Roof panel clip
OwnerJames Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A roof panel clip that extends ten feet in length rather than the usual prior art one to two inches, enabling the clip to span the distance between two purlins to support roof panels over these distances. The extended length of the clip enables it to provide greater strength against uplift loads than that which was possible with the older narrower clips and this continuous clip can be installed more quickly than a series of the ususal smaller clips used to cover the same span.
Claims12
A continuous clip for securing roofing panels to a substrate comprising:
- (a) A bracket having a longitudinal axis and said bracket extending greater than 11 inches along said axis,
- (b) a plurality of individual clip means for attaching said roofing panels to said bracket, and
- (c) means for attaching said bracket to said substrate.
A continuous clip as claimed in claim one wherein said plurality of individual clip means for attaching said roofing panels to said bracket comprises:
- (a) said bracket with a first set of spaced apart holes through said bracket, said first set of spaced apart holes being generally distributed along the bracket in the direction of said longitudinal axis, and
- (b) a set of individual clips wherein each individual clip is formed of a strip of flexible material and each of said individual clip is passed through one of said first set of holes to attach each of said individual clips to said bracket and each of said individual clips is attached to said roofing panels to attach said roofing panels to said bracket by way of said set of individual clips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.