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US 5,493,819 AGranted
Seal molding for corrugated roofing
OwnerAldo Acosta-Torresinventor
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a device which, when installed, effectively seals the spaces formed at the junction of a corrugated roofing element and a vertical support structure. A compressible material of fixed height is affixed to a rigid support member, both of which extend the length of the junction of the roof overhang and the vertical support structure. The device is pressed upwards into the junction, compressing the foam into the channels formed by the corrugated roofing element, and the rigid support member is then attached to the vertical support member.
Claims4
A roofing installation comprising;
- a corrugated roofing panel having adjacent crests and valleys mounted atop a vertical exterior building member and presenting an overhang extending beyond said building member, an elongated composite sealing member including a compressible seal element having an elevated upper surface initially extending substantially in a straight line and an opposite lower surface abutting a rigid mounting member, said seal element presenting an at-rest height no less than the height of the crests of said corrugated roofing panel, and exhibiting a substantially constant cross-section throughout its length, and
- said mounting member having an inside face fixed relative to said building member with said seal element upper surface engaging the crests and valleys of said corrugated roofing panels as said seal element is variably compressed and the height of said seal element is continuously altered between said adjacent crests and valleys, whereby
- said compressible seal element conforms to the configuration of said corrugated roofing panels to substantially fill the previously existing spaces beneath said panels adjacent said building member to discourage the ingress of weather elements and vermin beneath said panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.