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US 11,566,427 B2Granted
Enhanced roofing system
OwnerThomas L. Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A roof system includes a roof deck, a weighted cover board disposed upwardly adjacent the roof deck and a plurality of fasteners coupling the weighted cover board to the roof deck.
Claims11
A roof system, comprising:
- a truss;
- a roof deck connected to the truss;
- a layer of water-resistant weighted cover board including at least one panel of weighted cover board disposed upwardly adjacent the roof deck in direct contact with a surface of the roof deck, wherein the at least one panel of weighed cover board does not include a layer of insulation;
- an adhesive material arranged in direct contact with the roof deck and a surface of the at least one panel of weighted cover board to couple the at least one panel of weighted cover board to the surface of the roof deck;
- a plurality of fasteners coupling the at least one panel of weighted cover board to the roof deck, wherein at least one of the plurality of fasteners couples the at least one panel of weighted cover board directly to the truss and at least one of the plurality of fasteners does not extend to the truss,
- a plurality of washers associated with the plurality of fasteners, wherein the at least one of the plurality of fasteners that couples the at least one panel of weighted cover board directly to the truss extends through only a washer of the plurality of washers, the at least one panel of weighted cover board, the roof deck, and the truss;
- wherein the layer of weighted cover board forms an air barrier above the roof deck.
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A method of forming a roof system, comprising:
- installing a roof deck coupled to a truss;
- positioning a layer water-resistant weighted cover board including at least one panel of weighted cover board upwardly adjacent to and in direct contact with the roof deck, wherein the at least one panel of weighed cover board does not include a layer of insulation;
- coupling the at least one panel of weighted cover board to a surface of the roof deck by arranging an adhesive material in contact with a surface of the at least one panel of weighted cover board and an upper surface of the roof deck;
- and
- fastening the at least one panel of weighted cover board to the roof deck with a plurality of fasteners and a plurality of washers, wherein at least one of the plurality of fasteners fastens the at least one panel of weighed cover board directly to the truss and at least one of the plurality of fasteners does not extend to the truss, wherein the at least one of the plurality of fasteners that couples the at least one panel of weighted cover board directly to the truss extends through only a washer of the plurality of washers, the at least one panel of weighted cover board, the roof deck, and the truss;
- wherein the layer of weighted cover board forms an air barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.