, INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF THE TWO REGLET SECTIONS, AND DESIGNED FOR CONTACT THEREWITH TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN SAID ENDS IN THE EVENT OF UNDUE THERMAL ELONGATION OF THE REGLET SECTIONS.