US 2012/0233941 A1 · Support structures on roofs

Abstract

This invention provides support structures on roofs. Such support structure can be used to support a roof load, or a closure structure which closes an aperture in the roof, thus to provide access to the interior of a building through an aperture in the roof. The support structure can support a skylight to provide natural day-lighting, or a smoke vent, or a variety of other loads optionally relating to matter or energy communication between the inside and outside of the building. The support structure includes rails adapted to be supported by adjacent rib elevations on opposite sides of a flat of a roof panel, elevated above the water line of the panel flat. Where the support structure surrounds an aperture, a diverter seals a cut away portion of the rib structure and diverts water through the rib structure and laterally away from the rail and closure structure.

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Dependent claims

A roof adaptive system configured to be installed as a roof-penetration closure assembly about an aperture in a metal roof, such metal roof comprising a metal roof profile defined by a plurality of roof panels, such roof panels having lengths and widths, panel flats extending across such panel widths, such roof panels being arranged side by side, edges of adjacent such roof panels meeting at elevated rib structure portions thereof, said roof adaptive system comprising:

(a) a rail and closure structure having a length, and being configured to be supported by elevated rib structures of the respective roof panels and to overlie such panel flat of a single such roof panel between adjacent such elevated ribs;
(b) a closure member configured to be supported on, and to overlie, said rail and closure structure;
and
(c) a high end diverter configured to extend through a cut away portion of such rib structure, thus to divert water laterally away from said rail and closure structure and onto a such panel flat of a next-adjacent such roof panel.

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A building, comprising:

(a) a building structural support system;
and
(b) a roof supported by said structural support system, said roof comprising
(i) a plurality of elongate roof panels arranged in side-by-side relationship, said roof panels having first lengths, defining opposing first and second ends thereof, and opposing first and second sides of said roof panels, said sides of said roof panels comprising elongate elevated rib structure, the elevated rib structure on a first said roof panel being joined with the elevated rib structure on adjacent said roof panels to form first and second elevated ribs at such joinders, said roof panels further comprising panel flat portions between said elevated ribs,
(ii) an aperture in said roof, said aperture being confined within the width of a single said roof panel, and
(iii) a load support structure extending about an aperture in said roof, said load support structure comprising
A. a rail and closure structure having a second length defining third and fourth ends thereof, and a second width, corresponding directionally to the first lengths and the first widths of said roof panels, first and second elongate rails having lengths, and extending along the length of said rail and closure structure, said rail and closure structure spanning the flat portion of a single said roof panel, said first and second rails being mounted to respective said first and second elevated ribs adjacent such panel flat and on opposing sides of such panel flat, at spaced locations along the lengths of said ribs and said rails.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Support structures on roofs

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Support structures on roofs

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Abstract

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