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US 11,920,352 B2Granted
Roof construction
AssigneeTandem Building Products, LLC
InventorG. Paul Nelson, Jr.
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Abstract
A roof apparatus provides a uniquely configured clip assembly or interface that connects upper roof panels to under supporting beams. In one embodiment, the clip or interface provides multidirectional movement of roof panels to under support beams. In one embodiment, a specially configured U-beam can be an understructure beam that carries utilities such as piping or electricity.
Claims20
A roof apparatus, comprising:
- a) multiple supporting members that are selected from purlins, channels, joists, U-beams or hat channels;
- b) clip assemblies on said supporting members, each said clip assembly including a bottom member, a top member, and a sliding anchor;
- c) multiple roof panels that each have an upper portion, a lower portion, wherein an edge portion of one said roof panel connects to an edge portion of another roof panel;
- d) valley portions on each roof panel that enable collection of rainwater and a channeling of the rainwater to each roof panel lower portion, each valley portion having a bottom;
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- e) a shear connection that fasten each roof panel to a sliding anchor above the valley portion bottom.
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A roof apparatus, comprising:
- a) multiple supporting members that are part of a building frame;
- b) multiple roof panels that each have edge portions, an upper portion, a lower portion, wherein an edge portion of one said roof panel connects to an edge portion of another said roof panel;
- c) a connection assembly that forms an interface between said support members and said roof panels that enables the roof panels to move 360 degrees relative to said supporting members;
- d) said connection assembly including a bottom member, a top member having spaced apart top member openings, a sliding anchor that is movable in multiple directions relative to said top and bottom members and brackets that are connected to the sliding anchor;
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- e) one or more fittings that connect the roof panels and brackets to said sliding anchors, each said fitting extending through a top member opening.
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A metal building apparatus, comprising:
- a) multiple supporting members that are part of a framework;
- b) multiple metal roof panels that each have a top portion, a bottom portion, an edge portion of one said roof panel connecting to an edge portion of another roof panel;
- c) a bracket that includes multiple panels and multiple bracket valleys, said bracket positioned below said roof panels;
- d) a connection assembly that forms an interface between said multiple support members and said roof panels;
- e) said connection assembly including a bottom member, a top member having spaced apart top member openings and a sliding anchor that is movable in multiple directions relative to said top and bottom members;
- f) one or more fittings that connect the roof panels to said sliding anchors, each said fitting extending through a top member opening;
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- g) each supporting member having opposed, parallel webs, an upper plate having an upper surface, a lower end portion and multiple spaced apart reinforcing members that each connect to said webs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.