Ice and snow retention system
AssigneeVermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.
InventorsBrian Cecil Stearns, Kris Michaud, Michael Robert Carter
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Abstract
A retention system may comprise a bracket, a bar system, a seal and a bonded washer. The bracket may have a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be operatively coupled together at an angle θ. The bracket may also have a texture. The bracket may define a mounting surface. The bar system may comprise a bar installable in the bracket. The seal may be installable in the bracket and disposed beneath the mounting surface. The bonded washer may be installable on and compressible against the mounting surface.
Claims12
A retention system, comprising:
- a bracket having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a channel,
- the first portion and the second portion being operatively coupled together at an angle θ,
- the bracket having a texture on a first upslope surface of the first portion and a second upslope surface of the second portion, the first portion having a planar side opposite the first upslope surface, and
- the bracket defining a mounting surface in the second portion;
- a weep hole defined through the bracket and configured to move moisture through a front surface of the bracket;
- a bar system comprising a bar installable in the bracket and surrounded by the channel;
- a seal installable in the bracket and disposed beneath the mounting surface;
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- a bonded washer installable on and compressible against the mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.