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US 12,018,476 B2Granted
Structural attachment sealing system
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorShawn Meine
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Abstract
A mounting device including a base having an open bottom, a longitudinal axis, and a linear guide on the base. The linear guide guides support hardware in linear movement along the longitudinal axis. An internal cavity is under the base for containing a sealant against and in cooperation with a roof when the mounting device is secured to the roof. An opening is though the base is for receiving a fastener when the mounting device is secured to the roof. The opening is in communication with the internal cavity. The linear guide extends beyond the internal cavity.
Claims20
A mounting apparatus comprising:
- a monolithic body defined by:
- a first portion including:
- a base having a first side and a second side, the first side having an outermost perimeter that extends in two dimensions along a first plane, the base being configured such that, upon installation of the mounting apparatus, the first side of the base is mounted to face toward a mounting surface and the second side of the base faces an environment opposite the mounting surface,
- a cavity within the base, and
- a fastener hole extending through the second side of the base into the cavity, and
- a second portion including:
- a rail attachment guide including a protrusion that protrudes from the second side of the base, the protrusion having:
- a thickness dimension defined in a first direction that is parallel to the first plane, and determined as a first distance from a first vertical outer surface of the protrusion to a second vertical outer surface opposite the first vertical surface of the protrusion,
- a length dimension defined in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, such that the length dimension extends away from the second side of the base,
- a width dimension defined in a third direction that is orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, the width dimension and the length dimension being greater than the thickness dimension, and
- an opening through the rail attachment guide in the first direction through the first vertical outer surface and the second vertical outer surface, the opening being elongated in the second direction,
- wherein the rail attachment guide is positioned with respect to the cavity such that a second plane that extends between the first vertical outer surface and the second vertical outer surface intersects the cavity orthogonally.
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A mounting apparatus comprising:
- a monolithic body defined by:
- a first portion including:
- a base having a first side and a second side, the first side having an outermost perimeter that extends in two dimensions along a first plane, the base being configured such that, upon installation of the mounting apparatus, the first side of the base is mounted to face toward a mounting surface and the second side of the base faces an environment opposite the mounting surface,
- a cavity within the base, and
- a fastener hole extending through the second side of the base into the cavity, and
- a second portion including:
- a rail attachment guide including a protrusion that protrudes from the second side of the base, the protrusion having:
- a thickness dimension defined in a first direction that is parallel to the first plane, and determined as a first distance from a first vertical outer surface of the protrusion to a second vertical outer surface opposite the first vertical surface of the protrusion,
- a length dimension defined in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, such that the length dimension extends away from the second side of the base, and
- a width dimension defined in a third direction that is orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, the width dimension and the length dimension being greater than the thickness dimension, and
- an opening through the rail attachment guide in the first direction through the first vertical outer surface and the second vertical outer surface, the opening being elongated in the second direction,
- wherein the rail attachment guide is positioned with respect to the cavity such that a second plane that extends along the first vertical outer surface, which is closer to the fastener hole than the second vertical outer surface, intersects the cavity orthogonally, and
- wherein the cavity is sized to accommodate a sealing material to form a seal around a fastener that extends through the fastener hole and into the cavity when the mounting apparatus is installed on the mounting surface.
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A mounting apparatus comprising:
- a first portion including:
- a base having a first side and a second side, the first side having an outermost perimeter that extends in two dimensions along a first plane, the base being configured such that, upon installation of the mounting apparatus, the first side of the base is mounted to face toward a mounting surface and the second side of the base faces an environment opposite the mounting surface,
- a cavity within the base, and
- a fastener hole extending through the second side of the base into the cavity;
- and
- a second portion including:
- a rail attachment guide including a protrusion that protrudes from the second side of the base, the protrusion having:
- a thickness dimension defined in a first direction that is parallel to the first plane, and determined as a first distance from a first vertical outer surface of the protrusion to a second vertical outer surface opposite the first vertical surface of the protrusion,
- a length dimension defined in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, such that the length dimension extends away from the second side of the base,
- a width dimension defined in a third direction that is orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction, the width dimension and the length dimension being greater than the thickness dimension, and
- an opening through the rail attachment guide in the first direction through the first vertical outer surface and the second vertical outer surface, the opening being elongated in the second direction,
- wherein the rail attachment guide is positioned with respect to the cavity such that a second plane that extends along the second vertical outer surface, which is further from the fastener hole than the first vertical outer surface, intersects the cavity orthogonally.
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