Systems for weatherproof roof hatch assemblies
AssigneeAir Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
InventorWilliam S. Dempster
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Abstract
A roof hatch for enabling access to a rooftop of a building from an interior of the building includes a curb adapter configured to be disposed over a curb of the rooftop. The curb is formed around an opening in the rooftop that fluidly connects the interior of the building to an exterior of the building. Additionally, the roof hatch includes a cover coupled to the curb adapter by a pivoting member. The cover includes a support extending within an interior length of the cover. The roof hatch includes a gas spring coupled between the support and the curb adapter. The gas spring is configured to apply a force to the support, and the support is configured to distribute the force along the interior length of the cover.
Claims26
A roof hatch for enabling access to a rooftop of a building from an interior of the building, comprising:
- a curb assembly configured to be disposed over a curb of the rooftop, wherein the curb is formed around an opening in the rooftop that fluidly connects the interior of the building to an exterior of the building;
- a cover coupled to the curb assembly by a pivoting member, wherein the cover comprises a liner and a support extending within an interior length of the cover;
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- a gas spring coupled through the liner between the support and the curb assembly, wherein the gas spring is configured to apply a force to the support, and wherein the support is configured to distribute the force along the interior length of the cover.
A roof hatch assembly for enabling access to a rooftop of a building from an interior of the building, comprising:
- a curb assembly configured to be disposed over a curb of the rooftop, wherein the curb is formed around an opening in the rooftop that fluidly connects the interior of the building to an exterior of the building;
- a cover coupled to the curb assembly by a pivoting member, wherein the cover comprises a liner and an inner structure in contact with the liner, wherein the inner structure includes a support extending within the cover in an edge portion of the cover;
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- a gas spring laterally positioned within the roof hatch assembly and coupled through the liner between the support and the curb assembly, wherein the gas spring is configured to apply an opening force to the support in the edge portion of the cover to assist opening of the cover relative to the curb assembly without deflecting the cover.
A roof hatch assembly for enabling access to a rooftop of a building from an interior of the building, comprising:
- a curb assembly configured to be disposed over a curb of the rooftop, wherein the curb is formed around an opening in the rooftop that fluidly connects the interior of the building to an exterior of the building;
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- a cover coupled to the curb assembly by a pivoting member, wherein the cover comprises an exterior cap, a liner, and an inner structure disposed between the external cap and the liner, wherein the inner structure includes a plurality of supports extending along a perimeter of the cover and an insulation panel disposed within the perimeter of the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.