Pedestal and framing system for supplemental roof construction

A device for use in supporting a supplemental roof in superposed spaced relation to a primary roof of a building, comprising:

• a pedestal having opposed first and second ends, said first end being constructed so as to be mounted on the primary roof, said second end having a channel that is constructed and arranged so as to receive a framing member of the supplemental roof and orient the same in spaced relation to the primary roof;
• a spacer block mountable in the channel of said pedestal;
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• an extension cap having a channel that is constructed and arranged so as to receive a framing member of the supplemental roof, said cap being slidably mountable upon said pedestal so that the channel of said cap is positioned in selective, spaced relation to the channel of said pedestal, said extension cap having an open-ended cavity that is receivable by said pedestal and spacer block.

A device for use in constructing a roof of a building, comprising:

• a plate-like base having a generally rectangular configuration, with opposed upper and lower surfaces and with opposed minor side edges and opposed major side edges, said major side edges joining said minor side edges, the lower surface of said base being substantially planar, said base including a tab and a receptacle extending from one of said minor side edges, said tab and receptacle being configured complementary to, and disposed relative to, one another so that the tab and receptacle of said device are respectively engageable with the receptacle and tab of another like-configured device;
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• a vertical support having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration with opposed minor side surfaces and opposed major side surfaces joining said minor side surfaces, said vertical support being centrally positioned on the upper surface of said base, the major and minor side surfaces of said support being aligned substantially parallel to the respective major and minor side edges of said base and extending outward from the upper surface of said base at substantially right angles to the lower surface thereof, said support having an open-ended channel at the outer end thereof, said channel extending between said minor side surfaces and having a support surface that is oriented at a predetermined angle relative to the lower surface of said base, said support surface being oriented generally parallel to the lower surface of said base.

A device for use in constructing a roof of a building, comprising:

• a plate-like base having a generally rectangular configuration, with opposed upper and lower surfaces and with opposed minor side edges and opposed major side edges, said major side edges joining said minor side edges, the lower surface of said base being substantially planar;
• a vertical support having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration with opposed minor side surfaces and opposed major side surfaces joining said minor side surfaces, said vertical support being centrally positioned on the upper surface of said base, the major and minor side surfaces of said support being aligned substantially parallel to the respective major and minor side edges of said base and extending outward from the upper surface of said base at substantially right angles to the lower surface thereof, said support having an open-ended channel at the outer end thereof, said channel extending between said minor side surfaces and having a support surface that is oriented at a predetermined angle relative to the lower surface of said base;
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• an extension cap having a generally rectangular cross-sectional configuration with opposed minor side surfaces and opposed major side surfaces joining said minor side surfaces, said cap having an internal cavity that in cross section is configured complementary to the rectangular configuration of said vertical support, said internal cavity being slidably receivable by said vertical support, said cap having an open-ended channel at an outer end thereof, said channel extending between said minor side surfaces and having an inner support surface.