# US 2022/0034093 A1 · Roofing Flash Adapter Cap and Method of Installing Flash > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0034093 A1 - Document ID: US20220034093A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/444,001 - Filed: 2021-07-29 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-29 - Assignees: OMG, Inc. - Applicants: OMG, Inc. - Inventors: Peter J. Shadwell; Richard L. Belinda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220034093A1 ## CPC - E04D 13/1407: {for flat roofs} - F24F 13/32: Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units - F24S 25/61: for fixing to the ground or to building structures - H02S 20/24: specially adapted for flat roofs - F24S 2025/021: {Sealing means between support elements and mounting surface} - F24S 2025/6005: {by screwed connection} - F24S 2025/6006: {by using threaded elements, e.g. stud bolts} - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02B 10/20: Solar thermal - Y02E 10/47: Mountings or tracking - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00) - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - F24S: SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS (for producing mechanical power from solar energy F03G6/00) - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - 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 Disclosed herein is a roof mount installation assembly. The roof mount installation assembly includes a roof mount, a flashing patch, and an adapter cap. The roof mount has a base and a threaded post. The flashing patch has an opening. The flashing patch is configured to surround the base. The opening is configured to allow the threaded post to extend therethrough. The adapter cap is configured to be removably mounted over the flashing patch. The adapter cap is configured to apply a force to the flashing patch for sealing the flashing patch around the roof mount. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A roof mount installation assembly comprising: a roof mount having a base and a threaded post; a flashing patch having an opening, wherein the flashing patch is configured to surround the base, and wherein the opening is configured to allow the threaded post to extend therethrough; and an adapter cap configured to be removably mounted over the flashing patch, wherein the adapter cap is configured to apply a force to the flashing patch for sealing the flashing patch around the roof mount. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the base of the roof mount is configured to be attached over a membrane of a roof structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 2 wherein the flashing patch is configured to be sealed to the membrane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 2 wherein the flashing patch is configured to be welded to the membrane. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 2 wherein the outer edge of the adapter cap is configured to be between the base and a welded area of the flashing patch and the membrane. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the adapter cap is configured to apply the force to the flashing patch along a perimeter of the adapter cap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the adapter cap comprises a contour corresponding to the roof mount. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the roof mount further comprises a top plate, wherein the top plate is between the base and the flashing patch, and wherein the adapter cap surrounds the base and top plate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the roof mount installation assembly further comprises a nut, wherein the nut is configured to be threaded on to the threaded post for securing the adapter cap over the flashing patch. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The roof mount installation assembly of claim 1 wherein the adapter cap comprises a contour corresponding to the flashing patch. ### Claim 11 A method of installing a roof mount comprising: attaching a roof mount over a membrane of a roof structure; providing a flashing patch over the roof mount; and mounting an adapter cap over the flashing patch, wherein the adapter cap is configured to apply a force to the flashing patch for sealing the flashing patch around the roof mount. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising sealing the flashing patch to the membrane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising welding the flashing patch to the membrane. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising removing the adapter cap after flashing cap is welded to the membrane. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising aligning an opening of the adapter cap with a threaded post of the roof mount. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising threading a nut on to a threaded post of the roof mount for securing the adapter cap over the flashing patch and the roof mount. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the adapter cap is removably mounted over the flashing patch. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the adapter cap is configured to apply the force to the flashing patch along a perimeter of the adapter cap. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the adapter cap comprises a contour corresponding to the roof mount. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the attaching of the roof mount over the membrane of the roof structure further comprises securing the roof mount to the roof structure with fasteners extending through the membrane.