Roofing system
AssigneeGarland Industries, Inc., an Ohio Corporation
InventorsJohn Pierson, Michael Huber, Jerome Thomson
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Abstract
A roofing system formed of a plurality of support members secured to a load bearing roof deck. A plurality of roofing panels are positioned on the support members and are oriented to form overlapping joints between the panels. Sealant is positioned within the overlapping joints of the panels. A compression bar is positioned over the overlapping joints and is secured to the overlapping joints and support member by a fastener arrangement.
Claims21
A roofing system comprising a plurality of roofing panels and a compression bar used to compress an edge region of at least one roofing panel to an underlying support member.
A compression bar having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to at least partially compress together overlapping edges of at least two roofing panels comprising a generally parallelopiped shaped member having a longitudinal length that is substantially greater than a width of said compression bar, said compression bar having a thickness that is substantially less than a width of said compression bar, said top surface including a plurality of openings that extend at least partially through said width of said compression bar.
A method of installing a roofing system on a roofing deck comprising:
- a) providing a support member positioned on said roofing deck;
- b) positioning an edge region of a roofing panel on said support member;
- c) positioning a compression bar on top of said edge region of said roofing panel;
- and,
- d) connecting said roofing panel and said compression bar to said support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.