# US 2014/0190090 A1 · Interlocking Shape for Use in Construction Members

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- Number: US 2014/0190090 A1
- Document ID: US20140190090A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/196,867
- Filed: 2014-03-04
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2009-02-05
- Assignees: D Three Enterprises, LLC
- Applicants: D Three Enterprises, LLC
- Inventors: Richard F. Schaefer; David Kreutzman; Don N. Tamm
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190090A1

## CPC

- E04B 7/18: Special structures in or on roofs, e.g. dormer windows (in connection with roof coverings E04D13/00, especially domes E04D13/03)
- A47B 96/14: Bars, uprights, struts, or like supports, for cabinets, brackets, or the like (aspects of adjusting height or inclination of shelves or brackets A47B57/00)
- E04B 1/19: Three-dimensional [3D] framework structures
- E04B 1/38: Connections for building structures in general
- E04B 1/66: Sealings ({damp-proof courses E04B1/644; fire-proof sealings E04B1/948;} additions of anti-leak properties to plaster C04B; bituminous sealing masses C08L95/00; sealings for hydraulic engineering work in general E02B3/16; against ground humidity or ground water E02D31/02; coverings against rain or other precipitations of the atmosphere E04D)
- E04C 3/06: with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web (E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence {honeycomb girders E04C3/083})
- E04D 13/00: Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; {Protection against birds;} Roof drainage {; Sky-lights} (ventilation tiles E04D1/30; ventilation slabs E04D3/40; internal channels E04F17/00)
- E04D 13/0459: {Drainage borders, e.g. dripping edges, gravel stops or dispersers}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F24S 25/20: Peripheral frames for modules
- F24S 25/30: using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors (extending in directions away from the supporting surface F24S25/10; peripheral frames for modules F24S25/20)
- F24S 25/61: for fixing to the ground or to building structures
- F24S 25/632: Side connectors; Base connectors
- F24S 25/65: for coupling adjacent supporting elements, e.g. for connecting profiles together
- F24S 25/70: with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances
- E04B 2/7407: {assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts (E04B2/78 and E04B2/80 take precedence)}
- E04C 2003/0421: {comprising one single unitary part}
- E04C 2003/0439: {the cross-section comprising open parts and hollow parts}
- E04C 2003/0465: {square- or rectangular-shaped}
- E04C 2003/0473: {U- or C-shaped}
- E04C 2003/0478: {X-shaped}
- E04D 2013/0468: {Drip edges}
- F24S 2020/17: {Arrangements of solar thermal modules combined with solar PV modules}
- F24S 2025/021: {Sealing means between support elements and mounting surface}
- F24S 2025/6006: {by using threaded elements, e.g. stud bolts}
- F24S 2025/801: {having hollow parts with closed cross-section}
- F24S 2025/807: {having undercut grooves}
- Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal
- Y02B 10/30: Wind power
- Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S)
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00)
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

Interlocking support posts form an interlocking rack system which may have a single mold which provides both a male and a female joinder member. Between the support posts can be mounted panels such as solar panels. Under the support posts can be installed a roof stand off assembly which prevents water from weakening the roof. Various combinations of construction members offer a cost effective building block array of mounting panels, wind turbines, and any appliance on a roof and/or anywhere in a building. A two recess mounting bracket is ideally suited to mount solar panels on a roof. A lower recess can be fastened to a bolt anchor on the roof. The opposing recess can secure a mounting clip which attaches directly to the solar panel. Identical support posts can interlock. Various embodiments include conduit clasps, slider tracks, mounts for cabinets, sign posts, and thru roof screwed anchors.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A roof stand off for use in mounting a frame or rack, the stand off comprising:
a base bracket having mounting holes for a screw attachment to a roof;
said base bracket supporting a vertical bolt;
a flashing having a central hole mounted atop the vertical bolt to prevent water from getting to the base bracket mounting holes;
a soft washer mounted atop the flashing;
a cylindrical core having a threaded base hole screwed onto said vertical bolt;
said cylindrical core having outer threads to receive a threaded cover; and
said cover having a top, threaded mounting hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top threaded mounting hole further comprises a bolt therein forming a gap between a head of the bolt and a top of the cover, and wherein a jaw of a support post is connected to the head of the bolt using the gap to secure a lip of the jaw.