Repositionable cable clip system for use on standing seam metal roofs
AssigneeRadiant Solutions Company
InventorSteve Kuhl
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Abstract
A repositionable roof clip assembly may include a mounting block including: a first wall, a second wall, a top wall joining the first wall and second wall and creating a gap therebetween; and at least one cable clamp including: a lower guide, an upper guide; and a bendable member joining the lower and upper guides and can be bent over a heating cable such that the heating cable is trapped between the upper guide and the lower guide.
Claims20
A roof clip assembly for use in securing a heating cable to a metal roof seam comprising:
- a mounting block including:
- a first wall;
- a second wall;
- and
- a top wall joining the first wall and the second wall and creating a gap therebetween;
- and
- at least one cable clamp including:
- a lower guide;
- an upper guide;
- and
- a bendable member joining the lower guide and the upper guide and can be bent over the heating cable such that the heating cable is trapped between the upper guide and the lower guide.
A system for preventing a buildup of ice on a metal roof with a plurality of seams forming channels between adjacent seams, the system comprising:
- a plurality of roof clip assemblies, each adjustably fastenable to one of the plurality of seams on the metal roof;
- a heating cable routable through the plurality of roof clip assemblies according to a routing pattern;
- wherein the routing pattern for the heating cable comprises:
- the heating cable passes through a first cable clamp of a first roof clip assembly of the plurality of roof clip assemblies, the first roof clip assembly positioned on a first seam of the plurality of seams at a lower location;
- the heating cable continues upward along one side of the first seam through a routing clamp of a second roof clip assembly of the plurality of roof clip assemblies, the second roof clip assembly positioned on the first seam at an upper location, wherein the routing clamp of the second roof clip assembly spans across the first seam;
- the heating cable continues downward along a second side of the first seam through a second routing clamp of the first roof clip assembly;
- and
- the heating cable is routed below an upper surface of the metal roof to a second seam of the plurality of seams;
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- wherein the routing pattern is repeated for a desired number of seams of the plurality of seams;
- wherein the channels between the adjacent seams remain clear of horizontally-oriented lengths of heating cables.
A method of preventing a buildup of ice on a metal roof with a plurality of parallel seams forming channels between adjacent seams, the method comprising:
- adjustably fastening a plurality of roof clip assemblies to an upper location and a lower location on each of a plurality of seams using set screws to form a friction fit;
- and
- routing a heating cable through the plurality of roof clip assemblies such that the channels formed between adjacent seams of the plurality of seams remain free of horizontal lengths of the heating cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.