Board fastener with underside ventilation
OwnerWarren M. Fabelinventor
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Abstract
A board fastener/ventilator device has a top bracket and a bottom bracket that are secured to a sheathing surface and that mount a board, such as a shingle or siding board, at a distance above the sheathing. A board fastener/ventilator device secures one end of the board and another board fastener/ventilator device supports the opposite end of the board so as to maintain an air space between the board and the sheathing layer. The separation between the sheathing layer and the board is maintained by an angled riser that has vents to allow air to pass through the angled riser between the different layers of boards that are mounted on a roof or wall, so as to minimize the accumulation of moisture on the sheathing or board in order to minimize deterioration of those surfaces.
Claims25
A board mounting mechanism, comprising:
- a bottom base having an attachment surface and a top surface, wherein the top surface is opposite the attachment surface;
- a bottom engagement support having a top surface, a bottom surface and an angled riser, wherein the angled riser extends from the bottom surface at a finite angle and engages the top surface of the bottom base so as to maintain the bottom engagement support substantially parallel to and above the bottom base;
- a top base having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface is opposite the bottom surface;
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- a top engagement support having a top surface, a bottom surface and an angled riser, wherein the angled riser extends from the bottom surface of the top engagement support at a finite angle and engages the top surface of the top base so as to maintain the top engagement support substantially parallel to and above the top base;
- wherein the top riser and the bottom riser comprise openings to allow air flow below the bottom surface of the bottom engagement support.
A mounting clamp for a shingle or board comprising:
- a lower Z-shaped member with a bottom base adapted to fasten to an sheathing surface thereunder, and a bottom engagement support forming a bottom support;
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- an upper Z-shaped member with a top base adapted to sit on top of the bottom base, and a top engagement support providing an upper support positioned so as to form a clamp with the bottom support of the lower Z-shaped member for clamping a first end of a shingle;
- wherein one or more openings are formed in a middle portion of the lower Z-shaped member and a middle portion of the upper Z-shaped member so that when the clamp is formed around the first end of the shingle, air can pass through the openings in an area between the shingle and the sheathing surface.
A mounting clamp for shingle comprising:
- a lower member with a bottom base adapted to fasten to an sheathing surface thereunder, a bottom engagement support upon which a first end of a shingle rests, and an angled riser connecting the bottom engagement support and the bottom base and maintaining the bottom engagement support and bottom base in a substantially parallel relationship;
- an upper member, formed to sit atop the lower member, the upper member having a top base adapted to sit on top of the bottom base, and the upper member having a top engagement support positioned so as to form a clamp with the bottom engagement support of the lower member for holding the first end of the shingle, and the upper member having an angled riser connecting the top engagement support and the top base and maintaining the top engagement support and bottom base in a substantially parallel relationship;
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- one or more openings formed in the angled risers of the upper member and the lower member so that when a clamp is formed around the first end of the shingle, air can pass through the openings in an area between the shingle and the sheathing surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.