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US 4,543,760 AGranted
Attachment clip unit for standing seam roof
AssigneeButler Manufacturing Company
InventorsW. David Barker, Raymond K. Heisey, Jr., Arturo C. Mariano
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Abstract
A clip unit for attaching a standing seam roof to a building structural element includes a base with a cross-piece mounted thereon. A one-piece tab is slidably mounted on the cross-piece and is interfolded into the standing seam used to attach two roof panels together to attach those panels to the clip unit. The base is attached to a building structural element, such as a purlin, or the like, so that the roof panels are attached to that structural element in a manner which permits thermally induced panel movement to be accommodated. Another embodiment has a tab integral with a base which has a rod therewith which rod in turn is slidable along an eyebolt which is attached to a building structural element.
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A clip unit for attaching roof panels to a building structural element comprising:
- a base, said base having a building structural element contacting portion and a plurality of side elements connected to said contacting portion;
- a cross-piece mounted on said base side elements to extend across said base;
- a one-piece tab element slidably mounted on said cross-piece, said tab element including an elongate body, a pair of first portions each extending outwardly from one end of said body at an angle with respect to said body, and a pair of second portions each extending outwardly from one end of each first portion, said first portions being angled with respect to said body to cross over each other when said body is folded back over itself to be bent around or encircle said cross-piece, said second portions being angled with respect to said first portions to extend away from said cross-piece in a common direction and to be spaced from each other when said tab body is bent around or encircles said cross-piece, said tab element further including means for gripping a panel to attach that panel to said base;
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- a tab position maintaining means on said cross-piece for maintaining said tab in a desired position during panel installation.
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A clip unit comprising:
- a base having a pair of side elements extending therefrom;
- a cross-piece supported by said side elements;
- means for attaching the base to one of a building structural element and a pair of adjacent roof panels;
- further means for slidably affixing the other of said building structural element and pair of adjacent roof panels to the base;
- said means for attaching the base to one of a building structural element and a pair of adjacent roof panels including an aperture in said base for receiving a fastener for affixing the base to said building structural element;
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- said further means for slidably affixing the other of said building structural element and pair of adjacent roof panels to the base including a slidable tab looped around said cross-piece, the ends of the tab being interfolded with a locking seam between said two roof panels.
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A building construction attachment device comprising:
- a yoke having a building structural element contacting portion and a pair of side elements integral therewith and extending from either side of said portion, said side elements provided with aprons extending at approximately 85.degree. to 90.degree. therefrom so as to provide said aprons with a slight downward taper from the horizontal of approximately 5.degree. to 10.degree. so that the outer ends thereof will not gouge or scrape roof panels as resting thereupon, slots provided in said pair of side elements, a cross-piece slidably mounted within said slots which is of complementary shape thereto, means provided for affixing said cross-piece within said slots after assembly so said cross-piece cannot move, and a tab element slidably mounted on said cross-piece and looped thereabout, means provided for maintaining said looped tab element in said formed arrangement, and centering means associated with said tab element mounted on said cross-piece for maintaining said tab in a desired centered position during initial panel installation.
A tab for use with a building construction clip comprising:
- a main body portion, a pair of first portions each extending outwardly from one end of said body at an angle with respect to said body, a pair of second portions each extending outwardly from one end of each first portion, said first portions being angled with respect to said body to cross over each other when said body has been folded back over itself after being bent around a support member upon which said tab can be slidably mounted, said second portions being angled with respect to said first portions to extend away from said support member in a common direction but spaced from each other when said tab body is formed as indicated.
A clip unit for use during building construction comprising:
- a base for attachment to a building roof support purlin;
- means integral with said base for supporting adjacent complementary edges of roof panels thereon with minimal contact for maximum reduction of heat loss therethrough;
- a cross-piece mounted on said base;
- and means slidably arranged on said cross-piece for attachment to said edges of said roof panels for positively securing same to said clip unit;
- said means slidably arranged on said cross-piece comprising a tab of metal, said tab being provided with further means for maintaining a formed bent shape around said cross-piece;
- all of the aforesaid together with centering means on said cross-piece closely adjacent said tab which is made of frangible material so that said tab will be maintained in centered position during initial installation of the clip unit and yet can fracture to allow desirable thermal expansion and contraction of the roof panels being supported and held thereby during thermal changes thereof.
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A clip unit for use during building construction comprising:
- a base for attachment to a building roof support purlin;
- means integral with said base for supporting adjacent complementary edges of roof panels thereon with minimal contact for maximum reduction of heat loss therethrough;
- a cross-piece mounted on said base;
- and means slidably arranged on said cross-piece for attachment to said edges of said roof panels for positively securing same to said clip unit;
- and wherein said base has a concave bottom for maximum stability of said clip when used on burred holes or a curved purlin surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.