US 11,773,596 B2 · Roof bracket and system and methods for using same

Abstract

Disclosed herein are roof brackets, devices, and apparatuses for standing seam metal roofs to provide a removable place to place a foot. In one aspect, an apparatus may include a bracket configured to releasably secure to a standing seam of a panel, the bracket having a housing having at least one side comprising a slot configured to allow at least a portion of a standing seam to travel therethrough; a plurality of cams contained within the housing, the plurality of cams rotatably connected to the housing at a first portion of the plurality of the cams; at least one elongated member connected to at least one of the plurality of cams; and at least one tension element connected to the housing and in operable communication with at least one of the plurality of cams. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the disclosed roof brackets and apparatuses.

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Dependent claims

A bracket configured to releasably secure to a standing seam of a panel, the bracket comprising:

a housing having a slot configured to allow at least a portion of the standing seam to travel therethrough;
a plurality of cams contained within the housing, each cam, of the plurality of cams, being rotatably connected to the housing at a first portion of the cam;
and
at least one tension element connected to the housing and configured to exert a force effective to maintain at least one cam of the plurality of cams at a first cam position;
wherein each cam, of the plurality of cams, is configured to rotate from the first cam position to a second cam position, the first cam position corresponding to a cam position effective to allow at least a portion of the standing seam to move within the slot of the housing, and the second cam position corresponding to a cam position effective to securely grip at least a portion of the standing seam to prevent movement within the slot of the housing;
and
wherein said at least one cam of the plurality of cams is configured to overcome the force to rotate from the first cam position to the second cam position.

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A bracket configured to releasably secure to a standing seam of a panel, the bracket comprising:

a housing having a slot configured to allow at least a portion of the standing seam to travel therethrough;
a plurality of cams contained within the housing, each cam, of the plurality of cams, being rotatably connected to the housing at a first portion of the cam;
and
a tension element connected to the housing and configured to exert a force effective to maintain at least one cam at a first cam position;
wherein at least one cam, of the plurality of cams, is configured to rotate from a first cam position to a second cam position, the first cam position corresponding to a cam position effective to allow at least a portion of the standing seam to move within the slot of the housing, and the second cam position corresponding to a cam position effective to securely grip at least a portion of the standing seam to prevent movement within the slot of the housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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