Roofing system
AssigneeThe Garland Company, Inc.
InventorsJOHN L. PIERSON, Michael D. Huber, Thomas George Diamond
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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.
Claims53
A roofing system comprising:
- a) a plurality of support members secured to a roof deck, a plurality of said support members spaced apart from one another, a plurality of said support members having a support flange spaced above said roof deck;
- b) a plurality of blocks positioned between a plurality of said support members, a plurality of said blocks having a thickness such that a top surface of said blocks has a same height or a less height than a top surface of a plurality of said support flanges when said support members and said blocks are installed on said roof deck;
- c) a plurality of roofing panels, each of said roofing panels includes a peripheral edge, said roofing panels positioned over a plurality of said, a plurality of peripheral edges of adjacently positioned roofing panels overlapping one another;
- d) a plurality of compression bars designed to compress together said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels, a plurality of said compression bars positioned at least partially on top of said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels, a plurality of said compression bars including a body and a lip along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of said body of said compression bars, said body prior to being secured to said roofing panels having two sides, a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having a plurality of gripping arrangements designed to enhance gripping features of said compression bar when said compression bar is secured to said roofing panel, said lip prior to being secured to said roofing panels angling downwardly from one of said sides of said body of said compression bars, a plurality of said compression bars secured to said roofing panels such that said bottom surface of said body is positioned over at least one of said roofing panels and said lip is positioned over at least a portion of one of said edges of said roofing panel;
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- e) a plurality of connectors, said connectors include a top and body portion, said body portion of said connectors penetrating through said body of said compression bar and through said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels and through said support flange of said support member, said plurality of said connectors causing a plurality of said compression bars to apply a substantially even compression force on said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels.
A compression bar having body and a lip, said compression bar adapted to at least partially compress together overlapping edges of a plurality roofing panels, said body having two sides, and bottom and top surfaces, said lip positioned on one said side of said body and along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of said body, said bottom surface having a plurality of gripping arrangements designed to enhance gripping features of said compression bar when said compression bar is secured to said roofing panel, said lip angling downwardly from said side of said body such that a front end of said lip is positioned below a bottom plane of said body, said longitudinal length of said body substantially greater than a width of said body, said body having a thickness that is substantially less than a width of said body, said body having a width that is greater than said lip.
A method of installing a roofing system on a roofing deck comprising:
- a) providing a plurality of support members, said support members having a support flange spaced above said roof deck;
- b) securing said plurality of support members to the roofing deck, a plurality of said support members spaced apart from one another;
- c) providing a plurality of blocks;
- d) positioning a plurality of said blocks between a plurality of said support members, a plurality of said blocks having a thickness such that a top surface of said blocks has a same height or a less height than a top surface of a plurality of said support flanges when said support members and blocks are installed on said roof deck;
- e) providing a plurality of roofing panels, each of said roofing panels includes a peripheral edge;
- f) positioning said roofing panels over a plurality of said blocks and a plurality of support members, a plurality of said peripheral edges of adjacently positioned roofing panels overlapping one another, at least a portion of at least said peripheral edges of a plurality adjacently positioned roofing panels positioned over said support flange of at least one of said support members;
- g) providing a plurality of compression bars, each of said compression bars including a body and a lip positioned along at least a portion of a longitudinal length of said body of said compression bar, said body having two sides and a top and bottom surface, said bottom surface having a plurality of gripping arrangements designed to enhance gripping features of said compression bar when said compression bar is secured to said roofing panel, said lip angling downwardly from one of said sides of said body of said compression bars;
- h) positioning a plurality of said compression bars over at least a portion of said overlapping peripheral edges such that said bottom surface of said body of said compression bar is positioned over at least one of said roofing panels and said lip of said compression bar is positioned over at least one edge of said roofing panel;
- i) providing a plurality of connectors, each of said connectors including a top and body portion;
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- j) inserting said body portion of a plurality of said connectors through said body of said compression bar and through said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels and through said through said support flange of said support member so as to secure together said compression bar, said overlapping roofing panels and said support member, and to also cause said compression bar to compress together said overlapping peripheral edges of said roofing panels.
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