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US 11,788,291 B2Granted
Mounting device for controlling uplift of a metal roof
AssigneeRMH Tech LLC
InventorsDustin M. M. Haddock, Jesse Charles Winternitz
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Abstract
A clamp for controlling uplift of panels of a metal roof is provided where the clamp secures two adjacent panels together. In some embodiments, the clamp has a slot configured to receive a roof joint between adjacent panels, and the clamp has at least one arm that secures the roof joint within the clamp and prevents the clamp from being pulled off of the roof joint. In addition, the clamp may have a channel and at least one protrusion that locate the roof joint within the clamp in a predetermined position to ensure that a bar component such as a bolt or a set screw can secure the roof joint within the clamp. Moreover, further features and arrangements of features can better position the clamp over a center of the roof joint.
Claims20
A clamp configured to engage a joint connecting two metal panels of a surface of a building, comprising:
- a first end opposite a second end;
- a top surface extending between the first and second ends;
- a first arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a first outer surface;
- a first free end spaced from the top surface;
- and
- a first inner surface;
- a second arm opposite to the first arm, the second arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a second outer surface;
- a second free end spaced from the top surface;
- and
- a second inner surface facing the first inner surface;
- a slot defined by the first inner surface of the first arm, the second inner surface of the second arm, and a slot base extending from the first inner surface to the second inner surface;
- a channel extending into the second inner surface of the second arm, the channel comprising:
- an upper end spaced from the slot base;
- a lower end positioned between the upper end of the channel and the second free end of the second arm;
- and
- a cavity within the channel,
- wherein the second arm comprises:
- a first thickness measured in a horizontal dimension at a first position between the upper and lower ends of the channel;
- and
- a second thickness measured in the horizontal dimension at a second position between the upper end of the channel and the slot base, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness;
- an aperture extending through the first arm, the aperture extending along an axis that intersects the cavity within the channel, wherein the aperture is threaded;
- a projection extending from the second inner surface of the second arm into the slot, the projection including an upper surface facing away from the second free end of the second arm;
- a first protrusion extending from the upper surface of the projection and toward the top surface of the clamp, the first protrusion configured to engage the joint when the joint is positioned in the slot, wherein the first protrusion and the projection are formed of a portion of the second arm, and wherein the first protrusion of the projection is configured to engage a bottom portion of the joint;
- and
- a set screw configured to extend through the aperture and into the slot, the set screw comprising exterior threads.
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A clamp configured to engage a joint connecting two metal panels of a surface of a building, comprising:
- a body with a top surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
- a first arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a first outer surface;
- a first free end spaced from the top surface;
- and
- a first inner surface;
- a second arm opposite to the first arm, the second arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a second outer surface;
- a second free end spaced from the top surface;
- and
- a second inner surface facing the first inner surface;
- a slot that extends from the first end to the second end and which is defined by the first inner surface of the first arm, the second inner surface of the second arm, and a slot base extending from the first inner surface to the second inner surface;
- a channel extending into the second inner surface of the second arm and extending from the first end to the second end, the channel comprising:
- an upper end spaced from the slot base;
- and
- a lower end positioned between the upper end of the channel and the second free end of the second arm;
- and
- an aperture extending through the first arm, the aperture extending along an axis that intersects the channel, wherein the axis of the aperture intersects a cavity formed within the channel and the cavity is spaced from the first and second ends of the body, wherein only one aperture extends through the first arm, and wherein no hole extends through the second outer surface of the second arm.
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A clamp configured to engage a joint connecting two metal panels of a surface of a building, comprising:
- a body with a top surface;
- a first arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a first outer surface;
- a first free end spaced from the top surface;
- a first inner surface;
- and
- an aperture extending through the first arm, the aperture being threaded;
- a second arm opposite to the first arm, the second arm extending away from the top surface and comprising:
- a second outer surface;
- a second free end spaced from the top surface;
- and
- a second inner surface facing the first inner surface;
- a slot defined by the first inner surface of the first arm, the second inner surface of the second arm, and a slot base extending from the first inner surface to the second inner surface;
- a channel extending into the second inner surface of the second arm, the channel comprising:
- an upper end spaced from the slot base;
- and
- a lower end positioned between the upper end of the channel and the second free end of the second arm;
- a projection extending from the second inner surface of the second arm into the slot, the projection including an upper surface facing toward the slot base;
- a first protrusion extending from the upper surface of the projection and toward the slot base;
- wherein the first arm comprises a first thickness measured in a horizontal dimension at a position between the first free end of the first arm and the slot base;
- wherein the second arm comprises a second thickness measured in the horizontal dimension at a position between the upper end of the channel and the slot base, the second thickness being greater than the first thickness;
- wherein the channel comprises a third thickness measured in the horizontal dimension between the upper and lower ends of the channel, the third thickness being less than the second thickness;
- and
- wherein no hole extends through the top surface.
21 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.