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US 2023/0220673 A1Published application
Panelized roofing system
AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorJames A. Svec
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Abstract
A roofing system including a plurality of roofing panels that can be releasably secured to rafters or other supports of the roof by connectors. In embodiments, the connectors can include first and second connectors, each of which can include a plate with a projection extending therefrom, and with the plates defining flanges on each side of the projection. The plates of the first and second connectors are configured to seat on and at least partially extend along one of the rafters of the roof structure and along exterior facing surfaces of adjacent ones of the roofing panels to releasably secure the roofing panels to the rafters.
Claims20
A roofing system, comprising:
- a plurality of rafters;
- a plurality of roofing panels, each of the roofing panels configured to span across a distance defined between one or more rafters of the plurality of rafters;
- a plurality of connectors each comprising:
- a projection;
- and
- at least one plate defining flanges positioned on each side of the projection;
- wherein the at least one plate of one or more of the connectors is configured to be secured to one of the rafters of the plurality of rafters;
- wherein opposing flanges of the connectors are configured to define recesses on opposite sides of the projections and in which adjacent peripheral side portions of a first roofing panel and a second roofing panel are received and are releasably secured together in an array of roofing panels mounted along the plurality of rafters.
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A roofing system, comprising:
- a plurality of rafters;
- a plurality of roofing panels each configured to span a distance between adjacent rafters, each of the roofing panels comprising an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a membrane positioned over the upper surface of each of roofing panels and configured to resist migration of water therethrough;
- a plurality of connectors, including:
- a first connector;
- and
- a second connector opposite the first connector;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners extending through at least one of the first and second connectors and at least partially though the first and second roofing panels;
- wherein at least some of the fasteners are configured to fasten the first connector to the rafter and to at least one of the first and second roofing panels, and fasten the second connector to at least one of the first and second roofing panels with adjacent peripheral side portions of the first roofing panel and the second roofing panel engaged and held between the first connector and the second connector so as to couple the first roofing panel and second roofing panel together along the rafter;
- wherein the membrane positioned over the upper surface of at least the first roofing panel or the second roofing panel includes an overlap portion configured to at least partially cover a seam between an adjacent roofing panel and the first roofing panel or the second roofing panel.
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A roofing system, comprising:
- a plurality of rafters;
- a plurality of roofing panels comprising at least a first roofing panel and a second roofing panel positioned on opposite sides of at least one rafter;
- a first connector secured to the at least one rafter and to each of the first roofing panel and the second roofing panel such that the first roofing panel and second roofing panel are releasably secured to the at least one rafter;
- and
- a second connector positioned opposite the first connector along an upper surface of the first roofing panel and the second roofing panel;
- and
- wherein adjacent peripheral side portions of the first roofing panel and second roofing panel are engaged and held between the first connector and the second connector so as to couple the first roofing panel and second roofing panel together along the at least one rafter;
- a membrane positioned over an upper surface of at least one of the first roofing panel and the second roofing panel and configured to at least partially overlap an upper surface of at least one roofing panel positioned downslope from the first roofing panel or the second roofing panel so as to form a seal configured to resist migration of water between the adjacent roofing panel and the first roofing panel or the second roofing panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.