US 12,247,395 B2 · Hybrid snow and ice retention system

Abstract

Implementations described and claimed herein provide for modular snow and ice retention and mounting systems. In various embodiments, a bracket may comprise a mounting strap, a hybrid pad, a bracket assembly and a rod. The hybrid pad may comprise a face portion and a support portion. The face portion and the support portion may be operatively coupled together. The hybrid pad may be operatively coupled to the mounting strap. The face portion may comprise a stiffening rib. The stiffening rib may be defined in a front surface of the face portion. The stiffening rib may define a first load plane. The face portion may also define a first rod notch. The first rod notch may be defined on a first side of the face portion. The face portion may also define a second rod notch. The rod may be mountable to the hybrid pad.

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Dependent claims

A bracket, comprising:

a mounting strap;
a hybrid pad comprising a face portion and a support portion, the face portion and the support portion being operatively coupled together, the hybrid pad operatively coupled to the mounting strap, the face portion, comprising, a stiffening rib defined in a front surface of the face portion, the stiffening rib defining a first load plane, and the face portion defining a first rod notch on a first side of the face portion and a second rod notch on a second side of the face portion, the stiffening rib being defined between the first side and the second side, the first rod notch and the second rod notch defining a second load plane;
at least one rod mountable to the hybrid pad and configured to contact the face portion at the stiffening rib in the first load plane and the first rod notch and the second rod notch in the second load plane.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hybrid snow and ice retention system

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Hybrid snow and ice retention system

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