Flute filler
OwnerCrint LaBrosseinventor
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Abstract
A flute filler for a standing seam metal roof having a plurality of ribs and having valleys therebetween comprising is provided. The flute filler comprises a sheet having a plurality of planks secured thereto. The planks are arranged to be side by side at spaced intervals such that each plank is adapted to be disposed in a valley and the sheet overlies the planks when the flute filler is situated on the roof. A cover board and a roofing membrane may be disposed over the sheet of the flute filler. In order to situate the flute filler on the roof, the planks are placed in a valley of the standing seam roof which can be accomplished by unrolling a rolled flute filler.
Claims26
A flute filler comprising:
- a plurality of planks;
- and
- a sheet
- wherein the planks are secured to a sheet.
A flute filler for a standing seam metal roof having a plurality of ribs and having valleys therebetween comprising:
- a sheet having a plurality of planks secured thereto, the planks arranged to be side by side at spaced intervals such that each plank is disposed in a valley and the sheets overlies the planks;
- and
- a roofing membrane disposed over the sheet of the flute filler.
A method of filling flutes in a standing seam roof having ribs and valleys comprising the steps of:
- providing a flute filler comprising a sheet and a plurality of planks secured on the sheet;
- placing the plurality of planks in the valleys of the standing seam roof wherein the sheet is disposed over the planks and the standing seam roof while the planks are placed in the flutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.