Back to results
US 2024/0167284 A1Published application
Cable clip system for use on flat roof surface
AssigneeRadiant Solutions Company
InventorSteve Kuhl
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A roof clip may include a mounting plate including a plurality of infusion holes. A roof clip may include a plurality of cable clamps each including: a first guide, a second guide; and a bendable member joining the first and second guides that is bendable over a heating cable such that, when bent, the heating cable is trapped between the first guide and the second guide.
Claims20
A roof clip for use in securing a heating cable to a flat roof surface comprising:
- a mounting plate including a plurality of infusion holes;
- and
- a plurality of cable clamps each including:
- a first guide;
- a second guide;
- and
- a bendable member joining the first guide and the second guide that is bendable over a heating cable such that, when bent, the heating cable is trapped between the first guide and the second guide.
4 more elements
A system for preventing a buildup of ice on a roof, the system comprising:
- a plurality of roof clip assemblies fastenable to a flat surface on a roof;
- a heating cable routable through the plurality of roof clip assemblies;
- and
- a routing pattern having a plurality of legs in which each leg is formed by:
- the heating cable passing through a first cable clamp of one or more of the plurality of roof clips in a sequential order;
- the heating cable turns back on itself to form a U-shape;
- and
- the heating cable passes through a second cable clamp of the one or more of the plurality of roof clips in an order that is reverse of the sequential order, thereby forming a leg of the plurality of legs.
5 more elements
A method of preventing a buildup of ice on a flat roof with a downspout comprising:
- fastening a plurality of roof clips to a flat roof surface, each clip having two cable clamps;
- and
- routing a heating cable through the plurality of roof clips to form a pattern including a plurality of legs that radiate from a downspout of the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.